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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-10-04
CITY OFFICERS:
CHURCHES:

CATHOLIC CHURCH, Arcadia College
hnd Pilot Knob. l.. WERNERT Rector.
High Mass and Sermon at Arcadia College
every Sunday at 8 O'Clock A. NJ. Vespers and
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 4
O'Clock P. NJ. High Mass and Sermon and
Benediction at Pilot Knob Catholic Church
At 1880 O'Clock A. NJ. Sunday School for
children at 80 O'Clock P. NJ.
NJ. E. CHURCH, Cor. Reynolds and
Mountain streets,J. II; HURLEY, Pastor;
and fourth Sunday of cash month at II A. NJ.
Meeting Sunday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
Prayer Meeting Thursday evening. All
are invited.
NJ. E. CHURCH, SOUTH, Fort Hill,
between Ironton and Arcadia. Rev. j.
NJ. ENGLAND. Pastor. Services every Sum
day, at II A. NJ. and p. NJ. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday evening, 7 O'Clock. Sab
bath School at $3.50 A. NJ.
BAPTIST CHURCH, Madison street,
near Knob street, E. N. SHoUsH, Pastor.
Residence Ironton. Preaching on every
Saturday before the first Sunday of each
month at 2:3O P. NJ. and on the first and third
Sundays at IL A. NJ. Sunday School every
every Tuesday evening at 1880 P. NJ.
Presbyterian Church, cor. Reynolds
AMI Knob streets, Ironton. Services at L A.
NJ. and 7:30 p. NJ. Sunday School at $3.50 A.
NJ. Y. z. 5. C. r., $3.50 p. NJ. Prayer Meet
ing Wednesday, M. q. II. DUTY, PASTE
st. Paui's Church, Episcopal, Ironton. the
Rev. DIR. James, pastor, services every Sun
day, at l0:3O A. NJ. and 1880 P. NJ. Sunday
School $3.50 A. NJ.
LUTHERAN CHURCH, Pilot Knob.
Rev. OTTO PFAFFE, Pastor.
NJ. E. CHURCH, Corner Shepherd
and Washington streets. Ironton. II. A.
HENLEY. pastor. Preaching every Sum
day at IL A. NJ. and 1879 p. NJ. Sunday
School at $50 A. NJ. and Select Reading at 4
P. NJ. Literary every Tuesday night at 8.
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chances are that he will not. A boy
who is allowed to live at home without
doing any work. after he leaves school.
may be honest and law-abiding. but he
is in great danger OF being overrEas-
tered by temptation. II he does not
transgress the law he is still an object
Of suspicion. Most people have some
occupation, and they look with con-
tempt upon young men without means
who do not work, and never fail to
speak Of them as an inferior and per-
haps dangerous class whose acquaint-
ance it is we'll to avoid.
The best thing. then, for q boy is
work. II you would make a man of
him, put him to work. Allow him to
grow up in idleness aud he will either
be utterly worthless or SO vicious that
he will in time be ready to commit
any crime.-Atlantd Constitution.
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SOCIETIES.:

so IRoNTON LODGE, No. IA, X.
GHAof p. Ironton, Mo-, meets every I'd
Eg1S7 md 4th Friday evening of each month
VSVat Odd d-Fellows Hall.
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OCTOBER 4. 1894.

clover, just as green. just coming into
blossom since the rains.
AS I rode along I passed several
squads of men at work on the road.
And such work! l said to myself,
''these men bad just as well put in
their time at anything else, for all the
good their work is doiug:the first good
rain that comes will wash every bit of
their work away. It's just time
thrown away"
And / saw at some OF the farms large
flocks of sheep. and women carding the
wool and spinning the wool into yarn.
And saw such fiocks of turkeys, geese,
ducks, and chickens; and at almost
at every house you see from one to a
dozen bee-hives, or as they call them,
bee-guins; for most all of them were
the hollow bodies of gum trees sawed
off and a plank head nailed on. And
patch to acres of the finest sorghum.
At one farm l saw that same old mule
going around and around as they put
the long stalks of sorghum to the
mills hungry mouth.
AS / rode on along l said to myself,
What do these people know or care
for the tariff; whether it's protection or
not? They have everything they need;
" hat more do they want? They raise
big fields of wheat, corn oats, clover,
nay. and all sorts of vegetables. fruits,
honey, sorghum - everything they
want or need: what they care for
strikes?" tell you, Mr.. Editor. they
live at home and board at the same
house! A more independent people
l never saw. And as / passed the
schoolhouses, saw the bright faces
of the girls and boys.
The same night spent few miles
this side of Fredericktown with an old
friend. 1t seemed like getting home.
Here was a large family of grown
daughters and half-grown boys, with
everything about them to make life
comfortable. Don't talk to me about
city or town life! In my rounds l saw
so many things, and such changes in
the looks of the country. l can hardly
believe it is the same ground used to
travel over with ..Old Betsy" on my
shoulder all alone. l would never
have thought there could have been
made such change as l saw in all my
ride. / can't realize it. But when
l look back all the way down the half
a century, and over, then it seems pos
sible. Time and labor conquer all
things. T.. P. r.
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The Best Thing for a Boy.

