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Iron County register., 1899-03-16
School Board Proceedings.

IRoNToN, Mo-, March 1st, 1899.
School Board met, with W b. New
man, President, in the chair, and
directors w. t. Gay, W. H. Fisher,
c. S. Russell, W. I. O'Neal and E. I.
Elgan, present.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
The following bills were allowed:
Cad Lashley, for saving wood, $500;
Ed Hartwick. cords wood, $1,000;
Louis Fletcher, cleaning stove pipe,
soc; c. d. Galham, 81 cords wood,
$3.50: W. H. Fisher, money advanced
for wood, Sl2.5
Moved and carried that the action
of President and Secretary in issuing
warrants to teachers and janitors for
last month be approved.
At the annual election (or meeting)
to be held April 4th, 1899, the follow
ing are to be voted on: Two directors
for the term of three years; one for
the term of one year, to fill the place
of P. W. Whitworth, vacant; length
of school term in excess of months;
County Commissioner for two years;
shall the School Board let the school
house for other than public school
purposes?
A petition being presented request
ing the Board to submit to the voters
of Ironton School district on the first
Tuesday in April, 1899, proposition
to increase the annual rate of taxation,
not to exceed ten cents on the hundred
dollars valuation, for the purpose of
erecting an additional school building
in such district, it was moved and car
ried that as this petition has the
requisite number of signers. that We
submit the proposition to the qualified
voters of Ironton school district to
bond the district for three thousand
dollars to put up an addition 10 our
present building. it being shown that
at FIVE per cent. interest, an annual
tax of six cents on the hundred dollars
valuation. will pay out in seventeen
years.
Moved and carried that we submit
to the voters who are taxpayers this
proposition: Shall we increase the
annual rate of taxation 10 cents on the
hundred dollars valuation for school
purposes? That we appoint as judges
of election, John Reel, F. p. AXE and
A. S. Prince.
Moved and carried that the Clerk
give notice of election by posting
notices and through one newspaper
printed in the district. The President
Iron County register., 1899-03-16
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.

This remedy is intended especially
for coughs, colds, Group. whooping
cough and influenza. 1t has become
famous for its cures of these diseases,
over large part of the civilized world.
The most flattering testimonials have
been received, giving accounts of its
good works; of the aggravating and
persistent coughs it has cured; of Sc
we're colds that have yielded promptly
to its soothing effects, and of the dan
gerous attacks of Group it has cured,
often saving the life of the child. The
extensive use of it for whooping cough
has shown that it robs that disease of
all dangerous consequences. Sold by
Geo. c. Jacobs, Druggist.
Iron County register., 1899-03-16
MiddIebrook BreeZes.

Ed. RegiSter-As there has not been
any communication from this place
for a number OF months I thought /
would send you few
Mr.. j. Rodach has resigned his posi-
tion as clerk for the Seitz Merchandise
Co. and left .or St. Louis where he has
received similar position.
The NJ. b. K. B. K. Club intends
giving banquet to its members on
Saturday evening, March 18th.
JEFF Axes was in town Sunday.
Henry Seitz and T. G. Meyer went
to Cross Roads Monday.
Mrs. j. Gassman is very i'll with
pneumonia. but is improving under
the treatment of DR.. Blanks.
Mrs. L. Bixon is down with the grip.
Mr.. &. ". Weber of Pennington
was in town Tuesday on business.
Mr.. A. Kollmorgan. formerly en-
ployed by VIM. Trauernicht, the tail
or, removed to St. Louis last Thursday.
A NJ. Trauernicht has been on the
sick list for the past few days.
Mr.. E. Burr went to Pennington last
Saturday.
Fred Sailing and Thomas Burr went
to Iron Mountain last Sunday night.
1t seems they have some attraction
there.
Chas. Downey of Iron Mountain was
in town one day last week.
I. T. Seitz of Poplar Bluff was in
town Sunday.
The Railroad Company have put up
q q ho 10 Tn
an improvement for the station. The
linemen are busy putting new tele-
graph wires, also putting in new tables
in the Offices as they go along.
Mr.. G. kadner is preparing to start
on fishing trip in the near future.
Good luck to you, Jim.
Mr.. L. A. Seitz of St. Louis came to
town Tuesday on business.
Mrs. NJ. Seitz was very sick last
week. but is improving under the
treatment OF DR.. Marshall OF Ironton.
John Stewart, son of Tom Stewart,
who formerly lived on a farm near
Middlebrook. died in hospital in St.
Louis last Sunday. The people in this
com munity extend their sympathy to
the bereaved family.
John Houk bought a watch last
week. John spends ali of his time
looking at the time.
Mr. F. Rodach went to Bismarck
on business.
There are great many hoboes go
ing through town here lately.
Now is the time to join the NJ. B.
K. B. X. c. and get ". L. A. K. B.
March 14th. JUDY.
Iron County register., 1899-03-16
The Pubic School.

