Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-09-28

1850
The City Council meets next Monday.
Monday gave us the first taste OF
autumn.
AS dust-layer, Mother Nature takes
the bun.
The sound of the buck. saw is abroad
in the land.
Railroad business is brisking up. and
the toot OF the freight locomotive is be-
coming cheerfully frequent.
Jno. schwab went to St. Louis Mon
day, with carload of sheep, raised
on his farm west of Pilot Knob.
Rev. G. Duty will preach in the
Presbyterian Church next Sunday
morning and evening at usual hours.
Everybody cordially invited.
Tax collections are very slow this
year. but the promised ..good times
will no doubt bring accelerated pay
ments. At least the Collector hopes so.
The citizens of the North End say
another nsaison du joie has lately been
added to their confines, Strange to
say. they are not delighted over the
acquisition!
j. NJ. Norris, Des Arc, and Jno.
Blemel and Jas. G. Austin, of this bail
twick, went to St. Louis Sunday, to
serve on the U. S. petit jury during the
present term.
For SALE OR TRADE.-Two fine
Organs. Will sell cheap for cash, or
trade for stock, or for part cash and
part stock. Apply to w. b. Gates.
at the Blue Store, Ironton.
To Jno. Newman, Ironton's chief
green grocer, we are indebted for
basket of fine grapes sent to this Office
last Saturday. The frost hadn't nip
ped 'em and they were sweet and tooth
some.
bishops timer" was found lying
drunk on the sidewalk last Thursday,
and he is now in durance vile awaiting
the return of the Mayor from the
Worlds Fair. For the prisoners own
benefit, we hope he may stay in
month.
De Soto has raised, on the subscrip-
ton lists, over $4,000, to secure the
location of the Methodist College at
that place. But Ironton has at least
$4,000 advantage in locality. over
her competitors. She is logically the
school town of Southeast Missouri.
ceipt of card announcing the ap-
preaching marriage of Miss ADA
FLORENCE PERRY and Mr.. WIN. j.
STOWE, at Kansas City. Mo-, Wednes-
day, October 4th, 1898. Good luck,
long life and happiness to the high
contracting parties!
o, woodman, woodman, cut that tree,
And cut without delay!
Then haul the wood you promised US,
And haul it right away!
A stern alarm of coming cold
The autumn sounds; take heed!
For winters roaring. freezing winds
Are sure to soon succeed
The REGISTER, on behalf of the rel
atives of the late Mrs. M. j. Harviell,
extends thanks to to the neighbors and
friends who SO kindly aided them dur
ing her sickness and at her death and
funeral. The surviving members of
the family will not soon forget those
who endeavored to tighten the burden
of their affiiction.
The cemetery (Masons' and Odd
Fellows0 is in bad condition. The
ground Is overgrown with grass, weeds
and brambles, and should a fire get
into it this fall the damage to fencing,
monuments, etc., would be great. We
hope the trustees having the cemetery
in charge may see to getting it in prop
er shape, without delay.
Granitoid sidewalks are now as fixed
a style as the rock itself from which it
is carved. This city has made up its
mind to keep abreast of all progressive
movements, and r. Hotson is promot-
ing the general interest in supplying
the town with the most durable as we'll
as tasteful sidewalks. He was the
first to introduce the system in this
city. Satisfaction guaranteed or no
pay.-Butler County Aduocdte.
p. Ivester of Crane Pond has sworn |
out a warrant against Jno. N. Thomp- |
son, his father-in-law, charging him
with common assault. The case will
come UP before Judge Dinger next
MOnQay, UNLESS Tue poi SAOo gov eoSOso
err and effect compromise. It's a
family quarrel, though, and will prob |
ably be fought through to finish. The
State will be represented by Prosecut-
ing Attorney Jordan. while Mr.. Edgar
Will appear for the defendant.
VIM. Carl of Goodwater will be call
ed upon to justify himself before Squire
James o. Scott Of the same place, next
Saturday, at ten o'clock A. NJ. under
charge of disturbing the peace OF Mary
M. Haul The lady swears that Carl
upset her equanimity and set a-quiver-
ing the usually placid lines OF her quiet
life, by calling her "a liar and tat
tler"-which, she AYERS, was not only
against the peace and dignity of the
state. but unsupported by fact detail
or circumstance. If a generous and
long-forbearing public will forgive us,
we may generally assert that to Carl
lady "a liar and tattler" Is an
Haulful thing, and William ought to be
ashamed of himself-so there now!
Judge Jerome b. Kinney. OF Arcadia,
died suddenly at his home last Satur-
day night, at eleven o'clock. he re-
tired about nine o'clock in apparent