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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-10-15

ment, or the purchaser may, at his OPP
ton. pay All the purchase IN .Iry cash
in hand, and deed to be executed on
full payment of the purchase money
and approved of the sale herein.
WALTER Fl. FISHER. S seriff.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-10-15

purchaser to give note with approved Sc
cnrity for the deferred payment, bearing
interest at per cent. per annum, and "a
deed to- be executed on complete payment
of the purchase money; or the purchaser
may. at his option. pay all the money
cash in hand
WALTER I'll. FISHER.
mar26n3S Sheriff.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-10-15

ROB T L, LINDSAY,
Attorney at Law, Ironton, Mo.
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-29
ms oAs oomPAUy.


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ss~ss ~ AGeArs
TIE annsaal meeting Of tas ofend
Rspsts 0~s Company rs held sestss-
day. ne ed ezkesu ~ere Fs-slscfsa
Is follows PrsssAsns. Thoaas y. iii
bert: vice president Noyes l. Asery;
secretary and treasurer. II. y. Nal
BRIDE: dueetoss. Pa. e. fallsy sac
CAarlss =. Reed The report ct ne az
rectors slsoxs tie company 10 - n ne
condition, and rs baslne. growing ena
,ts prof1ts increasing under pot1y
much more advantageous - shs uskN
than ever before adopted. A = Per
cent. quarterly dividend go annpues-
ed. la iheu formal report. ths airseS
ore cay;
.sThs buslnuss Of tie past yeax has
exoeeded their expectatsoas, and IN
pursuance Of the traditional policy OF
he oompany 10 share with 10 cusap-
mers the results Of increAsing business
they have made such an important TO
duction in the price OF gas Tor issi -
20 place this company IN the front fsaak
Of those who are trying TO furnish =
good and cheap light There 10 mol =
city In the United states similarly AZ
uated with reference 10 the cost OF OBJ
tanning she raw material, that u sup
Piled with light for public and prlsate
use a. cheaply ~ Grand Rapids.
Under the stimulus OF The iate re-
ducsson in price, the use Of gas - rap
idly increasing. and there has been an
unusual winter demand for stoves for
cooking and heating by gas.
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-29
4 GREAT WITNESS
Must a Fever Run Its Course and
the Patient Lose His Life or
Get Well by Accident. and
be Left With One or More
Chronic Diseases?
LORI answer read the FOLLOWING:

For answer read the following:
] once attended the trial OF man
for committing crime IN Salem, Mass.
One of the witnesses, police ofhcer,
heard the crime proposed and saw 1t
committed, and so stated Ill his testl-
mony.
The criminals lawyer then asked the
witness: ais il your duty as an officer
to hear \ crime proposed and see it
committed so as 10 be able to tes-
tify against the criminal, or is 1t your
duty to stop the commission Of crinle?"
He was silent.
The judge then asked the witness
what was you dong while the crime
was being committed"
The officer stammered and replied:
al was watching the case" This
which it was difficult to suppress.
The best authorities ian old chestnut),
state that fevers must run their course,
and mention the time it takes reaction
to take place in the description Of each
fever.
All family physicians study the same,
or nearly the same, books; those who
believe in them, and cannot do any
better, have occasion to say, if their pa
tent does not die of fever: my dear
woman, if 1t had not been for your
good nursing the patient would have
died, which was the only time his opin-
ion was correct from the time he first
saw the patient.
But what was the family physician
doing all those weeks?
Answer; Like the police officer,
watching the case.
As long as you are sick in bed your
life is IN danger. Send some member
of your family to DR.. S. Clay Todd AZ
Monroe-st., room Grand Rapids Mich
igan, with a common description OF the
patients feelings and actions and he
will prepare the remedies that will get
the patient on his feet in day and a
half or two days no matter What physi-
clan says the case is hopeless.
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-29
Arbitrating Disputes.

A dispute between the Grand Ledge
Chair Company and Contractor sulli-
van arose concerning work done by the
latter upon the company's new build
ing in tins city. The matter Was sub
mitted TO arbitration, and the court eat
1t the rooms of the Builders and Trad
ers' Exchange. The judges are c. II.
Pelton, j. ID. Boland. and r. A..
Fletcher John A.. Fairfield is attorney
for Mr.. Sullivan, and G. II. Gleason for
the company.
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-29

