Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-07-19
LOCAL BREvITIES.

No. 6O4 was three hours late Tuesday
morning.
The pay-car went down Monday, drop
ping checks on its way.
Bring or send your orders to this office, for
job printing of every description.
w. +. Wiesner will please accept our
thanks for Il measure of good "eating-ap-
pies"
1ronton has no baseball club, and consc-
quently is at peace with all the world and
the rest of mankind.
DR.. T. r. Goulding, who has been very i'll,
is now, We are happy to state, well and able
to attend to his professional duties.
The Delano dam on Stout's creek, which
was greatly damaged by the late Hoods, is
being repaired, and will shortly be stronger
and better than ever.
We have received from the State Auditor a
pamphlet containing the revised laws rel,t-
ing to Revenue, Dramshops, Insurance, etc.,
for which he has our thanks.
Mr.. Diggs is going to take legal steps
against several prominent citizens Of Ironton
for their unlawful Use of fire crackers. lie
will make it warm for them, he says.
The trial Of the Downs case will he taken
up on the Goth inst, but it is doubtful
whether it will he prosecuted to conclu-
sion. \ change of venue will be asked for.
We acknowledge the receipt of, and re-
turn thanks for, Il basket of very fine new
potatoes-the gift of John Bresinc, Esq.
For Jerseyman, John is very fair potato
grower.
Bro. Hotson is hu>ily engaged on an addi-
ton to his restaurant building. 1t will be
two stories high, about sixteen feet front,
and the same in depth as the building to
which it is attached.
The furnace at Pilot Knob will be put in
blast about the first of September, and we
have reason to believe will give satisfactory
results. Neither care nor expense has been
spared in its remOdeing.
The hay crop this year lays over that of all
former years, SO far rs we can remember,
and Is corn now promises well, the outlook
for stock is mighty good. Oats are in
fair condition aud their harvest is nearly
over.
The Iron County Sabbath School AsSocia-
ton will be held i'm Ironton, beginning
Wednesday, August 1st, at O'Clock p. NJ,
and continuing in session until Thursday
night. Programme will be published next
week.
We are informed that Prof. Ebaugh, for
mer Principal OF Ironton school, has been
chosen Principal of schools ut Malvern, Iowa,
for IA term OF nine months, ut $50 per month.
His friends here will he glad to learn of his
success.
The whistle of the Arcadia Valley Flour
Mills Is now heard daily at morning, noon
and night. The machinery of the mill is
running smoothly, and the public will soon
be supplied with Hour, bran, cornmeal, etc,
from its rollers and burrs.
The st. Louis Ore & Steel Company (Pilot
Knob Department. paid of last Saturday,
and the usual run or business followed. Ali
evening Main street was enlivened by the
coming and going of persons with wants to
supply, and with money to buy.
Pilot Knob will have Il brass band Of its
own i'm the near future. And so it ought.
There's plenty of material for performers,
and once the matter is fairly afloat, the mon
ev for the instruments will be easily raised.
The "boys" have our best wishes.
Messrs. F. F. Cape and Chas. Patton give
a ball at the Academy Of Music Tomorrow
Thursday evening. Invitations were isstl-
ed last week, and the arrangements have all
been completed. The participants will have
good opportunity for enjoying the occa-
sion.
James III. Chase, Esq, was in town last
week, looking around preparatory to his
taking charge of the office to which he was
lately appointed. He bears the honors of
office modcstly, and will, we have no doubt,
snake a capable, honest and efficient servant
of Uncle sam.
james NJ. Tong, Esq, now here visiting
his relatives, presented us the other day
with number of specimens of Colorado
silver ORE Those who are interested i'll
such things-and who is not in the magic
metal.-are invited to call at the REGISTER
office and see them.
The st. Louis Ore &c Steel Company last
Saturday received five Norman horses from
near Chicago, Ill. The largest, a two-year-
old, weighs 1850, and the smallest, 1925
pounds. Three are iron grey, and the other
two are of darker color. They are the
individual property Of President Hitch
cock.
Aug. Rieke, Esq, returned from his visit
to Germany last Monday night. We have
not yet seen him, but understand from 9TH
ers that he enjoyed his visit greatly, albeit ne
found things greatly changed in his old
home, The ocean voyage was free from ac-
cident, speedy, and he suffered not greatly
from NAL de mer.
There Is one room in the school-buiding
which will, in the ordinary course of things,
he unused the coming year. 1sthere no way
by which it can be put to good use?
teacher of advanced studies might be en-
ployed and paid by those desiring his servic-
90. at little cost to each subscriber. Why
not try it on for once!
A white man, under the influence of five