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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-25
From GOOdWater.

Ed. Register-News is scarce hereabouts
just now. Everybody is quite busy-most
all are engaged in planting corn. This week
the weather has been delightful for out door
work and ere Saturday night nearly or quite
one half of the cOrn-crOp of this section will
have been planted. Wheat hereabouts looks
well and most all of the oats sown this
spring have come up we'll and are growing
nicely.
Sheriff Whitworth was near here on official
business on the 9th inst.
Mr.. Geo. McMurtrey and familey, who
reside at Council Bluff, near Montana, Mo-,
visited relatives in this vicinity last week.
Kiss Eliza Love is at Belgrade visiting rel
atives.
w. +. Croker expects to start his mill ere
long.
Messrs. Love and Alcorn went to Pilot
Knob with drove of cattle last Monday.
Mr.. D. S. Love attended the quarterly
meeting of the Iron County f. A. at Ironton
this week.
Though spring has been unusually slow with
us, pea ch trees are now in full bloom, few
of the earlier kinds of vegetation are making
rapid growth aud grass Is making peroepti-
BILE Roadway in the bills and intervening
wales.
The fire-fe got in his work near here
last week; consequently many of us were
forced to fire around our fields.
About two weeks ago the infant child of
Mr.. and Mis-. John W. Lucas died and was
buried in the cemetery near Hmman's
Church,
On Tomorrow, 14th inst, the funeral SER
mons of Mrs. Mary Merritt and Mrs. John
T. Croker will be preached.
I have just received letter from Hon.
Mann Ringo and also copies of his road bill.
Among other things Mr.. Ringo states that he
did not propose to have the pay of teams and
drivers raised to S. per day as stated in the
REGISTER sometime ago; he simply desires
to have the county courts empowered to pay
as MUCH as $40 per day for teams and
teamaters. He furthermore states that as
matter of course, it is altogether optional
with the said courts whether they pay the
maximum price allowed for such teams and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-25
Our Representatives Vote

| l fully agree with our "Uncle Pete of
Arcadia. in regard to our Representatives
vote for the High License Bill. 1t is no
doubt the best thing, at present, to control
this dreadful traffic. And you, Bro. Eli ,ssare
of little when you say that it is prohibition
not allow saloons in towns not incorporated.
1t is just the reverse. We don't want any
saloons in our towns, such as Gads Hill,
BrunOt and Des Arc. II it was left to the
vote of our town we would never have a
saloon, but it is voted here by the country
folks. They don't want any saloon among
them or at their door for their boys to visit,
but will vote every time to have one stuck
under our nose. We would not object SO
much to a saloon if we were incorporated
and had marshal and jail, but, rs it is,
we have no way on earth to control these
men when they get drunk. Bro. Eli, you
folks that live in Ironton don't know what it
is to he in a small town like this without
protection. Did your wives ever see
drunken man IN an incorporated town? No.
For as soon as a man is drunk and misbe-
HAYES he is put in the jug and made to pay a
fine when he gets sober. Here it is differ
ent. When men get drunk here they fight
and curse and use all indecent language
that can be named, go half naked and every
thing else, and no one can say word. Why
1 saw drunken man once here ride on the
depot platform and curse and abuse the
town. Suppose our license was very low or
free we would have saloon on every corn
er. Every man that had 50 and hiskey could
put up saloon. This high license is the
thing and 1 truly hope it may become a
law. IsAsC.
Des Arc, Mo-, April 21st, 1889.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-25

