Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-05-22

Ed. Register-After a long silence through
a laborious period within the walls OF the
school room, and famiIy circle and as you
have no regular correspondent here, will
endeayor to- pencil few items for the col
umn Of your most valuable and highly APP
preciated paper, which may be Of interest to
lis readers.
The REGISTER is cordially welcomed each
Thursday tnoon);by the town and school,
and we heartily endorse what your CORE
spondent esquire Jenes,n Of Belleview, says,
ON that subject.
Business is omSsshat dali, at present, but
the town Is improving. New fences being |
made, gardens and fields enlarged, and many
of the old buildings renovated. Most OF our
citizens are turning their attention extern
siyely to gardening and farming. The SEEDS
planted are very backward this spring owing
to excessive cold and moisture of the soil.
Trains which were lately very irregular
owing to the great rainfall, are again run
ming - Sc had been no freshets within
the S Sc : thesoldest inhabitant. The
being keptin good repair
| Q, 81 3, good sidetracks land some
very desirable improvements in the way OF
crossings, surfacing, etc.
The company intends improving the Gram
iteville Branch, ut once, by pntting In stone
culverts and other necessary improvements
The understanding is that an extra engine
will be put on The road soon, to do the work
of Pilot Knob, .Graniteville and Iron Noun
tain, instead of the regular trains. This il
| lust move, and no doubt will please the en-
ployes on the regular runs, who now have to
do this extra work.
When this is the case, the business OF the
town will be greatly increased, winch AZ
present is the life of the town and vicinity.
The Syenlte Granite Company have just
completed telephone line working from
their Office ut Graniteville, to this place,
bringing their business and wants In direct
communication with the general office at st.
Louis, within few minutes. This enter
prise will prove great convenience In many
, ways, and no doubt prove financially sue
cessful. Mr.. John Kearns, Of Bismarck, the
contractor, understands the business thor
oughly, and is an efficient railroad man.
This company has large contracts to hii'
both in stone cutting and paving.
The ST.. Louis Ore and Steel Company, o.
, Pilot Knob, have secured, or been promised
!. through their jealous business superintend'
| ent, G. w. CRANE, the right of way over land
owned by number Of our citizens, Tor
proposed branch of railroad to run from th'
main line of the I. NJ. r. r. to point ives
some three and one-half miles, to their gran
lite quarry, one and one-haf miles south Q
> the famous Syenite Granite QuatTies,' To-
the purpose OF developing it. understand
it will be in progress at an early day. Thu
is an enterprising, strong and business Com
. pany, and we hope soon to see them in tn
granite business in Iron County. And sun
d fer me to say, after visit to their mann
7, moth quarry, that it Is good article, easii
d accessible, anthcan be made one Of the bes
auarries in Missouri. When the reader un
l. derstands the demand for granite Is far !
excess of the supply, at price which yieio
s, good profits to the contractor he Will 81
that granite enterprise is the most prom
81 able business In Missouri, OF the present OF
look.
,g The fishing fever still RACES, and at
hours of the day, and almost all hours
A. the night, can be seen parties vending the
way either in the direction of "the dam
ng ssInjun Creek" or towards Graniteviil
on 1t seems to be the avocation of some, al
a. the strings of fish brought to town, she
p that it is pretty lucrative business.
It is not frequent, Mr.. Editor, that 20
n correspondent has the opportunity to chro
ed icle wedding, at this place. Married
the residence OF the brides parent, May o.
at nine O'Clock A. M, at this place, 4
CHARLES HILLAKER, late OF ST. Louis,
'es Miss SIDDIE STEVENS. After the eeremol
performed by Rev. A. w. Wright, the =
In ties, with friends, partook of snmptue
is, dinner, prepared for the occasion, anu
). happy couple took the express train, ~