Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-03-20
LOCAL BREVITIES.


We are compelled to defer the publication
of our article descriptive of the mines, ETC.,
at Pilot Knob, until next week.
Mr.. S. d. Bells, an old and respected
citizen of Ironton, died ut his residence
last Monday Morning, at an advanced age.
Last Monday was st. Patrick's day, and
was observed extensively by the miners,
workingmen, etc., ut Pilot Knob and Iron
Mountain.
TO accommodate "Bonanza" and other
ten pages this week. Next weeks edition
will probably be the same size.
The first real spring shower came on Mon
day morning last, and more than one family
washing stood over to another day-rain not
being considered favorable to clean linen on
or off the line.
The workmen on the air-drill in Tunnel
No. 2 on Pilot Knob will be idle this week,
on account of removing the old air COM
pressor into the house lately erected for
the new machine. They will resume labor
by Monday, probably.
Geo. Schultz, Esq, had his youngest born
christened at the Arcadia College Chapel last
Sunday. VIM. O'Fallon, ESD, was goliath
er, and Mrs. Nettie Christianer acted as god
mother. The child now bears the name of
Frederick William Schultz.
The boys of the public school have cut
down the dead fruit trees on the school
premises, nicely pruned the live trees and
cleaned up the yard. This speaks well for
your taste, boys; and if you are always as
near the fright track" as you are in doing
this, success will be yours.
The city financial statement for the year
ending March 10Th, 1884, shows that there
was received, from all sources, $99G.61;
that there was expended 695.06; and that
there is $521.32 now in the treasury. The
balance on hand rs per statement for year
ending March 10, 1888, was $219.1.
The annual school election for the Ironton
District will be held on Tuesday, April list.
Four directors will be chosen-two for three
years, and two for two years. proposition
will also be voted on to empower the direc-
rectors to permit the school building to be
used for the holding of Teachers Institutes,
Associations, etc.
Inc county COURT ut IT'S siitc ttl HI, isSuCu
an order empowering the City Marshal to
take certain prisoners from the county Jail
and work them on the streets, and now the
chain-gang is daily sight Monday the
squad was employed on Main street, and was
respectable in numbers if not in personnel
Mrs. w. G. Fairchild is reveling in the
delights of new washhouse and summer
kitchen. We can we'll understand the pleas
ant anticipations attached to the building as
connected with the latter, but what there
can be in it, when viewed as laundry, to so
delight the average housewife, is something
entirely beyond our comprehension. But SO
it is, and, we presume, ever will be.
Mrs. S. G. FairchiId and Miss Fanny
Markham went up to Hematite this morn
to be present mt a wedding there to-mor-
row. On that occasion Mr.. Moore, of Crys-
tai City, will spouse Miss Hottie Morton,
of Hematite. The bride was Il resident OF
the Valley some ten Years ago, and has
many friends here who wish her joy and
good fortune III her matrimonial venture.
The ST. Louis District Conference of the
NJ. E. Church assembled in St. Louis last
Thursday. The appointments were made
the following Monday, and we give the
following as of interest to our citizens:
Rev. j. Maratt goes to grand Avenue
Church, st. Louis; and Rev. &. L Thomas
comes to Ironton. This notwithstanding
n strong petition on the part of the people
here to have Mr.. Marlatt retained to them
another year. He is n good man, young,
md full of promise.
Fires are i'm the woods in every direction,
and the smoke is discernibie by both sight
and smell to those living in the cleaEinss.
Some farmers will no doubt soon be mourn
ing the loss of fences, and exc OF eordwood.
IT, inst for once, the persons who set fire
TO the leaves, could be unprecedented ana
punished, the lesson would be sautary. The
wooded districts are damaged every year to
the extent of many thousands of dollars by
the foolish, senseless practice of burning
the woodsn that the grange" may be i'm
proved.
Mr. Geo. Hughes and family leave for
p,oom;ncton. Ill., in a few days. Mr..
IJuohes has been train dispatcher on the st.
Ion,s IRON Mountain & Southern at this
place for two years, and goes TO Blooming
ton to accept similar position on the
Chicago &c Alton. Mr.. Hughes Is an expert
=, his business, has done good service here,
aud is considered one of the most efficient
mon on the line. His many friends here are
.or,.,, -, ,ose him. and their best wishes will
,,,,ow himself and family to their new home.
Success attend him. erarhana Democrat.
.nublist four ordinances this week: in
rola,;on to new sidewalks, salary for Mayor
work bo,lse and horses rum
ming at large. Hereafter the Mayor VIII re-
seiye $50, and the Marshal STU per annum-
not such salaries as would be jumped at by