.a"I>'"rs. He gives as the prims-in fac
Ibc ,uie-reason for his introduction of the
bill in question that the roadoverseer in his
district last year failed utterly to secure good
teams and drivers at 81 per day and that up
on his appealing to the county court for re-
lief in the matter, he was told that they
could not order an increase in the pay OF
said teams and drivers, as So per day is the
maximum price allowed by law. The prox-
unity of the public works to said overseer's
district is, as Mr.. r. states, the cause of the
comparative scarcity of teams and drivers in
that district and, of course, in other districts
similarly situated throughout the State.
Now highly esteem Mr.. Ringo as gentle
man of integrity and ability and doubt him
not when says: 81 have been very careful
| all the time to work and vote in the interest
of all the people and more especially in the
| interest of our laborers and farmers" As
| the amount of the intended increase is but
one half as great as was reported, the hard
ship that would be likely to result in conse.
quence of the passage of said bill, lis obvious
ly decreased to a like extent; but fail to
comprehend how injustice to the common
day laborer is to be avoided without a cor
responding increase of his per diem. Again
the question confronts us: If county court
orders the supervision of one road district to
pay stated price for given kind of teams
or labor, must not it, the court, order the
same price to be paid for the same class of
teams or labor throughout all the other road
districts in such county? And if such teams
and labor can be secured at considerably
1ngyor ofoc IN 4
county would paying the higher rate be eco
monica
During the past five years there has been
much talk about railroad to be built
through this and adjoining counties. AL
though we are not positively ass ured that
said road Will be built forthwith or sooner,
several preliminary surveys have been made
and large bodies of land have exchanged
hands on the strength of the expected real
ization of the promised building Of railroad
through here at some time in the near fut-
ure. 1t certainly is the belief of all in this
locality that it is but question of time until
the wealth on and in our ''everlasting hills"
will be in such demand as to cause the road
to be built. Now, it is we'll known fact
that railroad companies pay from So to 81
per day for teams and drivers. Question:
Will not Mr.. Ringo's bill fail TO provide with
teams and teamsters such Sec
tions of the State as will from time to time
have railroads constructed within their
bounds? l think the greatest good to the
greatest number should guide our law-mak.
ers and public men gene ally. I, with 9TH |
ers, rejoice over Mr.. Ringo's defeat of the |
Normal School bill. r. E.
April 18th, 1889.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-25
A Plea tor the Birds.
ST. LOUIS, April 20, 1873.

ST. LOUIS, April ~, 1883.
Friend Ake-I tried to see you when Iva:
down, but without success. Went over one
night, and it looked as though you haC
all gone to bed, so as 1 hadn't come to give
you serenade or Il charivari, 1 conclud.
ed to "fold my tent like the Arabs, and as
quietly steal away"
l had In mind a talk with you on the SUBJ
our Valley at present, through the raid
which the boys are making with their shot
guns on our beautiful birds.
We have few enough songsters now, and ]
fear it will not be long before the English
Sparrows, which have driven every other
kind Of bird away from this vicinity, will
invade your country, and if so the disap-
pearance of your other birds is bound to
follow; let it be, therefore, hoped that until
so driven out, they may be permitted to
continue where they are, unmolested.
During my recent visit at "Valley Home''
1 was particularly impressed with the de-
light afforded the eye and ear by the beau
tiful plumage and sweet song of these
pretty creatures, as they flew from bough to
bough, and hoped over the grass on the
lawn-the robins were in the greater album
dance, but there were still quite number
of others, and l thought what pity it was
that they should in any way be interfered
with
l had heard quiet number of shots in the
neighborhood, and it was not long before a
party of half grown boys, with their shot
guns, asked permission to come into my
lawn and shoot. This Of course 1 refused,
and also warned them not to trespass on my
premises for that purpose at any time, and
l took occasion to argue with them on the
subject, and asked if it had ever occurred to
them that for every bird killed at this season
of the year, (bad enough these kind of birds
any time) a nest of young was DESTROYED?
They had at the time string they had
killed that morning, among which l noticed
two mocking birds, two red birds, several
blue birds. some robins, field Iarks and
doves; altogether about fifteen, of which
they were making great boast!
Now this certainly should not be allowed
to continue, and while there may be no Law
to prevent it U am not informed on this
point), think that a word or two from you,
the columns of your valuable sheet,
might have good effect, and hope you
will consider my suggestion favorable
enough to express your opinion ou the SUBJ
ject::in next issue. Respectfully,
w. H. THOMSON.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-25