Yesterday afternoon At $50 O'Clock
Miss Mabel Elliott and Mr.. Frank
Bright were married at the home of
the BRIDES parents, III North Prospect
st. The nuptisls we're witnessed by
only the immediate friends and reIa-
tives OF the contracting parties. The
bride is . young lady OF striking per-
sonsl appearance. and of high attain
ments- Mr.. Bright is an exemplary
young man IN every respect. The
happy couple lefs Immediately after
the ceremony for . bridal tour, with
Nashville, Tenn, ss their destination.
A more extended notice will appear in
SUNDAYS TsrssRAw-HRR&Ep.
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-29
THE BIG 500 LOCKS.
A Syracuse Firm viii be Awarded tn
Confract


Gen. Pope's assistants have figured
up the TO tails of the bids offered by
the ten would-be 500 lock contractors
on eight different articles needed.
They are as follows:
Hughes Bros. & Bangs, Syracuse, n.
V, 81 .26S 500; Collins, Farwell & Ad-
ans, Detroit. 81 ,294 $50; Zimmerman,
Truax & Co.. Duluth, MIMI, 81 ,3os,-
$50; Soule 4 Raynor. Syracuse. n. ",
sl,3i9, 800; Noble, Griffin & Davock,
81, 1865, $50; Carkin, stickney 4 Cram,
Saginaw. 81 ,497 400; Angus 4 Glndele.
Chicago, 81 ,502 ,24o; John Hickler 4
Sons, Buffalo, 81, 5Ss $50; Connolly &
Mellon, 81. Catharines, Ont, 81 3d.
$50; Henry A. Sanger, Joliet, III, ST.
5e5,15o.
Hughes Bros. 4 Bangs, being the
lowest bid, will probably be recon-
mended by Gen. Poe for acceptance by
the chief engineer.
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-29

The friends Of John Echternach, Of
McReynolds-si., surprised him very
sgreeably last evening. They a.
semblcd 70 the number OF forty and
brought with them handsome suit OF
parior furniture. ID. r. Smith made
an appropriate presentation speech,
and John said: Thanks awfuiiy,
but could not say any more. The even
ing was spent by the company IN . most
enjoyable manner.
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-29

CHICAGO. Jan. zS.-The Mercantile
Telegraph Company, with a capital Of
floo. 600, has been licensed 10 ineorpor-
ate. The incorporstors are mere figure
heads Who decline 50 make known the
names If their principals Where the
lines are 10 Be run 70 . aiso kept secret
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-29

ArCHIsos. kas-, jan 7s.--The states
National bank. Of this city. closed lie
doors this morning and will 20 into
voluntary liquidation IL is asserted
that the directors have contemplated
for several months taking this action.
The bank Vas organised in January
fss-, With capital stock Of SD. 900.
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-29

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s.-The Commit
tee on Merchant, Marine and Fisheries
has ordered favorable report on the
biz authorizing the United states Fish
commissioners to establish ssh
hatchery near 81. Lawrence river in
New York.
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-29

wAsHrSernS. Jan. 2s.-The Senate
today. in executive session confirmed
the nominations of the following post
matters: Indiana, Edward SorIn, No
tire Dame. Mich, V. VI. Cutchean, Port
land, and A. ID. Petit, Ithaca, Mleh-
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-29
He Bobs Up Quite sersnely:

Bartlett, the blind veteran. who made
such q angular disappearance . short
time since, has turned up all right Ana
il now 1t his home on the hill. he
went South to invest in . piece OF pine
land and merely wanted to look IT over
before purchasing.
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-29
"A Sheriff Suieides.

TEsRE HAUTE, Ind, ian. G.-Ex-
Sheriff Surver, OF Clay county, aged 20,
committed suiclde this morning BY TAX
ing morphine. He was insane.
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-29

Every sack of LILY WHITE FLOUR
has picture of our mill. None genuine
without it.
VALLEY CITY MILLING Co.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-03-07
Forty Proverbs of the Sea.

