Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-16

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| pot Tor trouble follows its trail
Dr. 5. A. Bates, Republican, was last Mon
uay appointed postmaster at Piedmont ric
LIZ. WIN. Toney, Democrat, removed. TIL
Two other applicants for the plum which D,
b. mas secured were Mr.. Jos. F. Lindsa
anu the late Prosecuting Attorney of Wayn
COUNTY, Jno. IL. Raney. However, it look
very much to US as If the result is the out
come of a compromise.
The st. Louis Court of Appeals Monda
rendered an opinion affirming the decision
OF the lower court in the case of r. j
Mckinney VS.. Jno. W. Harral, appeale,
from Iron Circuit Court by the defendant
lhis suit involved the title to small trac
OF land probably worth $40. As this is tn,
second time the case has been in the Cour
OF Appeals, the attorneys fees alone will
probably amount to three or four hundred
dollars. There may be satisfaction in law
Ing but no one can deny it costs like thunder
The pile driver has been at work for the
past week on the bridge across Stout's Creel
between Ironton and Arcadia. 1t occurs to
US that the most judicious expenditure the
company could make on that piece of prop.
erty would be to tear it down and build q
new bridge more consistent with the age
| and demands of the times. II this isn't done
some OF these fine days there'll be "giving
away" down there and the price of two or
three new bridges will go up in smoke and
kindling wood.
We are sorry to hear that the proposed
| sale of the Einstein Silver Mines has been
declared off and negotiations ended, owing
| to the refusal of some of the present owners
to part with their stock. In the event the
transfer had been made we are informed
that several men would have been immed-
lately put to work and, mayhap, in short
time full force employed, but now tits
more than probable that the old regime of
inactivity will continue, and thus again is
that property a victim of the "dog in the
manger."
Our old friend Jno. T. Burke, of Madison
county passed his siNty-eight birthday last
week and, it gives us pleasure to note, is en-
joying the best of health once more Uncle
John is generally known rs whole souled,
big hearted man, and we used to admire
him second to no one; but of late years he
has a failing of taking to Charteristic ideas
which it is very hard to convince him are
altogether wrong-when put in practice.
We have labored long aud earnestly with
him, but the "Sharter'' he still refuses to
surrender.
On Wednesday night of last week pack of
wolves attacked flock of sheep belonging
to Walter Fisher, ESD, and killed seventeen
of them, wounding two others. Mr.. F. in
forms US that these wolves harbor in the
woods south of the old Lott place and their
depredations are becoming as frequent as
they are destructive. 1t seems to US that
this would be splendid opportunity for
our local sportsmen to display their proves
and earn the thanks of the residents of that
section. Gentlemen, what say you to a real,
tirst-class wolf hunt? Mr.. Fisher will take
pleasure in leading you at any time.
Tuesdays Washington dispatches to the
Globe Democrat state that a new board of
T. S. Examining surgeons for this district
will be appointed this week and the head
quarters removed from Potosi to De Soto.
Considerable effort had been eXerted to that
end, and it was hoped that lrOnton would be
the seat of the new board as this is by far
the most accessible to the pensioners of this
district, and the location at De Soto will be
viewed as little less than hardship. In
fact, already have kicks been heard and the
indications are that Mr.. kinsey will be
greeted with no little howl of indignation
when he visits his constituents in this region.
Last Saturday evening as Mr.. III. B. Pease
was returning home in buggy with his
niece, whom he had been to DeLassus to
meet, and when near the old toll gate east
of Pennington, his team became frightened
and ran away. The lines broke and Mr..
Pease fell out of the buggy, spraining one
of his ankles quite badly. The young LADY,
remained in the buggy until 1t was oyer
turned, and fortunately escaped serious in
jury, receiving only few scratches and
bruises. The horses ran up against wagon
loaded with brick, and one of them, fine
animal which Mr.. Pease had recently bought, !
struck her breast against the wagon and was
instantly killed.-Fd1mingt0n Times.
From last Tuesdays Republic we notice
that Mr.. A. A. Hotson-better known to
Ironton people as "Mike'-and Collector |
are having considerable of
wrangle with some other residents of St. |
Louis because of saloon license recently |
granted to Mr.. Fl. by the Collector. The |
''kickers" want to see Hotson's petition |
which should have the signatures of half the
residents of the block wherein the saloon is
situated, and the Collector, at last accounts,
refused to produce the document, but main
tanned that it was on file in his office and |
that the petitioner had the required number |
Of signers. The aid of the courts will likely |
be invoked before the matter is finally set
tied.
Captain Searle narrowly escaped being the
victim of what came very near proving a
fatal accident on the Knob last NJ onday. On
that morning about seven O'Clock, while
the Captain and Foreman Held were max
ing their usual round through the mine and
Is they were passing a scaffold on which a
party of men were at work, by some means
DR. other, the foundation of the structure
was disturbed and the whole scaffold fell, a
,wo.i inch board striking the Captain on the
mead, rendering him unconscious and con-
,iderably bruising him in various parts of
he body. A physician was called, con-
,ciousness restored and, after a while, Mr..
J. was taken to his home, where he is at
present confined to his room, but, his many
friends will be happy to know, with every
prospect of full recovery from the acct
lent. Foreman Held was so fortunate as to
scape with a slight lick from one of the
alling plank and the rest Of the men happily
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