Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-06-25


some sketching and gathering Information
several days of this week in the Valley pic
turing some Of our most charming scenery,
10 Oe used in the railway publications. Mr..
HIS work in this line will doubtless prove
of great benefit to the Valley and we are
quite sure he will receive every encourage
ment from our citizens.
Most everybody in this section remembers
big Joe Wigger who used to work in the
mines on Pilot Knob. Joe now lives at Doe
Run and the Post Dispatch of Tuesday con-
tains an interesting account of a lively en-
counter that occurred between Joe and his
wife on Tuesday last. Mrs. W., 1t seems,
caught her liege lord in disreputable COM
pany, and when he refused to come away
with her, she opened fire on him. Joe ran,
with Mrs. Joe after him, shooting as she
went. Mrs. W. finally won the race, but by
the Intervention of outsiders, Joe escaped
serious injury.
Our readers will remember an item we
printed from the Star Sayings a few weeks
since giving an account of the assault by I'M
known parties on Mrs. Wickline near
Arkansas City, Kansas, and the fear express
ed at the time that it might be the wife of A.
NJ. Wickline, formerly ofthis vicinity. Word
has lately been received from Mr.. Wickline,
however, stating that the account i'll ques-
ton referred to no member of his family and
that they are all prospecting and doing well
in their Kansas home. This will be a well
come announc ement to his former friends
and neighbor>.
Mr.. A. l.. Jaquith of Vicksburg, Miss,
is visiting his brother in Pilot KNOB and
also attended the Commencement Exercises
at the Convent, where his daughter, Miss
Katie, has been attending school for the
past year. Mr.. Jaquith is q genial, jovial
gentleman and his visits to this section are
always a source of pleasure to his many
friends and acquaintance. Speaking OF
the South, Mr.. taquith says it is enjoying
great prosperity, and the indications are
that the crops will be tremendous; so large,
in fact, that the price of cotton promises to
be lower than 1t has been at any period
since the war.
About all the city folk that can secure ac-
commodations are domiciled in the Valley,
and hundreds more would come could they
secure homes. The arrivals are: Hiram j.
Grover and family, at their home on Shep-
herd street; Mrs. A. j. Dreas and daughter,
at w. I. Gays; Mrs. Clark and family, In
the Blackwell cottage; Miss Mary Soulard
and friends, at Capt. Speck's; Mrs. Mliten-
berger and Mrs. Clendenn:n and son, at the
Zwart residence; Mr.. and Mrs. A. Fl. Shap-
leigh, ut their home on Shepherd Noun
tain's side; E. p. Bell and family. in the
Delano home in Russellville, and MIR.
Thomson and Gen. Turner, in Arcadia.
Died-At Hogan, Mo-, Saturday, June 90,
1891, at 4 O'Clock A. NJ. after lingering Ill
mes, JOSEPH A. GREGORY, aged about 81
years.
y'he remains were brought to Ironton
Sunday, and at p. NJ. were inferred in the
Masonic cemetery. The funeral was con-
Quoted by Star of the West Lodge. No. l33
A. F. & A. NJ, the deceased having been q
member Of the order. MIR. Gregory was
born and reared in this county, and known
to all our people as young man OF prom
Use, of the strictest integrity, and most es-
Unable citizen. His bereayed mother and
relatives have the kindest sympathies of the
whole community.
The heaviest rains known in this section
for years, fell during the past week. All
the creeks were out of their banks, and the
whole surface of the country was deluged.
In some instances wheat, which is ready for
cutting, was blown to the ground, but the
damage Is not so great as it might have been.
Corn is the worst sufferer from the excessive
weat weather-the rains being so frequen.
that blowing has been impossible, and 1.-THE
weeds are taking everything" a few days
like Monday and Tuesday-clear, warm and
dry-will put all to rights: the wheat will be
| taken in, and the corn given respite from
the weeds. Barring accidents, the crops
will be fine.
| Attention of roadoverseers is directed 10
the following new law: "Be it enacted by
the General Assembly of the State Of Mis-
souri, as follows: That every roadoyerseer
within his district shall erect and keep up a
guage post at the ford of every creek or rfv-
er, that becomes unfordabe or impossible
at the crossing of the public roads of his
district, which post shall be inscribed in
plain, legible letters or figures. the depth OF
low water mark, together with scale OF
feet showing the scale of feet above low
water mard, to the height OF which said
stream is known to have risen; and the ex-
pense of the same shall be paid by the coun-
ties in which such posts are erected, not to
| exceed two dollars for the erection of the
| same"