Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-04-03
LOCAL BREVlTIES.
The council can't lay 1t on the clerk.

Did the city authorities run an Intentional
April Fool on Us:
Rev. Heaton offers his horse and buggy
cheap. Will sell on time.
Read "Our Platform" 1t is placed at the
head of the editorial column, and IT'S going
to stay there.
The school children have two holidays this
week-eection yesterday land "Arbor Day."
next Friday.
Perhaps "the letter that never came" had
no postage-stamp on it-and thereby, may
hap, hangs i tale.
At the school election yesterday, about
40 votes were polled. Messrs. Edgar and
Hutchins were chosen directors for the full
term of three years, aud MIR. a. Begley for
one year-to fl vacancy.
Marshal Emerson was kicked out by Little
Beniie last Monday, to make room for
hungry patriot. Mr. Park, of De Soto, did
not get there. An Indianian, one Buchanan,
now living in Rails county, carried off the
pie.
Jas. w. Dixon, of Arcadia, was chosen
Road Overseer of District No. :, at last
Tuesdays election, by vote of 126 to L.
0Ir. ID. is the present incumbent, and, We
fudge by the vote, has given pretty general
satisfaction.
Lost-Between Ghermanville and lrontOn,
on Friday, March 18th, small morocco
purse, contaiuing So. Finder will be liber-
ally rewarded upon returning it to the own
er, Mrs. Rob't Newaii, Granitevllle, or upon
leaving it at this office.
The REGISTER places before ITS readers
this week the first instaIment of an original
production, entitled, "a Modern Giant"
We commend il to the careful perusal Of
children of all sizes, ages and conditions, a.
xxeil-writtep, entertaining and Instructive.
1t is written expressly for this paper, with
no rights reserved.
List of unclaimed letters remaining in the
post office at Pilot Knob, Mo-, March, 3lst,
1890.
Denny jeff Mccormick John q
Hill Thomas iihe New Doctor
Huitt Mary Mr. " iii!amS Nathan w
Ii not called for within thirty days they
xs1l be sent to the Dead Letter Office.
p. II. JAQUITu, Pm.
Last Monday was regular winter day for |
our neighbors to the north of us. y heavy !
FALL of snow blocked up all the roads and
covered the landscape of the territory be- |
tween Bismark and St. Louis, where it fell |
10 the depth of eighteen inches. Here in
1ronton, rain, mingled with sleet, took the !
place of snow. and, while the St. Louisans |
were wading snow drifts, Irontonians and
Pilot Knobbers sloshed about in mud and |
water.
The following is handed US by friend, |
together with the amount therein specified: !
81 wish you would pay Dir. Eli AXE the
sum II 30 as my subscription for The REGIS
TER, and get Mr.. Axes receipt and send it
10 me. / could not live through the summer
il it was no: for he IRON COUNTY REGIS |
TER. l do think it is the best paper in
Southeast Missouri for facts. / read your
friend, Mr.. Fox's piece in the REGISTER, |!
of which you spoke to me, and, as far is L
am capable of judging, count it a very able |
articIe.'' Appreciation such as the above,
contained in a letter from one Of the best |
officials in Southeast Missouri, makes 1t
worth while to publish a country paper.
As will be seen elsewhere, officially, the
CITY Election will be held on Tuesday, the
Sth inst, instead of on the lst, a. heretofore
enormously announced and advertised. In |
nearly every instance the elections for city
officers and school directors occur on the
same Tuesday, but there's slip occasion
ally, and this year is one. Tine city election
is held on "the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in April" while the school direct
ors are voted for on 1.-THE first Tuesday in
April.'' This year there's just weeks
difference in the two, but the city clerk fail
ed 10 observe it. So did the council, the
mavor and the average citizen, until their
attention was directed to it by one of those
slsefui individuals who never take anything
for granted, but seek, for everything, econ
sirmatiou strong Holy Writ"
There has been handed US, for publication
an article clipped from the ihaeFiedh RIp-
sist III. Louis, Mo-, March oh, 1880, headed
..Tbat tmposter." Ii is Il >calhing denunci-
alton of kes-. ]. Nelson, now in lronton, and
cites apparently irrefragibIe proof Of the
truth and the ituess of its caption. We have
no desire to enter late church controversy,
for that is always fat stale and unproht- |
able to a secular newspaper and Tor this |
resson the article in question Is not puolish-
ed in che REGISTER. But if the parties de- |
-siriu.. iss publication Will bring sufficient |
nroof that. rs a man, Rev. Nelson il Il dan |
oerous person to have around, or likely To |
slide ont some day and carry the earth away |
with him, we shall do 0i!r best to warn the |
community OF lis peril. la The meantime,
it NAV be well enough for us TO say TO all;
Put YOUR trust in no travelling unatheniicat-
ed missionary or preacher.
Elsewhere in this paper Will be found !
full and thrilling account of the terrible |
cyclone which devastated wide areas IN the
west last Thursday. Locally, high winds |
prevailed all &fternoon aud nearly all night |
and considerable damage resulted IN town,
fences were blown down. and out-houses
damaged or destroyed. \ part of The ROOF
was taken off tue keslng House, and the
Ironton Mfg Co.'S Mill sheet-iron smoke
stack was overturned and broken into several
sections Two DAYS hard work made IL
xvhoIe again and put it in place, RliStenlng
in new coat Of paint. John knows how to
take advantage of even bad luck. Numbers
of fruit trees were blown over or twisted OH.
In the Valley, and the region contiguous,