Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-23

There Is not a town i'm Heaven above or
on the earth beneath where such a thing
could be done, !" remarked the proprietor of
the grounds at "Sylvan Lake" the other day.
"What do you refer to ?''asked a bystander.
81 REFER" he answered, "to the extraordi-
rary fact that although the military camped
there for two days and a night, and probably
thousand persons were on grounds, day
and night, not single twig, not even a ten
der plant was broken"
This is certainly notable fact, and one
that testifies to the refinement and good
breeding Of our citizens.
The Frederick:own papers did able bodied
service in insulting the Commissioners, and
in driving the Branch Pen. away from South
east Missouri, and now having driven it
away, and it being located at Kansas City,
the Pldindealer is actually inclined to set up
the cry of injury to the Southeast, and sug-
gest, "a dose of Tammany's Medicine would
be Of great service. . Southeast Missou-
RI can prepare the medicine and administer
1t In the summer of 1885," Southeast Mis-
souri, will do nothing of the kind. 1t will be
solidly loyal to the solid Democracy Of the
State in 1888, as usual. We have no right to
hold the party in the State responsible for
our own follies and shortsightedness.
An attempt at jail breaking was made by
the prisoners here last Tuesday-or, rather,
their efforts in that direction were discover
ed that morning. Sheriff Buford, on going
his rounds, saw some loose dirt which had
freshly-dug appearance. Investigation
showed him that the prisoners had removed
rock from the floor of one of the cells,
sunk shaft about three feet deep, and
started drift toward the outer walls. OF
course the jailer took immediate measures
to secure them more thoroughly, and we
don't think the tunneling method will be
tried again for long time. How the pris-
oners secured the tools to work with, or
what sort of tools they were, we have not
been able to find out.
Mr.. Geo. II. Crumb, whose term Of Office
as Receiver in the U. S. Land Office at Iron
ton has expired, returned to Butler last Fri
day evening, and will in the future give his
fine water mill at Kremlin, in the southern
part Of the county, his personal attention.
His mill at Kremlin is one of if not the
best in Butler county, and located as it is in
INC bCSt uuiuS III 0outACdSt
Missouri. it is very desirable piece of prop
erty. Mr.. Crumb says his first business will
be to put few additions to the mill in order
that he may be ready to accommodate the
farmers when their present heavy crop is
ready for market. Mr.. Crumb left for
Kremlin Monday morning, where in the fu-
ture he will always be found'-Poptar Bluff
Citizen.
DRowNED-In Sylvan Lake-at least very
nearly so-was a small child on Sunday.
Two children of 4 and years were allowed
to wonder on the grounds alone. The small
er fell into the Lake and would doubtless
have drowned had not Harry Jones been
near at hand and rescued it. Printed rules
are posted up at the gates positively prohib- |
tting small children from coming on the |
grounds unaccompanied by. grown persons, |
and if a disregard of this rule-and the other |
rule that visitors are not allowed on the |
grounds after dark-should force the pro-
prietor to close the grounds entirely to the |
public, it would be a matter of universal re- |
greet. Therefore, let all join in helping to |
enforce the rules. They are certainly very
liberal and reasonable.
The handsome young editor of the Ironton |
Herald seems to be worried about the ability |
of the young bloods of the Bluff to capture |
the fair bellies of that city. He says:
'.Misses Theresa Begley and Emma Peck |
left last Thursday for Poplar Bluff to spend |
the Fourth. As the ladies have lot returned |
yet, we look to the arrival of the Citizen with |
much anxiety, but we still believe that the |
Poplar Bluff boys are to uncomely to capture |
the fair Ironton daughters"
And now the REGISTER says:
"Misses Theresa Begley and Emma Peck
went to Poplar Bluff on foot Thursday"
We can say for the benefit of the young
editor who is so anxious to hear of them,
that the ladies arrived at Poplar Bluff safely
and We do not believe they footed it either,
for they were looking entirely too fresh and
happy to have walked that distance over a
rough and rugged road. However, If they
did walk down here the Poplar Bluff boys, |
notwithstanding their uncomeliness, are too |
chivalrous to allow them to walk back, even |
if they have to keep them here to prevent it. |
Poplar Bluff Citizen.
The following from Tuesdays Republican,
will be Of local interest: A change in the |
pension examining board at Potosi has been |
practically determined upon, but the ap-
pointees haye not yet been entirely settled. |
1t is decided that DR.. Henry W. Poster Of |
Irondale will be member, and the other |
two will be Democrats also. There will be |
no Republicans on the new board, although |
it was at one time almost decided to appoint |
one of the present Republican members. !
Protests were received, however, from both |
and Democrats, which put an |
end to his chances. Hon. Martin L. Clardy !
was at the postal department to- day and had |
the following changes agreed to: Henry H. |
Finley, postmaster at Frederlcktown, will be |
and Austin A. Deguire will be APP
pointed. Joseph A. Hughes, postmaster at
Ironton, Mo-, will be removed and John F. T. |
Edwards will be appointed. Augustus Wen
gler, postmaster at Attention, in st. Louis |
county, will give place to VIM. C. Wengler.
Mr.. Finley, the Fredericktown postmaster,
must have felt the axe dropping, for Mr..
Clardy received a telegram this afternoon
announcing that he had resigned.
Donkey riding for children has been quite
popular here for a few weeks past, and a
livery man has two of the long cared animals
devoted to that purpose; but last Sunday