Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-03-07
From Graniteville.

Ed. Register-March came in little
lion-like, but did not continue so fo
more than "a hours. 1t is to be hopet
we will be favored with appreciativt
weather from now on, as we have hat
more than an ordinary winter already
In looking over the record of thai
generally conceded august body O
congress, and which has now breathe6
its last, we fail to conceive of any
| great good-accomplished, except pro
viding running expenses for the gov
ernment. The principal object of the
cOnyening OF that extraordinary ses-
sion of congress, was to take steps to-
wards ameliorating the then existing
hard times that bore most heavily up.
| on the poorer or laboring classes of
| the country; it seem to have resulted
| like the chaff before the wind, as also
did their efforts to relieve the treasury
of it's being drained to the bottom. All
silver legislation also proved a mere
bagatelle, and to sum the whole mat
ter up into a nutshell, gives as a re-
suit about eighteen months of genuine
flibustering. With the overwhelming
Democracy majority 1t seems that
good legislation could have been ac-
complished for every thing and every
body, but instead nothing, however,
has been done except to draw their
salary, and as consequence the hard
times are still lowering e'er us aud
with no more visible means of relief to
suffering humanity than were appar-
ent year or so ago.
Be 1t said, however, there was nev-
err better party than the grand old
Democratic party. It's teachings have
always been true and its platforms as
broad and solid as the rocks of Glib
ralter. We do not by any means con-
cede that President Cleveland and con-
gress are the Democratic party in all
that implies, but to the contrary, they
are only a very small part of it. But,
while the party is held responsible for
their acts, we should not Judge them
too harshly, for different men are apt
to act differently and there is no occa-
sion for deserting the old party be-
cause a few of them happen to go
wrong.
Late advices from Kansas City say
that great many granite cutters are
focking to that place. seeking work on
the new Federal courthouse.
Josiah Williams made a flying trip
to st. Louis and Kansas City last week
on business of importance.
The frogs have been heard croaking
already, which is an indication that
spring is nigh at hand, although they
sometimes get frozen up, and may
now; but we would like to take it for
granted that they mean business.
Some of our folks have begun gar
dening little, and as says the old ad-
age, the early bird catches the wo-m.
you know.
Those on the sick list are reported
as all improving.
Considerable vaccination has been /
done, and more to follow among our
town people as a means of guarding |
against the small pox that seems to be
not far distant, if reports are true.
Rev. Hurley delivered another one of
his usual good sermons Sunday eve
ming at the M. E. Church. Next Sun
day will be his last appointment at
this place, whence he will leave to at
tend Conference the following week. !
Lawrence Kelly is to-day moving his
family and goods into the Robert Dav-
is property, which he recently pur-
chased.
We have been informed by the
Schneider Granite Company, that they
have been awarded the granite work !