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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-25
LOCAL BREVITIES.

A new feature in Bonanza's ad. thil
week.
Prof. Vance has completed the city
assessment.
How are we going to celebrate the
4th of July?
Are you in favor of bank in Iron.
ton? If you are, let us know.
Mr.. Nagel. the Butcher, has repaint-
ed his house and butcher shop.
The home grown strawberry is late
and promises to be very scarce.
The wird of Sunday night and Mon
day was like that of the equinox.
ANXIOUS INQUIRER. Yes; Friday
evening at the Academy of Music.
The adjourned term of circuit court
convenes next Wednesday, May 31st.
Corn planting is about finished
thanks to the pleasant weather of last
week.
Ice-cream and cake for you, for you!
Friday evening at the Academy OF
Music.
The applications from people desir-
ing to spend the summer in the Valley
are numerous.
A. Winkler expects to build house
on his lot at the foot of Shepherd
Mountain this summer.
ga concord of sweet sounds" can not
Va h0 n
have dish of cream?
A bank is thing that this commun-
ity ought not to be longer without.
Who will start a bank?
The first tickets to the Worlds Fair
from Ironton were sold last Thursday.
The price for the round trip is $16.25.
A half dozen teams and scrapers were
put to work grading at the railroad
bridge across Knob Creek last Friday.
Segner, the barber, has received his
bath outfit, and says he will soon be
prepared to attend to the wants of the
public in this line.
The patent churn men departed last
week for Maysville, KY, where they
will remain for a month or more and
then return to IrOnton.
Justice Axes court was busy all day
Saturday trying civil suit of Wingate
vs.. Clark, on account. The matter was
taken under advisement.
The latest information is that there
will be some peaches, apples and pears.
The smaller fruit seems to have suffered
the most from the late frosts.
The crowd we mentioned going to
the river last week remained several
days, but caught few fish. They re-
turned home noisy and hungry.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-25
From Vulcan.

Ed. Register-Will you please give
us space in your columns for an apology
to the Prosecuting Atty, for the mar
ner in which we spoke of him in our
late article. We are are glad that Mr..
Jordan expressed himself on that SUBJ
ject of which we wrote in our last
article, but the plea of insanity in the
Underwood case is something unlocked
for to his neighbors here. II Under
wood is insane it is so strange that his
wife never had found it out; and Mr..
Sisk, his father-in-law, tells us that he
never saw anything wrong with I'm
derwood at any time since his marriage
to his daughter which took place
something over a year since, when he
has eaten bread with MIR. Sisk during
the most of this time. As Mr.. Under
wood had favorite pursuit of watch
ing the smoke wander up the flames
on the cold winter days, he, OF course.
could find little time to work and lived
in Mr.. Sisk's house with him, and it
Underwood be insane Mr.. Sisk, or some
member. of his family, undoubtedly
would have noticed it. Mr.. John
Tucker, an uncle of Underwood's.
and very close neighbor of Mr.. Sisk,
says he has known Underwood from
infancy aud never knew or heard of
like insanity in Underwood.
All the neigebors here. we think.
without a single exception, If they
were put on oath, would testify to I'm
saneness. And we believe
we have as good men in our county as
Dunklin county affords. The citizens
mere, some of them we understand. have
letters from Underwood's home in
Dunklin county, saying that he never
was insane while there. An old &C
quaintance OF Underwood was here and
talked with the writer and several
others; he had boarded with the I'M
derwoods and knew them we'll. He
said there was nothing wrong with
him, except he was mean as the dick
ems. No Mr.. Ed, we consider Under
wood far removed from being q fool,
but consider him very shrewd and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-25
The Horse Ordinance.

AT meeting of the city council held
this day was instructed to enforce the
ordinance prohibiting the running ct
large of horses within the city limits.
I propose to follow my instructions,
and every one interested will govern
themselves accordingly. From and
after this date each and every person
allowing their horse or mule 70 run at
large within the limits Of the city will
be vigorously prosecuted.
j. l. BAIDwN, Marshal
Ir0nton, Mo. May 9Th, 1898.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-25
From Graniteville.

