Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-28
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

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County Court will convene next Monday.
Ironton Public Schools will open next
Monday. Children, hunt up your books and
states.
Convention day was hot one, and collars
wilted like half-pound pats of butter, in the
oven Of a Saturday morning.
s. G. and w. G. Fairchild have q new de-
livery wagon, painted as red as j. n. Bish-
ops dares to be. w. g., like j. n, himself
now does all the driving.
We are authorized to announce PAUL
PATTON as q candidate for Constable of Ar
cadia Township, subject to the votes of the
people in November next.
Capt. 81. NJ. Bradley is having his dwelling
removed to an adjoining lot, preparatory to
building himself new residence. Jno. Al.
bert has the contract of removing the old
house.
The P. X. C. B. boys, In their caps and
badges, are handles; and when they play
"Sweet Violets" the effect is too utterly too
too for the tender hearts Of their fair adj
mirers.
We give the Pennington Tines version
of the experience of the two st. Francois
county delegations ut Jefferson City. II may
be we shall have something to say anent the
subject next week. rG5
Paul Patton is to the front again with the
boss girl baby. Paul says they are first-rate
in their way, but amt Of much account for
deputy mashals, for which he would just
now have q preference.
Desiring to give our readers the full pro-
ceedings of the convention, we have delayed
this issue of the REGISTER q few hours. To
have laid them over until next week would
have made the news q little stale.
Paul Patton announces himself in this pa
per as candidate for Constable of Arcadia
Township. As he has as yet no opposition,
we refrain from further remarks; we don't
give "puffs" where there Is nothing fernenst:
It's too much like waste of ammunition.
We thank VIM. Crommer, ESQ.,, for
basket of plums and one of grapes-the finest
we have seen for long time. The presents
were especially acceptable to our better-half,
and she insists Though that is not necessary,
we hope) that we make due acknowledge
ment.
ga short horse is soon curried," and so
the convention did its work in few hours.
The Job was well done, though, and the racer
steps forth from his grooming, fresh rs
daisy, slick rs peeled onion, sound in wind
and limb, and with bottom never yet fully
tested.
Rev. b. +. III. Warren held meeting at
lae which faI fp
sixty conversions, and the meeting is to be
continued, MIR. w. has had near q hundred
conversions the last month, and has received
near one hundred and fifty into his church
this year. -
The Einstein Silver Mines will be sold at
ST. Louis under mortgage on the 9th Of Sep
TENDER next. We trust the sale may be
preparatory to new and prosperous era
for those mines. They are q valuble prop
erty, and we believe there is money, and lots
of il, I'm them.
The Fish Com mission of Missouri has just
published small book of sixty-four pages.
ON CARP CULTURE, with an Appendix on
Native Fish. It will be sent to residents Of
Missouri, free Of charge, on application and
enclosure of three cents in postage stamps.
Apply to Phil. Kopplin, Jr., Forest Park,
st. Louis.
We acknowledge with pleasure beautiful
gift from Mrs. VIM. G. Fairchild-a bouquet
composed of twenty two dahlias, no two Of
which were of the same form and color.
While it occupied the post of honor on our
sanctum table It was admired of all who saw
Il. as something unprecedented in the way
of bouquet.
The Congressional Convention enliyened
our little burgh Tuesday. Although the
short session gave the delegates but little
time to look around and take in the beauties
of the Valley, we trust they depart as favor
ably Impressed as cursory view OF the SUR
roundings could warrant. Many of them,
however. know the Valley from frequent So
iourned, and we live i'm their good opinion.
Master Louis Bernard Schultz was sur
prised by q number of girls and boys drop
ming in, on his third annual, and making
things lively. Champagne and oysters were
not of the menu, but the peanuts, candy,
xvatermelons, cake, &C., that suffered under
the attacks of the juveniles, more than took
Mace of commoner grub. Several presents
were made anti received, in proper birthday
fashion.
We acknowledge, with pleasure, the re-
ceipt of complimentary ticket for ye editor
and lady to the st. Francois County Agricul-
tnral and Mechanical Association, to be held
Mt Pennington, Mo-, Sept. 9th, 10th and llth.
From their catalogue for the coming season
we find that extensive arrangements nave
been made towards making it y greater sue
eess than heretofore. The premiums are
large aud judiciously distributed. We safe
" predict for those who attend, good time
and their full moneys worth. and for man
ayers, the financial success their efforts en-
title them to.