Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-07
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

LOCAL BREvITIEs.
There were 1859 votes cast at the primary
last Saturday-about $50 less than two years
ago.
To Mrs. Jno. NJ. Moore our better-hali
extends thanks for basket of vegetables
rare for the season.
Hon. Thos. G. Foley, the Democratic nom
inee for Representative from this county. is
for Geo. G. Vest for U. s. Senator, "first,
last and all the time"
Bro. Hotson captured q load Of water
melons last Monday, from Mr.. Rose, OF st.
Francois county. Every "coon" who can
scare up dime is happy.
The Iron County Normal Institute closed
its session Of four weeks lasl Friday. Sat-
urday was devoted to examinations and the
issuing of certificates. About twenty were
given.
Yesterday morning at six o'clock the Their
mometer stood at 50, and shivering humanity
cuddled under warm blankets or, being
arisen, sought the warmth of the culinary
regions Of the household. -a+
Lost, in going from Arcadia House around
Shepherd Mountain, last Sunday evening, a
lady's gold bracelet with diamond set. A
liberal reward will be paid for its return to
Mr.. w. H. Thomson's, Arcadia. s
Wehave full outfit for doing Book Work,
and guarantee to give perfect satisfaction.
This, or no pay. And we work at city prices.
Friends having briefs and pamphlets to
print are requested to try us once; after
that, they will come of their own accord.
The hill is silent, the miners have depart
ed, and the electric lights no longer dazzle
the eye from the tunnel openings on Pilot
Knob. 1t looks a little blue to those of us
who have to abide the result here; yet We
hope to record an early resumption Of work.
The result of the Primary Election is OFF,
cially announced elsewhere. The vote,
though fair, was not as full as we have seen
OH former occasions. The election was quiet
and free from excitement But the ticket will
roll up no less than the usual majority next
November.
The members of the Pilot Knob Cornet
Band were agreeably surprised last Satur-
day night, while practicing in the band room,
by the advent Of small boy bearing huge
iced cake. To the fair donors Misses Effie
and Ida Moser, the band returns thanks,
with many wishes for their welfare and hap
piness.
Kesling's two horse team ran away about
noon Tuesday. Where they would finally
have brought up or what damage they would
have done, it is hard to say, had they not run
astride the lamp post in front of Nall & Co.'s
store. 1t brought their wild career to a sud-
den close, and the lamp was knocked of the
post and mashed to flinders.
last Thursday night cut off our mail trains
Nos. 6O2-3-4, but No. COL came down on time
next day. For those few hours the post
Office looked like it had been, or was about
to be placed in the hands of a receiver. We
hope the break in the st. Louis Ore and
Steel Company's operations may be compar-
atively, rs short and unifnportant.
The barbecue and picnic ~ Russell's Grove
last Monday was largely attended and huge
ly enjoyed by the colored population of the
Valley, seconed by many visitors from dis
lance. All day long all sorts Of vehicles
were running between town and the grounds,
and the livery men made good thing of It.
The dinner was tip-top, and the barbecued
meat-prepared as the colored brethren, on
~, understand it-would have made water
the mouth Of o demijohn. The boys had
good time and cleared expenses.
In this issue we commence publishing
serial story from the pen of Anthony Troll
iope, entitfA "An Old Mans Love-" There
must be something intense in It. A Young
Mans Love Is bad enough. The old saying
that "when the Lord wants a fool he kills
an old mans wife" Is based on the deduction
that the aged widower is going to start
straightway honeying after the gifs. And
when he docs fall in love, in he souses, head
over heels, and darn the expenses! Yes,
read IAN Old Mans Love-" If you want en-
tcrtainment. yfefss
There was little or no excitement attend
ntupon the election, and we have no knock
downs or drag -outs to chronicle in connec-
ton Herewith But ut Des Arc they hadIa
little outside jamboree, wherein couple Of
young bloods from Wayne county came out
second-best. They attempted to run over
Mr.. Clifton and friend, and In consequences
departed few minutes later minus six teeth
and Plus two pair of very black, badly -goug-
ed eyes. 1t was regular, old-fashioned
fist and skull, rough and tumble affair:with
little science but lots Of vim. m
A wagon containing four or five men, at
one of those despisable rats across Main
street, ut the crossing of Main and Dent, met
with q rather ugly accident, last Thursday.
The horses ran the vehicle into the rut with
a Jerk, throwing out one of the spring seats
and tumbling three men on to the ground,
one atop of the others. Mr. II. Davis had
his scalp badly cut and his nose skinned.
The others were only bruised about their
bodies, showing none of their hurts; but all
united in cursing the genins that first in
vented uncovered ct,lserts.