Iron County register., 1893-07-13
LOCAL BREVITIEs.


will be weekly meetings in future.
Louis Miller, the contractor. will
complete the Potosi bank building this
week.
Oats and wheat are about harvested:
the wet weather has interfered consid-
erably.
For SALE-A splendid soda fountain
in good order. Cheap for cash; apply
at this Office
The advertisement of the Cape Cir
ardeau Normal school appears in this
weeks paper.
Services in the Presbyterian church
next Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. Ev-
erybody invited.
The financial statement of the Pilot
Knob school district appears in this
weeks REGISTER.
j. A. Segner is agent for the Super
ior Laundry, of st. Louis. Give him
your soiled linen.
The negroes from Poplar Bluff ex-
pect to have an excursion and picnic
to this city about July goth.
The revival meeting which had been
in progress at Fort Hill church for two
weeks past closed last Friday evening.
The Ironton and Arcadia boys play
ed a game of ball Sunday in which the
Arcadia team came out victorious; the
score being 6 to z.
Sis barber gave one of the ''home
coons" a fearful drubbing the other
night; yells OF pain and cries of
''enough" could be heard for block
or more.
John. Hill, an old citizen, died at
his home in this city Monday. The
remains were inferred in the Pilot
Knob cemetery Tuesday morning. The
deceased leaves large family to mourn
his demise.
FL. NJ. Collins. the livery man, was
arrested last week, on the charge of
allowing his horses to run at large |
through the streets, contrary to the |
city ordinances. The case will be |
tried next Thursday.
Mr.. Haywood Scott, son of Prof. John |
B. Scott, of De Soto, spent the past
two weeks in Ironton, canvassing for
combination black board and writing
desk. He is most gentlemaDly young
fellow, and his father may well be
proud OF such Il son.
The GLORIOUS fourth" passed very
quitely in Ironton. The various pic
mics adjacent were well attended. but
the largest crowd probably went to
Bismarck. At the latter place there
was large attendance but the rain in
terfered and the expenses were over
17ss .fie;fter than the receipts.
Mrs. A. III. Miller, who at one time
was engaged in the hotel business here
and at Pilot Knob, but has had charge
of the Madison House at Fredericktown
for the past fifteen years, is about to
retire from business and spend the
rest of her days in peace and quiet.
Her friends here will be glad to learn
that she has amassed a competency
during her stay in Fredericktown-
DIR. Smith the s.St. Louis Dentist"
has Just came over from Fredericktown
where he has been for the past two
weeks-and he informs us that the
beautiful Crown and Bridge work he
has done over there is the talk of the
town DIR. Smith is stopping at the
Oliver House and will remain for some
time and those needing the services of
a frst-class Dentist will do we'll to call
on him.
Harry B. Jones had narrow escape
from serious accident last Wednesday
night. He had taken a hack load of
people over to Gen. Turner's, and. the
night being dark, tipped over the rig
in trying to turn around. Mr.. Jones
was thrown underneath and dragged
for some distance. before he effected
mis- escape. His shoes were torn from
his feet, and clothing badly tattered.
He was brought over home, but an ex-
animation revealed that beyond some
painful bruises he was not seriously
hurt. He is now able to navigate on
crutches, and will soon be well again.
Henry Arrisman AMI Dan Phillips,
who live about four miles west of town.
were arrested Saturday evening on the
complaint of F. Trammei. On the Attn
of july Phillips and Arrisman went
swimming in a pond on Irammels
land: Trammel appeared and ordered
them off; they refused to go, and he
went to the house and got hatchet
again ordering them to leave. They
still refused and drew their revolvers.
The charge against them was carrying
concealed weapons, and exhibiting
them in a rude and threatening man
ner. Arr;sman was tried before a jury
in the Justices Court Monday and ac-
auitted; the case against Phillips was
then dismissed.
Joe Black, at one time resident OF
, lie west end OF Iron county. and quite
notorious character, was shot and
Instantly killed at Mcdonald, Carter
county, Mo-, July Sd. Black had just
mad difficulty with one Bob Sherreil
over a game of cards, and knocked his
opponent down; the constable, who is
a brother of Sherrell, then attempted
TO arrest Black, who resisted; the
constable fred his revolver and shot
him through the heart, death resulting
Instantly, A preliminary examination
was held, and the constable was releas-
ed on the ground of justifiable homlclde.
At the time of his death, BLACK
was said to have two wives-one In
Reynolds and the other in Carter