Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-04-27

Z" 13-W. r. Dennis.
Justice AXE Monday performed the
| marriage ceremony for Mr.. Francis
j. Lemay and Susan Sullivan, an elop
ing couple from DeSoto. The young
lady's parents, it seems. objected to
the match and were taking steps to
HE her to other chimes; Tearing of the
intentions of the sold folks" she in.
formed her gallant and, after consid-
| ering the matter, they decided to de-
lay no longer, but took the first train
for this place, arriving Monday. The
ceremony was performed with prompt
ness and the newly made man md
wife departed that evening for home
and, ere now, are in the full bliss OF
the honeymoon sweetened by 'parer-
tai forgiveness.
A lake of many acres in extent may
be had in this Valley, at comparatively
damned at the Shut-In, the land SO lies
on this side,of the gap that a beautiirl
body of water, with bays and inlets
would be formed. 'Tis pity there is
SO much old-foggyism, and so little en-
terprise here that an effort in this di-
rection has never been made. We
have one of the prettiest valleys in the
world, anyway; and, Nature having
done so much for us, she may not be
blamed for leaving a little to be done
by us. Some day the only feature
lacking to make this health resort
beautiful beyond compare, will be
irlioofo1 oh "hu
the ''some day" indefinitely afar off?
1t was rumored in town last week
that a gentleman from Chicago, st.
Louis or some other place was in town
looking for site for a hundred and
fifty room hotel. Later it was report
ed that he had purchased Hon. B. B.
Cahoon's property and would put up a
magnificent hotel there as a sort of
summer resort. Still later it was rum
ored that this same man had out
talked one of our citizens who had new
er before been turned down. We
don't know anything about these rum
ors but it is very much more than
probable that if Freder1cktown is to be
improved to any considerable extent
the work will have to be done by her
own citizens. Don't expect a stranger
to come here and start a money foun-
tain. He will not .come.-Frederick-
to,Uas Eagle.
At a meeting of the stock holders of
the Washington County Bank, bid
from Louis Miller, of Area dia, was con-
sidered to erect building of the fol-
lowing style: Pressed brick, terra
Gotta trimmings, cut stone base, plate
glass in doors and windows, oak doors
and oak finish on inside, including
wainscoting and floor. Size of building,
25x44, including vault Sx10. This
would make building; neat, commod-
ious, and such a building as would be an
ornament to any town: Consideration
about So, 900. Mr.. Miller is a gentle
man in whom the citizens of POtosi
have the greatest confidence in his in
tegrity as man, and skill as an archi-
tect and builder.
Should the contract be awarded to
him, we feel sure the building will be
on time; and to the entire
of all concerned.-Potosi
Independent.
There is likely to be a contest as to
who is entitled to be roadoverseer of
district No. 10. The district embraces
some territory west of Belleview and at
the elections held April 4th there were
three candidates for roadoverseer, VIZ:
J. D. Stephens, Lewis Highley AM
James Thompson. The voting places
in the district are school districts, Nos.
1, 2 and 8. The returns as certified to
to the county clerk from school
districts Nos. and 2 and one precinct
in No. 8, gave Stephens, A; Highleys
%; Thompson 21. These returns we Q
filed April 9Th and 7th; no returns
were received from the other precinct |
in school district No. 8. The law pro-
vides: cit shall be the duty of the
clerks of the school districts to cast up |
the votes for each candidate within five |
DAYS after such meeting, and transmit
the same to the county clerk, who shall |
issue certificate of cleo
ton to the person having received the
highest number of votes in each of said
road districts" After waiting eighteen |
days and receiving no returns from the
other precinct, County Clerk Fletcher |
on April 22d issued certificate of cleo
ton to Lewis Highley, the certified re-
turns showing him to have q majority |
Of one vote. On Monday, April oath, |
the returns from the missing precinct
certified to by X. w. Williams, clerk,
were fled in the county clerks Office, |