Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-11

At the meeting of the City Council
last Monday evening, the Street Com
mittee was instructed to procure one
dozen coal oil lamps and have them
placed at as many points along Main
street, providing that at the various
places public-spirited citizens could be
found to light and care for them. The
city to furnish the oil and make neces-
sary repairs, from time to time. This
is much better than nothing, but |
hope to see it lead to a more salts
factory and systematic method. If the
citizens will vote an additional tax of
ten cents on the hundred dollars, the
problem will be solved. Let US do it!
Man proposes and Fate disposes.
When the Academy of Music was built,
about twenty years ago, the tower was
placed there with the intention that
just rs soon as the debt on the building
was paid, a town clock should be put
in the tower, The debt has been
liquidated 10! these many years, the
structure has grown old and this clock
has been provided not. All, what
wondrous changes a score OF years will
work! or the projectors and of the
move that resulted in the building Of
the Academy how very many are alb
sent now. Some moved away, others
gone to their long, home and but few
of US left here. Another score of
years and probably we'll all be gone
and the building itself will likely be
lettering in old age and decay.
In the sale of his business to the
Miners Lumber Co. OF Elvins, +. P.
Russell included his lumber yard, his
lease of the railroad ground east of the
shops and his handsome residence
on North Main street. Mr., Russell
reserved his saw mill and will probably
remove it to Cape Girardeau, where
there is a good opening for his bust
ness and where he thinks OF locating
Mr.. Russell has been one of De Soto's
best citizens and he and his family
will be greatly missed. In church
circles where Mr.. Russell's l~iberality
and sterling principles have made.him
a leader, and where Mrs. Russell's
beautiful voice and charming person
atty have won for her hosts of friends,
they will be especially missed. But
their De Soto friends feel that this
city's loss is another ~community's gain,
and the best wishes of everyone follow
the family wherever they may decide
to make their new home.-De Soto
Press.
His many friends here are always
glad to hear from u old-time friend,
Mr.. S. E. Dehaven. We copy with
pleasure the following from the Louis
Vile Courier Journal of Nov. 28th.
1t Is a special from Lagrange, the
home of the gentleman named: mo
other candidate having announced by
IL o'clock moor of November Goth S..
E. Dehaven, of Oldham county, will,
In accordance with the ruling of the
committee heretofore made, in due
time be declared the nominee of the
Democratic party for State Senator
from the Twenty-irst senatorial dis
trict, composed Of the counties of
Carol, Henry, Trimble and Oldham.
The nomination of Mr.. Dehaven is
equivalent to an election and insures
Oldham county and the Twenty first
district of a competent representative
the Senate. Oldham county has not
had a Senator since Ben S. Robbins
presided over the caucus made memoir
able by the stubborn fight for the
United States Senate between the Hon.
j. G. S. Blackburn and Gen. j. S.
Williams twenty-five years ago. Judge
Dehaven is we'll qualified, especially
on the subject of school laws, as he
taught 80 many years before be
adopted the law as a profession. As a
farmer he stands as the most success.
full in this section" De as a farmer
1t is d new role to US, but it may be
even 80.
Farmers Of St. Louis county are
organizing to keep city shooters off o.
their farms. They claim that the sc
called hunters shoot everything that il
bigger than a grasshopper that moves,
and that stock and even people are mo-
safe. They have exterminated nearly
all the insect eating birds and the
effect is being felt. Large numbers O
those city chaps have beeu infestine
this county, especially on Sundays
for years; and after they are driver
out of st. Louis county they will doubt
less become much more numerous here
unless steps are taken to check them
Bird shooting is not confined to the city
men alone. There are a lot of country
boys who indulge In the practice, ant
most OF them never stop TO think tina
they are violating the law, or wha
the consequences of such violation will
be. They are generally careful enough
to keep from being caught by ANYONE
who will inform on them, and that i
all they care for. Probably many o
them are ignorant of the damage the,
are doing, and it may be that the pres
is responsible for come of this ignor
ance. If so, we want to avoid such re
sponsibility in the future by calling
their attention to the fact that tn,
birds are valuable friends of the agri
~culturist aud horticulturlst, as the,
feed largely on injurious insects, ant
as birds decrease insects increase
The birds ought to be protected ant
encouraged, and parents and schoo
teachers should join in educating tn
children to assist in protecting them
Jefferson Democrat.
The latest publication in the way o
railway literature is a book entitled
Texas" gotten out by the Missouri
Kansas and Texas Passenger Depart
ment. 1t is a work of la pages, vel
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