Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-12-04
A Dream OF the Future.
ANNAPOLIS, Mo-, Nov. Both

ANNAPOLIS, Mo-, Noy. Both, 1910.
Ed. Register-Citizens who lived here be-
fore the lead mines were opened at this place,
and can remember the long string of piling
that INSTRUCTED what was then the main
street of the little town of Annapolis can
hardly realize that the splendid little city,
with its splendid streets, its electric and
cable street railways, its splendid system of
street lighting by electricity. and its twenty
thousand people, is the same Annapolis of
90 years ago. The site where E. 2. Benson's
large roller mill now stands was then occu-
pied by little water mill, and ground only
corn for the neighborhood II the little
band of men who met on the Goth of Octc-
Der, 1860, to try to incorporate the village OF
Annapolis could read the council and police
court proceedings contained below, their
wonder would know no bounds.
A case Of lead poisoning was reported
yesterday from the mines, but at this writ
ing the sufferer is recovering. Drs. Cope
land and Brownlow are the attending phys
icians.
Last Tuesday morning q little son of Mayor
Hobson was struck by cable car and severe
ly bruised, but, luckily, he fell clear OF the
track and no bones were broken.
A confidence man giving his name as Mike
Wersch was arrested by detective Mcclure
Friday. He waived examination and was
locked up.
Police court in session yesterday disposed
of the following cases: j. Il. Divon, assault,
fined ten dollars and cost; Jas. Mulston,
selling liquor to minors, ten dollals and
trimmings; Mike Wersch, confidence man,
bound over to court in the sum Of $500, in
default of which he was sent to the county
Jail at Ironton.
Council met in regular session last even
ing. Present, Mayor Hobson, Councilmen,
Reagan, Heinrich, Goodman, Anderson,
Jackson, Basket, Hunter, Green, Delaney
and Bodi>hbo. The following bills were i'll
troduced, by Reagan, 20 require the lead
company to keep their oar out of Michigan
A, venue; by Jackson, ordering two miles Of
paving on Lake Street; by Basket, ordering
VIM. Roberts to put down a siX-foot brick
walk in front of his property on Bleaker
Street in Kitchel's addition to the city of
Annapolis. BY Heinrich, forbidding the use
of crackers and other fire works. This bill
created quite an excitement in the hall and
several speeches were made for and against
the bill. Reagan denounced the bill in I'M
measured terms as un-American and uncall-
ed for, while Heinrich cited the burning of
the Metropolitan Hotel last 4th of July rs
sufficient evidence that some such bill is
needed. The bill was passed by vote of
| six to four, and the HOLIDAYS will evidently
be quiet at Annapolis.
While digging a well yesterday on the
premises of VIM. Baker on Pine Street, a
large bass was unearthed at a depth of 20
feet. The finding OF the fish caused consid-
cradle excitment until it was pointed out by
old citizens that good sized lake used to
be there until filled by the lead company and
laid out in lots.
! The Water Works Company have decided
winter, work made necessary by the rapid
growth of the city to the south and east.
The discovery of the new lead has caused
the Lead Co. to advertise for 500 more men
to work in the mine and about the smelter.
The company will probably enlarge their
works in the spring, If their present rush of
| business continues.
The Mercury of this place will issue the
first number of Its daily on the first of jan
uary 1911. from which we look for good re-
suits. If it would do little less fighting
and little more work for the city, it would
fare better. We however hope the war be-
tween the Outlook and the Mercury will
| soon be over and then they will settle down
| to work for the good Of the community.
| The whole sale liquor store of d. johnson
& Son was burgulariZed last night. $4,000
| in money and about thousand fine cigars.
/ and four or five gallons Of the best brandy
was stolen. A too free indulgence in the
latter arcIe, however, muddled the brain of
| the burglars, and they were caught by po-
| liecemen CoghIin, Hennessy and O'Brien.
They will be tried before Mayor Hobson as
soon as they become sober.