He who would learn topray should
go 10 sea. When one falls into the
sea no stays there. When you walk
pray once; when you go 70 sea pray
twice; when you so to DO married,
pray three times. Women are ships
and must be manned. The sea re-
fuses no river. All the rivers go to
the sen, and il never oyerruns. The
sea Is not soiled because a dog stirsi u
m. To a drunken man the sea
only reaches to the knees. II the sea
boiled, where would one 90 to lind
winter to cool il? What comes by
starboard goes by lardboar, Be
inc AZ sea, sail; being on land, settle.
He that will not sail till he have u
full, fair wind will lose many voy'
age. Unless YOU have the wind astern
you must know how To navigate.
You cannot sail as you would,
but is the wind blows. In calm
sea, every man is Il pilot. To a
rotten ship every wind - contrary
What fear would he have ofthe waves
who had Noah for pilot Every
sea. great as il is, grows cain a
! large ship needs much water. Where
| the ship can 20 the brlgantine can
90. Ii Is easier To get away from the
| bank than rom the bottom The
| Shin which ducsn I mind her helm will
/ mind the hidden rocks tie who can
steer need not row Il will not DO 10
have tw o maiumusts III IL ship. Bet,
ter lose an anchor than the whole
ship. food roller, good sailor DO
4 good nnd cast il lnto the sea- II the
fish ignore il, God will know il. i
clouds look like they have beer
scratched by hen get ready % rec
your tupsals then. The full moon
cats clouds, He who sends NEAR
man TO sea will ret neither iish MOI
salt. Every port serves ID II gale
mariner must have hi. ryes on tht
rocks aud sands us we'll ts on the uorti
star. III goes tile boat without oars
From thu boat We get to tbs ship
Don't Judge OF the ship irop til
land. The freshest and sweetest isl
come from the safest seq. No on
run complain 81 the sea who lJn
been twice shipWrrcked He gets lit
passage for nothing aud ainks q
tile captains witc The sea su'
burning He that il embarked viii
the devil must sail with him
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-03-07
New Find In Pomp eli.

A house of five stories cleaning
against a rising ground) has just
been excavated in Pompeii which i'm
portant frescoes are still in good
state Of preservation. In the princi-
pal rooms is representation OF Bel.
lerophon-a yonth holding the winged
Pegasus with one hand. while with
the other he receives the orders OF
Proteus, who is seated on a richly
decorated throne. The lower part
of the house is divided into bath.
rooms. The paintings in the frigid.
arium are especially well preserved
"a nymph riding on n sen horse,
and frieze with comic scenes Of pig.
mics fighting birds and crocoiiig1 in
Egypt.-Pall Mall Budget.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-03-07
Didn't Know When He Was
Well Off.

"There are men, said tile melancholy
looking individual, who never know
when they are well of. speak from
experience, for am one Of them !
once paid attention to a lovely
young woman. She was so sweet
that the flies would all 90 TO her and
leave me unmolested. and used TO sit
with her for hours OF summer even
ing, and while the flies swarmed up.
on her | enjoyed perfect immunity
from the rascals. But alas! didn't
know when | was we'll OIL. In the
evil moment | asked her hand In mar.
riage. and she shook her head so de-
cidedly when she replied in the negn.
tive that she shook all the flies Of
her, and then stalked out OF the
room leaving me to be preyed upon
by the yarmints. II / had only been
satisfied to let things remain rs they
were | might have passed through
life peaceful and contented. But, as
| said, there are men who never
know when they are well otf-Boston
Transcript
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-03-07
Getting a murdorer's Auto
graph.

| was in government employ NJ
Fort Smith when halfbrecd nnmcd
Hickctt was condemned Tor murder
and sentenced 10 b. hanged, says
writer in the New York sun. About
two weeks before the data Of this
hanging party of 81 Louis people
came that why. Among them was
a lone female about 30 years 81 agc,
who was greatly concerned about
the salvation Of the Indian race.
When she learned that Hickett wua 10
swing she sent him testament md
some trncts and day later camo
10 me and snid:
IL has struck me TINT would like
the poor mans autograph Would
You DO kind enough TO hand him
this album and nsk him 70 write hts
nume?"
], Of course, agreed to do 80. IL
WINS very fine album, costing not
less than $40 or Sl2. and every
page was still blank. | passed il In
TO Hickett and told him whRt was
wanted. lie called for mo in about
two hours and handed the album
nently wrapped up ! sent IL over
to the hotel. and fifteen minutes lat
or the lone woman brought Il hnck
with eyes rolling in horror. Hick.
EFT had written on every pnge. and
ne had written Going to hell July
-, 1887. Yours truly, and may we
meet together there, Jim IIlckott. Z
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-03-07
Carried out His Promise.

The Kentucky Court OF Appeals
has Just decided strange suit IN re-
gard to the enforcement OF a prom
Use for the cessation Of the tobacco
habit. April, 1850, Mrs Sallie y.
Stemmons, OF Bourbon county,
made an agreement in writing with
her step grandson, Albert X. Tai
bolt, that she would give him $500
il he would not take another chew
OF tobacco or smoke another cigar
from that time until her death. Attic
same time the grandson stipulated
to refund double that amount to his
mother If he at any time within the
the prescribed period violated the
agreement. The grandmother died
in February, 1887, and as he nut
filled the conditions OF his agreement
and was never paid cent, Talbot
instituted suit for the recovery Of
the money from Thomas IL. clay,
the executor of the estate, Ii wns
claimed that the condition was not
sufficient flaw TO make the contract
valid, and the lower court gave judg
ment against Talbot. On appeal
the case was decided in the Supreme
Court and reversed, and again mp
pealed to the Court OF Appeals, which
decides that Talbot fulfilled plain
contract and is entitled to the mon.
ey.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-03-07
How the Machine Works.

