Iron County register., 1899-12-28

INC FSeluence 6OiS (LnurSCa!
morning at eleven o'clock. To tn
oereaved family the REGISTER begs t
tender assurance of sincere sympath
In their hour of sorrow.
Daniel M. Carr of St. Louis, assc
clate editor of the Encyclopedia G
History of Missouri" was in Ironto
last week securing data to be used i
the publication of the Encyclopedia
Ihe undertaking is a vast one, iuvolv
Ing an immense outlay of time an
money. and when completed it is sait
the Encyclopedia will be one of th
most complete eyer published.
Honest Ipjuu, now; which is th
worstest sight In congress, Brigham
IL. Roberts or w. &. P. Breckenridge
How many w. G. L. L. association
and how many churches ever asked fo
the expulsion of Breckenridge? AnC
how many Breckinridges are there il
congress to-day. who have not ye
been caughtP Give US a polygamis
10 preference to a libertine and ar
adulterer every time. - Louisiana
Press
A frame house on Knob street in
north Ironton owned and occupied by
a colored man named Smith was des.
troyed by fire shortly after dark last
Thursday evening. The flames origin
ated in the second story ot the build
ing and it is thought were due to a
defective flue. On first alarm several
| hundred people hurried TO the fire, but
the flames then had such headway they
could not be checked. Next day a
| subscription amounting to over 800
was raised for the unfortunate family.
The new editor of the Pemiscot DR.
gus, Babe Little, comes to the defense
of school teachers who were made
sport of in the Sikeston Budget, lately.
Mr.. Little was teacher. for seven
years and his indignation rises when
| teachers are attacked. As a class,
teachers are valuable aids to a COM
munity and it is usually the incom-
plete, plucked-too-e early fellows among
them-she kind who want to be called
'.Professor'-who bring ridicule on an
honorable profession-K Demo-
crdt.
Prosecuting Attorney Stanley in
forms US that the law of 1889 prohibits
non-residents from hunting in the state
of Missouri, and also forbids shipping
game out of the state by any one, and
makes it a misdemeanor for express or
railroad companies to receive game for
shipment. Mr.. Stanley has already
prosecuted several parties, and says
he will file complaints and prosecute
all who violate the law in Butler coun-
ty, and will be glad to have all who
know of any violation. report same to
Poplar Bluff Republican.
The Presbyterian ministers from De
Soto. Potosi, Pennington, Poplar Bluff
and other towns of Southeast Missouri
will meet here Thursday and Friday
of this week-Decembe ber % and 29, for
the purpose of studying the condition
of the Presbyterian churches in this
part of the State and to receive the
mutual benefit of the friendly meeting
together of the two branches of the
church. A programme for popular
meeting has been arranged for Thurs
day evening to which all are most cor
daily invited. The meetings will all
be held in the Presbyterian church.
w. G. McCorrister, of East St. Louis,
Ills, who was passenger conductor
on the road here In 1S62-63, was Wis
itor to Ironton Wednesday-this being
his first trip to this section in about
thirty-seven years. The gentleman
says general appearance hereabouts
are vastly different now from what
they were in those days. There was
no town here at that time, and the
road only came as far as Pilot Knob.
1t was war times and the most of his
passengers were soldiers being hauled
from block house to block house along
the road. They gave him cousidera-
BILE trouble and annoyance on the train
and finally he resigned in disgust.
From that time he has done no work
in the railroad line.
Dan. Phillips came in town last Sat-
urday and proceeded to take on big
load of whisky. About the time Dan.
was getting hilarious a boy by the
name of Brewers asked him for dol
lar, which Dan. owed him. This en-
ragged Dan. who forthwith hit the boy
in the face. The authorities were ap-
prised of the trouble, however, and
began to look for Dan; the latter had
an intimation of what was coming and
forth with started to leave town. Dep
uty Marshal Lashley overlook the
fugitive about the time he reached
the creek. Dan. refused to go with
the officer and the two "wrestled
about in the water for several min
utes, until Phillips finally said he
would submit. Instead of submitting
as he said he would, however. Phillips
as soon as he got out of Lash
ley's hands, made good his escape.
Next day. however, he was taken in
custody. Tuesday the case came up
before Squire Fairchild who assessed
fine and costs amounting to $12 against
Daniel. He paid it but doubtless feels
now that it would have been much
cheaper to liquidate the dollar debt of
the boys in the first instance.
DR.. G. w. Farrar. Sr., is the owner
of a very fine Newfoundland dog,
which is favorite with the family,
from Grandpa down to the little one
in the early bud of existence. The
dog is called Bismarck, and he shows
somewhat of the determination and in
telligence of his illustrious name.
About six months ago, member OF
the family-Mrs. Curry-went to St.
Louis, and Bismarck followed her to
Arcadia station. He was ordered back