] have read with much interest the
articles on High School," by Prof.
Wilkinson, and the REGISTER criticism
of the same. Let me frankly disagree
with both and make the discussion,
like Midshipman Jack Easy's duel.
three -cornered. There is something
antecedent. which neither the teacher
nor the editor has noticed, that would
obviate the necessity of free, or public
schools, or having them would allow
the large majority of pupils to pass be-
yond the third reader grade. Neither
writer has referred to the fact that we
are living in country where access to
natural opportunities must be pur-
chased: and hence in country where
government is perversion. If we
had no free schools not more than one
child in twenty would get to the third
reader grade, and with the present
system of industrial or prRdial slavery
it is not worth while to pass that grade
in the public schools. Go to the high
er schools, public and private. and es-
pecially where political economy is
taught, and so far from making good
citizens the students are misied by
their teachers into the most absurd
fallacies, so absurd that they would be
laughable were they not so dangerous
to the state. In the presence of Henry
George your writer once asserted that
If he wanted to find the densest ignor-
ance of. and the widest heresy to that
knowledge calculated to make the best
citizens, and most intelligent voters,
Iron County register., 1899-03-16
Glover Items.


My last items escaped the waste
basket, so l will try to give a few Of
the latest items.
Rev. c. T. Fortune filled the pulpit
at the Baptist church the first Sunday.
Mrs. VIM. Robbs and Henry and
Miss Belle visited Mr.. and Mrs. Scog-
gin last week.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. r. Goff spent the
first Sunday with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. W. Scoggin.
Rev. Isaac Lane of Piedmont visited
friends and relatives at Glover re-
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Pratt have moved
to Hogan, Mo.
Mr.. John Pannebecker has moved in
the hotel on Main street.
Mr.. G. S. Shy passed through Glover
last week on his way to Lesterville.
Mr.. Lon Sizemore of Marble Creek
passed through Glover recently.
Master Albert Collins of Sabula was
in Glover on business last week.
Rev. Carver came down Friday to
fill his regular appointment at the
lower church.
Mr.. S T. Goff of Hogan came down
to Mr.. Scoggin's on his wheel Sunday
afternoon. "
The Misses Pyrtle attended services
at the lower church Sunday.
Mr.. J. B. Holloman of Hogan stop
ped in Glover on his return from Sa-
bula Friday.
The Misses Scoggin and Miss Lizzie
Vickery attended church at Bergman
Sunday.
g. W. Scoggin went to Irondale
Wednesday, returning Thursday night
Chas. George and Thos. Wright
went to Ironton Saturday.
Au revoir. JEROME
Iron County register., 1899-03-16
Arcadia Locals.

Bert De Mier was home from De Soto
several days last week.
Seldom Tual went to the city Monday.
Geo. kells went to De Soto Sunday
night.
Emmet Hinchey of De Soto spent
several days in Arcadia last week.
Luke Hodge went to Poplar Bluff
Monday where he will act as agent for
the Conroy Bros. of De Soto. We wish
Luke every success in his undertaking.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Hatten spent sew
eral days in the city last week.
Mr.. Hoffman, a grocery drummer
from st. Louis, was at the Mountain
View" one day last week.
Rev. Mayes, Presiding Elder, con-
Quoted Quarterly Meeting services at
Fort Hill last Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Mae Whitworth, Annie Austin.
Hattie Polk and others spent Sunday
afternoon in Graniteville.
Sam Austin is visiting home folks at
this place.
H. n. Baird spent several days in
St. Louis last week. He will take
charge of his new dwelling and store
next week.
Archie Chea!ham was here from De
Soto several days recently.
Will Mccoy was in Arcadia Sunday.
Will Gosney entertained several of
his friends to a birthday dinner Sunday.
Mrs Marks and daughter. Miss Ada,
visited in Arcadia one day last week.
Mrs. McGhee has returned to the
Valley.
last Thursday.
Miss Annie Whitworth is recovering
from an attack of the grippe.
Mrs. James Austin was on the sick
list last week. SUNSHINE.
Iron County register., 1899-03-16

