Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-12-20
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

The pay-car went down the road last Sat-
nrday. The boys will take little Christmas.
The st. Louis Ore and Steel Company hay e
contracted with Joseph Paylie, of Maids on
County, for lot of iron ore-so says the
Standard.
Knights of Honor meet this "wednesday
evening. The election of officers for the en-
suing year will take place, aud full attend
ance is requested.
The "Bonanza" has Santa Claus bodily
portrayed on its awning roof. The old saint
ney OF miniature house.
Thomps. Blanton. Esq, is going to have a
turkey shooting in Ironton on Christmas day.
The turkeys are large and tat, and every one
will be prize worth striving for.
A switch-engine Is now stationed at Pilot
Knob, for the exclusive use Of the st. Louis
Ore & Steel Company. 1t is kept busy !all
the time, and has long been needed there.
The Anti. Horse Thief Association of Iron
county will meet at Graniteville ON Saturday
evening, Dec. 10Th. As the business to be
transacted is important, full attendance is
desired.
Christmas next Tuesday. Since only good
little children get their stockings filed from
Santa Claus famous pack, it is fortunate that
there are no bad boys and girls-about
Christmas times.
Over 700 was sent to st. Louis last week
BY the postmaster Of this place. 1t was the
surplus of less than q weeks business in the
money order department. More than $500
I'm orders was cashed by him Monday.
The ice men are looking up-north, and
signing for long and q strong blizzard.
The chances now are that they will have to
ill their ice-houses with second-class arti-
cle-more's the pity for perspiring humanity
next summer.
The 3Oth inst. being the fifth Sunday in
the month, the Missionary in charge of St.
Paul's Church, purposes to hold services on
that day, morning aud evening. The Sum
day School will have service and Christmas
tree Christmas eve.
The station house at Poplar Bluff was
burned to the ground Monday night. The
fire was caused by the explosion of a coal oil
lamp. We have not heard the particulars,
and cannot tell whether the contents of the
building were saved or not.
There never was time when this division
of the Missouri Pacific Railway system was
doing heavier freight business than now.
At all hours of the day and night long trains
are pushing their ways past our town, and
the sound Of the engine whistles heard every
few minutes.
The big blast at the Granite Quarries was
fred according to programme. The report
was not lond enough to be heard even one
mile away, but it raised an immense guam
tity of rock, rending it in every direction for
. great distance. 1t accomplished all that
was desired.
w. W. Nall & Co. now own and run the
"Blue Store" having purchased the goods
and premises from VIM. FL. Delano- The
new firm has our best wishes, and we trust
and believe that it will command a fair por-
ton of the trade. Energy and a sufficiency
of capital will be employed to do thriving
business.
On Friday, the 21st inst, the Rt. Rev. c.
r. Robertson, s. T. D., Bishop of Missouri,
will make visitation to St. Paul's church in
this place, and administer Confirmation
The service will be at O'Clock in the even
ing and the Bishop will preach. Those who
wish.to pay their respects to the Bishop will
have an opportunity from to D O'Clock in
the afternoon of the same day, at the resi-
dence Of Judge Emerson.