Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-14

O'Clock the dwelling Of ]. H. Killalee at Pilot
Knob was burned to the ground. We have
no particulars.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.
Come to the Circus!
See +. Kindcll's new advertisement It
IL conspicuous by reason Of the pretty du-
dine who graces it.
The pay-car VIII make the rounds this
week, and all the boys are preparing to fill
on fce-eream and watermelons.
The city council met last Monday and
transacted the usual business. The pro-
ceedings are published in this issue.
Big crowd expected ON Monday August
1sth-the day and date Of the appearance Of
Cooper, Jackson & Co.'s Mensgerie and Cir
Gus.
The editors wife hereby thanks Miss Ella
Halter for bouquet of rare flowers. The
present was very pretty one, and duly ap.
.preciated.
4. A. Hitchcock is Receiver Of the St.
Louis Ore and Steel Company, and the bus
mess runs ~ smoothly, II not so briskly, as
heretofore.
A small army Of workmen are engaged on
Jas. Fl. Clark's new store and dwelling, and
within few weeks the walls viii be ready
for the carpenter and his gang.
The circus overreaches somewhat on the
space we usually devote to reading matter,
but we will make amends hereafter to all
who don't like good, live advertisements.
Nine electric lights have been replaced on
the Knob, and gang Of men are engaged In
getting out ore for the furnace. About fifty
tons per day are sent down the tramway.
Cooper, Jackson & Co.'s New United Mem
ster Shows, Menagerie, Museum and Circus
IL to give two grand performances-after-
noon and night-on Monday, August 18th.
A $4,000 bill Is the largest denomination
Of greenbacks issued by the Government.
They are Of . greenish tint with black letters.
-CAarteseom Enfer9vtse.
Who told your
w. r. Edgar and W. r. Read, Esqs., left
for Jefferson City last Monday. They are
Iron county's delegates to the State Conven-
ton, and win render good account Of them
selves.
Elsewhere We publish an advertisement of
the coming session of the state University, ut
Columbia and School Of Mines, at Rolla.
Iron county Is en- titled to send five students
this year.
A new time card on the st. Louis, Iron
Mountain & Southern R'y went into effect
last Monday. No. 604 now passes Ironton at
2:02 P. NJ. Its old time was 11:15 A. NJ. No
ofhor IN IT M oh NOE. mare sn~do
w. p. MeCarver desires all who have ac-
counts with him to settle by the first of Sep
TENDER, as he Is going into the Saddlery and
Harness business at Union Market, Ironton,
No. win be glad to meet old customers.
Capt. Byers has our thanks for big bas-
ket of Siberian crab-apples. They have been
duly made into preserves, and ever and anon
las we deyour them, one by one-we shall
think Of the donor In kindness and Just ap-
probation.
Bro. Hofson left yesterday morning fol
the melon. growing regions, and will return
In q few days with car load Of succuleni
"watermillions. He has promised this of.
ice the biggest of the lot, and he always
keeps his word.
Mr.. Taylor, Of Chicago, who has been the
guest of his brother.in -law, Capt. w. H
Byers, for one month, left for home last week
During his sojourn here he added just four
teen pounds to his avoirdupois. Talk abou
your seaside summer resorts, will you!
Miss Dora AXE came home for days visi
last Saturday, after her first weeks expert
ence ~ school marin. She has charge o
the school on Marble Greek. and, so far, 1
getting along very well. The scholars ar
tractsbls. kind, and eager to require book
learning.
Prot. ]. b. Scott spent the last NO week
in Madison county, rusticating and fishing
His domieiie was on the Little St. Francois
In the Greek Nation, and he says he enjoye'
himself so well that the memory thereof viii
long dwell with him as one Of the pleasan
periods Of his life.
A rumor Ii current to the effect that tn
Syenite Quarry Managers have secured bi
contract to furnish cut stone for some U.
public buildings, and that It will take fou
years to All the order. We hope 1t ma
prove true, and that the proprietors Of tn
quarries may have good thing Of 1t.
The janitor Of the Presbyterian church
t0oS Eft4oy CNCDAR8S SAsCs osAsA8 sAAO seAAs
and putting the room In order for the Pro
hibition meeting, went home and to, sleeI
He forgot to awake, and the lights burne
all night. Happily no further misfortuu
than an unusal expenditure Of oil resulted
There VIII he mass meeting ut the Pres
byterian church 10 Irontsn, In the interest {
Missionary work. on Thursday evening, I.
inst, beginning aI 1880 O'Clock. Miss lii
Butter, missionary to New Mexico, an
Mrs. L. knight, OF Sc. Louis. win address ID
meeting. All are cordially invited TO
present. Admission free.
Isn't this good time for capitalists
consider the sdyantsges Of . railroad COZ
meeting the coal mines Of Illinois with Il
iron mines Of this section? II they were
he brought together by railroad runnin
1dlrect, iron could be manufactures here {
Aaply that the market could not get 10
enough 70 neeessitste their shutting dow
In thard times.H
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