Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-01-25
Closing OF MATHS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Tommy johnson Is taking advantage of the
season. and his Ice house is filled with first
class article.
We advise delinquent taxpayers to come
FORWARD and settle up at snee- Jim Buford
II terribly in earnest.
Ironton needs two things: big summer
hotel, and + college where young men may
graduate. On this, more anon.
Has the Flue Committee made the grand
rounds this winter? II not, they'd better
"1y." It's getting late in the season.
Judge Jno. A. Weber, of Pennington, died
at his home last Monday. His funeral will
take place Tomorrow (Thursday) and will
be attended by . number of our dtizens.
Douglas Wood was married to Miss Mar
sha Maberry a couple of months ago, but the
REGISTER In chronicling the event, said the
xroom's name was Douglass Moon" Hence
this correction.
The blizzard struck Iron county last Sat-
urday, and that night 1t was cold enough to
freeze the points of an textbook. 1t settled
the question of ice for next summer. Now,
gentle Spring, come right along.
The colored folks had q festival in the
Academy of Music last Friday night. 1t was
given in aid of their Lodge OF the Daughters
OF Kebekah, whose officers were installed
during the evening. About see was realized.
A revival is now being held at the NJ. f.
Church, Ironton, under the conduct of Rev.
Jos. Harlatt, assisted BY Revs. j. c. Berry
man and A. W. Wright. The meetings be-
gan last Sunday week, and will continue al
7,, Io,.
No. 4 was twelve hours late last Sunday.
No. / WAS also "a little of, Monday and
Tuesday, while the ''local freight" comes and
goes As II sees fit-apparently untrammeIed
by time or anything else save immedi-
ate exigeney aud an overplus of freightage.
A man named Treadway, at Des Arc, on
lat "Wednesday night, imbibed too much Ii
.quor and lay down on the track to sleep it
on. He WAS soon struck by the engine of
passing train, but escaped death as IL by
miracle. He was, we learn, considerably
hurt.
The Ironton Quadrille Band will give
SATURDAY. Evening Assembly at the Academy
OF Music on the evening of February 3d.
Admission, per couple, 75 cents. All hold
ers of Invitations to the old series of Assem-
blies will please consider themselves duly
invited.
To our old frisnd, T. b. Lowe, ESD, of Des
Arc, we are indebted for specimen sack of
cornmeal of his own manufacture. 1t Is rs
fine an article as we ever used; and as the
mill makes equally excellent wheat flour,
friend Lowe doesn't need to fear q lack of
good, paying custom.
The Oakes Bros. Concert and Specially
Company gave an entertainment at the Acad-
envy of Music last Monday night. The hall
was we'll filled with lots Of our best citizens,
and the performance was good. Tho Broth
ers went to Pennington next morning, and
will "do" the Belmont Branch this week and
next.
So soon as the weather permits, about two
million cubic yards of gravel ought to be dis
tributed over the streets and sidewalks OF
this little city. II we don't look out and
keep the thoroughfares in good condition,
strangers may mistake Ironton for Farming
ton. Fredericktown. Potosi, Poplar Bluff, or
some other Of the ordinary towns Of South
east Missouri.
SPECIAL NorICE.-All persons who are
indebted to Bonanza will please come for
ward and settle, as we have deferred settling
our years business on that account.
Jan. Il, ,s3. BONANZA"
Personal.
Mrs. Lopez left Sunday for st. Louis.
Miss Sophia Seitz, of Mddlebrook, was in
town Monday.