Iron County register., 1894-01-04

This is the week for turning over a
new leaf and stopping all the bad habits
!, The Senior is again in st. Louis in
attendance on the U. S. Court as q
- Baldwin Bros. shipped car load of
hubs one day last week. There were
about three thousand hubs iu the lot
DR.. l. A. Marshal reports the birth
of a girl to Mr.. and Mrs Eli Depew on
Thursday. December 2Sth, 1898. All
parties are doing we'll.
The limit for shooting deer and quail
expired January 1st. Any more exc
cution in this line subjects the offend
er to severe punishment.
Henry Richter killed a monster wild
turkey on Russell Mountain one day
last week. 1t was a gobbler and had a
beard full eleven inches in length.
The Teachers Association at Bis
marck last week was largely attended.
The address delivered by Prof. Blenton
of the State University was a masterly
effort
Orders were received to take off
another pusher crew last right, and
now there are only two crews working,
one night and one day. Business on
the road is very, very slack.
Our young friend. D. H. Mckenzie,
is an applicant for County School Com
missioner, Uice. E. H. Keesling, de-
ceased. He is an estimable young man
and will doubtless be appointed.
A gun found its way into the negro
crap game in Arcadia a couple of
nights before Christmas, and came
near causing trouble; as it was two or
three bruised heads only resulted.
VIM. Mum and Gay Rusk were ar
rested last Sunday on the charge of
fast driving. and shooting their revolv
ers in the city limits the night before.
They both received five days in Jail.
The boys s.tick-knocked" the s'deal-
er" several night last week, and John
says he has secured enough string to
run him for months to come. The
"dealer" isn't kicking at all, he says.
A number of the gentlemen of
agreed to make a list of all the crowd
that .'toil not. neither do they spin"
1t will be ready for publication next
week.
About a dozen Cherokee Indians
braves and Squaws-passed through
Ironton for the South Christmas day,
on their way home in the Nation.
They had been up North, and had good
horses and wagons.
Ed. Russell prepared the supper for
the Masque Ball last Wednesday and
every one who was so fortunate as to
be present can testify that he furnished
a magnificent spread. AS caterer
Ed can compete with the best.
Since Christmas business on the rail-
road has slackened up very much. and
one of the pusher crews was pulled off
last Thursday night. The expenses
must be kept down to the earnings and
it is feared other removals will soon
follow.
Fred Harvey, aged % years, died at
his home in De Soto, Friday, December
22d, after a long and painful illness.
The deceased spent the earlier years OF
his life IN Ironton, and many OF our
people will learn OF his death with
sorrow.
Boys, while you were removing
signs, turning over out-houses, ETC.,
the night before Christmas, why did
YOU not also take away the barber pole
in front of Segner'sP Don't all answer
at once! You're pretty fair sprinters,
amt you?
The New Year in the Valley was
welcomed with ringing of bells, BOOM
ino of cannons and other demonstra-
tions calculated to prevent sleep. Al
ter an hour, though, the wonted quiet
was resumed and people again slept
and rested.
At Christian Endeavor prayer-meet-
ing, next Sunday evening, every one
will be given an opportunity to make a
free-will offering, which will be used In
belping those who are needy in our
own community. Meeting begins at
6.15. Everybody cordially invited.
Tn looking over some papers in the
r;rcuit Clerks Office the other day,
REGISTER news gatherer came across
,,orriaoe license, wherein the return
certificate was signed by minister OF
the gospel" who. being unable to write
his name, had placed his mark instead.
Hinder the circumstances the document
is a sort of an oddity.
Christmas exercises at the fresoy-
+erian Church went off very pleasantly.
A GOOD attendance and the pupils did
themselves credit. The contribution
consisted of things to eat and to wear,
.nd some cash. WI : all was counted
~, II amounted tc luout twenty dollars.
This was distributed to those In town
Who were working hard and scarcely
able to make both ends meet. Inc
hone is entertained that much good
Iii NAV come out of this effort.
The glory of Hicks as weather
-ronbet. we fear, has departed. His
demonstrations for the months Just
rIosed were that it should be exceed
;nglv cold and ST srmy. when, in truth.
:, has been an exceptionally mild and
n,easant December. Rev. Irl, as
r,Ie- has always been very near the
marx in his predictions. and we trust
he isn't losing his grip. but his awful
mistakes as to the past month are
enough to make one grow suspicious.
Last Monday, January 1st, Judge A.