the same for her literally. She has grea
wealth of timber, and, after that has beer
disposed of, her mines will afford a never.
railing source of wealth Agriculturally
speaking, Reynolds has an outcome not to
be overlooked or despised, and may at an
early day, comparatively, put to shame more
than one county with present greater aspi-
rations. She has some OF the finest water
powers in the State, and they are sure, sooner
or later, to be called into requisition. We
are sure that Judge Brawley, in his official
or personal capacity, will not be found to
keep back her advancement.
How about that clock in the Academy of
Music tower: The Company is about out of
debt, and strong enough to put in good
clock without much effort. An assessment
of ten dollars per share of stock would be
sufficient, if the Company objects to bor-
rowing the money. OF the amount required
to build the hall, some six hundred dollars
was subscribed by citizens in sums ranging
from one to twenty five dollars an absolute
gift TO the Company-and they never have
had cause to regret their liberality. The
Academy of Music is a source of pride to all
IrontOnians-an evidence of their public
spirit and enterprise. Yet since that liber-
atty and enterprise have Injured to the spec
iai and individual benefit of those who were
able to make greater contributions in the
purchase of stock, we think it would be
both handsome and just for those who now
own the property to contribute in return to
the public generally, in the manner indicat-
ed above. Come, gentlemen, give us a
"town clock" and every time it tolls the
hour it will register the fact that you, too,
are live men and public-splrite citizens
that there is one corporation that has a
soul
The Principal and intermediate Depart
ments of the Ironton Public Schools closed
last Friday. Prof. Vance's pupils had no
special exercises for the occasion, but yielded
the floor to the intellects under Miss RingO,
who had for several days past been engaged
in mastering very interesting and well
selected programme for commencement.
The fond parents and admiring friends of
the Juvenile participators were out en- ndsSe, |
and all were delighted with the entertain |
ment, the little ones universally acquitting
themselves in manner that reflected honor |
and credit to both pupil and preceptor. |
Having lost day in the earlier part of the |
term, the Primary Department did not |
close until the following Monday, when the
little ones took part in a charming exhibit
ton lasting couple of hours. AS Miss |
Markham had complete control of the eXer-
cises on that day no one need be assured
they were all that could be imagined. In
this connection 1t gives us pleasure to state
that the term just ended has been, perhaps,
all in all, the most successful our school has
enjoyed for several years past land should be
the cause of special qualification to every
resident of the district. Prof. Vance and
his able assistants have done their work
well. Let them be remembered accordingly
in the distribution of future favors!
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-25
Guardians Notice of Final Settlement.
STATE OF MISSOURI

COUNTY OF IRON.
Eatate of Mary RHtschmann. minor.
Magdalena Rutschmann, Guardian and
Curator. In the Probate Court of Iron
county.
May Term, 1880.
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed guardian and curator of the person
and estate of Mary Ru:schmann, late a
minor, HIS made just and true exhibit
of tie account between herself and said
ward, and filed the same with the Pro-
late court of Iron county, and that on
the third day of the May Term. 1889,
thereof, she intends to apply to said court
for leave to make final settlement OF her
guardianship accounts, aud for her dis
charge as such guardian.
MAGDALENA RUTSCHMANN,
Guardian and Curator.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-25
From GadS Hill.

Ed. Reglster-Our little town is moving
slow. There is still some lumber coming in.
Des Arc has the boom at present. Our
Mr.Zeittinger goes back to Des Arc this week
to convene work with his diamond drill.
The merchants here are also doing fine
business. So is Mrs. Omohundro with her
nice hotel. If you want square NEAL call
there. SAMBO.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-25
POULTRY-EGGS.

The undersigned has ten or twelve White
Leghorn cockerels for sale at $3.50 to Sa.00
each, and few young hens at $1.a0 each.
Also, eggs, during the season at $1.5O per
sitting of 49, The fowls are from Michi-
gan Agricultural College Farm Stock, "as
pretty as pictures" and warranted pure
bred. Mrs. j. W. DUTY.
Kaolin. Iron Co. Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-25

For SALE-A 3-Spring Wagon, one Light
Buggy. Pheaton Top, One Sulky. Also
No New Mich Cow. E. G. TUAL,
Arcadia, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-25

Go to Payton Martins Livery for Stable
Buggies, Hacks. and for accommodations
for Picnic excursions. New rigs and goo
horses.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-25

DIED-Friday evening, April 10Th, 1889, at
II O'Clock, NELLIE LoUsETTA PIERCE, of
brain and spinal fever, aged months and q
days. Many friends and relatives mourn the
loss of the departed one.
Our baby's gone! but, 0, tits sweet to know
The angels bore him to that land
Where jesus radiant love doth ever glow!
He holds her in His tender hand,
A hostage sweet, secure from every i'll,
That we who weary earthward linger STILL
May upward turn our weeping eyes
To Nelie's home beyond the skies!
NELLIE TODD.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-25