GRAND JURORS.
VIM Robinson Frederick Reynolds
Wesley Stevenson INC Young
Geo Sherrell Steven HUFF
DY Jones Chas Shular
WE Edmonds James Middleton
Geo | Downard Marion Crocker
PETIT JURORS.
VIM O'Neal Wm Lewis Sr
Nimrod Brewer John Ruble
II J Wray Mert Willett
\ Allen VIM Stevenson
Albert Jones Franklin Sutton
Jno b Buckner NJ j Orrick
Paul Myers VIM H Whitworth
j NJ Reel VIM Newman
George Black VIM Ruddock
F A Mcfarland Hale
Warren c johnson P G Carty
Thos Fitzgerald Rudolph Erbschloe
The school law provides that when
there are within any school district in
this State fifteen or more colored chill
dren of school age, the school board of
such school district shall be and they
are hereby authorized and required to
establish and maintain, within such
school district. separate free school
for said colored children; and the
Ler7qth of the school term for said color
ed children, and the advantages ana
privileges thereof. shall be the same as
are provided for other schools of cor
responding grade within such school
district" If the high school project
now under consideration goes through,
N
law be compelled to provide and main
tain another high school for the color
ed children? To US the letter and
spirit of the law seem so plain that no
man may misconstrue it. Whether,
in case the board refuses to maintain
such a high school for colored pupils,
they may legally seek admittance into
the white high school is a disputed
point: but over in Murphysboro, H.,
in a similar case. where a high school
was provided for the whites, mixed
school was avoided only by the estab'
lishment of a school OF ''equal advan-
tages and privileges" for the colored
children. And TO US, under the law,
il seems Just that such should be the
case: else the dominant race could take
to itself the kernel and give to the
other the shell of the free school nut.
The editor of this paper is neither q
lawyer nor the son of a lawyer, but he
hazards the opinion that the creation
of high school by taxation for the
whites gives an inalienable aud unde,
niable right to the colored people to
demand and receive the same advan-
tage for themselves. Are our people
prepared TO put upon their shoulders
this double burden? Are not school
taxes high enough now, and do not our
public schools furnish all the tuition
and advantages that can be fairly de-
mauded at the expense OF the tax-pay-
ers? Only last year cheerful assent
was given to the proposition that an
extra levy be made and fourth room
added to the white school. Is the so
called Bulwark of Liberty in the mat
Iron County register., 1899-03-16
ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING.

Notice is hereby given to the qualified
voters of Ironton School District District
No. 1, Townships No. 80 and 81, Ranges 3
and east county of Iron, State of Missouri,
that the Annual School Meeting OF said dis
tricf viii be held on
TUESDAY. he III day qf -4pri, ISoo,
commencing at O'Clock A. NJ, and among
other things specified by the law, the follow
ing viii be proposed and considered:
Elect two directors to serve years and
one director to serve year.
Length of school term in excess Of seven
months
Shall the Board Of Directors let the school
house for other than Public School purposes2
Shall we bond the district for $1,000 to put
up an addition to our school houses
Shall we increase the annual rate 10 cents
on the 500 valuation for school purposes?
Elect County Commissioner for two years.
E. r. ELcAN, District Clerk.
This 18th day Of March, 1899.
Iron County register., 1899-03-16
Personal.

A. Roehry is in St. Louis this week.
Frank Nall spent Sunday in the Val
ley.
j. B. Holloman visited Ironton Mon
day
F. P. AXE is in jefferson City this
week.
Mrs. NJ. A. Bells returned from Des
Arc Monday.
Mrs. Fred Beard is visiting in Sabu-
Ia this week.
Judge d. H. Palmer of Belleview
was visitor Tuesday.
O.. c. Morris of Des Arc was an Iron
ton visitor last Saturday.
w. W. Nall of St. Louis spent day
with his parents here last week.
John NJ. Thomas has accepted po-
sition as time-keeper of the gravel pit
at Mill Spring.
Misses Blanche Fitz and Ethel Nor
ris of Des Arc visited in Ironton the
first of the week.
Miss Florence McMullin of Hillsboro
has been the guest of Miss Lillian
Steel the past week
Prof. a. P. Vance was unable to at
tend his school duties at Graniteville
several days last week.
Iron County register., 1899-03-16
A Cure for Sleeplessness.

