Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-11-23
LOCAL BREv1r1Es.

One step nearer winter.
Thanksgiving next Thursday.
No snow yet, and late Thanksgiving on :
" one week ahead.
A smashup occurred on the Pilot Knob
tramway last Friday and six broken ears
was the resalt.
Union services will be held at Fort Hill
Church on Thanksgiving Day. Rev. A. W..
Wright will oficiate.
A switch engine has been purchased by
the st. Louis Ore & Steel Company, for eX-
elusive use at Pilot Knob.
Let everybody attend the citizens meeting
1t the Academy of Music this Thursday
evening. 1t will be an important one.
The Arcadia Accommodation CNos. GOO and
Sl0) will be taken off the railroad next week,
and new time card will be issued Sunday.
Wiesner captured an owl last Sunday
night, but not before said wise-faced fowl
had gotten away with several chickens from
se hen-roost of We said w. f.
A marriage license was issued Monday in
st. Louis to Fred. Kindel and Miss Mary
Hotson. We now know why Fred.'s house
Last Saturday Rob't NJ. Sutton, Esq, of
Marble Greek. sent us a beet weighing twelve
pounds, and measuring twenty three inches
round, and sixteen inches long. We say it
can't be beat.
Jno. Sutton came to town last Saturday,
got drunk and made an indecent exposure
Of his person on the streets. For THU. he
was yanked up, and let down only after dis
gorging $12.I5.
The furnace ut Pilot Knob came near be-
ing chilled clear out of blast last week; but
when they fed it with coke for few hours,
the kinks were drawn out, and she is now
getting along nicely.
We hear rumors of a row ut the north end
of town last Monday night, wherein the
sportive revolver was used without serious
effect. We don't know all the particulars,
and await disclosures.
Among those who worked diligently and
fntelligently at the fire last Saturday night,
WAS Geo. II. Crumb, Receiver of the Land Of
flee; and it was owing greatly to his endeav-
ors that the records were saved.
Numerous articles disappeared last Satur-
day night, and they were not burned up eth
or. The fact is, there are thieves and
thieves; and the meanest of them all appear
ed to be out that night. Happily some OF
them were spotted, and the next grand jury
will attend to them.
from next Monday. This may seem a long
time to you, but it's uncomfortably short for
poor old Santa, who has hardly recovered
from his Christmas spree of last year. Sup
pose we give the old man chance by not
having any Christmas this year?
The railroad has put up a mai-catcher
halfway between Ironton and Pilot Knob,
30 to speak. The messenger operating be-
tween the post -office and the depot may be
easy enough in disposition to let the railroad
company put another quarter to the distance
he is by law required to transport the mails;
but il he does he's bigger fool than we take
him to be.
We had laid out to give F. Kaths, ESQ.,, a
Irregular broadside on account of the dilapi-
dated structure he has had for two years, on
the corner of his lot opposite the REGISTER
office But he says he is going to work now
to fix It and make it one Of the finest appear
ing business houses in town, and we forbear.
WE are merciful, but let there not be too
,much procrastinatiOn.
Last Sunday, Geo. Fl. Dickerson went to
Ed Roussin's house at Pilot Knob, and rails
ed 4 row with him. Both are colOred and
were drunk. Dickerson laid Violent hands
ON Roussin, but RS feminine adjuncts came
ITO his aid and rescued him from the hands of
his enemy. Then r. went to Judge D1nGer
and hsd n. arrested. A trial resulted, and
D. got socked for $1s.45 fine and costs.
We acknowledge with pride the receipt of
a pair Of wooden socks knit by Miss Leatrice
Blanton, aged ten years. They are fine, soft
and snowy white, and were knit from the
wool off Themps. Blanton's fine cotswold
sheep, mention of which was made In this
paper last week. The fleece was carded ana
spun at home, and the socks are consequent
~ and undeniably homemade. We now re-
turn our thanks 10 Miss Lestrice, and shall
make It a point to hunt up for hera husband
whose life will be as nseful IS hers promises