Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-06
Among the Brethren.

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According to the local papers th'
smallpox epidemic in the extreme
southern counties of this State is no
abatlng. The New Madrid Record re
ports seventeen cases in that county
while the Charleston Enterprise say:
the pest is very threatening indeed tt
the people of Mississippi county. The
negro element is specially, susceptible
and through it the whites are placed
in imminent danger. Strict quaran
tine is being enforced.
The Hartvllle Press: ssMountain
Grove is going to have canning fac
tory soon. Unless a treaty of peace
between her two papers is declared a
cannon factory would be more appro-
priate.n
Reynolds county, too, has its toughs
to whom an application Of the butt end
of the law would not be amiss. The
Retosmer is reliably informed that .'af-
ter prayer meeting at White Oak
Grove, some few nights ago, that a
couple of young men, of that place,
the congregation had dispersed, and
then broke the windows out of the
church house, and tore things up gen
orally"
1t must be difficult to attain the
marital condition over in Ste. Gene
We've county: The Herald gives the
facts, but unhappily does not explain
the causes which place unusual i'm
pediments in the way of those who
seek connubial felicity: ''Dr. Henry
Smith has for some time been trying
to get married to his lady love, Miss
Mary LaPlant, but as he could not
procure a license in this county, he
appealed to the tender sympathies OF
Mr.. Alexander at Pennington, who
issued the required document on
Wednesday of last week. Since that
time Henry has been trying to enlist
the sympathies of some one in power,
be it priest Or squire, to tie the knot. y
The Southeast Gazette favors the
candidacy of Prof. Vandiver for Con-
gresham from the Fourteenth District,
and says that if he receives the nomi-
nation 1.-The district can be redeemed
through him. In 1894 the Democratic
party was retreating down hill and
fighting on the defensive. This year
both parties will fight on the dead
level and Democracy must win, for it
Is much stronger. Besides, Mr.. Van
diver is man of high talent and
would make very capable leader"
Alas! the waste OF good white paper
in some of our Exs.
From the Pennington News we learn
that 1.-The Leadington Lead Co. elect
ed officers this week as follows: Rob-
ert Tetley, President; j. M. Logan,
Vice-President; Ellis P. Cayce, Secre-
tary; +. Rodach, Treasurer, and F.
Kaths, Director"
The tramp is everywhere of course,
but he is just a little more pei sistent
the Southeast exchanges are complain
ing of his presence and pertinacity.
The Houston Herald gives one of the
genus special notice: There Is first
class young tramp enjoying the hos
pitaiity of our citizens at present; he
wears cap, brown coat and is about
18 years old: get rid of him; better
not feed him.
From the Steelville Democrat:
Last Saturday evening at the Col
lege. while the Literary Society was
in the midst of its programme. young
man with a cow whip around his neck
and fixed up to the muzzle with whis-
key, undertook to have his way in
such expressions and conduct as his
base and drunken thoughts would die
tate. When asked to be quiet, with
an oath, he replied he would not.
Whereupon he was put out 10 a style
after the fashion of his conduct.
The Desloge correspondent of the
Pennington Herald contributes to the
museum of wonders the following;
..Mr. Frank Sage recently killed hos