Iron County register., 1900-03-01

young man deYeloped a genuine case
OF the measles, and his condition fol
several days was such that it was no
considered advisable to move him. Buf
the venture was made Tuesday and be
Is now at home and doing we'll.
Paul Steel last Tuesday evening en-.
tertained party of young friends al
his fathers residence. About a dozen
boys and girls were in attendance, and
tie evening was pleasantly passed with
games OF various kinds. At ten O'Clock
refreshments were served, and an hour
later the guests bade their host adieu,
with due acknowledgement of the en-
Joyment the evening had given them.
VIM. Trauernicht, the genial post
master at Middlebrook, was among the
visiting postmasters in St. Louis last
week. Our friend, William, was pro-
oaoly the oldest postmaster, III point
OF continued and unbroken service, in
the gathering, as this is his twenty
second year as postmaster at Middle
brook. The Office is not a big one,
but the postmaster is all right in every
way. Any visitor to that village can
vouch for the accuracy of this asser-
| ton.
Among the most delightful and sat-
isfactory experiences in mans every
day life, is a clean, smooth, easy
shave, and an artistic and up-to-date
haircut. Both of these luxuries are
In reach of the patron of 81. Vaughn's
handsome and modern tonsorial pal
| Al Slri1IoH LOTT nf ho
razor and shears, ST. has very few
equals. He wants his constituents and
the public generally to know that he
is to-day better prepared to serve them
than ever before. Call and see him.
A boy about twelve years of age
limped into the station at this place
Thursday evening, cold, hungry and
badly crippled from a nail he had run
| into one of his feet. The little fellow
said be had come all the way from
Western Texas and was on his way to
his mother, who lives about twenty
miles from St. Louis. He was taken
care of for couple Of days, a purse
made up for him and he was sent on his
way rejoicing on Sunday train. He.was
bright boy, and, with half a chance,
would doubtless make useful citizen.
The heaviest snowstorm of the win
ter set in early Tuesday morning, and
before noon the earth was whitened
by ive-Inch covering of 1.-The beau
tiful." In the evening a south wind
blew DER the landscape and at dark
began an old-fashioned rain. Result:
slush shoe mouth deep. By Wednes-
day morning the weather had tighten
ed a little, and sleek and glossy.
treacherous and deceptive were the
highways and byways. More than one
over confident person suddenly meas
ured his anguished length upon the
CLASSY surface of Mother Earth, but no
serious results have as yet been hand
ed In. Taking it by-and-large, this is
about the meanest deal Old Winter has
given US, and we all long for the time
when Gentle Spring shall replace his
tyrannical rule with her gentler sway.
The twentieth century tramp Is a
specimen of the genus homo peculiar to
himself, and his like is not encounter
ed IN all the lore of ancient, medieval
or modern history. While his purse
is not always weighted with gold, nor
his raiment of purple and fine linen,
yet, for all that, the day is indeed a
cold one when the modern and up-to-
date tramp can't devise some means
for providing himself with the neces-
saries, if not the luxuries, of life. at
some one else's expense and labor. A
lady, who lives in the west end of
town, had a recent experience that
convinces her that the declaration
here made is we'll founded. One day
last week she heard a knock at the
door, and on inquiry as to the cause,
found what she, at first glance, was
certain was a tramp; every appear
ance indicated that fact aud, of course,
he was begging something to eat-that
was the good woman's surmise, but
she was sadly mistaken. He was not
begging. He modestly and politely
inquired if he might buy cheap
lunch. The lady was truly astonish-
ed Now the house where this hap
pened is not restaurant, lunch house,
nor are meals furnished for pay, but
the good house wife thought TO her
self, s.uow this poor fellow is too good
and honest to beg; aud I'll just fix him
up a nice lunch, and give it to MIN. L
will just show to him my appreciation
of his spirit of manliness and inde-
pendence. A good bite to eat he shall
have, and that without money and
without price" So she busted herself
and prepared nice little lunch for
this truly good man. Wrapping the
edibles up in piece of paper, she
went to the door, but before she had
time to utter a word the manly man al
most rudely grabbed the package from
her hand and said, Excuse me, |
madam, but | haven't the change to
pay you to-day. will be around to-
morrow and liquidate" With that he
smiled, gracefully bowed. turned on
his heel and departed. The poor little
woman was dumbfounded-all charity
and good feeling gone. The next
Weary Willie" who attempts this
trick at that house. will find he's ''up
against the real thing"
VIM. L. Blackman OF st. Louis was
at one time a resident OF the Valley,
and is well known by the older resi-
dents. He still has property interests
in the county and visits Ironton about
once a year. The following In refer
euce to Mr.. Blackman aud his present
ambition is taken from Sundays Ne
public: William l.. Blackman is near
ly a years of age, and he is nearly
deaf; but he says if he can dodge his
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