Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-23

through here for the south, Saturda
. night. 1t comprises portion of til
California display at the Worlds Fail
and is being exhibited along the roat
Fires in the woods have been yer
frequent during the past week. an
once or twice fences have only bee
saved by extreme efforts. Shepher
Mountain has been illuminated at va
rlous times AMI the flames ragged FUR
ously night or two.
The editor lately received a YER
pleasing letter from his young friend
Or. Miles &. Farrar, now located a
Atchison, Kansas. The DR.. is one O
the brightest young men who ever lef
the Valley and we are glad to know
that he is prospecting.
While on his way home from Farm
ington last Thursday, the editor spen
Anew hours very pleasantly with friends
at Bismarck. That town, while no
booming, improves right along ant
evidences of thrift and prosperity are
noticeable on every hand.
Mr.. j. Walter Clarkson, one of Car
ter county's hustling young business
men, gave this Office pleasant cal
last Wednesday. He spent several
minutes in conversation with the edi.
tor. .hen FASTENED on his way up into
Reynolds. Buren, Local.
| There is some talk OF two or three
of the city councilmen rendering their
resignation at the next meeting of the
council, the second Monday in Deem
Der. Some differences as to street i'm
provments, etc., is assigned as the
probable cause of the discomfort.
| The REGISTER Office acknowledges a
very pleasant call from Rey. L. G..
Wernert of Arcadia College Monday
morning. Father Wernert is an excel
| lent gentleman, most pleasing and
| entertaining conversationlist, and we
are always glad to welcome him.
Poplar Bluff was visited by a $751;
| 900 fire Tuesday night of last week.
Henry Schwaner, formerly of Pilot
Knob. lost his stock of goods valued at
| 100000; insurance $4,000. Geo. Beg
ley's place escaped with slight dam
age, but came very near succumbing
to the flames.
Perry Shoemaker and Chas. Fowler
of Madison county were before Com
missioner Fox last Friday on the charge
of cutting timber on government lands.
There being no evidence against them
they were discharged. Chas. Valid
man of Mineral Point was held on the
charge of selling bitters.
Again we revert to the fact that one
of these fine days some fortunate indi..
vidual will go down to Marble Creek,
and unearth as large a lead mine
as the State of Missouri has ever
known. Then several people we know
of will kick themselves "all over deck
and down into the hold" for set of
dod-gasted IDIOTS.
Thompson Blanton was seriously in
jured yesterday evening about five
o'clock at his farm, some six miles
southeast of Ironton. He had team
pitched up, and the horses becoming
unruly, they surged against him, 1n-
ficting severe injuries. The extent
thereof time will determine. in the
meantime, We hope to hear of his early
recovery.
While returning from the debate at
Fishers schoolhouse last Saturday
night, Miss Nora Russell met with quite
a painful. accident. She was riding
horseback when the animal stumbled |
ana threw her to the ground, badly |
cutting and bruising her face. She |
was taken to an adjacent house and |
given due attention. Her injuries |
were painful but not serious.
Mrs. Thos Newman left last Friday |
for Weatherford. Texas, where she
was called by the death of her little |
grandchild, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jno.
7. Butts. Other members of the fam
lily were also quite sick, but the well
come intelligence has since been re-
celved that they are now conyalescing.
In the death of their little son Mr.. and
Mrs. Butts have the sympathy of many
friends in Missouri.
The Ladies Aid Society, of Bellevue,
has secured the Rev. Ishida "a japanese
to lecture at the Masonic Hall
evening. He will ex.
hibit Japanese idols, counting machine,
shoes, etc. Admission, 10 cents. In
with the lecture there will
be box supper, which will he anus
ing as we'll as catering to the whims
of the inner man." Proceeds to be
used for the parsonage.
When Mr.. Maschmeyer fills his bond
and receives a commission as postmas-
ter at Pilot Knob it is his intention to
remove the Office to his store on the
corner, a block nearer the depot. The
present location of the Office at Mr..
Jaquith's is only few feet beyond the
distance in which the railroad COM
pany is obliged to carry the mails to
and from the depot; when the Office is
moved to Mr.. Maschmeyer's, it will be
within the limit prescribed by law and
The railroad will probably have to fur
nish a carrier.
The Flat River lead District in St. {
Francois county is still being develop
I'd and new discoveries of valuable de-
posits are being made every day. In
his connection the question suggests
Itself how much longer are Iron couL-
VS. mineral resources to remain unr
developed? There are many places
here where there are just as good in
locations of lead as anywhere in ST.
Francois county and there is every 6
'eason to believe that little prospect .
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