Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-15
LOCAL BREVITIES.

than for years before.
Mrs. Koeth, of Graniteville, last Monday
fell down, breaking an arm.
G. A. Moser has been re-nominated for
Register of Lands at this place.
The pay-car will be along tomorrow or
next day. Get your purses ready, boys.
Our Public Schools are in fiourshing
condition, and will not close until the latter
part of April.
Mr.. Jud Chambers was out last week with
Ibis Photographic apparatus taking views of
.snow-cOvered scenery.
Payday at Pilot Knob last Saturday. The
st. Louis Ore & Steel Company pays prompt
lily and to the last cent in hard cash.
The ground bog didn't see his shadow this
wear; consequently, according to the old say
Ing, an early spring may be expected.
Quite number of the young people Of the
Valley assembled at the residence of MIR. r..
Peck on last Friday night, and n general
good time was tie result
The thaw set An Hast Saturday, continued
Hhrongh Sunday and Monday, and ended up
with a rain Tuesday morning. The skaters
carnival, Is probably over for this winter.
Mr.. j. y. Bishop deserves the thanks Of
the young people Of Valley for his kindness
in putting up a stove at Sylvan Lake, last
week, for the accommodation of the skat-
sers.
J.F. Walker, ESQ, bate Of Piedmont, has
removed to IroRton, and Will practice law
here. He has established his Office in the
south room, first floor of the Academy Of
Music.
Little Harry RRdy, while playing on Nom
day, accidentally found a bottle Of carbolie
acid, and succeeded i'm emptying its con-
tents on his face. He Vas badly but not Sc
riousy burnt
Jos. F. Lindsay, Esq, has located in Pied
anont, and is now running hardware store
and tinshop. We believe he has chosen well,
and wish him the full success he Is almost
certain to obtain.
Jud. Chambers will-so soon as the wealth
-er changes and the skies elear-take about
twenty views of the interior of Judge Elmer
sons dwelling house. The pictures are in
tended to be presented to the Judges friends
East and elsewhere.
The school children of Ironten have been
enjoying the benefits OF a skating rink right
on the public school grounds. A perfect
sheet of ice covered the lots adjoining, rs |
well, and the youngsters were not slow to J
avail themselves of the sport thus Afforded.
From a private letter received from Mr.. p.
A. Moser, last week, we learn that he was
snow hound Il week ut Sioux City, Wis, and
the train that he went in on was pulled by
three engines, and then only at the rate of
rbo dpntn n
the snow was from three to twenty feet
Last Thursday q middle-aged man came
into Ironton seeking young man, spring
wagon and two horses. The IN. a. M. said
the youngster had ran away with the afore- !
said property from Piedmont, going north.
He didn't find them here, and so continued
his search polar starward, with what ulti-
mate result deponent hath yet to hear.
The "Littie Duke" will NOT be presented
at the Academy of Music next Saturday
night. Dir. Treloar, manager OF the Future
Great Juvenile Operate Company, writes
that several of his "little artists are sick from
fever" and regrets his inability to fulfil the
engagement They will be here in few
weeks, however, and due notice will be Civ
en- of the exact time.
SnOW-StlOeS from nOuSe-TOOts
frequent during three days past, but with
out damage, save i'm one instance. Monday
night about eight O'Clock the roof of Mr..
welch's office was suddenly relieved Of its
chilly burden. The bulk of it was precipi-
tnted upon the covered porch i'm front, which
gave way beneath the blow and was leveled
to the ground. About $25 damages.
A series of Gospel Temperance meetings
will he held in the Presbyterian Church, be-
ginning Tuesday, Goth inst, at P. NJ. All
Christians and temperance people are invit- !;
ed TO participate. The meetings will he Of
popular nature, and will consist of appropri-
ate songs and brief addresses. A choir is In
traing for the occasion. The managers say: I
Come one, come an; and bring your friends /
with YOU" $
Mr.. ID. p. Brown-better known as Prime c
Brown-living near Silver Mines, had his leg
broken i'm the following manner: he stepped
ont of his house on to 10x30 porch whose
roof was weighted heavily with sleet and
snow. just as he got wen on the porch, the Il
roof collapsed and Mr.. BIS right leg was n
broken below the knee In three places. A O
physician was called who set the limb, and fl
the patient is doing well. b
As announced elsewhere by the Secretary, Il
the Annual Address before the Iron County 81
Bible Society will be delivered by Judge Em- IN
,rson, next Sunday evening, the 18th, Mt the q
Church. As his hearers al p
vays know that when the Judge takes the te
rouble to carefully prepare an address, they OF
ire sure to hear something fine. no doubt the &C
building will be packed to hear how II lay til
nan can treat such q subject. it is certain pl
o be fresh and novel. II