Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-01-03


w. r. Edgar, S5; 4. F. Wingate. 81
Majority IS. The citizens of this place
irrespective of party bias. decided t
take hand and look after city affairs
We wish the new Mayor success an
prosperous government. This is
move in the right direction. If al
those who love the city and its welfar
will aid in holding up the hands of tn
new Mayor. success will crown his ei
orts. May these things come to pass
We take the following bit of new
from the Gobe- Democrat of Decembe
28th. 1t will be observed that tn
bounds of ''the picturesque Arcadi
| Valley" are far-reaching: ..Cards hav,
| been received here to the marriage O
the Rev. Marvin T. Haws, late of St
Louis. but now of Cape Girardeau, Il
Miss Nellie McSpaden. of the Belle
vue Collegiate Institute, Caledonia
| Mo, There were eight bridesmaid
aud as many groomsmen. A car LOAD
| of friends from st. Louis attended tn.
| nuptials. which were celebrated yes
terday at Caledonia in the picturesque
Arcadia Valley. Both bride and groom
are well-known in Missouri and ada
cent States, in church, musical an6
educational circles"
Through the Poplar Bluff Citizen We
learn that the large saw mill of S. A.
Burlington. located at Moark, Ark.
was destroyed by fire on the night Of
December 22d. There was no insur.
ance, and as Mr.. Burlington had jus,
placed about 100000 worth of new
machinery in the plant the loss was
quite heavy. Mr.. Burlington is an
energetic business man. and will like
ly rebuild at an early day. This is the
same mill that was owned by Mr.. John
Jones, of this city and later by w. f.
Neal. The mill had lately undergone
thorough repairs and the new ma
chinery that had been put in had new
er been in operation. The loss to Mr..
Darlington is heavy-even heavier
than it would appear from first sight.
for it closes business not only at his
mill but in the woods for the present
at least. Mr.. Burlington is known to
many of the citizens of the Valley. all
of whom regret to hear of his misfor-
tune and hope to see him rise. Phoe-
nix-like. from the ashes of the confla-
grafton, with renewed energy and de-
termination.
The biggest masque ball ever seen
in the Valley was that at the Academy
of Music the night after Christmas.
Not less than seventy-fve couples were
in masque, while the gallery was filled
with those who came to see and not to
be seen on the floor. At nine O'Clock
the Grand March was called, and from
that time until midnight and supper
the floor was filled with as variegated
and motley an assemblage as ever
crowded space. After supper dancing
was resumed and not until five O'Clock
was there visible relaxation in the az
dor of the devotees to Terpsichore.
At $50 Home, Sweet Home" was
played, and in few minutes the hall
was deserted. the lights were out, and
quiet reigned. We congratulate the
X. P. boys upon the success of the par
ty in every way. Two prizes were
awarded-one each to the best cos
TUNED lady and gentlemen. Mrs.
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mer, and j. A. Zwart of IrontOn was
the lucky male competitor. The
Judgment of the awarding committee
in both decisions was unanimously sus-
tanned.
Good wine needs no bush, and it
may as truthfully be said Prof. Ham,
ilton's letter to the school board needs
little comment. Yet, as he intimates
that the board in the first instance
went back on it's understanding with
him as to the amount of salary to be
paid. and thereupOn excuses his own
violation of the contract to teach a
term of eight months, a word or two
in this connection will not be out of
place. The determination to reduce
the salary of the principal. no matter
whom should be chosen. from $50 to
$75 per month, was advocated by a
majority of the directors three months
before the election was had. When
Mr.. H. was elected he was called into
the room where the board was in ses-
sion, and informed by the chairman
that he had been chosen Principal at
salary of SIS a months for an eight
months term. He responded in a very
pretty speech. promising to do all he
could to make the school success,
and requested the assistance of the
board in its sphere, etc. But never a
word of complaint as to the salary or
else. He signed the contract
to teach at $75 month. without a
word of dissent or objection. and after
ward received his pay from month to
month without expressed dissatisfac-
ton. This seems to indicate that his
disgruntlement is of recent date
probably cOtemporaneous with the Of
fer of 800 a month at Houston. But,
brushing all this aside, there can be
no excuse for any mans deliberately
solemn compact; and if the
law could reach Mr.. H., as it would
have reached the school board had it
violated its agreement, he would be
made to better understand the obliga-
lions of q contract. and the penalty at
tached to its violation. He speaks in
terms of the ..pitiful sum of IS
a month. but had that '.pltiful sum"
been added to his salary here. would it
have kept him from violating his writ
ten pledged word against an offer of
$40 more per month by another dis
trict? 1t may be; but he can't find a
resident OF this locality who believes it.
We are not pleading for the directors,
for we have this crow to pick with
them: If they had originally acted
with an eye single to the good of the
school, and had not allowed personal