Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-06-15
LOCAL BREVITIES.

LOCAL BREvITIES.
:. Plot Knob Is qufescent this week, but it
may be the calm between two storms. Let
us hope not.
Farmers say they can almost see the corn
grow, the weather Is so favorable. Let us
DE thankful.
The weather has redeemed itself, and the
farIhefs have stopped grumb,ing aud gone
.tp work with = will.
The "BOnanza" man was in the Future
City day or two last week, with ian eye
.0ut for the main chance" in bargains.
Five dozen more chairs were received for
the Academy of Music on Friday. The hall
Il now provided with nearly three hundred
seats.
Henry Caldwell, our colored crank, should
be looked after by the authorities. He is as
crazy IS Guiteau, and may prove as dan
gerous.
Tie Arcadia College exhibitions occur on
the 2sth and eSth of June. The first day is
set apart for the boarding scholars; the Sec
end, for the day pupils. i
The fine Weather of the past week hss
~Aabled the farmers to "get in their works.
AZ n consequence, our merchants complain
that business Is little dull.
II this Justice-court business continues,
iJutise pinger will become a bIoated million
airs 6oeaza la.s, and tho -REarsrEn VIII 80
compelled to issue daily edition.
8 T6c peace warrant sworn out BY M&ke
Keenan against j. FL. Killalee, both OF the
Knob, was dismissed by Judge Dinger, on
Friday, for wsnt Of prosecution.
An aged Teuton thrust his head into
the REGIsTER Office door, the other day, and,
finding IT,, was q drxckerei, inquired II We
edit any deutch kind of piznesses."
saturday was payday for the employees of
the Pilot Knob Iron Company. You can
always tell when that day comes round, by
the smiling faces of the men and the big
bundles carried.
Mr.. w. w. Haywood has sold forty 41res
OF land, including the manganese mines, f9s
5000. The figures look large, but the Ia.
%estment Is a safe one for the purchaser, tie
Arcadia Mining Company. e
Buck Martin, our eolored fellow citizen,
might have been converted into 'cold cor
pus," one night last week, If discretion
hadn't got the better of pistol in the hands
of an irate saloon keeper.
The Democratic County Executive Com
Inittee, at its meeting Saturday, fixed Satur-
day, July Is, as the day for holding the
primary election. Candidates and their
friends will make a note of 1t.
The Board of Equalization and Appeals
from the Assessment of 1882 for the city Of
Iro nton met ut the Council Chamber on
Monday. There being no appeals presented,
the assessment WAS approved.
About dozen couple participated in the
assembly dance given by the Quadrille Band
at the Academy Of Music on Saturday even
ing. There will be no more assemblies until
autumn and cool weather conjoin.
The suit of John N. Moore VS.. John X.
Self and the Iron Mountain Railroad Com
pany, attachment.sand garnishment, was
tried before Judge Dinger on Monday, and
Judgment for $500 given the plaintiff.
The Graniteville stone quarries now en-
eaoy, over 200 hands, and every quarryman
Supplying there for job Is Immediately set
1t work. The company is engaged in filling
contract for paving blocks for st. Louis.
The services attending the installation
OF the Rev. A. w. Wright as pastor of the
Presbyterian Church of IrontOn occurred
too late for notice in this issue, but an ex-
tended report will appear in next weeks
REGISTER.
Ned Hotson, a nephew of Mr.. Robert
Hofsou, who leit Ironton couple of weeks
ago to 70 TO England, is said to have been
relieved by thieves of SIPS in money and his
watch and chain, while passing through
New York Stste.
Little Victor, aged 4 iey in common with
al hr;vht children of an iudtriring turn of