Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-12-04
LOCAL BREv1T1Es.

LOCAL BREVITIES.
County Court is in session this week-all
the Judges present.
No. 6O4 was three hours late Sunday. No
peculiar cause assigned.
Winkler goes up to the city this week, and
next Tuesday will be back with a fine lot of
Holiday Goods.
Rev. Mr.. Worsnop is holding revival at
Fort Hill Church. Rev. Penniman assisted
at the services Monday night.
The children in the Valley are enjoying the
regular, old-fashioned whooping cough, and
it promises to decimatc the attendance at the
public school.
The first snow of the season covered the
earth hereabouts last Saturday night. A
few hours later, however, it was all gone,
except in secluded spots.
We are one day late this week on account
of the Presidents message: that is to say, we
though it better to delay everything one day
than to defer the publishing of that docu-
ment a whole week.
We see that Kansas farmer recommends
red pepper tea as preventive and cure for
hog cholera. We give it to those of our
farmers who are losing their porkers from
the dreaded scourge. 1t will cost but little
to try it on, anyway.
We have just finished printing Brief of
A pages for Capt. Zwart. We don't like to
brag on our own work, and won't; but if the
Capt doesn't tell you tif you ask him about
IT, that the workmanship is little better
than even that ordinarily done in the city,
you may take our new hat-cost 81 % just
before the election.
Elsewhere we copy from the Independent
a notice of the marriage of Mr.. r. S. Browne,
of st. Louis, to Miss Fannie Davidson, of
Potosi. We desire to add our congratula-
tions to those received by the bride and
groom. II their good luck equal their de-
serving, their pathway through life will be
strewed with roses.
There were fifty-six votes polled at the
special election for Councilman Tuesday. OF
these Jas. III. Clark received 81, and Thos.
Beard %. The gentleman chosen will make
q good Councilman, and will be always on
hand at the call of duty. "Jim," now you
must get to be mayor; then sheriff, governor,
and finally-just look at Grover Cleveland,
and see the possibilities.
Gen. Noble, counsel for the malecontents
in the st. Louis Ore and Steel company, has
asked for an order of court permitting the
Vulcan Works to be sold under mortgage
given for bonds, the interest on which has
defaulted. Judge Brewer being absent. the
application was made to Judge Treat, who
said that the matter was all new to him.
yisement, and his decision will probably not
. be given before the end of the week.
The Bonnie Teare Reporter man, in vigor-
GUS II not excellent English, tells us what
sort of a fellow he isn't, anyway: eve have
received many good words of praise from
parties who afterwards asked us to give
somebody a send off. Now we don't wish to
be understood that we are a sort of scaven-
gerSwho get about at anybody's call and dig
up or stir up bad smells which if they are let
alone are going to hurt nobody and will un-
stenchi,lgiy and modestly decay" Now,
fellow -citizens, If you once get that through
YOUR wool, you will In a negative sort of way
know lust how to take our brother of the
Good Ground.
cold Grape Brandy, Manufactured by
Babcock & Reynolds, Age unknown" Those
were the exact words written or printed OIL
the label that was on the bot package, W.
mean. which was presented US few day.
since by our old friend and neighbor, j
Grandhomme, Esq. Aswe sat and gazed OF
that. label It carried us way back to Aneien
-1iaAand called to our minds that on
! as.Apksk Reynolds (wonder what has be
: conse-sk aAb. p once operated grape distii
lery. - ~ fs3Estjctnity of Arcadia; and anon;
) ~ ga sa4s sreatestof curiosities to which
go 49,. Valley were first conducted
.stsnat grape consuming institution
eWhich thu is not at this day left on
HE upon ahother. The spirit, in substance
II with us now; for how long, we cannot tell
hut while it remains our thoughts will re
tnrn to the kind donor, Mr.. G..
The citizens of De Soto are experiencing
lack of activity, compared with year ago
ON account ofthe great reduction of the fore
In the machine shops. The situation Their
with respect to the railroad Is similar to tina
Of this section In relation to the st. Loui
Ore and Steel Company; and the .har'
timesn in the management Of both corpora
tions is from similar reasons, also: one goo'
company is overburdened with the debt o
others in the combination. As with us
there, however, the prospects appear TO b
Frightening. The HatcAman of last weel
l SAYS: every cheerful reports are current Il
REGARD to work in the shops In this city
,rhey are to the effect that on the first o
January the whole shops will resume worl
IA all Departments and run larger fore
than ever before. There Is slso rumo
that the Iron Mountain road win chang