Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-09

square by the Oliver House. A large
crowd congregated in response to the
Calls OF the manager, and at eight
o'clock the performance began. Songs,
music. etc., kept the crowd in attend
ance until nearly ten o'clock. A free
show never lacks an audience.
The noted water WITCH Uncle
Frank Sweezie, having discovered that
stream of water, twenty-five feet un-
| foreground. runs across the Arnoldy
| and REGISTER lots, saltier-wise, went
to work this morning to dig down to
IL. The well Is located on the divid-
ing line, and we hope soon to be able
to refresh our friends with the spark
ling and bright element, pure and cold,
without money and without price.
In this paper Prosecuting Attorney
Jordan warns the public against the
killing OF quails out Of season, and
transgressors may rest assured that
the law will be enforced. It is said
that certain parties are in the habit of
going out and destroying whole broods
OF young quails: first killing the moth
err quail, and then the progeny seek
| ing her. We submit that this is be-
yond endurance, and we hope the Of
| tenders may get the butt-end of the
law in such case made and provided.
Ii a sense of the fitness Of things can
not restrain such people they ought to
be made to pay literally for their
| "sport."
Last Monday DR.. w. d. Harrell,
physician of Chester penitentiary,
| came here in search of an escaped con-
vict named Hermann Zimmerman.
Zimmerman, who was in for forgery,
had given the prison the slip the Tues
cay previous, and the Doctor had track
ed him to a water tank on Wolf creek in
St. Francois county. about three miles
south of DeLassus. There he lost the
trail, and came over here on suspicion.
After consultation with Sheriff Fish
err, the Doctor returned to ST. Francois
county, and yesterday the former re-
ceived letter from him conveying the
intelligence that the missing man had
been found and placed in Jail at Farm
ington. He was captured ten miles
north of that place, and is by this time
on his way to the pen.
Bicycle riding on good, level roads
is an exhilarating and healthful exer-
else, and we like to sit in the shade
and see the wheelmen go by with
whish!-but not on the sidewalks,
boys. 1t is dangerous to life and limb.
Monday we saw two youths, about
three minutes apart, 60 down the side
walk at a twenty-mile pace, past stores
and shops, and within eighteen inches
of the thresholds. Surprising child
had happened to run out of door on
to the sidewalk just in front of the
wheelman! The movement of the BIZ
cycle over the graveled sidewalks is
noiseless, and gives no warning of its
swift approach. except to the sight.
The street is the proper place for the
wheel, and while we admit that our main
thoroughfare isn't just now in the best
possible condition. still it is always pas
sible. Besides, if it is rough, perhaps
the protestations of the wheelmen
would assist in having its condition
improved, now that the African Boule-
ward Ito use the designation of cor
respondent) has been so well attended
to.
The city council met last Monday,
pursuant to notice, and heard appeals
from the late rsessment. A number
of citizens app IreL protested, and
several reductions were made. In the
triple assessment cases, upon the show
ing made by Messrs. Begley, Reel and
Rieke, the lists were restored to the
figures given in originally by these
parties. If the city clerk 1d furnish
ed us with the minutes of } proceed
ings they would appear in full: as it is,
we can give only the salient features.
We desire to tell the council and may
or now. that if they will authorize the
clerk to furnish US the proceedings of
all council meetings, they will be pub
lished free of charge. If this had been
done all along-and we have more
than once made the same proffer-the
proceedings of the June meeting would
have been given to the public, without
cost to the city, and the parties charg-
ed with having made false returns,
having notice. would have appeared
at the meeting in July in answer to
the charge This would have saved
the cost of special meeting, and kept
the authorities from putting themselves
into hole.
A grand match game of base ball
will be played at the ball grounds on
Thursday of this week. The crack
players of the town are all in it, and
we may expect some good playing.
The grounds are being put in extra
good order. and preparations made to
have things pleasant to the immense
crowd sure to congregate, If the
weather proves fair. The rules of the
game will be rigidly adhered to, and
should the umpire go astray in any
decision, he will be instantly executed,
and q better one chosen to fill his
Mace. The audience will not lack for
entertainment, amusement and excite
ment. The game will begin at 2:30
o'clock. and be played in jackets and
knee breeches. BY special permission
| and as a great favor. we are enabled
to give the names of the members of
tho contesting mines and their reserves.
Here they are:
FAT NINE LEAN NINE.
| w. Edgar, 1st b G.. Wbitworth. p
p Whitworth, IF j. Blemel, f
H. Kendall. ID. Reese, lst D
C. Hill. p A. HUH, I'd b
A. Roehry, C 4 w. Wemp. SIS
p. Hill, I'd b j. Baldwin. Sd b
l. Prokoy