1 commenced using your Ramon's
Liver Pills & Tonic Pellets the first OF
December, 1896, for Heart and Liver
trouble. l will never forget the good
they have done me. I could not sleep,
was short of breath and. in fact, could
not work any. l have used few box
es and to-day l feel as well as | ever
did in my life.-G. IL. Britton, Hol,
brook, W. Va. For sale By Geo. c.
Jacobs, Druggist.
Iron County register., 1899-03-16

ter of taxation to be continually piling
another Pelion upon the Ossas and
Pelions which mark the past history
of public education? Is there not
room for improvement in the schools
within their present bounds? So long
as such is the case-so long as the
foundation will bear strengthening-it
seems to US wasteful extravaganza to
add TO the superstructure. There are
too many furbelows on latter-day pub
lie education for the good of the pupil.
Ground him well in the ''three Rs"
and if there be any outcome to him he
will develop his talents by his own
exertions and at his own expense.
Iron County register., 1899-03-16

By a recent order of the County
Court of Iron county, Missouri all
parties indebted to the school fund of
said county are hereby notified in fu-
ture to make all payments of interest
or principal to the County Treasurer.
If said payments are made to any 9TH
er person the Court will not be respon-
sible for same. w. II. BUFoRD,
j. w. ALcoRN,
II SWEENEY,
Judges
lronton, Mo-, March IL, 1899.
Iron County register., 1899-03-16

Mrs. Magdalena Weis died at the
family residence in Ironton, Mo-, on
Friday, March 10th, 1899. aged 62
years, 6 months and days.
Mrs. Weis, nee kasche, was native
of Hanover. Germany, and came to
America with her fathers family in
1855. In 1856 she was married at
Dexter, Mo-. TO Herman Weis, who
survives her, and removed thence with
her husband to Middlebrook in this
county not long afterward. In 1870
they came to Ironton. and here have
they ever since resided. To this union
a goodly family of sons and daughters
were born, of whom four of the former
and one of the latter survive the death
of the mother.
Mrs. Weis had long been an invalid,
and for the past eight weeks was con-
fined 10 her bed. She bore her suffer-
ing patiently and when the end came
passed peacefully to the other shore.
Her desolate husband and afflicted
children mourn an affectionate wife
and loving mother, and the community
good woman aud kind neighbor; but
they mourn not as those without hope.
for all are blessed ssover there" Her
remains were inferred in the Pilot
Knob cemetery. the funeral rites being
attended By large concourse of citi-
Zens.
In this connection 1t may not be con-
sidered amiss for the writer 10 convey
his appreciation of the kind services of
Rev. A. Britain, the officiating minis
ter, for bis many acts of Christian
kindness during our time of trouble.
He is indeed worthy servant Of Him
who brough hope and peace to erring
man. j.
Iron County register., 1899-03-16

appointed c. S. Russell. ". L. O'Neal
and E. T. Elgan to prepare form for
ticket and have $50 printed.
Moved and carried the notices be
published in the REGISTER and the
ticket printing be done in the Repub-
licdn cffice.
w. B. NEWMAN, President.
E. T. ELGAN, Clerk.
Iron County register., 1899-03-16
Ironton. Mo-, March IL, 1895


Ed. Register - Kindly allow us,
through your valuable paper, to ex-
press our heartfelt thanks to all our
friends in Belleview for their kindness
in oor affiiction, by the loss of our
loved husband and father.
Respectfully.
MRS. c. NJ. Cox. AND CHILDREN.
Beileview, Mo-, March 5, 1899.
Iron County register., 1899-03-16
Card of Thanks.
JEROME.

The undersigned desire to thank
their many friends and neighbors for
the numerous acts of kindness extend
ed us during our season of affliction
and sorrow eliminating in the death
of Mrs. III. Weis on the 10th inst.
Their favors are fully appreciated and
will not be forgotten by
The FAMILY.
Iron County register., 1899-03-16

DR.. Cady's Condition Powders, are
just what a horse needs when in bad
condition. Tonic, blood purifier and
vermifuge. They are not food but
medicine and the best in use to put
horse in prime condition. Price 25
cents per package. For sale by Geo.
c. Jacobs, Druggist.
Iron County register., 1899-03-16
Announcement.

We are authorized to announce J.
". HAWKINS as a candidate for Com
missioner of Public Schools of Iron
county, Mo-, subject to the decision of
the voters at the coming election to be
held April 4th.
Iron County register., 1899-03-16
OPENING AND CLOSING OF MAILS

IRONToN PoST OFFICE.
Morning MAIi-SIght Trans oPeneo 700 a u.
Day Trains. Closed at II zoe m
Evening Mail-Day Trains Opened at :oo p m
Night Trains. Closed At .oo D. m
Money Order business opens at 800 O'Clock a. m
and owing TO the rush of mail business in the eve
ming the window will close promptly GOO p. m
Once hours Sundays and holidays from 7:so to
GOO a m, 500 p. m and 600 100 p. m
Patrons of the ONCE Will please take notice and
govern themselves accordingly
J. n BISHOP, Postmaster.
Iron County register., 1899-03-16
Murrayville, Ills, March 5th, '99.

