Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-08-02

The dwelling on the Vail Mace burned
down last Saturday morning before day.
The building was occupied by ANDY Shearles.
VINO rarely escaped with his life. All of the
contents were lost with no insurance. We
are told that there is little doubt but that the
IRE was the work of an incendiary, and we
sincerely hope the guilty ones NAV be
brought to justice.
We have just learned, on what we should
Judge was unquestioned authority, that the
contract for repairing and refitting the Area
dia House has been let. The improvements
are TO be completed within two weeks when
.he mousse Is to be opened and trains Nos. 654
and 6o1 will stop there for meals Who is
TO have charge we are not advised but our
informant says We can bank on this report
being true
when Democrats desire to nominate
ticket they spread the notice far and wide.
SO that all the members may take hand and
have say; but our ''Indedendent" friends,
when they desire to do similar thing. give
notice to a chosen few, by special messen-
gers. That is their privilege, perhaps; but
1t Is also the privilege of the people to snow
the Independent " ticket under next No
vember. And, brethren, the privilege will
be embraced.
Sim. Buchanan has returned from his trip
to the Far West, considerably improved in
health and be is now better than eyer pre-
pared to turn out that fine work in his line,
for which he has Justly won such an enviable
reputation. He is filed to the brim with
anecdotes relative to his many hair breadth
escapes during the past two months, all of
which he will furnish his patrons free of
extra charge. Mr.. B. tells us that all of the
tronton folks that went with him are fairly
pros pering in their present abode.
Mr.. Squires, who lives in the Arcadia
House, rendered the young folks of the VAL
ley reception and dance on THURSDAY even
ing last. The spacious dining hall was
tastefully decorated and the participators in
the "mazy" passed one of the most delight
full evenings of the season. A short inter-
mission was had at u O'Clock when light re-
freshments were served, after which the
dancing was resumed and continued until an
early hour in the morning. A unanimous
vote of thanks was rendered the kind host
and hostess for the evening and its pleasures.
Last Fridays Republic says: About noon
yesterday an Iron Mountain train brought to
the Union depot a very small boy who gave
the name of Patrick j. Mulligan, and said he
was Is years of age. He carried a valise and
had $3.50 He wore a blue shirt, broad
brimmed cowboy hat, blue striped pants,
and was barefooted. He was arrested by
Officer Johns, who saw him sitting i'm the
waiting-room cry 'ng, and taken to the Four
Courts. He said he stole s. from his father,
a merchant in Arcadia, No., ninety miles
south on the Iron Mountain road, and took
the first train for st. Louis, with the lnten-
ton of seeing big city. He paid his fare
and had only $3.50 left. He said he did not
know city was so large and had so many
in it aud asked to be sent home. He was
locked up and held until the Iron Mountain
train left last night, when Officer Johns
put him and his valise on board and tod the
conductor to drop the package at Arcadia.
The boy was delighted and promised never
to run away from home again.
List of letters remaining in the Ironton
post office for the month ending August LIST,