Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-25

1he fMackaye-Delsarte'' enter
talnment given by Miss Bessie Morse
assisted by Mrs. Lou Hinchev Of
lie Soto, under the auspices of the Y.
T: ). Z. f., at the Academy of Music
Wednesday evening, was a treat in
every sense of the word Miss Morse
Is an artist of rare talent, and every
rendition was greeted with hearty ap-
plause. Mrs. Hinchey's skill as a pi-
anist Is too well known to need com
mendatlon. The entertainment was a
most delightful one!
The opinion now seems 70 be that
the people who want to have jefferson
| Barracks abandoned as a military
post are the same as those who have
declared the Arcadia Valley unhealthy
and malarious. If the soldiers remain
at the Barracks, of which there isn't
now the slightest doubt, the range,
after lease of another year, will be
purchased by the government, aud the
boys in blue fixture in the Valley.
We shall probably never again hear
OF the malaria and unhealthy charge
made against the Valley. The orig1-
majors thereof are ashamed to father
the charge, and 1T is very likely that
we shall hear of it no more forever!
Following is the programme of the
next meeting of the teachers associa-
ton:
Sounds of the vowel letters-How to
teach them, Miss Bertha Fairchild.
Reading Articulation, Miss Eta
Daniel.
Primary Arithmetic-Ora analysis
of problems, F. NJ. Vance.
Grammer-J. B. Daniel.
History-De Soto and his discov-
cries, paper by R. NJ. Hunter.
Psychology-Who should study and
why, j. l.. Hickman.
Intermissions to be regulated by
President. Committee on arrange
ment, j. NJ. HAWKINS,
j. w. HALE.
The applicants for the two land Off
ces here under the Mckinley admins
tration, as far as heard from, are not
as numerous as in years past. This is
probably to be accounted for in the
fact that the offices do not pay as we'll
as they did eight or ten years ago.
Then they were worth about $500
each year; now they will hardly pay
over half that amount, but they are
considered very desirable births yet.
c. S. Russell of this place and a man
from Maiden whose name we have not
learned are understood to be the ap-
plicants for receiver, and E. G. Baugh-
er of Washington county and, possibly,
- h.
This list will likely be increased in
number, though, as time passes and
the time for the appointments rolls
around. The times of the present in
cumbents expire next January and
there may be no appointments before
that date.
1t may be that those applicants for
federal positions who are depending
on Rev. Geo. Steel to pull them through
are doomed TO disappointment. Rev.
Steel, it seems, is an adherert of the
Filley crowd, and it is understood that
Dick Kehrens and not Boss Filley will
dispense the Missouri patronage. Rev.
Steel it appears also has an eye for
his own best interests and will hardly
make any endorsement where it will
likely interfere with him getting the
slice of federal pie he wants for him
self-which is understood to be one of
the Ironton land offices. The follow
ing in reference to the present attitude
of the reverend gentlemen is taken
from the last issue of the Frederick
town Nes0S (Republican): Hon. George
Steel, who was a candidate for con-
gress from this district, don't appear
to have much time to spare on post
offices, as he is busy looking after his
own fences, as he is considered a Fill
ley man and will have all be can do if
he knocks the persimmon he is after,
as Kehrens and his followers appear to
be in the saddle now"
The south-bound fast mail train did
not reach here last Sunday morning
until after eleven o'clock. The cause
of the delay was a collision between
the fast mail, and No. Sc, a north
bound passenger train which passes
through here about 4:30 in the morn
ing. The collision occurred about one
half mile this side of Summit station;
Summit is the meeting point for the
two trains, but for some unaccOuutable
reason the engineer on the fast mail
did not stop at that station. The trains
coIlided about half mile south of the
station, but the engineers saw each 9TH
or soon enough to slacken their speed
considerably before the crash came.
The engineer on No. 30 named Bailey
was quite badly hurt, but beyond this
no one was injured. Both trains were
we'll filled with passengers and if the
engineers had not had time to reduce
their speed considerably before the
crash came the number of killed and
wounded would very probably have
been large. The two engines were
considerably disfgured, but the rest of
the train was uninJured. The track was
cleared in about five hours and trains
passed oyer the road without further
delay.
Stationery at the Racket.