| Mrs. David Archie has returned home
from a visit to the city.
| Mrs. Chas. B. Reno and Mrs. Patrich
| from two weeks visit to relatives in
St. Francois county.
Rob't Davis, an old-time resident Of
this place, is again among US.
| Mr.. Jas. SINNERS is very proud
man nowadays, over the event of a 10
pound bouncing boy baby, that recent.
| ly made it's arrival at his house.
s.Pinafore," under the dictatorship OF
Prof. j. K. SINNERS, is progressing
finely; and he has now concluded to go
ahead with both acts, and will have it
weeks; provided, however, all parties
hang together. But now that the
Omaha post-off1ce has been, as is re-
ported, awarded to Denver parties, in
stead of coming this way, as was
anxiously expected, it is quite likely
that several of our people will travel
that way in the future. The news of
the job going to Denver, has naturally
cast quite a depressed feeling over this
community. The consequence though,
with our single tradesman, makes
very little difference as to whether it
is cut in Denver or Graniteville, SO long
as it has come West. The wages are
ten to twenty per cent. higher, both
in skilled and unskilled labor, in Dem
yer than here. And why, If such is
the case, they were successful in getting
the award is, as matter of course,
sort of mystery to the unsophisticat-
ed; however, we shall not despair.
Up till within a week or ten days
ago, Graniteville was blessed with ex-
ceptionally good health, but very
and death has visited our town and
taken away two. The first to claim
for his own, was little Katie, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob't Denning. who
died on last Thursday evening of capil-
larry bronchitis, aged two years and
seven months. Short but eloquent
services by Rev. Father Wernert, of Ar
cadia, were held in the Catholic church
at 1 80, after which the remains of the
little darling were taken to Middle
brook for burial, followed by large
COuCOuISC VI pCOplC Ou SATURDAY last
The second and last OF the deaths oc-
curing here for some time, was Giles
who departed this life on FRI
day evening last, at o'clock P. NJ,
after just one weeks illness, of cerebral
in the 10Th year of his
age. Thus has death laid his cold |
hands Upon one who was just turning |
into manhood; a boy well liked by all, |
Of good moral habits, a member of the /
NJ. E. Church, honest, sober and indus
trious; block maker by trade, good |
union boy and what might we'll be
termed an exemplary young man.
Deceased some few days ago, was out
If employment here, and went to Pop
ar Bluff, Mo-, looking for work at his
.rade, and not being successful, con-
.luded to return home. While waiting
1t the depot for the train, he dosed off
% sleep, and during the time he was
sleeping, the body of dead man was
carried into the depot; Giles awoke,
put yet in q comatose condition, was
confronted by the strange corpse, and
Turing his sickness the thoughts of the
attitude in which he was placed. or
ound. while waiting the arrival of the
rain, weighed SO heavily upon his
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-25
Benefit of ArOnkOn Cornet Band.
ICE-CREAM FESTIVAL
at Academy of Music, Friday Evening,
May 26th All are invited.

A large number of people attended
the dedicatory services of the new Bap-
fist Church on Marble Creek last Sun
day. Rev. F. NJ. Shoush preached the
sermon.
Some of the employees are expecting
q number of changes on the railroad,
owing to the appointment OF W. B.
Doddridge as General Manager of the
System.
John Blemel has reached Chicago
and writes back that he will be en-
ployed there during the Worlds Fair.
He wants his Ironton friends to call
and see him.
The granite companies are now bid
ding on furnishing the granite for a
stable, to be erected by Jno. T. Davis
in st. Louis. The cost will be between
$50, 900 and $40, 200.
The Iron County Institute begins
June 9Th. It is the desire of the Com
missioner that all who intend to teach
in che county be present, and receive
license during the institute.
Jas. Brierton, at one time assistant
superintendent at Iron Mountain, died
ut his home in Festus Monday last.
He was a good man and leaves many
friends to mourn his demise.
For the incest, best and freshest fish
of the season the REGISTER is indebted
70 Mr.. John Blemel of the Blue store.
II was caught near the Silver Mines
and was juicy, tender and sweet.
The wind storm of a few weeks
since demolished the front of Trauer-
NIGHTS tailor establishment at Middle
brook. A new one is now being put up,
though, which promises to excel any
thing of the kind in the county.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. Harry B.
AXE, Mariana, Ark, Wednesday, May
IL. 1898, a girl. 1t gives US pleasure
to state that mother and child are do
ing splendidly, but the father hasn't
been heard from-not substantially.
Louis Miller has secured the contract
for building the new bank at Doniphan.
Mr.. Miller is right in for the bank
here, and says he can't see why we
shouldn't have one; as is the case In
every public enterprise, he will do his
full part and more
The contract for the new government
building at Omaha has at last been
decided, and Denver parties are the
successful bidders, we are sorry TO say
this Job would come to Graniteville,
IT was hoped that this job would come
70 Graniteville. and at one time 1t was
thought the Syenite Company had
secured the contract, but some flaw or
other necessitated new bids.
Mr.. C. E. DeMier, for so many years
past station agent at Arcadia, gave up
that Job last week and left Monday
morning for De Soto, where he WIZ IN
future be employed as train dispatcher.
Mr.. DeMier is . faithful and careful
employee, and we doubt not will prove
himself fully equal to the responsible
ties and duties of his new position
While we regret to see him leave
the Valley we are glad to hear OF ms
prometion-so fitting and well de-
0erved.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-25