30 you want to know how to man.
ulacture Jokes, Erastus? First, you
capture an idea of more or less pro.
portions. Take for instance, a raw.
Doned young man OF consumptiye
ana theologic tendencies. There's
your raw material, so to sneak.
send him out as missionary. Roll
MN, with the assistance of his cnn.
niballstic flock. Though you can.
not precisely declare that the climate
mas iattened HMM fact, he renlly
loses flesh-yet he is no longer y nv
Dohed. Dish him up in dialogue
ana send it to n publisher, seasoned
the stamp. ~" ' 'orBeo
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-03-07

of Charles company, covered the
Young man with confusion in a mock
heroic eulogy, to which Charlie replied
very feelingly and with tears IN ms
eyes. 1t was late hour when that
gay company broke up, the heart o.
each OF our little party filled 70 the
brim with gladness, and as we looked
on the happiness of Charlie and M
and the fondness of the old man lot
his three children, as he called them,
we could not help beingsatistied WIN
our part in the little drama that had
been enacted. by j. 5. Heryey, NJ.
d., in Ma tional Tribune.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-03-07
THE LItTLE WHITE KING.

The king In his carriage is riding by,
The little white king so fair;
ROBBED in ermine and crowned with gold
Daintiest raiment his soft limbs en- olu--
Claiming obeiSanee OF young and OF old
With right imperial air.
The king in his carriage is riding by,
The little white king SO sweet;
And his loyal subjects linger 70 trace
The winsome smile on the baby face,
While humLly they she for his royal grace,
Who holds the world at his feet.
Make room. make room Tor the little white
king
The little white king so DEAF
For We hear with his passinga flash Of wings
iar.otf thrilling OF sweet harp strings,
And our hearts uplift to holier things,
While heaven itself seems near.
The Empire.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-03-07
A kissing Opinion

The poet says: n.t.
Her ruby lips were raised ~ ~"
lie kissed her then md there !,
OF course he did. But Wna'9 4
necessity OF being SO precise apO ma
Did you fancy, oh, gentle pos sSot Il
your readers might suspect wv, W." a
fellow had kissed her somewslls ,,ysel
three weeks from then2 oicp qtn IN
kissed her then and there ~ rhl
to kiss her where she was my n IA
she was there. IL the girl was ,, Nor
amnzoo he couldn't kiss her y the
Adams, Mass., and II she was ,sstt
Mt six O'Clock the day before 3p
day, he could not kiss her a I'D - h
next June. Ifhe hadn't KISS ~ hal
then and there she woll'dn no
known anything about It, a arooer
telligent girl that has been pi bes
cared cares for a kiss unless '''
it.-Binghumton Republican"
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-03-07
a Mammoth Cheese.

At the chez Sc factory in Enst Otto
the other day there was put into the
hoop the biggest cheese ever made
in this region and probably the
largest ever made in the United
States. 1t measures five feet in d.
ameter and is thirty-nine inches
high. Its weight when cured will be
4 1000 pounds and iull 80, 900 pounds
of milk was nsed in it's manufacture.
The abundant pasturage made the
September milk unusually rich, SO
this huge cheese is expected to BIO of
prime quality. About four weeks
will be required to cure it thoroughly.
This reeord-breaker was made for q
groeery house in Cincinnati, who
are about to occupy n large, new
building. 1t is wanted as an at
traction for the opening. Buffalo
Commercial.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-03-07
Tho CowboY,a Attlra


From the Galveston News
! was standing talking to a gentle.
man herein Utopia one day who was
Just from the states when n cowboy
passed going on a gallop through
the village. Hehnd on lcggings. inck.
ct, spurs and wide hat. "Tio IA n
cowboy, suppose" remarked the
man. Yes, replied. Now, don't
he ieel big, he continued, with nil
that rigging on?" mo sir. / an.
swered ''he does not. That "a tho
only kind Of q rig he cnn successfully
run cattle in, and no il not aware
that he is exciting any especial at.
ttention. Those strong leggings and
jacket protect him from the thorns
and brush through which he some.
times has to run Mt full speed to
head of n wild steer. Those largo
spurs are to make his pony 20 quick
when he goes to rope an animal
mat wide brimmed hat Is TO protect
tbe lace from the burning sun in this
southern climate. That cowboy be.
longs to the church and next SIM.
day you mny see him in the conpre.
CATION, dressed up MS neat as a min
and likely teaching a class In tha
Sundny-school."
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-03-07
This is on Astronomy.

