Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-19
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Not for Johnnie-O, no, not for Morse!
Morse came, saw, squandered, land got
left.
Wheat never promised better at this time
Of the wear in Iron county, thsn IT does this
season.
Morse scattered hts dollars pretty freely in
Iron county last week. The goods were not
delivered however.
Henry H. Turley has leased the Delano
mills, and will soon be ready to card your
wool and grind your corn by steam.
1t takes lots of money to buy delegation
from Iron county, eh, Mr.. Morse? But few
dollars tlo stir up devil of a racket.
The young ladies of the NJ. Z. Church,
Ironton, will give festival at the Academy
OF Music Wednesday evening, June 18th.
The woman's Foreign Missionary Society
of the NJ. E. Church, of Ironton, will give
free Concert at the Church on Saturday
night, June 21st, 1884. All are invited.
Some of the Granite Quarry men who rode
down to the mass meeting had to walk back
home. Never mind, boys; a free American
citizen has right to walk, if he prefers it.
The largest mass meeting ever held in Iron
county was that of last Saturday. Over five
hundred people were present. And they
were not TO be bought with money and free
drink.
We are under obligations to Bro. Hotson
for head of lettuce weighing one pound.
1t was one of the finest specimens of garden
truck we ever saw, and tasted fully as well
as IT looked.
As temperance candidate Morse knows
how to get on the right side Of the boys who
stake beer in their'n." That is, so far as the
drinking goes on; but when it comes to yot-
ing-aye, there's the rub!
The party given by the young folks of the
Valley last Monday night at the Academy of
Music was very well attended, and all pres
emit enjoyed themselves hugely. Dancing
was kept up until two O'Clock in the MORN
ing.
It was the intention of the Annapolis
"Dudes" to play game of ball at the Knob
last Saturday, but some of the boys mixed in
little too much ''Morse, }" and the game had
to be given up at the end of the second in
ming. sss.5ss.
The aGreasy Heel" base ball club Of Pilot
Knob, not being able to find club rash
enough to play them on their own grounds,
have accepted challenge and will go to Ho-
gan Sunday next and play the "Reds" OF
that place.
Last Saturday evening the Pilot Knob Cor
net Band saluted Bro. Hotson with few Sc
lections. In Gturn Bro. Hotson set up the
soda, ice cream, and cigars. 1t is perhaps
unnecessary to remark, the parties to the
contest separated with feelings OF mutual
goodwill.
The triplets, lately born into the family OF
Mr.. Davis, mention of which occurrence was
made in the .sDriftings" at the time, will be
visited this week by another set OF triplets.
The latter are young ladies nineteen years
old-all hale and hearty. They are the Miss
es Ritter, residing near Bismarck.
We commence, with this issue of the REG
rsTER, the publication of DIR. Dfo Lewis
views ON the question of Prohibition. IL
will go through three or four numbers Dr.
Lewis Is an old and consistent advocate oil
true temperance, and his article is able and
full of food for the right kind OF thought on
the ail-important question.
The st. Louis Ore and Steel Company, on
June 9th, fled In the Recorders office st this
place, mortgage securing bonds TO the
amount Of; Eve hundred thousand dollars.
The Farmers Loan and Trust Company, OF
New York, are the trustees. This makes the
bonded Indebtedness Of the company one
million dollars.