Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-05-10


congratulate the people of that town.
The .'boys" will give them a good pa
per, do them honest work, and be of
them and with them in all things per-
tanning to the welfare of the commune
ty The purchasers are also to be con-
graduated for having secured good
lplant and an excellent field. The REG
IsTER wishes for them seccess in all
things, health and a long career.
The Announcement Column, it will
be noticed, is growing rapidly, along
with other spring vegetation. This
week we present to your careful con-
sideration Joel B. Holloman. for Rep
resentative; j. b. Hampton for Presid-
ing Judge of the County Court; Geo.
j. Reeves for Judge of Southern Dis
trlct; Samuel Bond for Judge of West
ern District; Walter II. Fisher for Col
lector; Robert j. Hill for Circuit
Clerk; G. G. Henderson for Assessor;
j. b. Walker for Prosecuting Attorney;
and Aug. Rieke for Coroner. We COM
mend them all to the good will of the
Democracy of Iron county,, and may
the best men win!
Last Friday night and Saturday the
Valley was inundated by heavy rains.
and the streams rose rapidly to great
height. Though the freshet was not so
| destructive as that of 1892, considerable
damage resulted. Stout's Creek was
very full, and spread over considera-
BILE ground. 1t came out of its banks
and covered the road nearly to Bald
wins planning mill. John Newman's
gardens were partly submerged, but
not greatly damaged. for there was no
wash, and the soil and plants, after the
water subsidized, were in good condi-
ton. Fletcher's field, above the
bridge, suffered most, and gravel-beds
are where once lay arabic ground.
The southern approach to the bridge
was, in two places. nearly destroyed.
and travel over it rendered difficult
and dangerous. The railroad bridge
near Whelahon's was considerably
damaged, and trains wero delayed sew
eral hours. The approaches to the
wagon-bridge between Ironton and
Pilot Knob were rendered not easy of
travel, and required considerable work
to put them in good condition. Though
there was some loss in the destruction
of fences, farmers did not suffer griev-
ously. From reports, the roads re-
ceived the butt-end of the effects of the
storm. and many a dollar of "goOd cash
money" will be required to restore
them.
Last week we took occasion to criti-
else one of that class of dogs that love
| to bark and bite. We thought we were
doing the estate some service" We
| find now our mistake, and hasten to
apologize. 1t was cruel to speak
harmful words of such a mild-man-
nered dog as the one owned by l.. j.
Giovanoni. If the dog possesses the
good qualities his master certities to,
we are inclined to think he should be
given the freedom of the city, and such
puerile offenses as nipping small boys
should go unnoticed. 1t appears wrong
to tax such an animal. A dog that
can remember small boy who takes |
..bottles, &c." from the premises OF
his master, and hunts the offender, and |
on the street administers chastisement, |
is a Jewel. Last winter the same mod
ell dog bit F. p. AXE, while walking |
along the street. Not knowing the |
amiable character of the dog, Frank |
was indignant; but since receiving the |
letter from l.. j. Giovanoni, we have
written Frank admonishing him to re-
frain from further complaint. The |
dog may have been infiicting punish
ishment for a past trespass. (By the |
way, was Cy. Demier's boy trespassing
when he came to Mr.. Giovanoni's bar
ber-shop to get his hair cut? Had he,
also, been in the habit of going into
the cellar and carrying Off bottles,
etc.? 1t must be so, for the amiable,
intelligent animal would not have Bit
ten an innocent, unoffending boy.) y,
marvellous dog! A small boy who would
complain of SO much sagacity, should
at once be sent to the Dry Tortugas,
and the dog decreed pension. Since
being informed of the ''facts, y we have
been in hourly dread that the dog
might seek and punish us before we
could retract. Again, we apologize
to his dogship, and trust our former
hasty remarks may go without offense.
The follollowing snake story comes
through the hands of our friend,
Mr.. Jacob Ivester, who lives on Mar
BILE Creek ten miles south OF Ironton.
It's truth is vouched for by Mr.. Ivester,
Peter Ivestcr. Mr.. Warren and sons,
George and Daniel Clark and William
Rags. Mr.. John Warren and his
sons found den of rattlesnakes on
the 25th of April and killed twenty
four. They went back in few days
and killed sixteen more. They found
them in loose, tumbling rock on the
head of Little Creek, three miles east
of Bergman Switch. on the south side
of the Ball Mountain. The neighbors
hearing about the snakes were anx-
ions to see them, and on the 30th five
men went over there. and Mr.. Warren
and his boys went with them to the
snakes den.- They armed themselves
with sticks, chose an old soldier as
their captain, and marched single file
over the loose rock in search OF the
REPTILES. But all things have got their
drawbacks. When about halfway up
the den, a glade lizard ran out at the
captain. and he cried, ..Look out. boys!
There is a lizard as big as gray
souirrel," and started to run. The
men began to laugh and shout, and
chased the lizard under rock and
killcl him. He was fourteen inches
long. The men made so much noise
killing him that they scared the snakes
80 +bo;r dens. and ONLY got to kill six