Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-07-01

He contractor - progressing E-ih
tie Improvements On Mr. 3 ". An
dreEs' rev home and when completed
TIE structure xIEI be modern ard
+ strictly up-tO-date- Mr. A expects
The bziIdiDg 20 De ready for occupancy
b. August list
FoIloE5ng are the signal serTice
] readings - this point for the week
ending June 18th. shozi8g the highest
/ and IOE est temperature recorded each
s day June 2Sd. 81. az 18th 81. 81
9th 81 60 26th. So 81, 9th. $.
81: 2Stn- -. SIS; 29th. 81. g.. Rainfall
for the week, sic
another span = needed OF the bridge
/ across StoEt's Greek Every tine the
Tzle-z rise nOE the south approach %
/ the bridge L badly damaged Anoth-
e. span o. the bridge would widen tie
CHANEL zr1 give tie waters room 70
; zoE 6oEz stream EIthou: cutting out
t5e approach Means should be de-
yised 10 make the addition % The
bridge
Mr. Sanford Russell last week cane
across. IL field OF his farm Z tortoise
which il 1854 had been caught aud
marked oE the late Kip R1SseiL TEo
i o. three xezrS later Sanford discovered
+ The tortoise and also marked Il Moth
zDg had been seen Of Il i al the years
that interviewed from then until The
other day- Sanford says the tortoise
! 20 larger than Eaeo Ne E-Ss marked
i aud h discovered Il the lasi tine
L. = = -
FIRST say il oFe- ten years ago
Captains Chase and Hunter and Sur
geOu EryiBC Eere II The Valley last
Sunday from Jefferson Barracks
! They arrived OF No 81 repaired 10
tie ri1;a range where they sPe1t Z
cyaP-e OF hours ard then returned 10
tie station boarding the fast mall for
/ tEe Barracks While here orders we're
/ lei: 20 y.zt the rife pits II condition for
use The soldiers viii De here s3ue
tine this uo1Ia-betEser the 19-h
! and The 15I5- This 1eEs = authentic
aud cza De relied O. Unless there i
another hitch Il the programme
which : n0~ uoE q all likely couple
coupznies from the Barracks will ar
rive n zee VALLEY II the course Of The
next tEo Eeeks-
Nr. Bishop has received his con-
mission and viii take charge o. the
/ posI-OE5ce to-day Warren Prince will
/ act q MS assistant. Mr.. Bishop has
/ purchased the Post-OEce furniture
/ from M Vance, fact the patrons Of
/ tie Office will doubtless appreciate a.
tie ou;6s Is reat and attractive a.
veil a. Convenient Mr.. James Z
/ Vance who has been the efficient ard
/ accommodating assistant II the c4ce
| for the past year. viii remain II the
Office for several weeks uBtil M Bi=n-
/ oP and his deputy Learn the work OF
/ tbe retiring postmaster i can Be- truly
/ said he has made an excellent Official
I il every respect We trust Mr. Bish-
/ ops career may prove equally success
/ t1l.
\ great many Of the COWS about town
are sEEerizg from . peculiar disease
They are first attacked with running
/ sore eyes. then the eye swelis Up g
/ large as a mans Isl When the swell
/ Ing goes down lie eye i a small knot
about he size OF q walnut OF blGiSh
pink color. and sight =. Of course
/ completely destroyed \ number Of
co.'s. both here and a. Pilot Knob.
/ hare been stricken with the disease
/ aad a. they are left totally blind wi.
/ probably have 10 De killed The dis
/ ease very much resembles the pink
eve which proves 30 destructive 10
! horses The stock men think 1t was
/ brought 70 this community oy some
40
! cznped for several days near '-Suo-
* Row or Knob Creek 50 far the
disease has confined itself mostly 70
cattle. but a couple Of horses IN the
norIh end o. toEn have lately deEel-
oped the symptoms The utmost care
and p-eczution should be taken 10 pre-
vent the spreading Of the coutsgion,
for 30 far as reported. nearly every
animal attacked has been rendered L.
terly worthless and helpless by the
disease
! Prof. 4 P Vance had unique ex-
psrience last Friday evening. He l.
/ conducting the Institute At Believes
this year for Commissioner Hawkins.
An adjournment vas taken that day 70
the Nondzy ensuing. and Prof Vance
concluded 10 walk 70 TrontOu. that be
might spend The intervening days al
home 4 Ii.t.e after su1doEu. a. he
Eas passing through 3 lane north o!
i GrzuiteTilIe. he was attacked 5y q
pair OF hanks. They stopped down
uDou hin with fierce cries and ;
Swapping OF their bills that reminded
him OF Bones II the First Part OF :
! minstrel show - barely missing his
head. ac5 then sailing OF fO- another
charge He lhreE stones ~ them a.
they returned again and again untii
the muscles Of his arms we're sore. AID
/ then picked Up = brush from the Ssy-
side Eith which 20 yard them OF
The attack and defence c0utioued tOI
= \ quarter o. mile, o. more. when the
eu-aged birds ceased from troubling
aud he vas permitted 20 pursue MS
way n peace Tie presumption i
that TIE Professor had unEsrily aP
: preached too rear % = TEST Of hzEk-
, lfnzs- and the pA-eat birds resent
ed his intrusion Eith al the vim sad
vigOr a. their command
The Old Maids assembled II con,
Il xsutioa Al the Academy Of Music las
: Friday sFeui1g- II response TO q
= special and pressing Invitation al tbs
2 old bachelors we're tas-s. and 20 Ee-t
: great uz8y Other people IL fac
: ne audience vas = large ole and l2tk
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