Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-21

and one or two other Russellvillians
being OF the number-went down to
the st. Francis Tuesday morning.
They took tents, provisions. baggage,
ETC., and three teams to haul them.
The party has not yet been heard from,
but we hope the members are enjoying
themselves despite the overplus oil
moisture.
AS will be seen by the official notice
given on tine first page of this paper,
the County Democratic Executive Com.
mittee has named Saturday, June 9th.
as the time for holding the Primary
Election to nominate candidates for the
various county Offices. In consequence.
our announcement column contains the
names of several aspirants for public
position, and the list will no doubt
lengthen as the days go by. Particu-
lar and individual mention of the can
didates will be given next week.
We learn that DIR. J. J. Norwine of
Bismarck has been urgently solicited
by influential parties to become an ap-
plicant for the position of First Assist
ant Physician in the Insane Asylum at
Fulton, Mo. This place is made va
cant by the resignation of DR.. L. L.
Hall. We do not known what action
DIR. N. will take in the premises; but
we do know that if he were appointed
the place would be most ably and
faithfully filed. In our opinion, the
DR.. will do better TO retain his present
extensive and satisfactory practice.
The rate on the Missouri Pacific
System to the Republican National
Convention at St. Louis, June 10th,
will be one first-class fare for the
round trip. In Missouri tickets will
be sold on June 18th, 14th and 10Th
and also, from all points within 200
miles of ST. Louis, on the 10th and
18th. Return limited to June 21st.
For the National Democratic Conven-
ton which assemblies at Chicago on
Tuesday, July 9TH, one fare for the
round trip. Tickets sold on July 4th,
5th and 9th, with final limit for return
of July 18th.
Last Tuesday night this section was
visited by heavy rains. The downpour
began about eight o'clock in the even
ing, and continued until near midnight.
The streams in this vicinity, already
pretty we'll flushed, were out over
their banks, and the damage resulting
to low lands and the roads was cOnsld-
cradle Stout's Creek was way up for
few hours, and several washouts
along fords resulted. The crossing
under the railroad bridge was washed
out so that while the water was up its
passage was difficult, if not dangerous.
But this is always an ugly crossing
during high water. Would it not be
good thing to pave it with heavy
rock?
The concert and festival given on
Tuesday evening of last week by the
Methodist people at Grauiteville, was
in every way a success. IL was given
in Woikman's Hall and attended by a
large number OF people, the neigh Dor
ing towns being well represented. The
audience was entertained until about
o'clock by al excellent programme,
consisting OF songs, rec tat.ons and dl-
alogues, which were rendered IN a way
that reelected great credit upon the ac-
to.s, and elected hearty appla. Sc. 10
say the singing was excellent is but
mild praise. The Quartet ie which was
rendered by Mr.. E. j. Warm ngton add
vile, and NJ. Is. Waldram and dau9h-
Ter, Miss Anna, was treat such as our
people do not often have the privilege
OF enjoying. Miss Beitha Shifferly was
.ganist. After the concert was over,
ice-cream and Strawberries wee serv-
ed and fully appreciated. After the
supply of both was exhausted, the pa
Elephants went home fully satisfied with
their evenings enterta nment.
We are glad to learn that a "cur-
few" ordinance for this town is in con-
temptation, and we urge those having
the matter in hand not to delay in Civ
ing us this salutary law. The curfew
ought to ring not later than eigh,
o'clock every evening, and its strokes
ought to be a warning to all under
sixteen years of age. A writer in the
Indianapolis NeoOs says in the German
city where he was born no child under
sixteen years is permitted to be on the
streets after p. NJ, in winter, and
1880 p. NJ, in summer. The effect OF
the law, he says, is in every way ex
cellent. Crowds of boys are never
seen on the street corners or about
saloons, engaged in mischief, low con-
| versation, cultivating bad habits and
bad manners. There can be no ques'
ton as to the demoraliziug influence
of the street on young boys. 1t is 8
school of bad manners, of impure
thoughts, of scurrillous language, de
PRAYED appetites and precociou'
familiarity with evil before the char
acter has become firm enough to resis
its allurements. The streets at nigh
are full OF profligate, pleasure-seekins
idlers. AS soon as honest traffic closes
Its doors. vice and idleness come forth
for their pleasure and their prey. Thu
young-boy freed from the wholesome
restraints Of home enters eagerly int
the path of forbidden pleasures, form
evil associations and in time become
deeply corrupted. There is no doub
that boys of tender years should b.
kept off the streets at night.
At the request of several OF GU
prominent citizeus, DIR. Morton ha
consented to open a select school il
Ironton, if sufficient number of pupil
can be secured to justify the undertak
ing. II is the intention of the friend
| ~ chic eoterprisa To establish an Acad