Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-04-12
Closing OF Mails.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

the bills. It's Cole day when Ironton gets
neft.
The Directors of the.Academy of Music
will meet to-day "wednesday at o'clock
p. u.
A new mine has been opened on the east
side of Pilot Knob. 1t is as rich rs any yet
discovered.
The financial statement for the City of
lrenton for the year ending March 81, 1883,
II published In this issue.
Iron county receives Sa104.sO State school
monies this year-about "a cents to each child
enumerated in the county.
". p. McCarver left for St. Louis, last
Monday, on business. Parties desiring to
settle can call on Mr.. Glenn.
The County Board Of Equalization con-
.cludedits labors last Wednesday. The result
thereof is given in this issue.
"McNail" post-office In Iron county has
been changed to "Warren's Store" People
will address their letters accordingly.
That street Of Arcadia running from Fort
Hill to the old Valley View House needs re-
pairing. The ruts In it are a foot deep.
One Of the biggest engines in the West will
soon be in place at the Pilot Knob furnace.
1t will be brought from Grand Tower, Ill.
The Knights Of Honor meet this (Wednes-
day. evening. There will be initiatory cere-
monies, and u full attendance is requested.
ST. Vaughn is back at his old quarters in
the Academy Of Music, shaving and haircut
ting. Tom Contee has gone to Poplar Bluff.
Louis Giovanoni, Esq, came down on
visit last week. He spent the winter fishing
land hunting in the wilds of Arkansas and
Louisiana.
Capt. Byers, of the Bonanza" will depart
on the 26th inst. for New York and Philadel-
phia. He goes to lay in q full line of silks,
'yelvets and millinery.
A few days Of fine weather were succeed
ed last Tuesday by foggy atmosphere, and
a cold, damp southerlv wind. But the skies
cleared about noon, and Spring smole again
Garden making is we'll nigh concluded for
this spring, and we can lay on our oars,
waiting, with the patience we have, for the
good time when garden truck shall "come
in."
At the Pilot Knob election last Tuesday for
Town Trustees, the following were elected:
j. H. Killalee, Theodore Detmar; Herman
Yankey, Christian Schneider and Gustave
Rahm.
The young folks had a mighty nice little
dance at the Academy of Music last Satur-
day night. Mcssrs. Hensons and Davis fur
'nixhed the music, and gave full satisfaction.
Everybody had good time.
Pilot Knob School District publishes its
statement of finances for the year ending
March 81, 1883, in this issue. The new law
requires all districts in cities and towns to
publish semi.annual statement.
Noteheads, letterheads, envelopes, cards,
and all sorts Of job-printing, neatly done at
reasonable prices at the REGISTER office.
With new type, new presses, etc., we do rs
good work as can be had anywhere.
A night buggy ride-a runaway IA smash
up-and a mile walk homeward in the wee
,sma' hours ayount the twal'-these are the
prominent points in an adventure last Nom
day night. "Arcada's nice place"
Collector Buford having made his final
settlement and retired from Office, w. A.
Fletcher now rules in that department. He
will attend with pleasure to all who may
have b,lsinekss in the Collectors Office.
:Mr. De Coma, late manager Of the mines
con Pilot Knob, paid flying visit to this Sec
tion last week. Since his resignation, about
n year ago, he has visited France, returned,
and sojourned for brief space in New
Mexico.
DIR. Gregory informs us that the station ut
Hogan received an accession on the Cd inst.
IN the person of a ten-pound boy, born to o.
5. and Linnie Medley. The parents, of
course, are i'm the seventh heaven-as they
have perfect right to be.
Judge Emerson is building fine barn on
his premises. 1t is highly ornamental in de-
sign, and when finished will more resemble
a neat summer cottage than a habitation for
auadrupeds. Twenty-four windows Will
admit light and air into its interior.
A very commendabie Improvement is be-
ing made by w. r. Wiesner. Said improves
ment is the substituting Of l6-inch stone
wall for the hat, leaR-to rocks that lateiy
formed the curling to the sidewalk In front
of his premises We hope to see more like II.
Under the Act of Congress, March Sd, 1883,
the officers of the U. S. Land Offices are
allowed fee Of one dollar for each plat fur
nished, showing the vacant and entered land
in any township. Parties desiring Informal
ton of that kind, will please bear this IN
mind.
wv. Guy & Son, Florists, kimmswick,
present themselves to the readers of the REG
ISEER this week. They are experienced and
reliable men, and we heartily commend them
10 the people of this section $500 Plants
in the advertisement should read 49,, 0oo
Plauts"-quite difference