Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-07-30

ran a paper in this town, was be-
fore the Missouri supreme court
one day last week charged with
contempt. Mr.. Cundiff's offence
was in reproducing an article from
another paper criticising the SUI
preme court. John must have
been very badly frightened for he
implored the courts pardon in most
humble tones and was let off with
a fine of 81 and costs. We think
John will hereafter exercise greater
care in his clippings"
M. Butterfield, the nurseryman
from Pennington, was in Ironton
a couple of days this week. Mr..
Butterfield is trying to interest
some of our people in planting
peach orchards on the hills. He
says that he will consider appli-
cants from all parties having twenty
acres or more they wish to set in
orchards. Mr.. Butterield thinks
that there is money in growing
peaches in this country and he is
willing to furnish the trees and
share the profits For further par
ticulars address, M. Butterfeld,
Pennington.
There was quite an excitement
at Annapolis one day last week.
The agent for the Missouri Orph-
ans Home was down there and
made arrangements to take three
children by the name of Slusher to
to the Home. The father and
mother of the children are both
dead, but about the time the agent
was going to leave some relatives
of the children attempted to inter-
fere. All kinds of a row followed
and it appeared for a while that
there world be trouble. The agent
finally got away with the children
by going to Sabula and there
boarding the train with his charges.
But feeling was quite high for a
time, it is said.
While Jack Middleton was driv-
ing a load of oats from the field to
the barn last Monday afternoon
the team became frightened and
ran away. Mr.. Middleton was
thrown to the ground and badly
bruised and a boy about fifteen
years old from st. Louis visiting
in Pilot Knob, who was riding on
the oats was also thrown to the
ground and received a bad cut on
his head and one arm was seriously
bruised. Fortunately, though, the
injuries sustained in neither case
was injurious. The oats were
scattered all along the road and
the wagon badly demolished The
team and wagon belonged to the
Big Muddy Coal & Iron Co.
The famous dog suit of Ketcher-
side VS.. Bollinger is in court again.
Some time since, Justice Johnson
of Des Arc, before whom the case
was tried, issued an execution for
the amount of costs against Boil
linger. Bollinger refused to pay,
and last week VIM. Sheriff., the
constable, levied on two horses be-
longing to Bollinger and has adj
vertised to sell them next Monday.
Bollinger has Since got out an APP
plication for Injunction, which will
be argued before Judge bearing in
Hillsboro next Tuesday. The in
junction seeks to prevent the con-
stable from selling the horses.
What the constable will do is not
known. He is rather between the
devil and the deep sea.
The Ironton Dramatic Club 1.-THE
"Owls') had an outing and boot
ing at the country residence of two
of it's members last Tuesday even
ing. The Log Cabin was brilliantly
illuminated, but the refreshments
were served al fresco. A delightful
evening was passed, with a phe-
nomenal feast of reason and flow
of soul. Twas nigh upon midnight
when the Owls sought their home
r%oosts, though reckoned without a
time-piece the allotted hours would
have been held as not half gone.
Just before scattering, a vote of
thanks was given the host and
hostess, and now the Owls are
pluming themselves for another
flight to a like assemblage. Only
two members were absent, though
Timothy Hayes, ESQ.,, arrived late /;
but he finally got there with both
claws, amid general fluttering.
On Wednesday evening, July
ODD, the Rev. w. S. Acomb was
formally installed pastor of the
Presbyterian Church of Ironton.
The Rev. j.. v. P. Yeaman, pres
ent Moderator of st. Louis Presby-
terry, presided; he preached and
propounded the constitutional ques'
tons. The Rev. S. G. Palmer, D.
D., gave charges to both the con-
gregation and the incoming pastor.
The services were interesting and
instructive and left a pleasing i'm
preston on the minds of all pres
ent. The only regret expressed
was that a larger number of the
members of the church and the
residents of the community were
not present to be profted by them.
A threatening storm vas partly re-
sponsible for this, but it is to be
feared that many did not appre-
ciate fully the nature of the service.
!, We are reliably informed that
the School Commissioner of Iron
county has been making some dis
paraging remarks concerning the
school teachers and Board Of Edu-
t kcation in this county. We are not
acquainted with the Commissioner