Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-02
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

LOCAL BREvITIEs.
Observation-Disclosures on subscriptions,
at this Office. Early responses desired.
See Mrs. LuttrelPs "Dress Making" adyer-
tisement. ga
The interest Of this section has been rack
ed with marriages and rumOrs Of marriages
during the past week.
81. Vaughn's barber shop was yesterday
removed to the building lately occupied by
s. j. Johnson's boot and shoe store.
The laying OF brick was commenced on
Jas. Fl. Clark's new store house last Monday.
The contractor, Mr.. Pratt, expects to finish
his work in about two weeks.
The long, long drought is over. Rain, cool,
refreshing rain, has been falling In abundance
for the past few days. Although too late to do
our late crops much good, suffering, swelt
erfrs, be-dusted humanity returns thanks
therefor.
It will be gratifying to the many friends of
Miss Minnie Frazier to learn that she is a
teacher i'm the Bismark public school, with
promise Of good success. Miss Minnie has
the best wishes of her many friends in Area
dia Valley.
The public we'll on the northeast corner of
the public square has been cleaned out, and
the side walk there raised to ''postpone" Gas
q gentlemen Of our acquaintance puts it,
with the bridge recently built over the sewer
at that point.
A delegation OF teachers and pupils from
one Of the Sc. Louis colleges will come down
to the Valley next Saturday, and enjoy them
selves exploring the beauties and various
places OF interest here. We wish them an
interesting, pleasant time.
Paul Patton, city collector. desires us to
say that the taxes for 1884 are now due and
all are requested to come forward and settle
up. BY paying them now the taxpayer
may be saved some expense and trouble In
the near future. Come now!
The post Office, in day or two, will be re-
moved to the GARNER building on the cor
ner of Main and Reynolds streets. The Of
fee viii occupy the front room, while the
rear OF the building will be used as dwell
ling by the deputy postmaster.
W. r. Edgar, Iron county's young orator,
auuA C5SCu tnC DSatVSAaS Va DAShiaA On Oh tlC
evening of the cath, on the issuesof the cam
paign, to the entire satisfaction of his party
friends. 1t was q good speech, and convinc-
ing to all right minded people.
To Mr.. P. Mulcahy, president Mechanics
Exchange, we return thanks for an invitation
to attend q Celebration and Banquet, OH the
twenty fifth anniversary Of the Mechanics
Exchange, at the Hall of the Exchange, St.
Louis, Tuesday, Sept. Goth, 1884.
The following marriage licenses have been
issued by the Circuit Clerk of Iron County
during the past week:
William p. Hall to Eva Ligget.
VIM. A. Shelton to Ella White.
II. X. Williams to Josie White.
Jos. C. Farmer to Eliza E. Hampton.
Milton NJ. Myracle to Eva J.. Fisher.
Bert. Watson, living about eight miles be-
low Ironton, in the Lower Flatwoods, yes
terday brought to this office double stalk
oflcorn--or, rather, one stalk which branch.
es Mt the second joint, forming two stalks
from one stem, each bearing an ear of corn,
Also, another cornstalk about two feet long,
with three tassels. These curiosities arc on
exhibition in the REGISTER office.
The Faraington Times in its Southeast
news says: "The psupers of Iron county
cost $500 last year, Permit us to correct
you, Bro. Fisher. The county court of this
county, at its September term, made allow
ances to the amount of five hundred and one
dollars aud fifty cents, for the support Of the
paupers Of Iron county. Taking the allow
ances made at that term of court as an aver
age, our paupers would relieve our county
treasury of two thousand and six dollars q
year-instead of five hundred dollars, as you
say. Gf @a
County Court was In session this week and
was kept pretty busy for two or three days.
The following were the companies and the
gentlemen who represented them, who were
on hand aud bid for the contract to build the
iron bridge between Ironton and Arcadia:
st. Louis Bridge and Iron Works, c. w.
Sebastian; The Wrought Iron Bridge Co..
Kansas City, j. w. Hoover; Kansas City
Bridge and Iron Co., G. w. Murray; r. 8.
Miller, Bridge builder, st Louis; Milwaukee
Bridge and Iron Works, e. G. Keeper. No
award was made. 5.-........
Hon. o. p. Gooding addressed the citizens
of Iron county last Monday afternoon Mt the
courthouse, and. notwithstanding untoward
weather. he had large audience. His
speeeh was good, and elected frequent
rounds of applause, It was temperate in
tone, enunciafcd true Democratic doctrine,
and carried conviction 10 the minds OF all
who were not afflicted with that blindness
which will not see. Col. Jno. O'Fallon, at
night, also held forth to u fair assembiase.
lie confined himself To Missouri politics
exclusively, and made an excellent speech.