Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-09-14

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pusher engineers. is still suffering fror
rheumatism and is contemplating
trip to Hot Springs to see if the vapo
baths will not afford permanent relief
Mr.. Kells has had long siege of
and we trust he may soon be fully re
stored to health.
About a week since Mayor Gay ad
dressed letter to Mr.. d. Hardy, di
vision Superintendent of De Soto
stating that it was rumored that tn,
railroad company intended closing tn,
depot at this place; a few days later he
received a reply from Mr.. d. Hardy t.
the effect that the company had never
had any intention of removing the
agent at this point, and that any state
ment to the contrary was unauthorized
Sheriff Galloway of Madison county
shot one OF the show men while the
circus was at Fredericktown last
Thursday. A couple of the people had
gone through the pockets of an ole
citizen OF Madison, and secured $50
When Galloway went to arrest one Of
the offenders he attempted to get away,
and the sheriff shot him through the
arm. The show man is now in Jail at
Fredericktown awaiting the action oil
the grand jury.
Don't try to guy the young man who
sells peanuts and lemonade at the Cir
Gus. If you do you're sure to come to
grief, for guying is his business and
nerve his chief stock and trade! One
of our young ladies experienced the
full truth of this while viewing the
performance from reserved seat last
Friday afternoon; she became d little
funny and the peanut man got clear
sgay." tits needless to add that the
laugh was on the sshome talent" and
the p. m. Joined in the mlrth of the
crowd.
The editor has received cards an
nouncing the wedding of Mr.. L. F.
Livingstone, of Grandin, Mo-, and Miss
Annie Lindsay, of Sedalia, which &C.
Cured at the latter place Tuesday,
September 9Th, 1898, at the residence
of the brides sister, Mrs. r. w. Car
ter. The bride is the daughter of Col.
j. P. Lindsay an old resident of this
city, and the many friends of the
family will join us in wishing her a
life of much happiness and prosperity.
The young couple will make their home
at Grandin.
The circus was hardly what was eX-
pected. The horse show was immense;
the menagerie, outside of two splendid
performing elephants, was way short.
The grand opening was good, but with
was very common these exceptions were
the wonderful feets of little girl on a
bicycle and on the wire. and the re-
markable leaps of a couple of young
men in the flying trapeeze. There was
little or no gambling connected with
the concern and no disturbances were
recorded during the day.
Mr.. w. B. Watson, OF St. Louis, who
with his family spent the greater part
of last month in Irouton. left last week
for his home. This was Mr.. Watson's
first visit to the Valley and he is loud
in his praise of the Valley as a summer
and health resort. Mrs. Watson and
little child were in poor health when
they came here, both worn out with
the city's glare and heat. But a few
days OF our bracing air and pure water
helped them wonderfully, and when
they returned they were pictures of
health. Mr.. Watson, himself, is a
clever, entertaining gentleman, and we
are glad to know that he has promis-
ed to visit US every summer in the fu
ture.
Following are the grand and petit
jurors selected by the county court for