Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-04
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

LOCAL BREvITRs.
/. o. o. F. lecture at the Academy n
Music Friday night.
Probate court is in session this weel
with considerable business to be at
tended to.
Will the action of the grand jury
last week now make orap-shootine
solely thing of the past?
The young people had dance at the
Academy of Music Thursday night
Refreshments were served at the Olive,
House.
VIM. Rieke has lately built a portics
In front of his residence in North Iron.
ton, that adds very much to the an
pearance of the premises.
The REGISTER has bran new from,
door-the handiwork of Messrs. Bald
win Bros. The latch string, as usual.
Is on the outside for our friends and
the public generally.
Eugene Logan of Belleview had q
valuable horse killed by lightning dur
ing the storm last Friday night. The
animal was in the pasture at the time
and the discovery was made mex,
morning.
STRAYED-Monday, May LIST, a small
bay mare, white spot in forehead.
slight brand on right shoulder. When
left. had both saddle and Bride on.
Suitable reward for return to S. w.
Andrews, Arcadia.
General superintendent Kicker went
down the road Tuesday on special
for the purpose of seeing what shape
the track was in, and what would like
ly be the consequences in case there
was another heavy rainfall.
VIM. Borders, who lives a mile west
OF Arcadia, was arrested Sunday on the
charge of stealing hogs from Jas. w.
Dixon. He pleaded guilty to petty
larceny before Justice AXE Tuesday,
and received a sentence of ten days in
jail.
Mr.. Thos. B. Pruitt, one of our we'll
known painters, left Saturday for Litch-
field. Illinois, where he will engage in
the business of running a merry-go-
round. He expects to travel over con-
siderable territory during the summer.
We wish him great success.
Mr.. Mangold, the gentleman who
resides in the property in Arcadia
which he purchased from Mr.. Hatten
about a year ago, is negotiating for the
Arcadia House property and says he
intends to have a resort for summer
visitors in Arcadia sure, and that in
the near future, too.
Collector Whitworth and Deputy
sheriff VIM. O'Neal leave tonight for
jefferson city with Munsford Under
wood who has five years to serve in
the penitentiary. They also have
John Timl,m in charge, whom they
will take to the asylum at Nevada
The late grand jury returned an in
dictment against C. b. Hill on the
charge of running a gambling house.
The defendant was brought In court
Saturday morning. gave bond in the
sum of $500, and the case went over
until the next regular term in October.
After a very busy week. circuit
court adjourned Saturday evening late
and the petit jurors were discharged
until May 31st, when an adjourned
term will be held for the purpose of
irving some important cases. The
grand Jury completed its labors and
was discharged Friday.
During the high wind of Friday
night. while the circus performance
was going on the canvas loOsened from
the center pole of Clark's tent and fell
on the masses below; there was some
lively scrimmaging and pushing for the
open air. Children shrieked, men be-
came excited and the stampede was
general. Luckily no one was hurt.
Clark's circus, which has been win
tering in Ironton, opened the season
here and gave performance to large
crowds on Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday. Sunday the stakes were pulled
and Monday morning they departed
for Iron Mountain; thence they go
north as far as Minnesota and then
back. The trip will require twenty
eight weeks.
DIR. J. Meyer is in Ironton this week
selling County rights on patent
cburn which is decidedly the best
thing in the way of q churn ever got
ten up. It will churn butter from ID
s minutes. 1t has been given fair.
trial in this town and has proven all
claimed for. DR.. Meyer is selling ter
ritory rapidly. The churn is so sim
ply and easy to clean, it sells on sight.
Past Grand Master Rixey. ]. o. o. F.,
will deliver q public lecture at the
Academy of Music, Friday evening OF
this week. Admission free, and every
body is cordially invited. After the
lecture. the members OF the order will
.d;onrn to their hall, where Mr.. Rixey
w;il instruct them in the secret work.
The citizens of the Valley who attend
the public lecture, will receive treat
without money and without price:
RI. ~ latters remaining in the Iron
ton post-ofiice, for the month enoins
April 3Oth. 1898: 1r
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Da,.s Thomas Orrinnier Thomas
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TCC Ruff Mrs Annie
49, HI Williams Chas
-. caIled for within thirty days,
III, I,e SAINT to the dead-letter Of
suoy THOMAS BEARD, p. NJ.