Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-01-08
LOCAL BREVITIES.

LOCAL BREVITIES.
4 lodge of Knights and Ladies of Homo
was instituted at Belleview on the night O
December 18th.
The holidays have come and gone, but TIL
neckties, and dressing-gowns, and slipper
and dolls and tin horns remain with us.
With the close of the old year we finished
brief of sc pages for Judge Emerson-mak
ing four Briefs for the month of December
The other three were for the Hon. c. d
Yancey, of Piedmont.
One or two communications which would
have appeared last week if we had published
regular edition, are inserted this week.
They are interesting, and we trust the writers
will favor us by calling again.
Our thanks are due Fl. n. Copp, Land and
Pension Attorney, of Washington, d. c., fol
copy of his ''Salary List, and Civil Service
Law" This book contains lots of Informal
ton of value to every one. Price fifty cents.
The A. o. q. w. of Iron Mountain held
their election on Friday evening, Goth ult.
The following officers were elected: Louis
Petit, VI. W.; n. II. Mcfarland, Foreman
W. Matkin, Oyerseer; n. w. Smith, Record
er; II. G. Davis, Financier; j. A. Parker,
Receiver; j. j. Brady, Guide; Chas. Elmer,
1. W.; Pat. O'Donal, o. W.
Will Reese went over to Arcadia New
Years day and took hand in John Whit
worth's shooting match. He captured one
turkey and four geese, and there's no telling
how many he would have secured if the
targets hadn't been exhausted. The turkey
was kindly turned over to the boss of this
establishment, who begs leave right here to
remark that he couldn't have been struck
in more tenderer spot. William, thou
hast our thanks.
The thief who stole Mr.. Holloman's gold
watch and spectaeles last summer was ap-
pretended at Arcadia one day last week. He
had his preliminary examination last Satur-
pay before Judge Dinger, and acknowledged
his guilt. He says he pawned the spectacles
in st. Louis, and sold the watch in East St.
Louis. lie will vegetate in the county Bas-
tile until the next term of circuit court, when
he will beyond a doubt receive free pass to
the State capital.
Judge Russell's pond was made lively by
merry skaters several days last week. The
evenings were especially fine, the moon shone
bright, and hundredsswended their way to
the resort kindly placed at their disposal by
its kind hearted owner. Sunday a thaw
came, and slashing rain soon Knocked the
Ice higher than Gilderoy's kite. But other
freezes viii come, and in the meantime the
skaters will have opportunity to salve and
anoint the bruises consequent on many a fall
and hearty bump.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year by the Valley Lodge, No. 1870,
knights of Homer, ut its last meeting: W.
W. Nall, Dictator; A. S. Prince, p. D.;
Louis Miller, V. D.; J. A. Hogue, A. D.; w.
b. Newman, Reporter; w. G. Fairchild, FL
nancial Reporter; VIM. Hills, Treasurer;
John Albert, Chaplain; r. +. Purkiss, Guide;
NJ. kesling, Guardian; W. III. Byers, Senti-
nal; G. Q. Bergman, Medical Examinal; C.
II. Peck, Representative to the Grand Lodge;
VIM. Hill, Alternate; A. Elliot. L. I. Bald
win, Thos. Newman, Trustees.
A wreck caused by two freight trains try
ing to pass on a single track, last Monday
night, tangled things up on this road for
about twelve hours. The collision occurred
north of Bismarck, though its exact locality
is not known to US at this writing. In con-
sequence of the mishap, No. COL, carrying the
mail and express, was several hours late,
and this in turn has delayed US little. The
damage done by the collision was considera-
BILE, but the facts given the public are
meagre-as is always the case where rail-
roads find it possible to enforce the assinine
and criminal rule that no Information shall
be given the public as to matters which
nearly concern every citizen.
Christmas night, at Caledonia, some
thieves burglarized the office and Head
away with about $10.45-the $40 being taken
from letter and the forty-iye cents from
the till. The burglars "went through" the
mail pretty thoroughly. At Headlee's, they
captured two pairs of boots, some tobacco,
etc, but no money. The safe was opened,
but il yielded no return. Its lock is of the
coordination" pattern, and the proprietor,
for his own convenience, had pasted the
combination letters on the safe. This was
convenient arrangement for the thieves, and
perhaps saved the proprietor several dollars
which he would have been called upon to
expend for repairs IL the safe had been blown
open. No clue to the burglars.
The Granitevile Sunday School had its first
entertainment Christmas night. The enter
tainment was given at the Workmen's Hall,
and embraced the usual attractions gotten
mp for the benefit of the children on such oc-
GASEOUS. A Christmas Tree, laden with can
dy-bags, boo&s, etc, was, of course, the
prominent feature, and the distribution of
the presents was interspersed with carols,
songs, etc. At the close, generous supply
Of cake and apples was distributed to all in