Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-19

} ne weather the past week has bee
threatening every day, but fortunatel
for the farmers there has been no rain
Meantime. corn planting goes on apace
Our young friend, Jas. L. Brierton
who has been working Western Uniol
at Poplar Bluff, went up the road las
night to work in the Office at Caronde
let. He will be day operator, and i!
fully competent for the job.
We will pay salary of $500 pei
week and expenses for man with rig tc
introduce our poultry Mixture and in.
sect Destroyer in the country. Ref.
required. Address, with stamp,
PERFECTION MFG. Co, Parsons, Kan.
A large party of young ladies spent
several days last week at Valley Home.
Arcadia, as guests of Miss Susan
Thomson, whose classmates they are
at the Mary Institute, St. Louis. They
form part of the class of '9S which is
to graduate on June 10.
The following changes among the
railroad people are being made this
week. Kendall at Riverside goes to
Potosi; Simmons at Silica goes to Riv-
erside: Lyles at Annapolis goes to
| Silica; and Butler at Gads Hill goes to
Annapolis. All this in consequence of
Letting OUT the agent at Potosi.
! Following are the signal service
| readings at this point for the week
ending May 18th. showing the highest
and lowest temperature recorded each
day: May 18th. 81, 50; 18th, IS, 81:
18th, 81, 40; 18th, 81, 40; 18th, 81, 80:
10th, 81, 81; 18th. SO, "a. Rainfall,
.33. w. H. DELAxo. Observer.
4 heavy wind prevailed all yester-
day afternoon. About the only dam
age it did, in addition to filing the
eyes and ears with dust. was the break
ing off the top of fine shade tree on
the northwest corner of the Presbv-
terrain church lot. Enough of the tree
yet remains to give shelter from the
rays OF the summer sun.
A snake-catcher from the Lincoln
Park Museum, Chicago, is here, seek
ing to add to his store of living rep
tiles. He is hunting for rattlers. cop
perheads and spreading adders more
particularly, but all is fish that comes
to his net, even to the sprightly lizard.
He will probably have a successful
hunt, for citizens report the snake
crop as exceedingly plentiful this
season.
What fisherman was it that built a
campfire against the base of the old
elm on the creek just this side OF the
cemetery? 1t was piece of vandal-
ism, and, one of the coming not sum-
mer days, we hope the perpetrator
may have his head unsheltered against
the blazing rays of the sun just long
enough to make him repent and re-
solve not to do it again.
Dynamiting fish is not always sue
cessful. as is evidenced by an occur
renee in the South End last Saturday.
The REGISTER hopes that the men who
were with the poor fellow who is now
suffering from the accident may be
found out, indicted, and made to I'M
derstand somewhat the majesty of the
law. There is too much "fish-bum-
ming for the public good.
Judge Edwin L. Dutton is in the ring
as a candidate for Judge of the West
ern District He is a gentleman of
ability and experience, having served
years ago as Presiding Judge in Ste.
Genevieve county. His conduct of the
Office there was creditable to himself |
and profitable to the county. If chosen |
by our Western District friends, he |
will make US all a good officer.
Mr.. Estev, superintendent of the |
Buchanan Screen Works here, left
Tuesday morning with his family for
turn about the first of September, |
when the factory will resume work.
Mr. f. made many friends while here,
all of whom would like to see him |
come again. Twelve thousand doors
were the output of the establishment |
during his uperintendency,
Mr.. Gross has now one of the neat
est as we'll as the completest stores in
this section. He has made and is
various changes, looking to
his purpose of dealing only in grocer |
les, fruits and Notwithstanding |
Of course, meats of all kinds, fresh and |
cured. He certainly deserves the in
creasing patronage his exertions are
securing. The public is not slow to
catch on and appreciate well directed |
effort.
Sylvester Kitchell announces him
self candidate for County Judge for
the Southern District. "Syl." is so
well known to all classes, ages and |
sizes, colors and conditions. that it |
would be a work of supererogation to
dilate upon the plenitude of his person
ality or to discuss the question of his
fitness and ability. Besides his neigh
bors and fellow-citizens may be safely |
left to give due need to the merit OF
his aspirations.
Jas. G. Austin announces himself
candidate for Sheriff of Iron county,
subject to the decision of his party. |
Mr.. Austin was born and reared in the
Valley and is probably as well known
over the county as any man among
those contesting for the various offices.
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