Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-04-05
LOCAL BREVITIES.


no. beg pardon, 601-was one hour and
thirty minutes late last Monday. No cause
assigned.
We hope those who are interested will not
forget to attend the Teachers Association on
Saturday.
Don talk to US again about an early EaS-
ter bringing an early spring We've had an
experience.
W. P. McCarver sold out his saddlery es-
Enlistment last week tie Mr.. - Glenn,
who is now in charge.
The young folks will give a party at the
Academy of Music next Saturday night,
dancing until 70 o'clock.
Since winter has left we presume the trees
will shortly leave. Thus one circumstance
dovetails itself into another.
DIR. GouIding says it's worse than pulling
Notwithstanding a case at law from out
the grip Of Madison county officials.
Young ladies, what do you think Mother
Rose would say if she were to see you shak-
ny your handkerchefs ut the passing trains:
Capt. Zwart has put up and refitted sever
al houses on ground adjacent to his resi-
dence, and made them neat, comfortable ten
eInents.
Three sets Of tickets were voted at the
school election yesterday, and yet no very
great interest was taken in by the mass of
the people.
The masons and carpenters are busily at
work on the old school house, and in Il short
time will have greatly improved it in appear
ance and utility.
The foundation for the new mill was COM
pleted last week, and the superstructure will
be put up rapidly under the superintend-
ence Of Louis Miller, Esq.
The County Board of Equalization is in
session this week. If any person believes his
present assessment too low, fnow's his chance
to have it raised. Don't all speak at once.
After yelled seclusion of over two weeks
his majesty, Old Sol, broke forth from his
retirement last Monday, and is now revivify
leg beiated vegetation with his invigorating
rays.
The martins have come, and their cheerful
mathis greet the grateful early riser. We
speak, referring to the latter clause, not rs
an yc-witness, but from we'll authenticated
report.
The Oregon fever is not yet entirely abated,
but since it has run its nine-days' course
without casualty, its effects are no longer to
be dreaded. There were, however, two or
three narrow escapes in the Valley.
The roads are improving. but there is
plenty of mud left yet. We saw a twO-horse
carriage come i'm from Pennington yesterday
with its wheels and body so heavily coated
with mud that 1t had lost all its fair proper
tions.
There is no distinction made on account of
. color by the boys who play marbles on the
streets. The average Anglo-SaXon Juvenile
will as readily "fudCe" on his colored COM
petitor rs OH any Young Caucasian that plays
for "keeps."
That gravel on Russell street has been
spread, and all the loose odds and ends of
street reconstruction all over town taken up.
In consequence, the thoroughfares of Iron
ton are assuming their usual neat, clean and
solid appearance.
Seventy-siX votes We're cast at the school
election in Ironton Tuesday, and the follow
Ing directors were chosen: w. II. Edgar and
IL. NJ. Jones, for three years; II. \. Hutch
ins and w. G. Fairchild, for one year. An
:S-months school was voted.
The cold, wet weather of the past three or
four weeks has put farmers work behind
hand, but we predict that within the next
ten days planting wilgo bravely on, and our
CARBOHYDRATES be so busy that they will
scarcely take time to so to dinner.
IL. Edison, Esq, for seventeen years farm
boss and forage manager of the Iron Noun
tain Company, last Saturday resigned his
position, notwithstanding an offer to advance
his salary $500 per annum. Mr.. +. will de-
vote his time and energies to his fine farm in
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