Rev. E. Edwards, pastor of the Eng
lish Baptist Church at Mipersville, Pa, !,
when suffering with rheumatism, was
advised to try Chamberlain's Pain
Balm. He says: "a few applications
of this iniment proved a great service
to me. 1t subdued the inflammation and
relieved the pain. Should any suffer
er profit by giving Pain Balm trial it
will please me-" For sale by Geo. c.
Jacobs, Druggist.
Arcadia Valley Cook Book on sale at
this office Price 81 90
Iron County register., 1899-03-16

FoR SALE-Two young mules well
broken. W. c. BoPP.
Iron County register., 1899-03-16

The Arcadia Valley Cook Book on
sale at this Office. 81 per copy.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-10
BRITISH SURPRISED THEM.

BOEH HEAD LAlAGER. LADY
SMITH, Friday, December S.-The Brit
ish troops made sortie between 1 and
2 o'clock in the morning. They crawl
ed up ravine and stormed and carried
Lombard's Kop, which was held by the
Beers, and on which were placed a
Creusot gun and a Howitzer. These
guns were destroyed with dynamite.
The British captured maxim gun and
then retired.
The lancers, hussars and guards made
a sortie west of Ladysmith at daybreak
under cover of heavy artillery fire,
which the Beers returned briskly. The
British afterward returned to Lady
smith. The Boer losses are reported to
have been slight.
A strong burgher column has crossed
the Tugela river at Colenso with the OBJ
ject Of attacking the British Estcourt
column.
Major Erasmus and Lieut.. Malan will
be tried by courtmartial in connection
with the loss of the guns.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-10

TACOMA. Wash, December 9.-Brief
kilograms received in this city from
Carbonate, mining town forty miles
from this city, say sixty miners were
killed by an explosion of coal damp in
a mine belonging to the Southern Pa
cific Railway Company.
A special from Wilkeson to the Ledg-
er says:
Reported here that fifteen men have
been taken out of the Carbonate mine
alive and sixty bodies recovered.
The explosion occurred just as the
men were preparing to leave the shaft.
About eighty men were in the mine at
the time. AS the mine filed with black
damp at once, it is supposed all are
dead. Several hours elapsed before eff
forts could be made to enter the mine.
The surviving relatives at once flock
ed around the shaft, creating terrible
scene with their lamentations. The
mines are owned by the Carbon Hill
Coal Company. They gave work to
four hundred men and had an OUTPUT
of 100000 tons annually. They are sit
uated forty miles from Tacoma on the
Cascade division of the Northern Pa
cific. The mines are in a deep ravine
through which the Carbon river flows.
1t is a glacial river. The mines are
supplied with every appliance for safety.
They are largely tunnelled and the tun-
nels are so big that locomotives run
into them.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-10
REVIEWED IN LONDON.

LONDON, December 9.-While so
far as the actual British advance is
concerned, to-day's dispatches show lit
tie change in the situation, the author
tiles anticipate from the announcement
that howltzers and cavalry have reach
ed Gen. Methuen, and that Gen. Butler
mas received the heavy artillery for
which he was waiting, that the advance
will be no longer delayed. News of i'm
portant battles by both Generals is ex-
pected soon.
The fact that Gen. Butler has ordered
200 stretcher bearers from Pietermar-
itzburg to assist the regular ambulance
corps, indicates that he anticipates
sharp fighting.
The news from Cape Colony is not
satisfactory from the British point of
view. Some small outpost skirmishes
have occurred at various points and at
Queenstown quantity of rifles and
ammunition, including dunn dunn bull
lets and Martins belonging to disloyal
Dutch, have been seized.
The latest advices from Stormberg
indicate that the Beers position there
is exceptionally strong.
Reports received at Cape Town from
Bloemfontein say everybody has been COM
PEELED to do military duty, including Mr.
Fraser, the chairman of the Volksraad
According to dispatches from Ladysmith,
excursions are running weekly from Pre-
toria, bringing numbers of gaily-attired
Dutch women, who take up points of
vantage on the hills and closely sean the
proceedings in the town.
A siege train was shipped to South At
RIGA to-day from Southampton.
Mrs. Langtry's husband, Mr.. Hugo Ger
aid de Battle, sails for South Africa De-
cember l6. on special service. Mrs. Lang
try declares that if she had not made all
her American arrangements she would go
too, in the capacity Of nurse. or otherwise.
The war office has received the follow
ing despatch from Gen. Forester Walker,
the British commander at Cape Town:
THE Free State government reports that
there are thirty-fiye prisoners at Bloem-
fontein. including Lieut.. Tristram. of the
Twelfth Lancers. who is severely wound
q"