Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-03-05
Local matter on Sth page.

Local matter on Sth page.
County Court is in session this week, with
full bench.
Inauguration Day starts in clear, calm, and
serene. Keep her there!
Get ready for the Charity Concert on next
Tuesday evening, 10th. Help the poor.
Everybody should attend the Concert in
aid of the poor and needy-neXt Tuesday
evening, at the Academy of Music.
There will be brilliant Concert in aid of
the poor, on next Tuesday evening, at the
Academy of Music. Nearly all our local tai
ent will be engaged in it.
Preaching at the Baptist Church in Iron
ton on Saturday, the 1th inst, at 2:30 P. NJ.
Sunday morning and evening, at the usual
hours. All are cordially invited.
j. y. Bishop is out again. For week or
so, he wrestled with a severe case Of measles,
and for day or two matters looked serious.
This will teach our bachelor friend to here
after take his measles, mumps, &C., when
quite young.
Judge E. j. Langdon's gin, at Cotton Plant,
has put up three hundred and thirty light
bales of cotton during the season., and in all
probability will put up thirty more. This is
the greatest number of bales yet returned by
any ginner-Nalden Clipper.
Mr.. Jno. II. Kitchell, of BelIeview, last
Friday showed us the foot of a red fox
which he had captured a few days before
His success had been achieved after long
run and fierce fight by Dir. Reynard, whose
tribe is not very numerous in this section.
The weather-clerk has at length relented
and ut this writing the sky is clear, the sun
shine bright, and the air pure and tingeG
with the balminess of spring. But how long
it will endure, no man, save the rashest Of
pro 2hets, will presume to assert. Let us be
prepared for anything.
Our space for home news and gossip Is
somewhat restricted this week. Ten col.
umns are devoted to the Financial Statement
of Iron County for the year ending January
31st, 1885. But it is interesting reading to
local subscribers, and they can rely upon its
being true exhibit of the money affairs o1
the county.
The Second Quarterly Meeting of the Fort
Hill Methodist Episcopal Church, South
! Arcadia, will be held by the Rev. Z. Hanes-
| worth, Presiding Elder of the District, Sat
| urday and Sunday, March 14th and 10TH
when he will preach Saturday and Sunday
| mornings at IL A. NJ, and Saturday and Sun
day nights at 1:30 p. NJ.
| We understand a remonstrance has been
circulated, and, with more signatures than il
ought to have received, sent to Jefferson
City, against the law to prevent the hunting
| of deer with hounds. The bulk of our pe0-
pile are i'm favor of such law, and we believe
| after few years trial, the signers to the re-
monstrance will be convinced of their mis-
| take.
The following marriage licenses were is
sued during the last month:
A. b. Cowan and B. W. Matkfns.
Jno. G. Maybee and Emma Williams.
VIM. O'Brien nd Minnie Darmody.
Edwin Waters and Mary Amelung.
J. O. Buford and Mollie Barger.
Paschal Buford and Sarah Middleton.
Jacob Jarrett and Eliza McGhee.
Felix r. Mills and Lucy Rice.
Geo. w. Ramsey and jesse B. Fitzgerald
III. NJ. Collins and Emma Schmtz.
We We're presented last Monday with Al
eagles claw, the talons of which, when ex.
tended, measure nearly eight inches. Thi:
particular emblem of America was killed IL
the Eastfork Mountains. south of Buford''
| farm, last Friday, by Mr.. JAS Jones, o
| Belleview. The bird was eight feet from tir
| to tip of wings, and fully large enough t.
bear off to his eyrie small lamb or pig o
| two months growth. Mr.. Jones killed hin
with rifle at distance of about one hun
dred and fifty yards-a pretty gooq shot.
Some person Monday night went into tn
stable belonging to Capt. Jno. Smith, of Rus
sellyille, and stole a mare therefrom. Mex
the animal was discovered running at large
by VIM. Henson,w who was on his way to Iron
ton. He brought her up and delivered he
to her owner, who had taken all the prelim
inaries for making search for the THE
, The supposition is that the thief rode til
mare as far as he desired, and then abandon
ed her. He was evidently i'm haste to g
away from these parts, and not scrupulor
| as to the means.