When boy comes home from school
or college the best thing that can be
done for him is to put him to work.
No time should be lost in starting
him in the occupation, trade or profess
sion which his talents or his circum-
stances point to as the best and most
available business for him to follow.
Every great and successful man in
this country commenced his life work
at an early age. 1t is the only way.
No matter how clever boy may be,
idleness will ruin him. If he is ten
der-hearted and obliging he will be-
come good natured loafer. eating up
the substance of his relatives and
friends. If he is reckless and impa-
tient he will hunt the companionship
of congenial spirits. and drift into
crime.
An idle youth between the ages OF
eighteen and twenty-five can grow
more VICIOUS anu CditOuS LII Ou0 year
than would be possible for an indus
trious man in a lifetime. His brain
rapidly evolves schemes OF fraud and
violence, and his familiarity with
criminal suggestions and designs gives
him a degree of boldness and nerve
hardly surpassed by the Oldest male
factors.
When a young criminal who has
been trained up in the school of idle
ness falls into the clutches OF the law
it Is mistake to allow his youthful
ness to count too strongly in his favor.
There have been boys in their teens
who coolly murdered and robbed their
friends, benefactors and even their
parents, and when brought to trial their
self-possession, glib mendacity and
artful lodges have astounded and
puzzled the public and the courts.
A boy who is trained up in habits of
industry may go wrong, but the
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Iron and Dent Counties, Missouri,
Compared.

In the following article some facts
in regard to Dent county will be given,
and the readers of THE REGISTER who
are posted on Iron county, can form
tb cir own conclusions.
In Dent county, stock buying is on q
boom. This is shared by fringe OF
Iron, Reynolds, Texas and Shannon
counties. whose people trade at Salem.
Chicago and St. Louis both have
buyers in the market. Prices are very
modest. Reckoning all kinds of stock
Dent county ships annually about
125, 900 head. principally by the main
line of the Frisco road, as the differ
ence of seven dollars per car between
that and the Salem spurpays for driv-
ing the additional distance.
The whole stock problem on the
above named area can be condensed
into one sentence.
If the farmers on the above named
area would raise twice the feed and
give it to half the number of stock
they would handle twice the money
they do. That is the verdict of many
of the experienced stockmen OF the
country. Farmers are generally sell
ing down close. to guard against a
shortage in feed next winter. There
is no mast. and the noses of hogs are
already growing long and sharp SO
that they may be the better able to eat
out of their owners pockets. The
drought has cut all crops short here.
The connection between the climate of
a country and the morals of the peo-
pie is very strongly set forth in Ps.
CIVIL. 33d43d verses, ana will stand
investigation. The ungodliness of the
people, centuries ago, turned what was
the Garden of Eden into desert. The
experience of all time shews that if, by
the neglect Of thorough cultivation,
the earth under people becomes iron,
the heavens over them Will soon De-
come brass. We make our climate.
About 35 years ago the writer knew a
congregation of Scotch Presbyterians
in Indiana who were very good in their
own way and estimation. A severe
drought prevailed. They appointed q
day of fasting, humiliation and prayer
against the drought. The writer bare
ly escaped the charge OF the sin against
the Holy Ghost, and several other dan
gerous things. because he held that it
would be in vain to sanctify fast and
call solemn assembly to pray against
a drought. SO long as they plowed only
three inches deep in limestone soil.
Some time ago moral upheaval was
imminent here because the writer, in
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A Question Of Science.

