Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19
district. local BREVITIES.

A wedding in Arcadia to- morrow night.
Rev. J. w. Worsnop will preach at the
Fort Hill Church next Sunday morning.
The letter that never came-the one to the
laboring man with an offer of $50 day ant
roast beef" enclosed therein.
The REGISTER will issue on Tuesday next
week in order 10 let the force duly observe
Christmas. Parties haYing matter for pub
LEGATION will take heed.
We see, in Walla- Walla (wash. Teri
paper, that our friend and former fellow
citizen of Iron county, j. ID. Layman, Esq.
''has the inside track for postmaster" at that
place.
The Pilot Knob Cornet Band will give a
Grand New Years Ball at the Academy OF
Music on Tuesday evening, December 31st.
Tickets, per couple, 81. Invitations will be
issued this week.
A pretty Christmas show window is that
in Albert's establishment. 1t is filled with a
thousand and-one articles suited to the Hol-
days, and they are tastefuly arranged. No
passer-by fails to observe it.
Postmaster Beard was called to Dunklin
county last Friday by the serious illness of
his son, Alfred. We are sorry to hear that
the young man died the following day. MIR.
Beard returned home Monday.
"A cold wave, zone thousand miles wide,"
was announced in last Fridays dispatches,
but up to date it has failed to put in an APP
pearance here. We presume it gotdiscour-
aged and returned to its quarters at the north
pole.
The total costs in the case of State vs.. Jno.
W. Turner for the murder of Alex Sumpter,
as certified by the Circuit Clerk to the State
Auditor amounts to S20S3.90. OF this sum
the State pays $1599.55, and the county the
remaining 1885.
The invitations to the Grand Bal Masque
were issued last week and most of the ar
rangements for the occasion are now COM
plete. 1t is hoped to make this affair the
event of the, Holidays in the Valley, and to
that end nothing will be left undone.
A negro boy, about fourteen years old,
was struck on the head by passing freight
at the depot few days ago. He was try
ing TO steal ride. His hurt was not seri-
Gus, but it was sufficiently severe, we hope,
to break him from practice too common
with boys of all colors.
The different churches in the CITY will all
provide entertainments for their Sunday
Schools during the Holiday week. The NJ.
E. have a Christmas Tree on Christmas Eve.
The Baptist Social Treat the same evening
and the Presbyterian Candy Pulling at the
Academy of Music Friday evening, the 9th.
NOTICE-The party who stole my dog on
Saturday last is known to me. but if he will
return the animal inside Of three days will
not prosecute him. Otherwise the guilty
party may expect the full force of the law.
JNo. BLEMEL.
IrontOn Mo-, Dec. Is, 1889.
We intended giving a full review of t he
facts i'm the Chambers case, to be tried at
the April term OF our circuit courts but,
upon reflection, have concluded not to do it.
The reason is apparent: the case ought to
he tried by a jury of intelligent men who oc-
scasionally read the newspapers.
As DIR. Patton is going to leave, DR.. Strong
Is sf the opinion that there is room for an
other doctor in Ironton and he intends NOV
ing FROM Pilot Knob to our city some time
this week. He will open his office in few
DAYS and parties having need OF his services
will know where TO find him in the future.
Mr.. w. w. Moody, the gentleman who has
been operating diamond drill il the vicin-
1ty of Des Are, last Saturday brought bis
machine to Ironton and Is now boring wen
for the Arcadia Valley Mill Company. Mr..
Moody will likely do some work on our min
ezra, lands before he takes his departure from
the Valley.
I, ~, hal Il a
Dixon last Sunday afternoon ran deer oil
shepherd Mountain aud down past the jail.
From this point the frightened amman turn
ed south and passing through Emerson's and
NIarkham's started for Arcadia, where 1t
met a tragic end by means of shot gun In
the hands of Mr.. W. A. Flowers.
There has been flied in the circuit court OF
ST. Francois county snit for the possession
of some of the most valuable ground of the
famous Doe Run Lead Mine. Mrs. Melissa
e. Dugal and Edward Dugal, of ironton.
are the plaintiffs in this suit, which is for
SIG, 900, damages, rents, etc. This is one Of
two or three other suits that it is said will !
be brought. Robt. L. Lindsay, and F. NJ,
Garter, well known real estate lawyers, are |
attorneys for plaintiffs.
81. yaughn's barber-shop was again the
object of ilI-will to its proprietor last NOR |
day night. A large stone was thrown
through the window, in its course shatter-
fng the show-cas inside. 1t is lamentable |
that the chances are against the detection |
And punishment of the infamous, cowardly |
scoundrel who perpetrated the outrage; |
yet we advise the guilty party to rest not TOO |
Hacure. liberation of SIch methods of |
~sgstiing even. would render insecure the
property, if not the life, of every member of
the community; and, where The stake is so
great. We have hopes that the perpstrater of
the misdeed may be found out. Once dis.
covered his punishment will be swift and
sure.