Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-06-27
LOCAL BREvITIEs.
See Barn houses new ad.

The summer visitors are coming.
This is the true summer solstice. in
tempature as in tempus.
The lawn-mower which the long
drouth put idly by, is again at work.
Messrs. Edgar and Vance, attended
by John Smith, Esq, went fishing to
Iron Mountain yesterday.
The beer-car closed like a clam
when it struck the confines of the Val.
ley, and many went athirst.
Monday was dark and gloomy in the
early morn. and some rain fell, but it
turned out good washing-day, for all
that.
Ironton and Arcadia equally share
the honor of the new appointments by
Gov. Stone: Police Commissioner Ban
herman is summer resident of the
latter, while Police Commissioner For
ster is enjoying his vacation in the for
mer.
United States Deputy Marshal Fitz-
patrick brought James Turner of ST.
Francis county before Commissioner
Fox on last Tuesday evening. He was
committed in default of $500 bail. His
case will come up for hearing on the
28th.
The services at the Presbyterian
church next Sabbath morning will be
Communion Service. 1t is the ear
nest desire of the pastor that every
member of the church would be pres
emit at that service. The evening SER
vice will be especially for young peo-
pie. GEO. H. Duty, Pastor.
A mad-dog scare in Ironton Monday
called out the police force armed cap-a-
pie. We hear that one dog was kill
ed and half dozen others scared into
fits. Seriously, there are just about
ten times as many dogs in this corpor-
alton as it ought to support, and a
scare that helps their thinning out is a
blessing without disguise.
Short & Plummer, well known to
the farmers of this county, are hard at
work on the new crop of wheat. They
have purchased new separator of the
latest improved style, which does ex-
cellent work. 1t took the first premi-
um at the Worlds Fair, and is called
the Farquar. They will be in the
Valley about the first OF August.
Monday we were the recipients of a
basket of the finest caulifiOwer5 we
have ever seen. They were from Mrs.
VIM. III. Thomson and were raised in
her Valley Home garden, which, by
the way. those who are judges say is "a
model. The plants in question meas
ured fully six inches across the GLOW
err" and when served were as tooth
some as they were large.
We learn that Henry Trammel. a
lad of sixteen, was bitten by rattle
snake Monday afternoon. The boy
put his hand under the floor of the
house to take up something that had
fallen there, when the snake seized
him by the finger. and chung to it till
forcibly ierked loose. A doctor was
Immediately sent for, but at this writ
ING we have not heard of the patients
condition.
About ten days ago young horse
belonging to the ST. Louis Ore and Steel
Company was bitten on the leg by
snake-presumably by rattler-while
grazing. All the remedies known
were applied, and for few days the
animal seemed to improve: but a few
DAYS ago, sores broke out in different
places on his body, and the hoof OF the
bitten leg rotted off. He was put out
OF his misery by rifle shot.
A wreck on the railroad near Busch
berg last Friday afternoon delayed all
the trains from sixteen to eighteen
hours. A work train ran into freight,
ditching one engine and about dozen
cars. Fortunately no one was injured.
but some of the cars were made into
kiudIiug wood. The Arcadia Accom-
mediation, which started south at 4:3o,
had to return to the city, and the pas
sepgers, after wait of sixteen hours,
were brought down on of the through
trains. 1t is said flagman failed In
his duty.
The following rates and arrange
ments will govern the sale OF tickets
be.ween points on the Missouri Pacific
system. for Fourth of July. Tickets
will he sold from all stations to points
not more than two hundred miles dis
taut. except that no excursion tickets
will be sold between points on Mlssou-
ri Pacific Railway and stations on the
St. l.. I. Nj. & 5. R'y. The rate will
be one lowest regular standard first
class fare for the round trip. No tick
cts will be sold at less rate than fifty
cents. They will be sold July I'D aud
4th. with limit for return OF July 9th.
AZ the Robinson Ice-Cream Parlor.
opposite the ]. o. o. F. Hall, is cur
iasity. About ten days ago. Mrs. r.
discovered in bunch of bananas
f,l,-orown South American tarantula
She called upon Mr.. Robinson to take
care of the foreigner. He took
charge of the matter and finally sue
ceeded in transferring Her Tarantula-
shin. with the nest upon which she
was sitting, into glass jar. There
abe has remained. and two days ago
fine brood of young tarantulas were
Matched out. The inside of that jar Is
a lively looking place. and not pleas
ant to contemplate. but the mother and
her numerous family appear as much
at home as if in their native tropical
wilds.