Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-03-15
LOCAL BREVITIES.

north end Of town repaired and painted.
The branch road from Middlebrook to
Graniteville will be finished by the first of
April.
Tunnel No. on Pilot Knob, is abandoned
for the present, on account of insecurity OF
the roof.
Jim Buford was caned at the courthouse
last Monday afternoon. And he richly de-
served it.
The five:dollar days of the Legislature ran
out yesterday, but that body will not adjourn
for ten days.
The Williams Theatre Company failed to
show up here last Monday. The cause is
stated elsewhere.
the Marshal and his deputies will this
morning begin to enforce the hog-rlnging or
dinance. Lookout for squeas
Prof. Contee is diligently practicing on a
Flutonian Concert to be given in the Acade-
my of Music, Arcadia, in the near future.
Skrainka & Vieths, of st. Louis, are oper-
atlng L. W. Schneider's quarry, at Granite
Vile, with VIM. Mason Superintendent.
Under the manipulations of the Street
Committee the highways and byways of
1ronton are being rapidly improved. The
graveling goes bravely on.
BOrn-tO Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Walker, on
Monday, March -, a fine girl. All interest
ed are getting along notwithstanding Grand
pa Jno. +. I. Edwards, Esq,
The red-birds are singing, the bue-bir
are winging, and the anrils are merriy ring
ing through open shop-doors and windows.
But we want no spring poetry.
\ lengthy letter from Senator Yancev
crowds out all editorial matter in this issue;
hut it is interesting enough to amply COM
pensate for the space it occupies.
Pres. Whitworth is good pool-player,
and everybody nose that he nose that it
wasn't in the game-that carom he made last
Friday night. Or. Patton nose it, too.
The Hotel Fromhold, at the Granite Quar-
ry accommodates one hundred and fifty
guests, and is said to be one of the best APP
pointed hostelries in Southeast Missouri.
Jno. Begley, Jos. Bumgardner and c. c.
Russell, Esqs., have built neat fOotbridge
across Knob Greek, east of Ironton. For
which they are entitled to, and will no doubt
receive, the thanks of the public.
We last week published the Financial
Statement for Iron county for the year end
ing January 31sf, 1888, within twenty four
hours after it had been passed upon and ap-
proved by the Court. How's that for quick
work:
lrontOn beauy, wherever they go, take the
scake. The other day two of Bonnie Terrc's
bellies did battle OH account of one of our
young e1nigres. The case had to be finally
.adjudicated in court especially instituted
therefor.
Messrs. W. T. Edwards and Miles Farrar
came home from the st. Louis Medical Col
lege last week-each in possession of Il sheep
skin. We congratulate the young Doctors,
and wish them long and successful profession
al careers.
All the men lately suspended were put to
work again by the St Louis Ore & Steel Com
pany last week. The mines on the Knob and
Shepherd Mountain are booming. Not less
than a million tons of ore arc in sight in the
Knob tunnels alone.
The Williams Theatre Company is one Of
the things that were. 1t disbanded at Cairo
ten days ago, in consequence of the continu
ed severe illness of Mr.. Williams. But we
hope he may come up smiling next season
with an equally good organization.
Jud. Chambers, we regret to say, has sold
out his picture gallery, and will not be Il fix
ture of the Valley hereafter. He will pros
peet the "swamp country" with his camera
this summer. In other words, he will coun-
terfeit presentments make ut Piedmont and
the Bluff.
The City Council met last Monday, quar-
relied little on the street repairing question,
allowed some bills, and adjourned to next
Monday. We call their attention in the
meantime, to tbs fact that Knob street, be-
tween the Episcopal Church and Madison
street, is sadly in need of 4 few loads OF
gravel
The annual school election for Ironton dis
trict will be held on Tuesday, the Sd day OF
April next. Four directors-two for three
wears, and two for one year-are to be chos-
en-. Also a school Commissioner for the
county. F. C. Miller, of Pilot Knob, is 4
candidate for the latter position, and will
make a good officer if elected.
Fires in the woods have been prevalent OF
late, and considerable damage has been done
by Them Fences have been destroyed, and
Messrs GAY & Hill, besides loss in that way
have had about forty cords of wood consum-
ed. IT is to be regretted that those who
start these fires are not oftener caught in the
act and punished. Thousands of dollar:
worth of property is destroyed nearly every
wear i'm this county through the carelessness
or design of these fire-bugs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Russell entertained
,t their home in Russellville last Saturda,
afternoon, the members of their Sunda,
school classes, consisting of about Is boys
Games were INDUCED in until about five
O'Clock, when the Young folks were ushered
into the dining room and did ample justice te
an elegant supper. After which they re-
paired to their respective homes with theil
hearts overjoyed ut the kind treatment they
had received at the hands of their teachers.