DIED--At Fulton, Mo-, on Saturday, April
Goth, 1889, Mrs. S. G. FAIRCHILD, aged IL
years and 90 days.
The remains We're received here Monday
night, and the funeral took place on Tuesday
at 8 O'Clock P. NJ, from Fort Hill Church,
Rev. Worsnop, of De Soto, officiating. A
large number of citizens attended at the per-
Torrance of the last sad rites, and one and
all extend to the surviving relatives of the
deceased their heartfelt sympathy.
Obituary next week.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-25
Personal.

Mrs. E. j. Blandford returned last
| Wednesday from weeks visit to Farming
| ton friends.
Mrs. G. NJ. Dilts, who had been visiting
her husband at Little Rock Ark, for two
weeks past, stopped in Ironton few days
last week on her way home to Upton, Iowa
Geo. Morris and Selden O'Neal, Des Arc
were in town last week.
j. B. Walker was in St. Louis last Thurs.
day.
Mr.. Geo. A. Nifong and lady have removed
to Fredericktown.
Don Men. Palmer, St. Louis, was in town
last week.
Rev. Settle, Fredericktown, was in Ironton
Saturday.
Mr.. w. W. Nall and family, st. Louis,
spent couple of days last week in Ironton.
r. 1. January, Centreville, was in to see
us Monday.
Miss. Ellen Smith, Iron Mountain, was in
Ironton Monday.
Among those from the Valley who attend
ed the ball at De Soto Monday night were
Mr.. S. w. Andrews and wife, Misses Bell and
Annie Whitworth and Miss Marie Gratiot.
Rey. j. w. Worsnop and wife, De. Soto,
were in town this week.
DR.. Patton will 60 to st. LOUIS for his
wife and boy the latter part of this week.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-25


office a basket of tropical fruits and nuts,
and informed us, as he placed them on our
desk, that we were indebted therefor to MIR.
F. Nj Reach, of Los Angeles, Cal. A. closer
examination disclosed an exquisite aud
most tempting collection of lemons, oranges,
the best we ever tasted-grapes, almonds
and English walnuts-all grown in and
around Los Angeles and bear umistakable
evidence of the possibilities of that vicinity
in such connections; in fact place it along
side, if not in front, of any fruit growing
section in the universe. To Mr.. Reach, who,
as an old Ironton boy, it gives us no little
pleasure to note is enjoying wonderful
prosperity and on the sure road to wealth,
we extend our heartiest thanks and assure
him that his kindly remembrance is most
highly appreciated and hugely enjoyed. To
reach We editors "fner fancy" tuah his pail
ate and this Mr.. X. has so luseiously done
that we feel that nothing but special invo-
cation of the muses. could do the subject
Justice, so we will not attempt. Mr.. h, to
YOU and yours, all earth's rarest pleasures!
We had the happiness of making the az
quaintance of Judge Brawley, of Reynolds
county, last Monday. He looks young
man yet, although he tells us the years have
put him beyond the days of spring chicken
hood. We derived good deal Of informa-
tion from him relative to matters and things
in our sister county, and found him aa
agreeable and entertaining talker. The
Judge has faith in the future of his county,
and thinks that, Notwithstanding her mis-
fortunes, year or two will see her tout OF
the woods" financially. and decade will do
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-01
NOVELS AND TALES.
A NEW BOOK BY MIR. NORRIS.

