Iron County register., 1900-03-15

Mrs. Collins of Sabula was called tC
this city last week by the serious ill
ness of her daughter, Mrs. A. Blanton
Mrs. Blanton is reported slightly bet
ter this week.-De Soto Press.
Lost-An overcoat, on the road be
tween Arcadia and Daniel Clark's, lasr
Saturday. Finder will please return
to 5. A. Orr or bring it to this office.
Reasonable charge will be paid.
Wanted-A couple of good farm
hands. Liberal wages for good men.
Apply at the Newman farm a little
west of Ironton.
j. B. FOLLETT, Proprietor.
Our young friend, r. L. Farmer,
will leave In about week TO accept a
position with the Clarkson Saw Mill
Company as salesman. Bob is good
boy and we wish him every success.
'.Uncle Billy" Lewis, of whose seri-
Gus ILLNESS at his home near Des Arc,
we made mention last week, is reported
some better. We hope to hear of con-
tlnued improvement in his condition.
DR.. Gay informs us that Master
Lindsay Shelby, who has been in bed
with smallpox for the past two weeks
is just about we'll again. The other
three children in the family are now
down with the disease.
No, Margaret" we cannot answer
your question. We do not really
know whether the two couples you
mention intend being married Easter
tide or not. You had better TO apply
to them for information.
The county court last week ordered
the circuit clerk to make a certified
abstract of all mortgages on record in
his office. The abstract will be used
by the Board of Equalization in ad-
justing personal property assessments.
AT the meeting of the city council
Monday evening the judges OF election
for the coming city election were
chosen. The council also agreed to
submit the electric light proposition to
the voters for their approval or re-
lection.
Our venerable friend, DR.. I. r.
Goulding, celebrated his birthday last
Saturday. Although number years
in advance of four-score the DR.. seems
yet to have a firm grasp on life, and is
much more active than many young
er man.
The St. Louis Stave & Lumber
Company have leased the site of their
plant in Arcadia for another year.
Mr.. Chambers, the affable general
manager, tells US the factory will like
ly be kept busy here for a number of
months yet.
James Dobbius of near Lesterville
was in town a couple of days this week
on important business. Mr.. Dobbins
sometime ago sold his saw mill and
spoke and fellow factory located at
Lesterviile to some Iron county par
Outlook.
The many friends of Mrs. Kate Hef-
ferlin, nee Craine. of Livingston, Mon
tana, will be sorry to hear of her
serious illness at a sanitarium in St.
Louis. She recently submitted to
surgical operation and is convalescing
as rapidly as could be expected.
The REGISTER insists that levy of
twenty cents on the hundred dollars
will. with the funds now on hand,
run the schools of this district the COM
ing year. and then leave a neat sur
plus. This being so, greater levy
would be an injustice to the taxpayers.
The Republicans held a meeting at
the courthouse Tuesday evening and
nominated the following city ticket:
Mayor, VIM. j. Schwab; Marshal,
John /. Marshall; City Attorney, w.
E. Roop; Couucilmen, Newman Par
mer, G. w. Kanouse and AL. johnson.
4 jury was empaneled in the county
court Friday to pass on the sanity of
Henry Elsman who has been confined
in the Jail for the past three months.
After hearing the evidence the jury
promptly returned verdict declaring
Elsman insane. Sheriff Gregory took
the patient to Fulton Monday.
Taking the word of the Ironton col
ored voter for it, he was assured by
the 'bosses" that after the test this
year, if the Republicans proved strong
enough. he would be given places on
the tickets hereafter. Whether he
will ..vote 'er straight" on the strength
of the promise remains 10 be seen.
Rev A. Britain has arranged to
hold services at Crystal City every al
ternate Sunday. The population of
that place has so decreased that they
could not retain their pastor. Grace
Episcopal church at Crystal City is one
of the handsomest churches in this
vicinity and is surrounded by grounds
that are always beautifully kept.-De
Soto Press.
II. H. Kiddle, a former resident of
Ironton. died at the Baptist hospital in
St. Louis Friday morning last of gas
tritis after an illness OF about ten days.
Mr.. Kiddle was an employe of the
Sewer Department of the city, aud it
is thought the foul air with which he
frequently came in contact in the dis
charge of his duties was the origin of
the disease. The remains were brought
to Ironton Sunday night, and inferred
in the Masonic cemetery from the NJ.
E. Church Monday morning.
A new postoffice rule has just gone
into effect imposing fine of $500 or
one years Imprisonment, on anyone
who through carelessness or otherwise
takes mail not belonging to themselves
from the postoffice and fails to return
it at once. This applies to newspapers
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