There is one remedy which every
family should keep at hand. Mr.. John
Carpenter, of Goodland, Indiana, says
of it: 81 tried Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for
diarrhoea and severe cramps, and
pains in the stomach and bowels, with
the best results. In the won cases !
never had to give more than The third
dose to effect cure. In most cases
one dose will do. Besides its other
good qualities, it is pleasant to take -
20 and so cent bottles for sale by p, r.
Crisp, druggist.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-25
Some of the Grand Army boys n

Some of the Grand Army boys may
be interested in the following, from
Alex. B. Pope, A. D. G., Commander,
Dept Tenn. and Ga. He says: ave
have had an epidemic of whooping
cough here, Stewart, Tennessee,) and
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has been
the only medicine that has done any
good" There is no danger from
whooping cough, when this remedy is
freely given. 1t completely controls
the disease. SO cent bottles for sale by
p. r. Crisp, druggist.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-25

The vast facilities of the j. G.. Aver
Co., of Lowell Mass, enable them to
place The Superior Blood-Purifer-
Ayers arsaparilla-within easy reach
of the poorest invalid. Don't be in
duced to take 'scheap" substitute.
Always remember that the best is the
cheapest.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-25

Hall for Pilot Knob cemetery. at IL
o'clock. Members and friends at Pilot
Knob are requested to furnish flowers
at cemetery, and to be present and
participate. Returning, will meet at
G. A. r. Hall at l o'clock; thence to
lronton cemetery and decorate graves
at 2 o'clock p. NJ.
ALI friends disposed to contribute
flowers for decoration, will deliver
same between and 10 o'clock A. NJ,
and II and 1 P. NJ. The public gener-
ally are invited to be present and par
ticipate or the occasion
Memorial services at the M. E.
Church, Ironton. on Sunday, 2Sth, at IL
o'clock A. M, to which a general at
tendance is requested.
FRANZ DINGER, Commander.
C. r. PECK, Adjutant.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-25
Proprietor Union Markt

For RENT-My residence for the sum-
mer. Plenty of fruit and good cow
included. Five rooms, a kitchen and
cellor Plenty of ground Six lots
Apply at once to Mrs. d. Gunton.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-25
Memorial Day.
HEADQUARTERS IRON Posi-, No. $40,
G. A. R.,

ss
Decoration Day, May
30th, will be observed by
Iron Post, No. 346, G. A.
R., and the Sons of Veter-
ans Camp, Ironton, No.
100. All members and
friends are requested to
be present and partici-
pate.
Hall will be open for
reception of flowers, at
8 o'clock A. NJ. Leave
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-25

American citizen ship; in scathing
terms he denounced the prosecutions
of the law which he said were frequent
ly but prosecutions. Full six feet
high, of powerful physique, and clad in
rags, every muscle of his form show
ing the violence that was hid within,
he presented a picture not often en-
countered, under similar cirsumstan-
ces. His language was good, too-far
better than that generally uttered by
the class to which he seemed to belong.
While it was plainly evident that
he was not of sound mind. still it was
plain that the fellow had at some time
of his life had the advantage of educa-
ton and refinement. In his talk he
dwelt at length on his own troubles
and ill-health, reiterating that he had
interfered with or hurt no one and de-
clared it would be much more in keep
ing with the professions of our boosted
civilization to help the poor stranger
with tender charity than to attempt to
strangle him in the merciless meshes
of the law. He kept up at length and
all attempts to quiet him were vain,
until the Justice asked him if he would
leave town in case he was given his
This appeared an immedi-
ate balm, for he took his seat, and
again became tranquil and calm; when
he was told he might go, his face was
covered with smiles, he hurriedly went
back to the Jail where he had left a few
of his possessions, and thence he de-
parted rapidly for the city limits. He
has not been heard of since, and tits
that he is obeying the order
Of court to the letter.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-03-11

