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

The county board of equalization
and appeals was in session Monday an,
Tuesday.
Clark, the Snowman, who has win
tered in IrontOn, starts out on the roal
next week.
Several freight cars were wrecked
near Sabula Saturday night. No grea
damage resulted.
Snow storms in April are getting
common; another one visited this
section last Friday.
B. Shepherd is experimenting the
construction of new saw mill for W.
j. Coleman at Sabula.
The Hotson property is being fitted
up for hotel and will be occupied by
Mrs. r. F. Wingate.
A travelling rope walker gave an ex.
hibition in front of the courthouse las,
Saturday. The attendance was fair.
The depot at Hopewell was struck by
lighting during the storm last Tuesday
night and quickly burned to the ground.
Quite number of people boarded
the Arcadia train this morning, to at
tend the /. O.. o. F. festivities in De-
Soto.
The celebrated libel suit against Jno.
Warren was noIle pressed by Prosecut-
ing Attorney Jordan in the Circuit
Court yesterday.
Rev. w. D. Jones, of st. Louis, will
preach in the Presbyterian church next
Sunday morning and evening. Every
body is cordially invited.
A special term of County court will
be held next Monday for the purpose
of taking some steps relative to the
disposition of John Timlin.
John Timlin was brought down from
Graniteville Sunday morning and again
lodged in Jail. He will eventually
have to be sent to Fulton again.
The Schneider Granite Company has
just about completed all the stone for
the new city hall. A number of men
are now engaged on other contracts.
For SALE-A good, gentle family
horse, cheap for cash. Apply at once
to Mrs. H. III. Riddle, Ironton. Also,
will be sold at same time 8 buggy, if
wanted.
There is a likelihood of a night
operator being stationed at this place
In the near future. Such change
would be warmly welcomed by the
travelling public.
Potosi is going to have bank and
Ironton will soon be the only one of the
larger towns in the Southeast that
hasn't such an Institution. We need
one and ought to have it, too.
A few men are now working for the
Syenite Company at Graniteville.
The Omaha contract Is to be re-let and
new bids will have to be made. 1t is
impossible to tell who will secure the
award.
DIR. A. Parkhurst, an old time resi-
dent, of st. Francois county, died at his
home in Pennington Monday last.
The deceased was generally known in
Southeast Missouri and his demise will
be universally deplored.
No. 65, the South-bound Memphis
passenger train, struck a broken rail a
couple of miles north OF DeSoto Tues
Ciay night of last week. A number OF
oars were derailed and Conductor
Dates quite seriously injured. The
track was blockaded several hours in
consequence.
Washington. county is we'll repre-
sented at our present term OF court.
The safe blowing case at Mineral
Point which was brought to this coun-
ty ON change of venue is responsible
for the influx of visitors from our
neighborily county.
Among the attorneys in attendance
on circuit court are the following:
7. L. Thomas, L. F. Dining and Frank
r. bearing, Jefferson county; X. l. Jan
nary. w. l.. Beyersdorff, Centreville; Z.
r. Eyersole, Potosi; j. II. Raney, Pied
mont; /. Nj. Davidson. Poplar Bluff.
Judge John L. Thomas is in attend
ance at our court. The Judges long
and faithful service as Judge has not
impaired his efficiency as an attorney.
He comes back to the practice OF MS
profession with clean hands; would
that this could be said OF all the ex-
Judges of Missouri.
Little frankie Delano fell off wood
shed at his home last Thursday after
noon and cut his forehead and bruised
himself pretty badly. A surgeon was
called. a couple of stitches taken In the
In ,erated skin and the little fellow is
now getting along all right and will
soon be fully recovered.
Circuit court convened Monday short
,v after dinner. The Judge instructed
the grand jury and appointed S. +.
Rnford. foreman. That body retired
and the trial of cases began. Court
viii be in session all week anyway and
many OF the, important cases will be
Dostponed until June. when an adj
iourned term will be held