Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-05-03

W WITHOUT becoming mOnOUOnOuS, ana
therefore desire to say, once for all.
that they are good men and true, and
the Democrats of Iron County may
look upon their claims with favor. We
are sure they will not be forgotten on
Primary election day.
List of letters remaining in the Post
Office at Ironton, Mo-, for the month
ending April 80, 1894. If not called
for within thirty days, they will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office:
Allison S E Mrs Lancaster Mr.
Allison Il H Lindsay r l.
Anderson A G Maj Miller Joseph Mr.
Crawford G Miss Minks Lum Mr.
Croker w I Hon Self John Mrs
Debeter d Miss Stall G A Mr.
Ford Arnold Mr. Tullock Eliza Mrs
Hopper Bud Mr. Wilson Rosetta
Kendrick G Mrs Wheatland NJ
When calling for these letters please
say advertised. A. p. VANCE, P. NJ.
There is one section of the city char
ter that has been ignored for twenty
years or more, and we doubt not
through ignorance of the requirements
of the law. We refer to that provis-
ion (Sec. 29)which requires the annual
financial statement to be made on the
1st day of March and published within
ten days thereafter. The reason for
this is apparent: that at the election
which follows in April the citizens
may vote with full knowledge of the
condition of the city's finances. Yet
the practice for twenty years has been
to delay the making up and publication
of the statement until June. The Gus
tom should be amended.
Among the cases disposed OF at the
late term of circuit court, were those
of the Frizzells. Brill and Stout. in
dicted for burglary and larceny. They
all pleaded guilty, and Sam Frizzell
got eight years in the penitentiary;
VIM. Frizzell four years; VIM. Brill and
Dave Stout. each. three years. The
first named party is old in iniquity. and
pleaded under two indietments-one
for burglary at Mlddlebrook, and the
other at Ironton. He is hard case
and we'll disposed of. William Fritz
cell, nephew to Sam, was concerned
only in the former offence. Brill and
Stout are young in years, and we hope
there is some chance of reforming
them. But the town is we'll rid of all.
Tho case of Seitz Merchandise Com
pauy against the railroad company,
for damages, was continued at defen-
daut's cost, and we hope compromise
NAV be effected before the next term
of court. The damages claimed are
on account OF overflow Of plaintiffs
land by reason Of contraction OF the
capacity of a railroad culvert near
Middlebrook. The culvert, as origin
ally constructed, was of ample dimen-
sions; but a year or two ago the rail-
road company concluded it needed
strengthening and built an inner arch
of some two feet ip thickness, therby
reducing it's capacity nearly one-half.
In consequence, during the trasBets
last year, the waters, finding no es.
cape, damned up against the embank-
msnt about ten or twelve feet, over
flowing many acres of finely cultivated
land, and rising four feet above the
foundations of the iGe=house. 1t APP
pears to us SO clear q ease that we
wonder it should not have been settled
out of hand, for Mr.. Seitz is reason
able man, and we are sure will urge
no undue Claim.
The public schools of Ironton closed
last Friday. In the afisERoon An ex-
hibition was given by the classes Ct
the intermediate department., to
large audience composed of parents
and friends. Being bound down by
the duties of the Office we were unable
to attend, but understand from those
who were there that the pupils did
themselves and parents and teacher
proud by their excellent recitations of
song, story and dialogue. The follow
ing Monday afternoon the little ones of
the primary department had their in
nings, aud all the listeners were cap
tivated with the programme and the
man DER of its rendering. Ali manly rs
we'll as womanly hearts are drawn to-
ward the little innocents who are now
enjoying their first taste of appreciation
and applause. May their pilgrimage
through life see never a thorn and
know but of tho fragrance and beauty
of it's roses. The term which these
exhibitions closed was successful ahIye
the average. The efficiency OF the
principal in teaching and governing
has become household word through
out the Southeast. Where he is order
reigns. and opportunity is thus given
for the best results attainable from
ripe scholarship and the happy faculty
of imparting knowledge practical
knowledge as applied to practical life.
Miss Freeland in the intermediate. and
Miss Fannie Markham in the primary
department. ably seconded the efforts
of Mr. Vance to make tho school
model, and the three may close their
textbooks and betake themselves to
their vacations in the happy conscious
ness of well-directed effort successfully
applied. May they all capture
season of enjoyment.