got United States dollar in change. Then
he got To- thinking. Here was the situation.
He had precisely the same capital he started
with an hour before, and had distributed 60
cents worth of liquor through his system in
the way Of, dividends, The whiskey
and n,escal were gone. They were
no further use to any body. The visible
supply of celebrating beverage had been
absolutely diminished to that exscnt. He had
bought it at the market price. He had paid
for it in cash. He had all his original capt.
tai still in his pocket. True, he had contri-
butcd the labor of walking back and forth
from Mexico to the Texan side, land rice
s<,sa, but that, as he shrewdly decided, was
non productive labor, as far the interests
of the public were concerned. 1t earned
nothing, for it added nothing to the supply
of anything. He might have walked back
and forth until the river ran dry without any
body being better off.
Here was chance to get even with the
sectiou of country which had Indirectly been.
the cause Of hiEsshankrupeey:. He. walked
hack to the Texas side, bought another
drink, got Mexican dollar in change, went
back to the Mexican town, got another drink
and United States dollar b. change. He
kept il up all day. He,k kept it up score of
the scalps they took. He kept it up pretty
steadily all that day until closing.up time,
and set at it again the next day soon as he
could see. He waxed enthusiastic over his
speculation, giving war-whoop at every
notch in the stick.
But at length hegot wandering who was
losing all this money. Apparently not the
bar keepers. They were getting.the market
rate for their liquor. Surely not he, for he
was holding his own. The problem bothered
him. He was naturally q curious man. The
more he thought Of ii the more he drank,
the more his head swan round with, perplcxi;
~, and the more the subject in. question be-
came complicated with extraordinary things
which reminded him of. the menaEsiis he
had gone to see when he WINS a boysss, Al
length, when he had consumed IS 90 worth
Of Texas whistcy, and >s worth Of Nfexicah
mescal, he died IN front of the saloon, where
he got the first drinks, and with silver dollar
in United States COIN in hrs pockee-diied Of
wondering who had lost the tIo.oo worth of
two kinds Of liquor which he had consumed,
although the local coroner said i was deliry,n
tremens. -
But neither the coroner nor tire jury iex-
planned who lost the &io.oo and that's What
I waNt to know.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-03-11
LABORER.S CROP DECkAR'
ED WAGES, !.

Ard.as suck exxxpf from s<issse.
On Wednesday the 9th. instant
m important question was decided
by Judge Allen, in the case of Haw-
kins vs.. Bernard. -.
Mr.. HawhiAay' VA. working on
shares, and made crop of cotton
dusiag 1900, ME-. Bernard, who was
q judgment creditor of Hawkins,
seized bale of cotton, at the gin,
as part of his shsre of the crop,
that Hawkins had nnade. The cot
ton being advertised for sale Under
this seizure, Hawkins enjoined the
sale before the Justice of the Peace's
court, on the ground that the cotton
represented his wages for labor, and,
as such was exempt from seizure.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-03-11
LAE1.YETZE

Is situated-on the Southern Pacific
railroad. IA miles west of New Or
leans, IN. Lafayette parish The
country .shezeabopts il unsurpassed
in fertility ando 1eatl,fslaess, and is
well settled BY "a intelligent; thrifty
and prosperous class Of people, but
there is room for more.
The town has excellent schools,
church facilities and several frater-
nal organizations. All branches of
business are well represented. and
room for more, especially manufac-
ture. The people of the town are
DESTROYS of securing the location Of
manufactures here, and win extend
a cordial welcome to parties who
will locate here for that purpose.
To the man with pluck, brains and
money, well as to the home seek
er, the town and parish offers some
splendid Inducements -.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-03-11

Lewis Chambers and Louis Nit
chell, the negroes who were con-
victed for the murder of Mrs. Rob
ertson and her daughter Miss Belle,
will hang on the s4th instant, the
governor having fixed that,sday for
their execution. At their first trial
they were condemned to imprison-
ment for life, but an appeal was
taken to the Supreme Court, and q
new trial was granted them. Upon
second trial the jury returned a YER
dict Of murder in the first degree
which consigns them to the gallows.
Thus a just retsibution overtakes a
brace of fiendish. murderers.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-03-11
HOMES 1T THE SOUTH.

