Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-01-18

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J neither the State Auditor, Count,
Court, County Clerk nor Collector cal
get around enforcing it," From thi
it will be seen that the Collector ha
no alternative but must collect the
penalty. On all taxes not paid By
February 1st another one per cent. will
be added.
Sylvan Lodge, No. 1876, D. of r., in
stalled the following officers last night
Mrs. j. I. Baldwin. N. G.; Mrs. A. W
Garrett, V. e.; Mrs. G. w. Marshall,
Sec'y; and Mrs. j. Blemel. Treasurer.
After the business of the evening had
been transacted and the gavel had an
nounced the closing of the Lodge, the
members, with few invited guests,
sat dowo to an elegant lunch which the
hands of the fair Sisters had provided.
| There was music, too, to enliven the
passing hour. Two hours were very
pleasantly spent in this little social re-
union, and the time might have been
extended, but the approach of the train
which was to bear Sister j. S. Benson
to Annapolis put a limit to the occa-
| sion. The editor acknowledges with
/ Q IbO I'~SCipG vi oil W
| attend this special session. 1t is I'M
necessary to say that. having accepted
it, he had good time. Here's a
health to Sylvan Lodge, collectively
and individually!
In view of the good work which is
being done in the special meetings at
the Presbyterian Church under the
1aadarabip IF M pirob hy tho ovidan@
presence and manifest power of God in
our midst at this time. l hope that
all the people will try to arrange their
business and household cares so that
they can attend the meetings and have
part in the blessings in which all who
come may share. We are certainly
fortunate in securing the services of a
man whom God has so richly endowed
with many talents all of which are
dedicated to his Masters service. We
believe that God has sent him and that
his straightforward message to our
community will result in much good
which shall be seen in the lives of all
who hear him. We rejoice because of
the hearty cooperation of the pastors
and Christian people. We trust that
our work together may not be in vain.
All the people are most cordially in
vited to attend these meetings.
THOS. F. MARSHALL.
For about fifteen minutes last Thurs
day night - between nine and ten
o'clock-the beauty of the heavens
was transcendent in its fullness. The
moon, we'll advanced toward the full
power OF her glory, shone down from
mid-sky; a few feecy clouds waited
here and there in minute particles;
and everywhere round about the deep
blue armament was bright with twink
ling stars. But the Queen of Night
herself was the central scene of won
der. Enthroned she sat in the spleu-
dor of the court her magic had created.
and blessed was the lowly mortal per-
mitted to gaze upon it! The face of
light, and haloed in all the colors of
the rainbow, from the brightest Grim
son to the softest purple. Not all the
art of man ever produced so fine a |
spectacle, and he who looked upon it |
felt in his heart the meanness and lit |
tleness of human effort. Change fol- |
lowed change in quick succession, each |
possessed of its peculiar charm, until |
all too soon the picture had dissolved, |
and the moon, the stars and the sky |
presented to the observer only their |
ordinary mystery.
The City Marshal Wednesday re-
ceived word from Poplar Bluff that a |
negro by the name of Bartlett. who |
had been exposed to smallpox in that |
town, left that place the day before, |
saying he was coming here-his former |
home. The letter further stated that |
the negro at the time he left had a
high fever, and had probably contract
ed the dread disease. A search was |
instituted and the darkey located in
one of the cabins east of the Touring |
mill. DR.. Farrar made an investiga-
ton, found the negro with fever, but
it will be a day or two before he can
fully determine if he has smallpox. A
guard was at once stationed about the
house, and every precaution will be
taken to prevent the spreading of the
it prove smallpox.
There are said to be sixty cases in
Poplar Bluff-as usual, confined mostly
to the colored population. Three or
four negro women from that town ar
rived here on the noon train yesterday.
We suggest to the authorities that they
take steps to put stop to
the darkey immigration from Poplar
Bluff to this place so long as present
conditions continue-and, in fact, we'd
have no objection, whatever, if the in
junction were made permanent.
The following s.fish" story appeared
in the last issue of the Centrev1lie Re
former: 1.-The waters of Black River
are clear as crystal and abound with
a great many varieties of fish, the most
noted of which is the trout. This is
very game fish in summer, but is sensi-
tive to cold in winter, and will seek
shelter under the banks of the stream,
logs, rocks, or other places, to avoid
the cold blasts. Near the town of
Centreville, stands an old elm tree on
the banks of the river, with long slim
roots reaching back into the firm
ground. Under this tree the water has
washed out hole in the bank about
fifteen feet, leaving a crust of earth on
top. During the last cold spell it was
discovered this hole was full and run
ming over with fine, large trout. F. G.
Carly. T. M. Hunter, r. L. Parks. Joe
A. Baker, j. F. Rayfield. James Hill,
and others, went to the place, cut
holes through the dirt covering, re-
vealing a solid army of large, fine
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