Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-10-12
LOCAL BREVIrIES.
Fine October weather, sir!

fine OCTOBER weather, sir!
Rieke, the butcher, is all right again, and
is furnishing beef to his customers, as usual.
As seen by the naked eye, the comet has
broken in two, with about hand breadth's
space between the pieces.
The hickory-nut crop is fine this year, and
the persimmon trees are grooming under
'eir burthens of fast-ripening fruit.
Yard Farrar, Esq, bought "a Southdown
at st. Louis last week, for S1OO. 1t took
epremium at the Fair, and is magnifi-
, cent animal.
The Arcadia Accommodation on Tuesday
Fning of last week carried eight hundred
sengers into st. Louis, although only five
rhes were employed.
e publish the proposed Constitutional
endment i'm this issue. Read it carefully,
1T it fully, and then vote according to the
ates Of your judgment.
I. NJ. Thomas sale of Personal Property
--- leileview, has been postponed to We'd
nesday, Oct. 18th. Those interested will
govern themselves accordingly.
All the folks have returned from the Fair,
5 little lighter in pocket perhaps, but with
their heads and hearts full Of all the big
things and surprises they encountered I'm the
city.
Bishop Robertson conducted services i'm
ST. Psul's Church Sunday last-morning and
evening. A fair attendance was gathered to
listen to two excellent sermons, full of logic
and eloquence.
Eighteen drummers left St. Louis Monday
morning on the Texas Express, on the hunt
for customers. Fair week is always u vaca-
ton with them, and the vacation is ended
We wish tkem all cash customers and big
bills.
We presume those bad boys who have
been the bane of our public school for a year
or two past, will be somewhat mere guarded
hereafter, since Master Downs was handled
80 roughly in Judge Dinger's Court the 9TH
or day.
Marshal Patton ran two drunken men into
le''coolcr" last Saturday evening. The pris
iers came out next day feeling sorter
hamed of themselves, and not nearly so
slthy in their minds As they were when
: went in.
apt. H. NJ. Bradley, recently nominated
Circuit Clerk of Iron county on the Re-
lican ticket, authorizes us to state that,
lie thanking his friends for the honor
wn him, he, for irreconciiabie private rea-
Is, declines 70 be \ candidate.
wreck at or near HORNE last Sunday de-
ID the mail train over three hours. A
'ght train had been wrecked and the track
torn up so badly that passengers, bag
and express matter had to he transfer
l. A broken track caused all the trouble.
As we hoped, the rumor that the st. Louis
&c & Steel Co. was about to cut down the
rec i'm its employ. Is without confederation,
-ad the activity now reigning on our iron
lis will no doubt continue so long rs the
on deposits Iast-and that means, indefi-
tely.
Michael Seitz, ESQ.,, Of Middlebrook, last
Thursday sent us curiosity In the fruit
line: Siamese twin apples. They are two
perfect apples, with one stem, and ligafure
connecting them. The skin covering the APP
pies and the connecting link IL without a
break, and the connection h perfect.
Friends and fellow -citizens Democrats,
Republicans, Greeubackers, and all-if you
want to do a good thing in an unostentatious
manner walk quietly up to the polls on the
9Th prox, and deposit straight ballot, just
IS you find it ut the head of our editorial col
umns Then, being virtuous, you'll be
happy.
Michael Carey, of Pilot Knob, was arrested
last Monday by NJ. Mace, Deputy o. S. Mar
shall. on the charge of passing counterfeit
coin. His preliminary examination will take
place before Commissioner Zwart on Friday,
and in the meantime in default of bail he lies
in Jail at this place. We have not learned
any further particulars.
An incipient fire on the railroad bridge be-
tween Ironton and Arcadia was cXtinguish-
ed the other day by aessrs. W. IL. Delano
and John Newman. Mr.. ID. discovered the
fire, and Mr.. n. came at his call, with
bucket, and few gallons of water from the
creek probably saved the railroad company
the expense Of new bridge.
We trust no person will send special dis |
patch to the Globe Democrat regarding the |
flag floating over the REGISTER office. 1t
looks like the 'stars and bars" that's a fact; |
and yet 1t is only the moiety Of the good, old |
Stars and Stripe. hoisted on the occasion of
the anniversary Of the Battle of Pilot Knob.
The wind carried away the other moiety.