Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-07-12
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

Are you going to the Decentralization,
Picnic"-Friday and Saturday evenings?
Jno. n. Moore has bought the "Harve,
place" from DR.. Jones, and will remove int
1t early next month.
suit on account between Mrs. S. r. Har.
Well and VIM. Robbs was tried before Judg,
Dlnger Hast Monday. A chung jury" re.
suited.
Jno. Albert, Esq, brought to us last Sat
urday seven stalks of Elephant which weigh.
ed seven and one-half pounds. Who can
beat thatf
). Grandhomme has sold the fine residence
on Knob street to Jas. P. Lindsay. 1t will
shortly be occupied by Col. James Lindsay
and family.
The Ironton Manufacturing Company will
ne ready for business again in about three
weeks. There's lots of new machinery GO
Ing into the old mill.
The boss picnic of the season will be given
at the Academy of Music Friday and Satur-
day evenings of this week. For programme
etc., see advertisement.
Miss Minnie Fraser, of Arcadia, has re-
turned from visit to Ste. Genevieve. She
enjoyed her visit greatly, and saw "both
steamboats," during her stay.
Jack Alberts is engaged this week in re-
moving the old Delano storehouse from its
original location to the site Of the Greason
building buried last November.
The thanks Of the editors family are given
to Mrs. w. G. Fairchild for dish of fine red
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were grown in the garden Of the donor.
Now that the "Arcadia Academy of Mu-
sic" Is being removed to Ironton, the occu-
patton of Thos. Harvey, Esq, is gone, We
fear. Better move over into the city, Tom.
Judge HoIloman, who has been very sick,
10 now, we are glad to say, recovering. He
Is we'll along in years, but of originally vigo-
rous constitution, and we hope to have him
with US for many year to come.
Mr.. Chase, recently appointed Register OF
the Land Office at this place, will probably
take charge this week. His bond, we I'M
derstand, has been filed, and the present
incumbent has orders to turn over the office
to him on the presentation of his commits
sion.
day night, and the thermometer is clean dis
heartened. Fifty two degrees In July indicates
nothing less than ont and out decentralization.
Closets were ransacked for discarded blank
cts, and lawns and muslins disappeared like
mist before the rising sun.
E. Branch Cowan, Esq, of st. Louis, was
In Ironton Monday, attending to the taking
OF dispositions in the case of Cowan VS.. st.
Louis Ore & Steel Company. The question
In dispute 10 the true ownership of the Shut
In mines property. Hon. j. Epes Cowan is
plaintiff, and sues for possession.
The uniform caps now worn by employees
under orders from the management OF the
ST. Louis. Iron Mountain & Southern Rail-
way company are neat and becoming, and
the idea a good one. Still, we think that
hardly justifies the company in charging the
men two dollars and twenty live cents for
six.bit article of head-wear.
Ironton was remarkably quiet on the 4th.
Everybody who could get away went to the
various picnics round about. The biggest
outgoing was toward Graniteville, while not
few went to Iron Mountain, and perhaps a
dozen took the train for De Soto. A chill
dren's picnic at Russel's grove was the only
gathering within sight Of town.
The attorneys for Downs have served no
tice on the Prosecuting Attorney that they
will spply for change Of venue on the 2oth
inst. We would like very much to know the
proundsi II ever there was community
fairly disposed toward an accused person,
the people of Iron county may be considered
A dasiriug simple justice In this case.
Mr.. Rutschman will put up building
40x36. two stories high, on the lot now parity
occupied by his bakery. The first moor VIII
he fitted I'D for store rsom, and the second
storv will be converted into dwelling rooms
ar offices. Work will be begun at once, and
e.rlv fall will see the building ready for &C.
enpancy. II. d. Tetwiler has the contract.
rh. city authorities are hereby reminded
that Il thew want q full crop of dog-fennel
r.xt wear. the present stand must not be dis
trrbed unit, after it has "gone to seed" In
,udicious cutting now would ruin the pros
,,ect for next season. The city officials
Msyor, Councilmen and Marshall ail-ought
tn cut out this item and paste In their mats.
.S.-We fear our advice comes day TOO
late.
Mrs. Horace Pease fell from ladder while
,,cr,rp cherries, a couple of weeks since,
and injured herself severely. For day or
.,xo the doctors feared serious and even IA
tai results; but with good attentloh anu
careful nursing, she has come out all right
Hereafter, we presume, she will delegate
that part Of the work to the younger mem.
her. of the family. But you can't bet on 1t:
the feminine bent is mighty uncertain.
Rev. T. II. Hagerty, P. E., NJ. 4. Church,
..u,e down to Ironton last Thursday, accom-
n,n;ed nv his better-half. While here, Mr..
H.oertv administered the rite Of baptism to
.ave, mr. eight persons-two Of whom chose
,r.r,.r.,on- He left for Belgrade Friday, to
hold Quarterly Conference AZ 'na' plsce.
Mrs. II. remained here until Monoay' "heh
she went home to st. Louis. IL Is p'oo.ole
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