Professor Asaph Hall, who hns
used the big telescope at the United
States observatory in Washington
for measurements Of Saturn during
the last fourteen years, finds the
time Of rotation OF the planet to be
about 10 hours II minutes ~ SEQ.
onds. This is nearly fifteen min.
utes less than the period stated in
most of the Astronomical text books
published in the latter halt Of the
present century, but is remarkable
as being only one hundred seconds
less thnn the period assigned to 1t by
Sir William Herschel. That astron-
omer of n century ago obtained his
results in this particular by the MD
OF an instrument inr inferior to man
of the so called smaller telescopes OF
to-day, and the fact is testimony to
the wonderful ability of man whose
name was for years given to the
planet he discovered, now generally
called Uranus.-Chicago Tribune.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-03-07
A LOST LOVE.

HE Veteran Reserve
Corps, under COM
mand ofCol. Stevens.
a t Burnside Bar
racks, rel d e e d
faithful service dur
ing the period that
they were on duty
IL
The National tribune., 1891-06-18

Seminary building Here the column halted
and formed line facing west. Gen. Reynolds
and Gen. WadswoEth rode up the road over the
ridge, the brigade following in line OF battle,
but with empty guns, the Cd Wis. opening
their line 10 the rear 10 pass the Seminary
building, their right resting on the road and
the rest Of the brigade to the left. In this
order they moved on 10 where Gen. Reynolds
was killed not far from Marsh Creek.
/ am thus particular 10 describe the position
of the Generals and regiments, the order in
which they marched from Emmittsburg TO the
battlefield. because some have said the brigade
marched through Gettysburg 10 the battlefield,
which is not 80; others that the brigade was
not the first 10 begin the battle. know that
no other troops were in advance Of as, and so
could not have been first on the field; and If
any other troops had been engaged, the I'd Wis.
would not have gone into action with empty
guns Our brigade line would have thrown
the brigade that followed US so far 10 the left
that il could not have reached the enemy for
some little time after our ght and center did.
! know that the Iron Brigade was in the lead
Of the First Corps, and that they were the first
troops engaged on that eventful day. i helped
10 carry Gen. Reynolds from the field to some
buildings on the pike above Gettysburg, which
was intended for our corps hospital, and had a
good opportunity TO see and know where the
troops were aud what was going on. Tho
Eleventh Corps followed u.s. and passed 10 our
rear and 20 our right.-B. III. TRIP, Co. +, 18th
Wis, Clyde, Neb.
The National tribune., 1891-06-18
Read Better than Pension on page q
THE IRON BRIGADE.
They Open the Battle OF Gettysburg.

RDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: ] have for a
long time wanted TO correct some errors rs 10
what troops FIRST became engaged al Gettys.
burg on the first day, July ], 1853. / may
have been silent longer than / should, but a
reluctance 20 90 into print or 10 open a contro-
versy has kept me from writing what know
10 be true
] belonged 10 First Corps Headquarters, aud
knew Gen. Reynolds well. On the morning Of
July ] the First Corps was az Emmittsburg,
having campcd there the night before. After
an early breakfast the corps formed IN march,
ing order in the road aud lay down TO await
orders. The Iron Brigade was In front aud,
think, the "a Wis in the lead Of the brigade.
Gen. Reynolds aud staff were dismOunted on
the right Of the road. Here we lay till about
o'clock, when firing was heard in front and
10 the left Of the road leading from Emmitts-
burg TO Gettysburg. There seemed 10 be but
two guns OF light OF mounted battery firing,
and they fired very irrogularly, and as IL under
some stress. While specializing rs 10 which
side the guns belonged, and IL the cavalry
would have much Of fight, an Orderly rode
up and delivered q verbal order 20 Gen. Rcy.
nods TO move the corps up, as some dismounted
rebel cavalry had section Of light battery in
d close place.
No one thought there would be a battle al
that time, for we expected 10 find nothing but
cavalry. The order was given 20 fall in, which
was obeyed promptly, but without hurry OF
excitement, Gen. Reynolds and staff, Gen
Wadsworth and staff, in front Of the ID Wis.
leading the corps, and, as the "CRnnOneer'
says with a long, swinging rout step" The
! Iron Brigade marched 20 Gettysburg.
When the head Of column reached the high
ground that overlooked the valley between tn,
| Cemetery and Seminary Ridge ID fled lef
through small fields on the sloping ground b
the road that runs west from Gettysburg 10 thi