Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-01-10

meat wagon of the latest and hand
soonest pattern.
A little disagreement between two
patrons of North End house of pleas
ure some time ago has leaked out
The green-eyed monster enters alike
hall, bower and den. and occasionally
raises the devil, hoofs, horns and all
AS was told US concerning an alleged
crap game in town, lit would surprise
you to know the frequenters of these
resorts" Unless all signs fail, the flu
ture may be big with surprises for the
public in both lines.
List of letters remaining in the Post
Office at Ironton. Mo-, for the month
ending Dec. 81, 1894 If not called
for within thirty days, they will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office:
Bank Iron Co Newberry Gorden
Brown Dory Mr. Polk j W Mr.
! Elkins LUXE Sackman VIM MIR
HARRISON Ed MajorShort c c Mr.
Healy H P Skaggs { JIG
Jones d Y Mrs Scanley II A Miss
| Persons claiming the above will
| please say advertised" and give date
of this list. A. P. VANCE. P NJ.
The flower, SO fittingly called Gold
Flower. was produced by NJ. Moser, of
Versailles, France, and introduced in
| Europe last season, the plants selling
at very high figure, only few plants
coming to America The flowers are
two to three inches across, of a bright.
| Oh ,a16nr rnlfoT opd haa m q
| numerous handsome stamens. The
| plant is of low, spreading, branching
| growth, with handsome leaves, the up
| per side much darker than the lower.
1t is perfectly hardy, forms an excel
| lent border, or is grand for bedding,
| while as single pot plant it is charm
| ing with it's clean. bright green foliage
| as background for the flowers. great
shiny yellow disks, brilliant in their
reflections as FURNISHED gold. This
| year an enterprising firm is offering it
at the price of ordinary plants, viz,
| % cents plant. By sending 10 cents
| to James Vick's Sons, Rochester, n.
Y, for Vick's Floral Guide. (Which
amount may be deducted from first Or
der). you will learn all about this beau
tiful plant Hyperidum Moserianium,
| and also regarding their offer of $500
cash for name for the New Double
Sweet Pea.
Along before last Christmas several
parties dropped into the neighboring
| town of Centreville and rented a room.
ostensibly for the purpose OF engaging
| in the business of buying and selling
feathers. hides and poultry. They fit
ted up a cellar under the floor and a
| dark room above. with two or three
means of egress. The chickens and
turkeys. seeing these preparations for
their discomfort, began to roost much
higher of night. and the coons and
opossums took to the brush at once.
In short time it began to be whis-
pered very mysteriOusly among chos-
en- few that a blind tiger was on its
way down West Fork, but as there had
been so much talk of panthers, wildcats
and lynxes being in the woods. but
little attention was paid to the rumor.
It was further argued that a tiger.
blind or otherwise, was tropical ami
NAL. and could not endure our climate
at Christmas time, unless he was Sc
curely packed in hay, or travelled in a
palace car. So the matter stood until
the morning before Christmas. when
numerous people were seen to drop
into the feather store, and come out
in short time. smacking their lips in
the most suspicious manner. Along
before noon, several parties began to
exhibit signs of unwonted hilarity,
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ginger and Female Regulator had be-
gun to fall off in the most alarming
manner. If the thing went on, honest
tradesmen would be left with full
line of the goods above described on
their hands, and the holiday season be
past. 1t would never do to permit
this: If measures were to be taken they
must be taken quickly. Accordingly,
omplaints were made against the sus-
pected parties, and warrants obtained
for them. The sheriff swore in about
thirty deputies. This was all well
enough. but where was the evidence?
himself with pint bottle and half
dollar. and marched into the enemys
stronghold. There he was met by
blank wall and an affable gentleman,
who gave a rap. A circular disk,
placed horizontally in the wall, one
half of which he could see, met his
vision. He deposited his half dollar
and bottle on this new wheel of fortune,
and in moment out popped bottle
filed with tiger-iuice. commonly known
as whiskey, but his half dollar was not
there. He seized his prize and was
quickly on the outside. Then came
the storming of the tigers den. The
Charge of the Light Brigade was moth
ing to it! When the fort was captured
| it was found to be empty, but an iuves-
tigation of the cellar found the tiger
| In his lair He was very mild and
very tame. and turned himself over to
| the authorities in quite civilized way.
Trial and condemnation followed, as a
matter of course, and the keeper of the
| animal took up lodgings with Sheriff
Fisher. There is one lesson to be
! learned from the capture of the blind
| tiger at Ceatreville- When a justly
aroused public opinion attempts to
| act through the machinery of the
law, it is more powerful than when it
seeks to act through the irresponsible
mob Our sister town is 20 be congrat-
| ,I,.ad rpop tho eyneditjon with which