Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-12-06
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

Anew railroad crossing opposite Jno. Reel,
premises was built last week.
The foot bridge between Ironton and Pilot
Knob has been repaired and is now in excel.
lent condition.
Trains are again running as il there had
been no big freshet within the memory of the
eldest inhabitant-
The young folks are making arrangements
to give big ball At the Academy of Music on
the 18th of December.
The Williams troupe Is now in Kansas.
1t will probably give series Of entertain
ments here in January or February.
We have been extremely busy during the
past week with 3ob-work, and we trust our
readers may not view this paper with with a
too critical eye.
The attorneys from Ironton who attended
the late court at Centreville are all back safe
and sound, high water and cyclones to the
contrary notwithstanding.
Tommy johnson, who rams farm about
one mile east Of town, not to be behind the
other brag corn-raisers, brought to us Tues
day morning several ears of maize eqsaA to
any that came before.
If the reader desires to know all about the
new standard time adopted by all the rail-
roads. he or she will turn to the 9th page of
this paper, where the whole thing is ex-
planned. A map showing the divisions ae-
companies and eiucidates the article
Mrs. ". A. Fischer is suffering from a
broken arm, received in falling down stairs
last Sunday evening. With young babe
(about month old, her burden would be
more than she could stand il she didn't have
plenty Of grit. II it were Bill now!
There are more tramps to the square foot
In this section now than We have seen since
the hard times of 1919. Their requests for
''something to eat" are beyond the patience
of the most liberal citizen, and would, If
complied with, clean out the best furni shed
4arier in the State.
1t is an ill wind that blows nobody good.
The wreck north of Pilot Knob last Wednes-
day prevented the company from receiving
their ore cars on time, and in consequence
the employees got a haif-holiday for Thanks
giving. We don't know that the boys want
ed lay-oh particularly, but they got it all
the same without blame to themselves or the
company.
Six ponies-direct from the Shetland Is
3ands-came down the road last Saturday
evening and were put off at Pilot Knob.
They are the property of z. A. Hitchcock
and j. c. simpson, and are now in the sta
bles on fhecompaRy's premises. Five mares
and one stallion. The largest is three feet
4 in, and the smallest just three feet high.
They form quite contrast with the big
Normandy horses purchased last summer.
There is an engineer on one of the night
mail trains who makes it point 10 go by
the station at this pisce if be possibly can,
without stopping TO take on the mail On
such occasions the remarks of the man who
carries the pouch from the post-ofiice to the
depot may rot be pious, but they are no
doubt energetic. Az the postmaster here
reports al such delinquencies, we presume
that engineer will eventually learn thai his
course doesn't pay
The Arcadia Valley Mill Company last
week sent US a sample sack of their Tip Top
Flour, and trisx baking proves thst its
name is not misplaced. The four is white
AS snow, quick raiser, and makes the finest
quality of light bread. The company have n
mill made up of the latest improvements in
the roller process, employ = competent wil-
der and take care to use only frst-class
wheat for their highest grade Then why
shouldn't 1t be good?
A new lodge of A. o. U. W. was organized
at Iron Mountain the Sth ult., with fifteen
charter members, among whom we notice
the names of E. 2. Cayce, Of the Company's
store; NJ. w. Smith, time keeper; Prof. III.
c. Davis, Dr.. G. S. Liggeti, j. A. Parker,
Louis Petit, agent of L. NJ. n. r. Members
OF Pilot Knob Lodge made them friendiyEis-
It the evening of theasd. Speeches were ade
BY Xessrs- Cayce, Miller, Farrar and Masch-
meyer, and pleasant time was had. Iron
Mountain Lodge and Graniteville Lodge Wis
ated Pilot Knob I'm return Saturday evening,
and witnessed the initiation services.
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first page Of this paper.
Last Wednesday afternoon pretty bad
wreck occurred between Pilot Knob and Mid
dlebrook. The section men were repairing
the track and had taken up rail-first, how
ever. sending out hagmen to 4 sufficient dis
lance on each way to warn approaching trains.
The engineer OF the local freight going north
saw the signal and stopped; but was so close