Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-08-24
LOCAL BREVITIES.

LOCAL BREVITIES.
Some summer weather, ladies and gentle
men.
The shipment of iron ore from the mines
south of Ironton still continues.
The Ironton Cornet Band will furnish the
music st the Knights of Honor Picnic.
Still further change in the local govern
ment Of the st. Louis Ore & Steel Company.
It is dry enough to accommodate another
rain, and the indications ere, The rain is close
at hand.
Grand Reporter Peter kieffer will be in
attendance at the knights of Honor Picnic
and ball ON the 31st inst.
Grand Dictator Torrey, who speaks at the
h. of Ii. picnic on the 3lst inst, is an able
speaker. Turn out, everybody, and hear
him.
Charley kindel's ticket (No. 14) drew the
Prize Album 1T Jud. Chambers Book Store
last Monday. 1t il i nice prize, and We pre-
.sume Charley's girl has been made happy ere
this.
The school house in Arcadia has been thor
has been set arouLd the lot, and the fence
and out buildings whitewashed, SO that the
premises look very neat.
The Bailey Troupe, consisting of nine
membcrs-ait Baileys-was III the Valley last
week. They gave two entertainments ut
GraniteYille, which were we'll attended, and
very satisfactory to the audience rs we'll Is
the troupe.
The Irontou Public Schools will open on
the first Monday In september-not October,
NJ has been heretofore stated. Let all the
school children set to woIk gathering up their
books, States, pencils, etc., for the time will
soon be here.
Hon. j. +. T. Edwards gave us specimen
peach last week which,was about fine
any We ever saw. 1t beat the chrome fruit
out Of sight in appearance, and was As good
AS IL looked. 1t was one Of the first crop of
new variety.
Dr. Goulding's family is larger by one this
week than it was last. A little girl came in
to the house last Monday. We learn that
the advent was attended with no disastrous
circumstances, and that all the parties are "as
we'll as could be expected
j. III. Delano, Esq, will take charge OF the
Knob Company store next Monday, Dir.
Schwab having sold out his interest to the
st. Louis Ore 4 Steel Company. Mr.. Delano
Is good man for the position, and We trust
his engagement may pan out well for all
concerned.
The chattering martins are heard no more.
They took their departure a couple Of days
since, and will be conspicuous by their abb
s.nce, to all who own martin boxes, until
next spring. They held u regular council Of
war ON the roof OF the court house before
taking leave.
No. 10 last Wednesday night ran into
train of three iron cars standing at Pilot
Knob. smashing the drawhe ads uf the latter,
and shaking everything up pretty lively.
The passenger train was running very slow
IL at the time, or the accident would have
been q serious enc.
Several Of our citizens are in Piedmont
watching the Democratic lore-feast now In
session there. As there is sort OF dead
lock in the convention, with some contested
delegations to adiudicate, we have no doubt
the contest Is more lively than agreeable to
the parties immediately concerned.
Partners, we're q little crowded this week,
and our space restricted, but the political
conventions are now concluded for this
son. and we'll blossom out stronger than ep-
or hereafter: making the REGISTER an intel
,ectuaI Shaw's garden rs it were, besides q
reach-orchard and n sweet potato patch,
pereunially in season.
John Cauifeld, travelling agent for the
post. Dispatch, called on us last week. lie
is As lively as the paper he represents, and
an excellent worker. While here he made ar
r,nuemeufs with Jud. Chambers to take To-
..., charge. of the interests of the paper, who
will deliver it every morning to subscribers
here. at Pilot Knob, and in Arcadia.
The REGISTER has probably never been
blessed with an "overplush" Of idea; but
What little of that commodity there was on
hand for the uses of the present issue has
,een mashed, pulverized and scattered TO
IN. f.ur winds by the tools Of the busy car
center Who can satisfactorily do his duty
an the tripod with the resounding hammer !
and raspiny saw on every side OF him!
new threshins- machine belonging to Mr..
D,nt.of Dent station, was put hors d" co"'odt
While tbreshing i'm this county a few days
since One of the hands using monkey
wrench while the machine was running, let
the tool drop into the mouth oil the
90 tho ,hrrsher. 1t went through, but