Darkness came on early the other
evening in the Texan city of Eagle
Pass. It was because of an unusually
dense cloud that came up in the north.
Observant persons noted that the cloud
was composed o; butterflies. presume
bly, migrating to Mexico.
On the morning following forty-two
fat plover were picked up near the
railroads. over which telegraph wires
were strung. When the crops of the
birds were opened hundreds OF live
butterflies were found in them, and
these insects. upon being released, at
once resumed their fight at q rate that
would enable them soon to catch up
with the lepidopteran cloud.
Evidently these edible birds had
been flying in the cloud OF butterflies
and feasting on the wing; and 1t was
plain that the plover had in some way
come to their death through the agen-
cy of the insects. The question was,
Did the birds lose their lives because
the butterflies were in the midst OF
them. or because the insects were in
their midst? Persons who do not un-
derstand the ways of plover. said that
in the darkness OF the cloud of butter
flies the birds few against the tele-
graph wires and were killed. Bnt the
naturlist of the town, Mr.. George
Rouhlede, kuew that plover do not
come 10 collision with stationary OBJ
stacles in the course OF their flight.
and he promptly made this interesting
explanation:
1.-The blind efforts of the butterflies
to continue their journey after they
had been swallowed carried the un-
willing plover against the telegraph
wires and killed them"
We do not vouch for this story. We
merely accept it as truth from the es-
teemed and veracious Daily EIpress
San Antonio.-N Y. Sun.
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NUMBER Il,

pure religion aud undefiled before God
is a safeguard against want. But Holy
Mother Church and DR.. James care for
none of these things, for. according to
them, all Non-Conformists are between
the Devil and the deep sea. Let all
Presbyterians, Methodists and Baptists
remember that, and give Holy Mother
and DR.. James both wide berth.
But to return to our mutton-the
comparison of Dent and Iron counties.
Another test of the character of a
district of country is in its newspapers.
Iron county has one paper, Dent has
three; but the three in Dent combined
are not equal to the REGISTER in
breadth and manly strength as a news
paper.
The transition from the newspapers
of county to its politics is easy. The
candidates in Dent coun. J seem to have
resolved themselves into a Mutual Ad-
miration Society. But whilst on the
surface all is Peace, Peace, there is an
under-current of intense bitterness. 1t
is folly to talk of the Republican party
carrying Missouri. No far-sighted Re-
publican desires that it should. Torn
by internal dissensions, the Democratic
party has ceased to be a power for
good, and if the Republican party does
not reconstruct extensively by modify
ing old issues, and adopting new ones,
it will not see the year 1900.
From the politics of district to its
prosperity is but step. Twenty-Five
years ago Ironton had boom, with
the railroad ending at the Knob. But
in 1872 the railroad passed. on, and
Ironton went down, and the drying up
of the Knob completed its demoraliza-
ton. For twenty-five years the devel-
opment of Salem has been astonishing.
but has arisen from entirely different
sources from those that attained at
1ronton.
Arithmetic cannot calculate the re-
sources of Dent, under judicious treat
ment. 1t can easily support 100000
people. In proportion as Dent county
has developed, Salem has arisen in
healthy growth. 1t has now quite a
number of bu siness houses that would
be ornaments to Washington Avenue.
St. Louis. 1t now aspires to city water
works and electric lights, and will have
them both in the near future. Owing
to fire, Salem, for a short time, had
its Jimson Block, but it is now being
covered with tasty and substantial bus
mess houses. have not seen another
town that shows less ramshackle arch
itecture than Salem. A large number
of business enterprises are we'll estab-
lished in it.
In short, if the people OF Missouri
could only understand what their State
is capable of doing, and get up and
make it do it, we would soon have ten
millions of people within our borders.
But while see all our good points,
l see the drawbacks, also, and cannot
fix the rate of our growth, or the date
of the good time coming, lest l meet
the criticism, 1.-The vision that he seeth
is for many days to come, and he
prophesieth of things that are afar
off," THOMAS CALLAHAN.
Stone Hill, Mo.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY IRON COUNTY
COURTS:

COURTS
CIRCUIT COURT is held on the
Fourth Monday in April and October.
COUNTY COURT convenes on the
First Monday of March, June, September
and December.
COURT is held on the First
Monday in February, May, August and No
vember.
OFFICERS:
A. W. HoLLoMAN, Presiding Judge Coun
CHARLES HART, county Judge, South
srn District.
Il. j. HILL, county Judge, Western Dis
trict.
!: $; s;JoRDAN, Prosecuting Attorney.
4. w. WHITwORTH, collector.
w. A. FLETCHER, county clerk.
Jos. HUFF, Circuit clerk.
Jos. A. ZwART. Probate Judge.
ID. +. REESE, Treasurer.
w. II. FISHER, Sheriff.
s. p. REYBURN, Assessor.
AUGULT RIEKE, Coroner.
A. w. HOLLOMAS, Surveyor.
ID. IL. MCKENZIE, School commissioner.
CITY OFFICERS:
MIyor, W. T. Gay.
MlrsaaI, j. l.. Baldwin.
CITY attorney, !. S. Jordan.
CITY Clerk, W. G. Fairchid.
City Treasurer, d. F. Reese.
Collector, j. l.. Baldwin.
City CounciImen-L. j. Giovanoni, J. N.
Bishop. NJ. Clavb aueh, Jno. Baldwin, Geo.
ID. Marks and Henry Kendall.
Street COmmtttee-Jno. Baldwin, NJ. Clay
badgh aud l.. j, Gioyanoni.
Fire COHsm,ttee-L. j. Giovanoni, G.. d.
Marks and II. Kendall.
Heattt Comnsittee--J. n. Bishop, G. d.
Marks and ii. Kendall.
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Official Directory.

