Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-11

Its purposes.
Miss Bessie Morse. a highly cult
waited young lady of De Soto, will give
an entertainment February 23d. I'm
der the auspices of the Christian En-
deavor Society. Miss Morse has beer
| giving very successful entertainment:
in st. Louis during the winter. Pres;
notices will be inserted next week.
Inquiring friends will be glad to
learn that the news from Mrs. AXE i:
very encouraging. Her physician
states that she has wonderfully i'm
proved during the past three months
and is daily gaining health and
strength. Mr.. and Mrs. AXE will
probably remain in North Carolina
until May.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Leadington Lead Com
pany was held in this city Jan. 27.
The same board of directors was elected
for the ensuing year and other bnsi-
ness was transacted. Besides those
stockholders who live in town Messrs.
kaths and Gay OF Ironton, and Mr..
meeting. Francois Herald.
Some one must have duly informed
the deer that the law was out and that
they were perfectly safe in travelling
where they please these days. We
Judge so from the fact that a hunter af-
ter small % game says that one day last
week he saw eight deer in one drove,
couple miles west of 1rontOn. Our
informant didn't say whether the
aforesaid hunter shot at them or not.
But, of course, he didn't. Hunters
never violate the game laws.
List of letters remaining IN the Post
Office at Ironton, Mo-, for the month
ending Jan. 81, 1897. If not called
for within thirty days, they will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office:
Banks Lucy A Mrs McCloud Samuel
Caleman Ellen MrsParter Lena Miss
Dyle Lizzie Miss Richardson j Mrs
Huston F L Mr. Tucker NJ Miss
Persons claiming the above will
please say advertised" and give date
of this list. A. ?. VANCE. P. NJ.
1t seems to be understood that the
present legislature will make an ap-
preparation for another insane asylum
to be established in this section of the
State. The three State institutions of
this kind are all crowded and there is
an urgent necessity for the building
of another. Several State officials
have suggested that Arcadia Valley
is the proper location for the institu-
ton, and. after the legislature has
acted, with the proper effort, we
should be able to secure it. Its loca-
ton here would be of inestimable ben
eft to the Valley and community.
The following is taken from last
Saturdays issue of the st. Louis Globe
Democrat: wv. f. Mckee, of Cape
Girardeau, Mo-, and Miss Bessie Nor
ris. of Des Arc. Mo-, were married at
the Moser Hotel yesterday afternoon
by Justice r. B. Haughton. The
groom is a young man of % years, and
well-known at Cape Girardeau. The
bride is beautiful brunette of %
years, a niece of j. NJ. Morris, prom
!neut citizen of Des Arc. 1t seems
there was no opposition to the mar
l.
young couple merely wanted to do
things a little differently from other
people"
There is bill before the Legislature
fixing the price commission men may
charge for handling stock shipped to
the city markets. Stock men in this
section are heartily in favor of the law
because they say under present condi-
tions the stock yard charges are out
rageous, and render it impossible for
the grower of stock to take same to
market and make any money thereon.
The stock yards are bitterly opposing
the measure and say that if it becomes
a law they will have to go out of bust
ness. This is probably just ''bluff''
however, for general experience has
proven that the shipper always gets
the worst of it from the commission
men, and some law regulating their
charges certainly ought to be enacted.
Every stock grower is in favor of the
passage of the bill now pending.
Jos. H. Whitman, an old resident of
the county died at his home a couple
of miles east of Ironton, last Monday.
The funeral occurred at the Fisher
school house the following day. The
deceased was born in Livingstone couu-
ty, n. Y, March 9th, 1926. At the
age of IL years he removed to Belle
vile, Richlaud county, Ohio. He was
united in marriage with a Mary f.
futile, April 4th, 1854, who departed
this life December 5th, 1868. Mr..
Whitman was married to Margaret
Dougherty, August 31st, 1865, who
died February 18th, 1880. The fun
eral services were conducted by Rev.
L. F. Aspley, large number of friends
and acquaintance accompanying the
remains to their final resting place.
Several sons and daughters, all grown,
are left to revere the memory OF the
deceased and mourn his demise. Peace
to his ashes!
Representative Farrar has intro
duced a bill in the house compelling
the railroad companies to stop all pas
senger trains at all county seats
through which their lines run. 1t is
very likely that the bill will be favora-
bly, reported from the committee, so
our representative says. In this con-
nection, it is stated, however, that the
railroad commissioners under existing
laws, have plenty of power to stop the
trains here. 1t certainly seems that If
the matter was placed before the rail-
road commission in the proper light