Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-06-11

The City Council at its meeting Monday
ordered the Street Commissioner to build a
culvert at the intersection of Main and Rey-
nolds streets, between Blemel's and the bar
Der shop. Some improvements were also
ordered on the culvert lately built in front
of Nagel's.
County court adjourned last Thursday to
re- convene on the 22d inst. when the APP
pointmepts of assistants to the County Com
missioner on the County Institute Board Will
be made. As the new law does not 90 into
effect until that date the appointments can
not be made before that time.
Masters Willie Edgar and Andrew Blemel
each entertained their little friends at birth
day parties separate days last week, and
the air resounded with joyous shouts and
peals of laughter from the happy young
hearts. Mrs. DR.. Strong also gave the little
ones a reception on Tue sday last.
Mr.. J. B. Walker went TO jefferson City
last Thursday to make his argument before
the Supreme Court in the Orrlck case. Mr..
w. returned home Sunday and seems to be
quite confident that he will secure reVers-
al. The decision Of the court will probably
be made known Tuesday, June I'D.
"Robinson's Mammoth Pavilion Shows"
are advertised to exhibit in Ironton to-day.
As no free passes or remunerative lads"
have been forthcoming, we are not prepared
to say that it promises to be the amusement
feature of the season or anything OF that
Sort but if you choose go and see for your
self.
1t is rumored hereabout that Jas. Is.
O'Meara, the St. Louis contractor, has leas
ed the uuarries at Graniteville in this county
now operated by the Syenite Company-the
latter refusing to again lease the property
at the terms asked by the owners, the Iron
Mountain Company. The rental asked Is
said to be $40, 900 year.
Our old friend and former fellow citizen,
Mr.. W. a. Ryan, has lately leased and taken
charge of the sulphur Spring Hotel at Searcy,
Ark, where he will in future reside. MI.
r.. is an upright man, with big heart ana
generous soul, and he has the wishes OF his
hosts of friends in this section for success
and fortune in his new field.
VIM. A. Tetwiler, an Ironton boy who
learned the boxes in the REGISTER ofhce
way back in the Seventies" and worked in
this office for nearly ten years, but who has
been absent from this place for some time
past, dropped in IrOnton on visit to the
folks last Tuesday. He will remain several
days rus ticating and resting.
There is more stock being shipped over
the road now than at any previous Time
One hundred and fifty cars passed north
| Monday and there is scarcely Il day but
what as many as eight trains go through
here The trains are run on fast time max
ing over twenty miles an hour and the
stock all goes to St. Louis or Chicago.
GA. Maston, the deposed colored teacher,
has forsaken school teaching fo- the time
being and has become one of the "coth."
He has secured q church at Arrow Rock IN
Saline county to which place he Will remove
in the near future to assume his new duties,
and NAV probably, after awhile, intersperse
his ministerial work with teaching again.
We learn that the Commencement E.Xer-
cises nj Caledonia last week were all that
could be desired, and that the year just
closed has been one of the most successful
in the history of the of the Bellevue Colleg-
late Institute. Under the careful ana aoie
management of President Boggs the school
is certain to continue on Its certain way 10
success and fame.
Mr.. Robert Elliott, who shot himself In the
leg while out hunting a few weeks since, dled
from the effects of his wound at the resi-
deuce of his brother in this city last Satur-
dav night. The deceased was good man
and upright citizen, and his sad demise Is
sincerely mourned by large circle offriendS
and relatives. The remains were taken to
Pennington for interment.
The revival meeting at the NJ. f. Church
: still goeth on. The only changes in the tao
tics worthy of note are little less OF eccen
!. .ricitv and sensational work on the part OF TIT
y gentleman in charge, and the acquisition
: an organist to assist in the music making
; The attendance is probably not quite as iarg'
= as it was the first of the meeting and the eX
: citement appears to be subsiding. In
meetings will continue throughout the week
The following note yesterday accompan'e
a basket of by all odds the biggest ana mn
{ est potatoes we have seen of this year
L product Mr.. Rieke will please accept on
thanks for the toothsome present: "Ott
II Friepd-I send you few potatoes. lthln
r I can raise them as good as anybody. if Coz
= Almighty helps. Respectfully, A. RIEKE.
= As Bro Rfeke rarely fails in this line. W
conclude that the Lord Is generally on hi
is side.
d The City Council held meeting Monda
& and received the assessment for 1871 fror
e the assessor. Prof. Vance has devoted con
siderable time to the work and his return
n are the most complete that have been mad
q for years-the total amount OF property list
:. ed being $3.50, 900, which is about "a, 0OO Ill
T. crease on the assessment of last year. Oh
IN this amount S104 ,245, is personal property
and Sl45, 435 is zeal estate. The real estate
- listed first by blocks, and then alphabetical
": the personal property is also listed alpha
r. oetically, and then the personal and rea
g property combined are given, showing tn
\ taxable wealth of each resident OF the city
The book is a complete one and Mr.. Fanc
is certainly entitled to credit for the pain
and energy evidenced in the work.
at FISH THIEvEs.-For some time Judg
p Emerson has had a watch kept on some pa
no ties suspected of stealing his fish, havlr
missed a number of his beautiful speckle
trout. Early last week suspicious actions
:. certain parties visiting the grounds unnece
- sarilv often were noticed. Investigation
little later revealed a large carp with ]
60 throat cut securely tied in sack with a roe