MEMBER OF CONGRESS-:
HON. II. w. FYAN, Thirteenth Distric
Marsheid No.
u. $. LAND OFFICE Jas. III. CLARK.
Register; MANN RINGO, Receiver from
ton, Mo.
J. FRANK GREEN, Judge Twenty First
,ircuit, De Soto, Mo.
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Samuel Pitchers prescription for Infants
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Paregoric, Drops, Soothing and Castor
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CastOra is the Childrens Panacea
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DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Pair Highest Medal end Olpsema.
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FoR SALE CHEAP-My 4-rooms cot
tage on Shepherd street. opposite
schoolhouse. Lot 80x25O It.
3t P. GARNER.
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Lawrence.

Dick and Ed. Everett were home last
Sunday.
Miss Alice Rowland is expected home
TO spend Thanksgiving.
Rev. Mr.. Connell is quite sick at the
home of Mrs. Alice johnson.
The meetings held at the Baptist
church are becoming quite interesting
Mr.. and Mrs. Vine Branch of Hart
ford are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Arson
Carris.
Mrs. Frank Stryker of Buchanan was
the guest of Mrs. Allen Wiggens last
Friday.
Dell Cross and Chas. Cornwell have
gone to Grand Rapids with their patent
coffee pot.
Mesdames Rockwell and Marshall
visited at Prof. Pritchard's in Decatur
last Friday.
The ladies of the Relief Corps met at
G.. A. H. Hall last Thursday and sewed
for Mrs Shaw, who is great sufferer
with rheumatism in her hands and
wrists.
Mrs. Morgan Bidwell is at the home
OF ner SlStef near DdnSoI, caring III
her aged father, Cara Sweet, who is in
quite II critical condition from the
effects of a fall received a few weeks
ago.
Prof j. l.. Thompson and orchestra
of Chicago will give a grand ball and
reception at Lawrence opera house on
Thanksgiving eve, Wednesday, Nov. "a
Come, bring your friends, and have a
good time. Tickets only 80 cents per
couple. Supper served at Waterman
House. Grand march at 8 o'clock.
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Bne Storms went to Chicago last
week with hogs.
Miss Essie Knowles is reported as
quite i'll.
Miss Maud Parmeter is teaching the
winter term in the Hayden district
Corn husking and potato digging are
not very agreeable jobs this kind of
weather.
Mr.. and Mrs Will Harris spent last
Sunday with their son George and
family in Lawrence.
Will Martin has novel cow mixer:
little pig that took the responsibility
of procuring his own feed.
Mrs. Steve Zimmerman entertained
a cousin, Mr. Schuyler Drullinger of
Grand Rapids, on Sunday last
The many friends of Mrs. Ezra Nc
Alister will be panied To hear she is
lying dangerously i'll of dropsy on the
heart.
Miss Verne Harris spent several days
last week at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Lula Simmons in Lawrence, keeping
house for viii while Lulu was on visit
TO Paw Paw
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But ride inside of the Electrict Lighted
and Steam Heated Vestibue apartment
trains of the Chicago, Milwaukee ~ St
Paul Railway, and you will be as warm,
comfortable and cheerful as in youl
library or boudoir To travel between
Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis, Oh
between Chicago, Omaha and Sioux
City, in these luxuriously appointed
trains, is supreme satisfaction; and,
as the somewhat ancient advertisement
used To read, 'for further particulars
see small bills" Small bills land large
ones also) will he accepted for passage
and sleeping ear tickets by all coupon
ticket agents. For detailed informa.
ton, address Harry Mercer, Michigan
Passenger Agent, Detroit, Mich.
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GsObIeville.

