Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-01-19
Music.

would gladly give the subject of each
paper, out the teachers, with one exception
iaiieo 10 furnish me with this, necessary
part OF the programme. / am just in re.
eeipt OF a letter from our State Superintend-
ent OF public schools, Hon. W. E. Coleman.
VINO informs me that he will be with us at
THIS session of our Association. He expresses
himself as anxious to see every teacher and
scno0i officer of the county present, as he
mas word for all. Don't fail to be present
On Saturday night at O'Clock at the court
house he will address the people. Mr..
Coleman is q charming orator. II you are
hungering and thirsting for an intellectual
feast, come out Saturday night. / hope to
| see general turnout of school bows and
| girls as well as others. j. B. SCOTT,
| President.
There are more lies in the following dis
patch to the st. Louis Chronicle of Saturday
than we ever before saw crowded into so
| small space:
IRoNToN, Mo-, Jan. H,-[Speciall-
ton society Is being shaken to its very foun-
dations by the local option fight. Long be-
r0re the polls opened this morning cham
| pions of vets and drys were securing the
adjacent country and bringing in every voter
possible.
The agitation here has been carried to the
utmost extreme. 1t has invaded social and
family circles. A dozen personal encounters
have occurred already. Pres. Whitworth,
sheriff OF iron county, has summoned posse
OF cltizers, who are under arms, guarding
the Jail, while his force Of deputies are at
the polls.
Joseph Walker, representing attorney, |
and reformed man, is at the head of the |
drys, and Tony Roehry Is managing the cam
paign for the vets.
The Pilot Knob employees, to the amount |
OF six hundred, have laid off. They are
about equally divided, the knights of labor |
being chiefly on the temperan ,e side. The |
the latter that trouble is expected. All bus
mess is suspended pending the result.
There were no personal encounters" the
day passed off in peace and quiet; Sheriff
Whitworth didn't summon posse, for there
was no need of any; nobody was under arms,
and the Jail was not guarded more carefully
than on other days. The remainder of the
dispatch is in keeping. The Chronicle re-
porter is an out-and- out Joseph Mulhatton.
The Cakes Swiss Bell Ringers, who were
here about FIVE years ago, will come to Iron
ton on Tuesday, January oath, and give
performance in the Academy of Music. The
Lincoln (Neb.) State Journal of February
18th, 1887, says: "a very enjoyable per-
formance was given by the "Oakes Merrie
Makers" at the Peoples theatre last evening.
The audience that greeted the first appear
ance of this company here was large and en-
thusiastic, and for nearly three hours the
house rang with the plaudits of the crowd.
The ''Merrie Makers" came to Lincoln I'M
heralded with glIttering and overdrawn
press notices but the entert ainment of last
evening fully demonstrated the fact that he
company travels on its merits, and the signs
of approval manifested on all sides was evil
dence enough that the performers were
artists in their line. The bell ringing, by
John and Alice Cakes made a decided hit,
each rendition being met with storm of
applause. The wonderfully sweet music
brought out by them from tumbers partly
filed with water was duly appreciated.
Charles Cowes exhibited his powers as a
speciality comedian i'm his act "The Yankee
Farmer from Squashtown," in a manner
that fairly convulsed the audience; he ip-
old time dances, songs and stories
Of candy pullings, parin' bees, corn huskings
In irresistible down east twang. Mr.. Cowles
10 an actor OF experience and unlike many g.
comedians OF the day, he does not over do his
acts. Harry Fades also appears in num-
Der Of sketches in which he displays to q re. :
degree to what uses the facial e.
may he put. His limitations of diff ,
ferent characters in every stage of phy>icaI
development, in which the face largely fig
ures, were marvellous exhibitions His sud-
hen facial changes were most humorous =.
and grotesque. The violin playing by Mr..
Korn, and the harp solos by Alice Cakes =,
were very good. The performance was
good one and proved success" Reserved d,
seats on sale at Crisp's Drug Store. !.