Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-04-24
LOCAL BREvITIEs.
Public school closes this week.

The courthouse painting has not vet been
let, and the time for receiving bids has
been extended to the 18th inst
Circuit Court commences next week. The
docket is not large, as the reader can see for
himself by reading the REGISTER this week.
Mumps are all-prevalent in Iroutou. They
have even invaded the REGISTER office, num-
bering two of its force among their victims.
"Nobe'' Bishop must have his store chock
full. About dozen loads of new furniture
and hardware passed this office, bound for
his establishment, Monday.
The Ironton Manufacturing Company will
make flour by the roller process just so soon
as the machinery can be put in. force of
workmen from st. Louis will do the work
Ed. Perry is agent for the REGISTER at
Pilot Knob-and he is ''boss," for fact.
All amounts paid him for subscription, adj
yertising, etc, will be o. X. ut the home Of
flee.
There will be meeting in the Baptist
church, Ironton, Sunday, 9th inst, Mt ii
O'Clock A. NJ, for the purpose of calling
pastor. All that are Interested, especially
the members, are requested to be present.
The fright Of patrons of the public school
in regard to scarlet fever is unnecessary, as
no one attends school who has had any OPP
portunity of taking it. Only one family in
town has it, and there are no evidences of
its spreading.
The mail messenger Monday carried Iron
toms paper mail by, leaving us the Piedmont
pouch instead. 1t is said ga fair exchange
is 10 robbery" but this is one instance
where an Exchange" reused the wrathful
feelings of both sides.
The candidates come out "early and often"
over i'm Madison county. There are nineteen
announcements for the various county offices,
now, and the primary election set for the
both of next August! Four months Of red
hot buzzing! Great Scott! OF what en-
during material the good people in Madison
must be made!
The Ironton Y. z. Church will hold its
First Quarterly Meeting for the present Con-
ference year, Saturday and Sunday, 26th and
9th Of April. Presiding Elder j. f. Cor
rington will preach on Saturday, $50 P. NJ,
and at II A. NJ. and 80 2. NJ. on Sabbath.
Quarterly Conference, Saturday at p NJ.
All are invited to attend. .-.
Thursday and Friday, are days for oral ex-
animation ut the public school. The object
of this examination is to enable patrons to
see the extent of thoroughness reached ny
their children in the branches they have been
studying. Attend the examination, though
owing to the mumps and scarlet fever panic,
you will find the number ofpupils compare
lively small.
The saw-mill belonging to Scoville & Shep-
herd burned on the night Of the 10th inst.
1t was located at Berryman's Switch, about
twelve miles south of Ironton. Most Of the
machinery was but little injured, and not
great deal of lumber was destroyed. Yet the
loss is considerable, and no one who knows
the proprietors but regrets the accident.
They are both energetic, square dealing men
who deserve better fortune.
Thos. b. Lowe, of Des Arc, deserves the
blessing of every man within hailing distance
of his mill-at least of every one who loves
good corn bread. The meal manufactured
at his mill is as superior to the ordinary ar
ticle brought from the city, as is good pound
cake to fourth rate, camp meeting ginger
bread. His prices are no greater, either, but,
il anything, u little under the common charge |
We commend him to all who desire a first |
class article. We have eaten, and we know.
In the past three weeks this Office, beside |
the ordinary run Of job-work, has printed |
three briefs, containing, in all, seventy-two |
pages-five hundred and twenty words to the |
page; or, over thirty -seyen thousand words! |
This will account for the lateness of last |
al.y,; ~ no VOL he or.
rors in Typography, etc. In all that time OF
ssrush" we saw neither hide nor hair of a
sstramp printer" and, to make matters worse,
enc of the regular force in the office was laid
up with the mumps for whole week. Talk
about keeping stiff upper-lip under disad
vantages, will you!
With pleasure we acknowledge the receipt |
of the initial numbers of the Lutesyille |
Vidette, . new paper edited and published |
by Messrs. Diehls &c Martyr. 1t is a very
neat specimen of Typography, its articles are
well written, and the local news is attract
iyely collated and fully set forth. Our good
wishes for the paper are by no means lessen
ed from personal acquaintance with the
editors. TT they succeed according to our
desire. they, themselves, ought to be fully |
SatiSneu. Anu tIiitt tHcy ttttt suSSVcut WIN
such well-directed energy and experience,
there appears to be no room for reasonable
doubt.
The State Democratic Central Committee
has called convention on the cath of June,
to choose delegates to the National Conven-
ton. Under the rule adopted, Iron county
f. entitled to three delegates to the State
Convention. The Committee also called the
Convention to nominate candidates for State
officers to meet at Jefferson City on the 18th
of August, and recommends that the various
counties do not choose their delegates at an
earlier date than July Goth. To this conven-
tion Iron county is entitled to send two dele
pates-one for every five hundred votes cast
for Hancock, and one for the fraetloh OF 2oo
over that number. We presume the county
u, ra.,fta no