Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-05-07
LOCAL BREVITIES.

See Lopez's new advertisement.
Circuit Court adjourned finally Monday
evening.
The Presbyterian Church will be in order
for services next Sunday.
The May Festival at the Academy of Music
this evening-don't forget 1t.
The Academy of Music directors meet to-
day, and it is hoped all the members of the
board will be on hand.
See Bro. Hotson's advertisements. He
furnishes A Ice Cream, wholesale and re-
tail, and defies competition.
Work on the bridge is progressing, and
the piers will soon be ready for the super
structure. The workmen, who are from the
city, were astonished to learn that no wagon
bridge had ever spanned the stream.
A quarrel between two is ga miff;" be-
tween three, "a racket" while where four
are concerned, it may be termed IAN I'M
pleasantness." We know of ian unpleasant
ness" without sex distinction; but we're
not going to say anything.
Rev. A. o. Penniman held services in the
Episcopal Church (his own church under
going repairs) last Sunday. He had large
congregation, the members whereof We're
amply repaid for their attendance by hear
ing an excellent and interesting discourse.
The publisher has sent us copy of 4 new
book, entitled, "HOw to Build Houses" 1t
contains plans and specifications for twenty
five houses of all sizes, from two rooms up.
1t will be sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt
of % cents, by GEO. w. OGILvIE, 1856 Lake
St., Chicago, Ill.
The REGISTER had its spring cleaning last
Saturday. None of its employees have caught
cold as yet, but the situation is peculiar anu
the office interior distressngly singular, with
its clean floor and pure, white walls. The
cleaning was not the result of cholera scare,
whatever invidiOus people may say.
There was an excellent opportunity for
the dog poisoHers to get in some good work
last Monday night. About a dozen ours
made the streets hideOus with their yelpings
and foraging after cattle browsing on the
scanty gras, that lines the byways of town.
They ought to have been well strychnined.
The show last week was fairly patronized,
and various opinions as to its merits are Civ
en-. We did not attend-an unusual occur
rence-and can give no opinion from person
al observation. The managers are gentle
manly in their demeanOr, and strictly hon
est in their dealings. Their contracts were
all fully complied with.
Next week we shall present our readers
with a full review of the case Of Morris VS..
the st. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
Railway Company, from Judge Thomas, with
his rulings and their legal bearings. This is
destined to become cause celebre in Mis-
souri,, and we are sure the Judges review
will be read with interest.
in. Bishop will hereafter deliver goods
for the Pacific Express, and his bright red
wagon will flash ftfully through the town
more numerously than ever. Nobe will not
employ a driver-not by no manner of means
but If the express business grows ts big
proportions, there may be a chance for an
additional clerk at the tinshop.
We publish this week the notice of restora
ton to market Of the lands granted to the
Iron Mountain Rail- Dad in 1866. The largest
bodies of land brought into market by this
proceeding are in the eastern portions of
Iron and Wayne counties, in Madison and
the western part of Bollinger. The public
sale will be held on the 9th inst. Read the
notice for full particulars.
Herbert Grimes, an employe with Furs-
man l. o.'s Show, was killed on the railroad
ut the Meramec bridge last Saturday night
about midnight. The show had just exhib-
tied at De Soto. Grimes was placed on guard
duty at midnight Saturday, on the train, and
while seated on top of one of the wagons he
ho hriA
stantly killed. The other hands on the train
knew nothing of it until next morning,at the
Union depot, when Foreman Kelly found
him dead. Nothing is known regarding the
unfortunate young man except that he join
ed the show at BelIeview, ILL.,, on April Il.
The body was removed to the morgue where
an inquest was held and the above facts as
certained.
A mule was hitched by chain to three
foot high rail in front of the Odd Fellows Hall,
Thursday. Said mule was caparisoned with
the usual rig, and astride the saddle was
pair of plethoric saddle-bags. When the
show parade came opposite to that point the
band suddenly broke out with aft introduce
Tory. The mule was taken unawares, but he
wasn't paralyzed, bless you! On the con-
heat. the little mule had bounced over that
ward high rail and was lying fiat OF his back
on the other side. The jump was as the
mule Intended; the half-somersault was
caused by his being unexpectedly brought
I'D by the iron chain. The mishap didn't break
his back nor detach the saddle bags, but 1t
broke his spirit, and he recovered bis feet an
humber II not wiser mule.
DIED-At Poplar Bluff, No., Saturday.
Nav 2, 1885, at O'Clock A. NJ, IRENE, infant
daughter of James D. and Mary L. Greason'
aged years, 4 months and days.
The remains were brought to lronton last
Sunday, and inferred in the Masonic Gene
tery. Services were held and the funeral
sermon preached by Rev. Reese. OF Poplar
Bluff, in the Episcopal Church here, AZ z:oo
M. Then the funeral cortege proceeded
20 the cemetery, and the final rites were per.
formed. The attendance was large, and all
this community sympathize with the afflicted