The South desires both labor and capital
to develop its resources. 1t desires persons
to take up their abode in its sunny cline;
to buy its abundant lands and to establish
good and comfortable homes within its rich
domain. 1t offers Inducements to the la
borer that are very alluring. The governors
Of the Southern States have been called to-
gether to meet at Richmond in the month of
May to arrange some further plan to attract
emigranss to their several States. Perhaps
il would be we'll for them to first devise some
plan for the protection Of human life. That
persons consider their lives of more value
than home, and the reports Of numerous
lynchings are not calculated to attract
quiet people TO become permanent residents.
-1A<six, (R. ~ Gkeas<S. !:
The plain inference, in the above,
that human life in the South, is more
unsafe than in any other section
of the country is made through will
full Misrepresentation or wofal igno-
rance in the premises, and reminds
the Gazette most wildly of how the
tables were once turned upon false
accusers.
Some years ago the Cincinnati
papers made it \ feature to repor:,
with glaring headlines in most con-
spicuous type, every infraction OF
the law, no matter how trivial, tina,
happened in. Kentucky. Not CON.
tent with the bare facts, fiction was
employed to give hideousness to
the details.
One 6ne morning the Louisville
Courier Journal sent corps Of re.
pofters at every point In Ohio with
instructions to report every crime
that was committed during the past
twenty-four hours, and to report
the facts only.
This was done, and such were ths
number of crimes and their atrocity
50 horrible, that the Cincinnati pa
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-03-11
THE Tendencies or THE
TINES.

We are no admirers of that pa
4eantry, displayed in latter years,
ON the occasion Of the Inauguration
of the President of the Republic,
and Of the Governors of the States.
We much prefer the plainness and
EdiGuity with which Th0mss Jeffef-
son, and Che FIRST Presidents, assumed
the duties Of their Office. Plainness
is one Of the jewels of = demOcEatic
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-03-11

q
We should see1e atula essolatpslxse,
'fof hyinesia q = ressive .agey INC
we should NOT 56Gget that We owe 70
our country - to our fsilowhhen'
oar support TO elevate the noble
cause q public education. This
grand cause the World over IL in the
lead, a1D0 We akould Al give il our
hartiest support, not only In words
81, ene6nr.gemskt, but "a ouf own
good free willed ontributfons from
our purses. . Education i the
chief defen.e ofsnations, y said the
grand old orator, Edmund Barke-
Education is the keynote to success
in life, and whafspeaks: louder, for .
country than itssIood public schoels7
Do We build 61r school houses for
ornaments only1 Nov that We have
! fine building 8 our city, erected
ut . cosesof fsem s8I5oo to, Saooos
why not; an put eur shoulders. TO. the
wheels, and secure fuAds sufficient
employ iirst-class talent as teachers
to educate our children. Let u.
employ competent principal at .
good liberal salary. and give hin,
such assistants as he may need to
establish q ffrse-class high school,
such as our city deserves. 2
!. Come let Us wake up and make
Lafayette. the. banner parish in
Louisiana. We can do it if we blu,
work together. -.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-03-11

] i IL
We underseai1d that Mr.. Leslie is
largely Interested in the present
CONSTRUCTION Of railroad from some
point In Arkansas to Alexandria.
The work, it seems, is processing very
favorably.
This gentleman, rs our readers
ARE well awsre, has submitted pro-
position TO the people of the town of
Lafayette and parish, asking for a
special tax for the building of rail-
yette.
Should his proposition be acted
favorably upon, by the people, the
extension Of the line from Lafayette
TO Alexandria will follow. we believe,
giving us thereby another outlet to
the markets abroad.
This proposition has been thor
eughly discussed, and the fusther the
discussion goes, the more the measure
seems 70 be gaining friends.
White acknowledging the right OF
every man to think for himself and
view the matter rom slhatsve1
standpoint his convictions naay dic-
tate, We reserve and claim the same
tight for ourselves hence, our be-
lief Il, that the accepeaeion of Mr..
leslie's proposition can but re-
Aound to the benefit Of the people of
The town in particular, and the