j. w. McDougal and wife of Mendon
were calling on friends here last week
Adjutant. General Eaton came home
last Saturday and remained until Mon.
day.
Mrs. b. M. Parker is in Kalamazoo
visiting her son, DR.. F. G. Myers, and
other friends.
j. w. Stoughton and wife of Grand
Rapids have been visiting relatives and
friends here for the past week.
Quarterly meeting was held in the
M. +. church last Sunday D. m. Sermon
by Presiding Elder Masters of Kalama-
ZOO.
+. w. Clement has been having quite
serious time for several weeks with
throat trouble, but is reported on the
gain.
Potatoes are being marketed here in
large quantities, there being several
buyers. Prices keep pretty low-only
about 30 cents.
Rev. T.. b. Hart is in the southern
part of the state assisting in revival
meetings. Joseph Jackson filled his
pulpit last Sunday.
The diphtheria scare is over there
being no more new cases and those
having it all out of danger, only one
death having resulted from it,
Prosecuting Attorney Titus of Paw
Paw delivered an able address in the
opera house one evening last week fol
the benefit of the |. o. o. +. lodge
Mrs. f. j. Tucker, daughter of N. w
Lewis, left for her home in at Cakes,
North Dakota, Wednesday morning
She has been here several weeks, assist
ing in the care of Mrs. Lewis mother
Mrs. Risley, who died last week.
The Knights of Pythias held theil
annual supper Wednesday evening
Nov. l4th, in honor of their eleventh
anniversary. Members, families and
friends, numbering over hundred
were present and very enjoyable time
was had, devouring those large, deli
cious chicken pies.
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Gobleyvine Cor. Kal. Telegraph.

Goblevville Cor. Kal. Telegraph.
George Darby has moved to Frank
fort.
Ezra Allen of Fennville was visiting
friends here last week.
Mrs. M. A. Fuller has returned from
her visit near Kalamazoo.
Mts. w. Wright of Kalamazoo was
visiting friends here last week.
Presiding Elder Master preached at
the Nj. K. church last Sunday.
j. H. Parent and wife of Detroit were
here last week visiting friends.
Mrs. j. w. Stoughton and wife OF
Grand Rapids visited friends over Sun
day.
Herrold Heron of Kalamazoo was
visiting his uncle, Wesley Heron, here
last week.
The little daughter of Mrs. Mense,
cut her finger very badly and it is fear
ed blood poison will set in.
Mrs. Riley, who has been sick fol
several months at her daughters, Mrs
N. w. Lewis, died last Thursday. The
funeral was held at the house. Eide
Holley preached the funeral sermon.
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Probate Court proceedings.

Following is a synopsis of the pro.
ceedings in Judge Heckert's court fol-
the week ending Thursday, Nov %:
In the matter of Alma Dora Cook,
minor; order of adoption and change OF
name TO Alma Dora Scotie,d.
Estate of Thomas Crippin, deceased;
final account allowed.
Estate of Isaac Il. Robertson, deed;
final account allowed.
Estate of William G. Decker, deed;
hearing on claims adjourned To Nov. "a.
Estate of Chas n iloag, decd; inven-
tory and affidavit for posting notices
filed.
In the matter of l.. Ii. Woodman,
minor; guardian discharged.
Estate of Oliver + Cox, decd; peti-
ton for appointment of administration
filed; hearing Dec. cath.
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We are sorry to note the illness OF
Mr.. Holmes.
Rev w. McColley returned Tuesday
from business trip to Saginaw.
Rev. Trewin is conducting series OF
revival meetings at the Town Line.
The Nj. +. Aid society met Wednes
day at the home of Mrs. ID. Scotield.
The reading circle met Monday even
ing at the home of Miss Jessie Hubbard
The l.. o. Il. M. will hereafter hole
their meetings on Saturday afternoon
K. j. Merrifield's new brick store il
nearing completion, and it is indeed al
ornament to our town.
The three departments of our schoo
will unite in giving Thanksgiving en-
tertainmeDt next Wednesday afternoon
All are invited.
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Cure for Headache.

AS remedy for all forms of Headache
Electric Bitters has proved to be the very
best. 1t effects permanent cure and the
most dreaded habitual sick headaches yield
TO its influence. We urge all who are
afflicted to procure bottle. and give this
remedy fair trial. In cases of habitual
constipation Electric Bitters cures by giving
the needed tone to the bowels, and few cases
long resist the use of this medicine Try it.
Large bottles only Fifty cents at honeywell
Bros, Paw Paw and D. F. Barrows', Law
renee I2
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Chilblains, Corns and all Skin Erup-
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pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded
Price 20 cents per box. For sale by
Longwel Bros, Druggists, Paw Paw,
and j. +. Barrows Lawrence.