Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-01-11
LOCAL BREVITIES,

Rabbtt-hunting Is now In vogue.
ironton will receive four mails per day on
and after the LIST of February.
Don't forget that the "open season" for
hunting deer, etc., expires on the 18th.
The Bonanza" comes out this week, with
fuil-psge advertisement. Read, and profit
thereby.
The days are frightening; but as it is only
at the rate Of q minute day, it is scarcely
perceptible.
This is the Week of Prayer and union SER
vices are being held alternately in various
churches of the Valley.
No. was about eight hours late last Sat-
7ur day. and consequently did not pass here
until ten O'Clock at night. Cause not given {.
''Pull down the blinds" il a request often
made, but not always easily complied with.
Ask August Rieke and the Snowman about
it.
The Cakes Bros. Speciality Company will
entertain the people of the Valley at the
Academy of Music on Saturday evening, JAN
uary sOth.
We acknowledge, with pleasure, the re-
ceipt of an invitation to attend sphinx
Domino Masquerade" to be given by the F..
+. Social Club of De Soto, on the 24th.
Last Saturday was payday at the Gran
lite Quarry, and once more ''the bOys'' were
put in funds. They are good lot and we
wish them big pay-rolls and prompt pay
ments.
The Ironton Manufacturing Company con-
template putting about $1,000 worth of i'm
provements OH their mill in the spring. Its
daily capacity will be increased fifteen or
twenty barrels.
II rumOr Is to be trusted, Ironton will have
two, aud perhaps three, new drug stores
somewhere In the near future. In fact our
city Is about to become a base of supplies for
1.-THE swamp counties.
There is a telephone pole on the east side
.of Main street, south Of Dent, that ought to
be taken down without delay. If allowed to
remain, the chances for somebody's getting
hurt or killed through it, are decidedly ia
,yorahle-
A Cincinnati man came round one day last
week and took in all of Collector Buford's
spare winter apples-about two hundred
fruit merchants East are beginning to find
.out that fruit is grown in this section.
If YOU want to make a pleasant ascent OF
Pilot Knob, now's your time. You'll not or-
i. r.heat yourself in getting to the top, and,
. once there, you'll find it blue, bright and
breezy. And when you get ready to return,
YOU can switch right down over the snow.
s.Rousancvr. '-fIow shall you know wheth-
ser young lady and gentleman OF your ac-
a,taiutance are really engaged, even If they
deny the charge? Easy enough. just notice
IF he smokes cigar when walking with her
,on the-street II he does, it's all fixed.-E1.
The City Council held short session last
Monday, o<erhaulinG the Collectors tax
book. They ordered suit commenced against
every delinquent within ten days, il taxes
were not prea2ptly paid upon especial notif-
cation. Those in arrears better "look Il lee
die esd"
The eolorad folks occupied n considerable
portion of Judge Dinger's time last week.
During the holidays they had ''falling out"
and fracas ensued. The offended law twas
duly salyed with some of Uncle SANS shln- !
''takin' de law."
The iootbrfdge ever the creek between
2 ronton and Arcadia IL rather dangerous this
Sslippery weather. We hear of two persons
Reing precipitated down the steps leading to
II, during she past week The erection OF
4 decent bridge on this great highway APP
pears to he one Of the impessib iifties.
The, Xroa County Sabbath School Asssocia- |
item will laid its next meeting in the Pres
byterian Church In Bellegiew, beginning on
Tuesday, 18th inst, at I o'clock P NJ, and
closing with night session on the 18th inst.
1t b a mass conversion, and all 5. ). workers
and frienle are invited. Those who purpose
atte ndingare requested to notify Mr.. .. Z.
Low, Belieview, so that entertainment may
be provided for them.
We suggest to the mail agents, or messen-
gers, or whatever you call 'eM, little more
zentleness, As it were, in their handling OF
the mail pouches Likewise to north-bolInd
messengers, q. little more effort toward
the mails ut their proper places.
Carving letter or package through to st.
Louis, and then returning 1t, may be less
to a sleepy messenger, but it is ,
not satisfactory to the other parties inter g,
,sted.
A special correspondent of the Post-Dts-
,ateh ("Tourist") sees fit to ignore Ironton
n his account Of an alleged trip over the ST.
.ouis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway {
rom st. Louis to Little Rock. We say sal il
eyed" because il is strange beyond compare I
hs: "Tourist" through the "vai4 OF Area '
IN" could have overlooked the brightest
pot in all its beautiful domain. When next y
he Post Dtspcsch's Darkroom Tourist"
esires to get up an excursion on paper
trough this section, let him send to us for q
pointers" We assure him he will not get o.
fl as far as Iroatcn Is concerned, at least. |