Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-08-17
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

LOCAL BREVITIES.
Mr.. Thompson, depot agent here, has re-
moved into the salsberry house.
Louis Miller is putting new cornice on
the south side of the courthouse.
W. L. Lyman Is assisting the book-keeper
fJt Knob.
The Knights of Honor will give a picnic
and ball here on the 3lst inst. Particulars
next week.
Peaches are now selling at seventy-five
cents per bushel in this market. They are
not too plentiful.
A nice fence around the schoolhouse lot
would add greatly to the looks Of the prem
ises. The lot now does not postpone with
the new building.
Jos. Hun, ESQ.,, is repairing bis dwelling,
and purposes putting it into good shape for
the coming winter.
The colored folks claim to have seen two
ghosts-or one ghost twice-on the railroad
bridge during the past week.
The American Hotel is brushing up its out
side, and has put up Venetian shutters to q
round dozen windows this week.
The Blne Store took on q new coat Of azure
last week, and it no. longer bellies it name.
Now, for q new portico, William!
A gentle, soothing rain Tuesday morning
laid the dust, Refrigerated the growing
crops, and cooled the atmosphere.
Thanks to James ford, Esq, for some
mighty fine apples. He can take hint
about as readily rs any man We know Of.
Judge Emerson. win "bread" himself this
year, having raised about 40 bushels of wheat
OF the little patch adjoining bis residence.
The new switch at the fronton depot is
progressing and will no doubt be complet-
ed in q short time. The ties are being laid.
Do you want Letter Heads, Envelopes,
Cards, ShippiHg-Tag Circulars or anything
Ia the line of job-work! Try the REGISTER
Office.
Thanks to Bro. Hotson for an iced water
commend the donor as the boss melon dealer
Of this section.
The noisy katy began her music some
three weeks ago, and, according to the old
time belief, frost will make its appearance
within three weeks.
With no bad luck intervening, the REGIS
TER building will shortly put on new
front, decorated in the latest style: polka
dot. The hustle is in the interior.
The steel rails for the new railroad from
Neeleyville in Butler county are already be-
ing shipped several loads having been
dumped at the near end last week.
The st. Louis Ore & Steel Company will
put up forty new tencments at once. The
contract for building five of them was let
last week to Mr.. Stemme, of Arcadia.
The Town of Pilot Knob held an election
last Tuesday to I'LL q vacancy on the Board of
Trustees occasioned by the resignation of f.
A. Ebrecht. j. III. killalee was chosen.
Payday came to the workmen for the St.
Louis Ore & Steel Company last Saturday.
The Knob was correspondingly lively, and
our merchants turned over many dollar.
We have several communications on hand,
which will receive attention in due time.
Our inclination Is to publish articles as soon
rs received, but Sometimes space il limited.
Some of the wild Oscarish summer-board-
crs went into "Uncle Guito's" front yard
last week and stripped it Of sunhowers. He
didn't admire the appropriation of his STAN
dard posies.
Judge Russell last week cut second crop
of clover from field which had yielded full
crop some six weeks ago. he says the Sec
oud cutting was about as heavy yield as
any he ever saw In this section.
The hogs running at large through the
streets are fatteniug on watermelon rinds,
prepared for swinish use by the biped who
contents himself. with the thinner and less
substantial portion Of the ''fruit."
Lopez's store is now one Of the neatest in
town. Tue interior was remodeled last
week. A still further change and addition
will be made shortly, and the proprietors
hope to make it model of neatness and con-
yenience.
Detectives are on the search Of the party
who wrote the threatening letter to Frank
Smith, Mr.; Thomson's colored cook. The
trail il mighty warm, and the guilty party
known. He's mighty good Radical, too,
dye mind
Jud. Chambers has had his place refftted
and added TO until IT Is one Of the neatest |
and most attractive establishments i'm town. |
He carries good stock Of Stationery, Cigars |
and Tobacco, Notions, etc. See his new adj |
yertisement.
That smart Eastern agent Of the st. Louis !
Ore & Steel Company cost his employers
about 5000 in the matter of the last strike
The Cornishmen who came here said he had
told Thorn they would get $3.50 per day, and :
they struck when their expectations were
not realized. This caused others TO strike,
whose wages were then increased, while the
paid the return fare of the Cornish
men who left-about twenty OF them. 1.