Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-05

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tor, Mr.. VIM. II. Thomas. desires to
call the attention OF the public 10 his
brand new stock Of goods, selected
with the greatest care. He hopes. by
being able to furnish everything 10
the grocery line, as we'll as by vending
the best. to commend bis business TO
all aud to secure a patronage that will
be mutually beneficial. His display OF
goods is unusually fine. On the cor.
ner lately occupied by the Arcadia
Valley Drug Company.
There was 'sa mad dog scarep In the
north end OF Ironton Monday. A dog
said to belong in Pilot Knob acted
very queerly and bit several persons
and started to running toward Pilot
Knob. Frank Harris, of Iron Noun
tain, o of the members of the famous
Harris ooley feud In St. Francois
county, saw the dog, jumped in a
buggy standing near and started after
the animal at full speed. The dog was
overtaken between here and Pilot
Knob and Harris shot him from the
buggy.
Zaden Nosser, who a couple OF
months ago opened a general merchant
disc business in the building south of
the REGISTER office, has closed out and
quit. For some time Zaden peddled
goods throughout the country for M
Joseph In the south end of town. He
was prosperous and made money and
concluded he would like to have a
store of his own He opened up in
the old drug store building. But trade
was dull, the business did not flourish
and Zaden grew heartsick aud dis
couraged, and determined to quit. He
will try 'the road" again In the near
future.
The remains of little Albertha Ken
dali were conveyed from the residence
to the Catholic church on last Sunday
afternoon where Father Toomey de-
livered a most excellent funeral SER
mon to a large congregation. After
church services the body was taken to
the Odd Fellows cemetery and laid
tenderly at rest amid a host of mourn
ing relatives and friends. Henry and
David Kendall and Mrs. Beard, OF
Ironton, and A. j. Murry, Of St. Louis.
were in attendance at the funeral.
The bereayed parents have the gym
pathy Of the entire community in the
death Of their only child.
San.
The County Court Monday declared
Mrs. August johnson, OF Annapolis, Of
unsound mind and directed that she be
sent to an asylum. Owing to the fact
that Mrs. johnson will be confined in
the course oil a couple OF months, all
of the four asylums in the State have
refused to receive her, and arrange
ments will probably be made to keep
her on the poor farm. 1t occurs to us
that this refusal on the part OF the
asylums to take charge Of the un-
fortunate woman Is little less than out
rageous. For what are the people OF
the State Of Missouri taxed to support
these institutions If they are allowed
to arbitrarily refuse to give shelter
and home to the unfortunate most
needing itp
Last August William Pearson got on
a drunk, went over to Arcadia, pulled
a gun and had a big time generally.
A warrant was issued for his arrest
and be skipped out. About ten days
ago he returned here, though, and
Tuesday night of last week Constable
Marshall and Sheriff Polk went to his
home In the country and took him in
charge. He was charged with dis
turbing the peace, pleaded guilty and
paid fine and costs amounting to about
SIG. He was Immediately re-arrested
on the charge OF carrying concealed
weapons. 10 this charge he pleaded
not guilty and had a trial before a jury
in Squire Fairchild's court last Satur.
day. He was found guilty and sent to
jail for twenty-five days.
G. G. Remick, Secretary and Treas.
urer Of the Phenique Chemical Com
pany Of St. Louis was in this city last
week prospecting for a location for a
sanitarium. Mr.. Remick says that
the gentlemen he represents have q
new treatment for tuberculosis and
cancer and that they have about two
hundred thousand dollars that they
want to invest in a sanitarium, pro-
yided they ear find a suitable location.
Mr.. Remick spent several days here
looking at various sites and expressed
himself as very we'll satisfied with the
advantages offered by the Valley as a
location for the institution. In fact
the gentlemen. since leaving here, hat
let it be understood that there ia 9
a strong probability Of the sanitarium
being located here.
Robert Hill and his son, Bert, and
Cad Lashley had a fight In front Of the
courthouse Tuesday afternoon. II
seems that Lashley had called Hill pere
some name in the presence Of the sor
who went home and told his father
Robert then went to look for Lashley
and met him coming out OF the court
house yard. Then the fight started be-
tween Robert and Cad whereupon Ber'
took a hand and hit Lashley in tbs
head with q rock, inflicting rather 9
bad scalp wound. At this stage Of the
game Lashley drew a gun-the mar
shall appeared on the Gene and hostili,
ties ceased. All three Of the com.
batants were arraigned before the
Mayor that evening charged with dis
turbing the peace and quiet Of tht
town. They fined 81 and cost
each.
John Housan, Of Sedalia, who pre-
dicted q large crop last year and the
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