MISS sHAFTo. BY W. E. Norris. 16mo, pp. 3a2.
Henry Holt Co.
ARDATH BY Marie Corei. 12mo, PIP. 497. NJ
J. Ivers a 90.
MAsoUE OF HONOR. BY Caroline washburn
lockwood 12mo, PIP 167. Funk Il wagnas.
BY A HAIRS BREADTH. by Edith Sessions Upper.
12mO, PIP. 1875. Willard Frackcr a Co.
sHAD AND SHED. BY f. Jay Edwards I6mo DID,
col United service Publishing Company.
We have learned TO look for good work from Mr.
Norris, and his novel is certainly carefully and
we'll written, though It IS not equal to The Rogue
The story Of Miss Shafto7 Is entirely conemporaneous
and English and presents pictures Of social classes
whose salient types have by this time been somewhat
overstudied. There no doubt always vulgar and
dishonest money makers like Baron Lammergeer
(rather too urdly significant name, by the way for
instance, but they have been utilized often in fiction
that they pail upon the reader. The horsey peer,
Lord Laddondalc, is more original Lord Walter Sin
clair the Sculptor and hero may be thought plastic
and uncertain Of his mind. His cOurtshlp Of the
nirt Madge, who has no idea Of marrying him, enables
Mr.. Norris introduce wicked study of feminine
type which has always fascinated fccblemlnded man
despite the nOtorlety Of It's INCONSISTENCY Madge indeed
Is something than hir, she is that particularly
dangerous kind Of a who IS not above lnventlng
and spreading injurious ISLANDERS for purposes II NJ
venge that Is, 10 punish those who treat her she
deserves. Miss sbaito herself does appeal very
strongly 10 our Slihpatutof liOuEn sue Is dlnabltY
Itself Tor with all nor altruism she never seems TO be
thoroughly In love. and that Is inchOac mental or
emotional condition which most nOvelradcrs find I'M
satisfactory The story Is complicated enough to hold
attention. and lively enough to compel interest, and
IL has much good character drawing IN It.
In opening Marie Corclls "Arath the Story OF
Dead Self the reader at once finds himself in the
sphere OF genuine romance. Here Is no realism no
mtrospectlon. psychological studies but free play
for very fertile imagination, and "A story SO liberal
I'm It's proportions "a embrace both the seen and
the unseen universes. This author at least
cannot be charged with kesmng in the old
Yuts She w-tes OF a youth whose experience
differs from that OF the race at large
In two important particulars In the first place. he Is
the object OF angels love and this angel eventually
leaves Paradise 10 take on the form OF a mere woman
for his sake. In the second place he Is permitted
by sleeping in the Field OF Ardah see Esdras In the
Apocrypha, TO live over again. IN vision, Of his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-01

49,, T., or,.r u, reveal TO him his true relations
- "a. oo,oa,Ial sweetheart Thus boldly stated tne
-, s.eus extravsgant but we are bound 10 say
,hese drlcult IDEAS handled with great ueai
~ mower and with dignity and reverence
q. , uasouc Of Honor, Is also called saratoga
,,.cos We cannot say that 1t Is very Driiahs
.o,y II turns mainly upon a case Oh "i'hNo"
,dertltv caused by the close likeness pet"cen '"in
hrotbers There is serious or artistic worn ~ '''o
Thin story which indeed is rather noVelo''e 'n'"
novel. and not very good novelette,
Mrs Upper has written sensational story ra'ner
- Tho RoIseobey lines about mysterious Ihoaso
rr,or for which an innocent man escapes hansi"s
q nv n Hairs Breadth" The plan OF the murucr was
a. dIacult--tho accused having been cioseeu Sio"o
-, ,h ,ct,r, when IL was committed and having
son taken with the lethal weapon In his hahd-tha'
10 account for the crime without incrhiha'ine l-'
a., n.hor had 10 invent an Oriental narcotic Oh sur
aoss,nr qualities which, being burned IN ahotner
oor would make its way through the keyhoio atu
s,r,ofv all who inhaled 1t. in order 10 so' =" .'o
bottom OF the conspiracy cairvoyaht rcPo''oi aS.
hos IN be introduced and these devices muioS" '"a
The writer has not yet mastered even tno i".4,
rents OF true sensational art Inc fo''u
,'oh devices in fact Is really relapse into mediavei-
fem n is a recurrence TO tho miraculous gnts anu
vcanons and charms whereby the heroes OF the op'
,ah,,aux and faIry-tales overcsme all enchanunen'
and enemies and trlumphantly bore away inc pe,so'
cuted or imprisoned princess Modern mover ioaio''
have no doubt learned patience by this time ou'
they have right to require little more art ina"
that IN their fiction
asbad and shedn Is humble little tale OF Puritan
,u,lus and two rcglcdes. COTE and Whaley' ana
one with decidedly quaint and peculiar style. Inc
twins. of whom one is stout and the other thih'
though they are nearly alike In face, are sentenuous
and dry in their discourses-all the characters ecu
talk with brevlty and oddity which are anuSins''