Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-02-21
LOCAL. BREVITIES.

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Wright's Laurel cigars are kept at Nall
Co.'s.
Another week of mud, rain, slush and dis
comfort.
The grummest-lookingm men in the couaty
Just now, are the roadoverseers.
Bro. Diehls, of Lutesville, addressed tn
Changers at the Logtown schoolhouse las
Saturday.
The Company's store at the Knob wa
lighted by electricity for the first time Mon
day night.
The public schools closed Tuesday after
\ noon, on account of the funeral of the lat,
Samuel T. Gay.
The workiugmen at Pilot Knob were PAID
on last Saturday, and the usual monthly i'm
petus was given to the mercantile business
of the Valley.
The new electric lights along the tram
way and in the tunnels are in position
and, If not in use at this writing, they viii
be within q few days.
On Ash-Wednesday, the first day of Lent
February 9th, there will be service and q
sermon, God willing, in st. Paul's Church at
ten O'Clock in the morning.
The Arcadia Valley Mill Company will
shortly put up granary and an office in con-
nection with their Touring mill. The new
buildings will be of goodly dimensions, and
substantial.
The street-lamps are doing little better,
gentleman; but there is room for improve
ment yet. By-the-way, how is it that the
lamp in front OF the I. o. o. F. building
Is no longer utilized, so to speak!
If Constable Patton will keep one eye on
those bad boys who make practice OF
swinging on the foot-bridge, he may get u
chance to run some Of them in. One good
haul, we think, would settle the business.
John Sweeney, Jr., was arrested at Pilot
Knob last Friday, for having imbibed hi
larious quantity of tanglefoot. He was re-
leased after trial wherein he was mulcted
in 50 fine and costs, which he ''ponied up"
without delay.
A brakeman named Swope was killed ut
Piedmont last Saturday evening while coup
ling cars. Some tlmbers projecting from a
car knocked him down and tive cars ran over
his body, killing him instantly. Two cars
The blizzard of Tuesday afternoon came
down like . wolf on the fold, the mercury
sank, the skies cleared, the winds howled,
and the mud disappeared instanter. Foot
steps on the sidewalks now sound like the
blows of a stick on an empty cracker-box.
The convent at Arcadia has new belfry
on the brick building, and in that belfry one
80 h. hall hny hoo ri
for many q day. Its ringing is plainly
heard here, fully a mile and u half away,
summoning the pupils to study or to recrea-
ton.
The Literary-Social Club met at Mrs. VIM.
Tong's residence Tuesday evening. The at
tendance was large and the proceedings
gratifying to all who participated. If the
Club Committee will inform the REGISTER
scribe, he will give due notice of place and
time Of next meeting.
Mr.. Diehls, of Lutesville, who has been
here assisting the Herald folk to get their
Office Strengthened out, left for home last |
Saturday evening. He intends, in conjunc-
ton with another craftsman, to start pa
per in Bollinger county, and I'VE wish him
success In his venture.
The triangular war between the railroad
and the postal department and Ironton's local
messenger is in stdtu quo. But there have
been several misses lately, and correspond
ence will probably break out again. So far,
the engineer who PUSHES by our station,
stall up and nose in air." appears to be
master Of the situation.
A citizen of Maiden, one day last week,
returned borrowed umbrella, Drawing a
heavy rain storm in his to and return. So
far as we have heard, no commission of
lunacy has set on him. But the authorities
may be sometimes remiss in the perform
ance of their duties down there. Here in
Ironton such Unprecedented occurrence
would-but what's the use talking of
absurd and improbable matters?
The members of the cornet band accom-
panying the Williams Dramatic Company
for the serenade given the REGISTER office
last Wednesday morning. 1t was an act Of
courtesy that was fully appreciated at the
time, and one that will not soon be forgot
ten. To all ''the boys" in general, and to
Harry James, the leader, in particular, we
make our best bow and salute la miiitdire.
The city authorities have made provision
for a chain gang, and hereafter all tramps
caught begging within the city limits will
be arrested and put to work on our streets
first having been duly tried and fined, Of
course. This course ought to have been
adopted months ago, and, now that it has
been finally inaugurated, let every citizen
assist in carrying it out The officers are
determined to do their duty, but much help
NAV be given them by the people.
Burners have been plentiful the past month .
relative to the establishment of rolling mills, .
etc., in the Valley, by the st. Louis Ore and ,
Steel Company. They are only "hying re- |.
ports. - however, and can be traced to no
definite source. We believe the time will
come when, through direct communication
with the coal fields of Illinois, this region .
A. Ia ruost ronnufa dis. |