Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-02-18
LOCAL BREVITIES.


VIM. Hills is prepared to do plowine
for neighbors who have gardens, lots
etc.
FOR SALE-Norway Maple Trees fol
Shade-quick growers-by w. H. Del
anO. IF
VALE HAROLD, formerly of Ste
Genevieve, is now editing a paper il
Portsmouth, Ohio.
Ironton Encampment, No 90, I. o.
U. F., holds regular meeting Thurs
day evening this week.
MARRIED-At the Southern Metho
odist parsonage. Mr.. CHESTER c.
MARSH and Miss NELLIE SEAL, February
9th, 1892.
SUBJECTS for sermons at the Presby.
terrain church Sunday February 21st
morning Without God in the World, y
evening, ''Chas. II. Spurgeon.
Mrs. E. A. Rasor, an old lady living
in the north end of town, yesterday
morning fell and fractured her arm
Though in considerable pain, she walk
ed down to DIR. Marshall's office. had
the arm fixed up, and returned home
without assistance. Her nerve betokens
an early recovery.
One of the most marked improve
ments on main street is the raising and
paving of the sidewalk fronting the /.
o. D. Z. Hall premises. Through this
the steps leading into the Bonanza and
the Lodge rooms have been done away
with, and the ground is clean and firm
under the passer's tread.
County Court will convene in extra
session tomorrow Thursday to pass
upon the sanity of Samuel Rice, who
became unruly last week, and is now
in Jail fer safe-keeping. He has been
twice sent to the Asylum, and each
time was was returned, after a short
term of treatment, as cured.
For the national convention of labor
organizations held in st. Louis Febru-
airy goth to 9th, the St. Louis, Iron
Mountain & Southern Railroad will sell
tickets at one lowest first-class fare for
the round trip. Tickets on sale Feb
ruary goth, 21st, 22d and 23d, good for
return passage until March 10th.
Mr.. w. C. johnson of Middlebropk
will leave this week for Chicago, near
which city he will go to work in glass
factory. While we wish him all man.
ner of good fortune amid his contenp-
plated surroundings, we regret that
such as he find it necessary to leave the
native heath and go to '.foreign lands"
in search of fortune.
An incipient fire alarmed the whole
north end of town last Thursday. Some
of the neighbors were cleaning their
lots of trash by burning. A spark fell
upon the roof of stable filled with
hay. The roof took fire, but it was
discovered ssjust in time "
to prevent it's getting into the hay.
strong west wind was blowing at the
time, and the chances for a general
were A 1.
Judge Fox will hold court here Fri
day of this week, when he will pass on
a motion for new trial in the some
what famous Crystal Plate Glass Com
pany damage case. In the event that
a new trial is not granted, it is almost
sure that an appeal will be taken from
the verdict of the jury last April which
awarded the plaintiff, Nichol, damages
in the sum of 81, 500-about half the
amount given him on the first trial OF
,he cause over year ago.
Don't forget the Lecture to be given
on Friday night, February 18th,
by Rev. j. P. Marlatt, of St.
Louis. The first lecture was well at
tended, and appreciated. The subject
On Friday night is-''Tramps, and
their Kim The third Lecture in the
course will be given by Rev. DIR.
Lenig, of ST. Louis, in place OF the late
DIR. Fry. Tickets may be had at the
door. Children under II years, 1Oc;
all others not having full course tick
cts, 15c.
Poplar Bluff, like Ironton, will elect
city officers on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in April. There, like
here, there has been some question as
TO whether the election is required by
law to be held under the Australian
system. A letter of inquiry sent to At
Wood elected the fol-
lowing answer: sin reply to yours of
the 9th ult.. without undertaking to
give an official opinion on the question,
am disposed to think that section II
of act of April 4th, 1891, and section
1856, r. S. 1889, contemplate that cleo
lions for city officers in cities OF the
fourth class, should be had under the
system.
Very respectfully,
JOHN NJ. WOOD"
There was quite jam and tie-up on
the railroad in these parts last Monday |
night. About 9 o'clock in the night,
while a freight train was being side
tracked, two cars were derailed, one
Of them being pulled clean off its trucks
Ind seated fiat on the rails. 1t took
he whole available force until 1:SO In
n the morning to clear the way for
rains. Fortunately the track was not
injured. and as soon as the deralled
,ars were gotten out af the way the
Dad became passable. When the
rack was finally cleared, it seemed as
f all the trains on the road had been
held by the accident. Six passenger
md seven freight trains were massed
Bismarck and Hogan. The