Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-04-05
Announcements.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.
First announ this week.


A refreshing rain yesterday CAV,
nurture to the things Jack Frost hat
spared.
An election of directors for the
Academy of Music Company will b.
held Monday, April 10th. See adver
tisement.
Sheriff Fisher takes charge of a con
siderable portion of the REGISTER thi:
week, and his lucubrations will nc
doubt be very interesting-to some
people.
Prosecuting Attorney Jordan had &
case of alleged hog-stealing in the
West End. After full hearing before
Justice Scott, the defendants were dis
charged.
The editor has just had his first ex.
perience as a candidate. There's lots
of fun in it to a contented mind, pro-
vidlng the skies are clear and the
weather is fine.
The first Quarterly Conference for
1ronton and Graniteville charge NJ. f.
Church, will be held at Ironton April
ii and Is. ID. w. CROW, p. E..
j. III. HURLEY, Pastor.
For SALE-Second-han Buggies,
Spring Wagons, New One-Horse Wag-
ons, at E. c. Tual's Shop, Arcadia-all
for prices to suit the dull times. Bug
gies repaired and painted.
Y esterday was typical election
d ay in its less agreeable mood. The
rain poured and dripped all morning
and well into the afternoon. Umbrel-
las and overcoats were but Indifferent
protection.
Read the card of the Guessing Mill
ing Company. 1t is one of the best
known and most reliable firms in
Southeast Missouri, and we wish it
the same success under it's new name
as was won Oy Guessing s. Sons.
Quarterly meeting at the Fort Hill
Church, Arcadia, next Saturday and
Sunday. President w. B. Henry of Cal
edonia will preach Saturday at 1880 p.
m, and Sunday at II a. m. The secra-
ment will follow the morning service.
VIM Hill, charged by Mary Delaney
with having disturbed her peace on
divers occasions by throwing stones
against her dwelling and breaking the
windows, was tried by jury in JUS
tice Fairchild's court, last Monday, and
acquitted.
Jas. H. Clark and Mann Ringo took
charge of the Land Offices here on the
16t inst, Messrs. j. G. Noell and w.
= Newman retiring. Mr.. Newman
- i continue a resident of the town.
b1S Mr.. NOEL goes to st. Louis to-day
with his family, where he will locate,
fof a time. at least.
Judge Hart announces himself a
candidate for reelection to the Office
of Judge of the County Court-South-
ern District. He has made a faithful
and efficient official, and will prove a
strong candidate. lie his competitor
who he may. We commend him to
the good Democrats of his district.
A number of Irontonians went up to
Pilot Knob last Saturday evening and
sereuaded Mr.. Adolf Nemnich and his
bride. Everybody had an excellent
time. and lots of enjoyment. Mr..
Nemnich desires US on the part of him
self and Mrs. NJ, to thank the serenad-
ers and friends who thus gave evidence
of goodwill and esteem.
Some two or three weeks ago we
copied an item from the Centrevllle
Reformer relative to a rumor that Geo.
Bauley had killed his wife. The fol-
lowing from Mr.. w. w. Pinkiey, OF
Lewistown, Montana. effectually sets
the rumor at rest:-"State in the REG
IsTER that the report that George Ban
ley killed his wife is untrue. He re-
sides at Lewistown and no such report
is circulated here"
The Pennington District of Caledonia
of the NJ. E. Church, south, was held
at Cape Girardeau, March 29th, and
3Oth and April 1st. Bishop Duncan
presided. A. resolution was passed
recommending to the annual conference
that Fredericktown be selected for the
location of the Bellevue Collegiate In
stitute. This was by vote OF IL to
II. after fully one half had gone home.
More on this hereafter.
A fire at Middlebrook last Wednes-
day morning at o'clock destroyed
Mr.. Boss stable and smokehouse, and
his dwelling was saved with difficulty.
The smokehouse, filled with meat, was
separated from the stable by curtain
and it is thought it first caught from
the fire used in smoking the meat. All
the contents of the building were de-
stroyed except two horses. Ihlrty
hogs. two horses. a calf ana Ioo
chickens were consumed.
This morning the mangled remains
of a negro were found on the railroad
track about one hundred yards north
of the depot He had been evidently
thrown from passing train and drag
ged about sixty feet beneath the wheels:
His body was entirely denuded OF
clothing except sock on his left foot;
his entrails we're torn out and one arm
discovered from the body. he was
unknown to this community, and was
probably beating his way. 1t is said q
gang of twenty negroes boarded ana
,attempted to take charge OF a freight
train at Piedmont yesterday. evening.
and were with difficulty elected. II
NAV be- this man was one OF the crowo
who escaped the vigilance OF the tram
men. A coroner's inquestls now oe'ne