Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-09-25
LOCAL BREVITIES.

LOCAL BREvITIES.
Mrs. r. L. Lindsay will have ice-cream at
her Parlors Thursday and Saturday.
FIRE on subscriptions
at this office. Early responses desired.
Next Saturday will be the twentieth ami
versary Of the battle of Pilot Knob. How
blest Is the ffowery path of Peace.
Don't forget the public speaking i'm Iron
ton next Monday. Col. Jno. O'Fallon and
Vincent Marmaduke will be here on that
day.
The coming Show must be big one, If we
may judge from the numbers of dudnt -cOur-
eurs and bill stickers, who aggregate sixty
i've in number.
On the 9th page of this issue of the REGIS
TER will be found the famous MulIigan Let
tiers. As Horace Greeley used to say, they
are "mighty interesting reading"
The circus compels us to issue n supple
ment this week, but we excuse its appear
ance ON the same plea that the girl i'm court
did her baby-''it's such little one"'
The Jumbo Pumpkin was busted and dis
emboweled last week, and the seeds are now
ready for distribution. Those who have
asked for packages will please call and re-
ceive them.
Councilman w. III. Byers rendered his res
ignafion last Tuesday. The Council, on mo-
ton, hlid 1t ON the table; but the Capt. says
he is in earnest, and will hereafter refuse to
consider himself one of the city Fathers. We
regret his resolution, for he is faithful, in
telligent and wide-awake officer.
Fredericktown, also, will enjoy the Big
Railroad Show, thanks to our intervention.
We had an hours hard Ginning with Mr..
Barrett before he would consent to, for this
time only, forego his rule to visit first grade
towns only. He finally agreed to make an
exception I'm favor of the village on the
Branch.
Tramps are plentiful, and they are all very
eager to get work-since the Knob works
closed down. Before that occurrence, they
were sick, and begged food because they
were unable to earn it. The news of the
suspension of the works have reached to the
uttermost bounds of trampdom, and the
plant is.made to dovetail therein.
The Pilot Knob public school opened on
the Sth inst, with Prof. A. v. Hamilton as
principal, and Mrs. Pauline Babcock and
Miss Matilda Schneider as assistants. The
school opened with 1853 pupils. Prof. Ham
ilton is very intelligent and well educated
young man and the people of Pilot Knob are
lucky in securing such Il competent teacher.
-Fdrmiagton Ne,cs.
w. L. Harper, of Bertrand, dropped in and
took look at our "Boss Pumpkin" He
says he always thought Scott county could
beat the world on anything that grew on
vines, but concludes our pumpkin should
have the cake. This did not prevent Mr..
Harper from leaving with us some of his
Scott county fruit that was no slouch in size
or taste, for which we return thanks.
A man (stealing a ride) fell off of Il train at
Hogan Sunday evening while it was passing
that place, and was picked up by w. f.
Gregory and an another man, and carried to
the station-as they supposed-dead. But,
after working with him for about an hour,
they brought him to. The next day he was
sufficiently recovered to walk on to Arcadia.
He is now employed by Judge Holloman.
Last Monday the st. Louis Ore and Steel
Company paid those laborers with whom it
was vet i'm arrears, in full to date. We see
nv the st. Louis papers that the present Off
GERS will be retained at their usual salaries.
As to the loOked-for resumption of work,
we have nothing definite. Contracts, may
he made for ore, and work begin i'm few
days, or it may be months before it is re-
sumed on anything like the old scale. All
is in future.
In another column we publish, for what il
ia worth, an earthquake prophecy. The fact
that this same prophecy foretold the shaking
nm i'm Ohio and Indiana last waek, lends
somewhat of fearful interest to it. Oh
course an earthquake is one of those things
which cannot be ayerted, and the next best
thing is to receive timely warning of its COM
ing: hence this prophet, if he prove not false
IL entitled to the thanks of all who dwell
here i'm the Ozarks.
Last Saturday the Presbyterian Sunda,
School of Graniteyille, under the guidance ol
its SUPERINTENDENT, had picnic on the
premises of Mr.. Nathan Vail, situated about
ore mile from town. The children and thei'
teaehers took dinner al Tfesco, in the hnt
grove near Mr.. VS. residence. ana had
mighty nice time all around. They were
perhaps little tired when they departed
bomeward i'm the evening. from heaIthfu
exercise, but that only induced good APP
petites for supper and sound slumbers at
terWard.
Mrs. A.. H. Hinehey came down last Wed
nestlay evening to spend some weeks III tn'
Valley. She lost her pocket-book al th'
front gate Of IF. J. ILinchey's residence, hu