Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-11-26
Iron Mountain News.

| Mrs. Emeline Lewis, of Libertyville, after
spending two-weeks' visit to her daughter,
Mrs. II. C. Davis, returned to her home last
Thursday.
Rev. FL. III. O'Reilly has located at this
place to minister in holy things to the people
| of the Catholic church. Father Cooney will
| 60 to st. Louis, am told.
| who had both legs cut off by the 'local''
train, AZ Bismarck. about ten days ago, died
at that place on last Friday.
Master Will Shaw has been quite sick at
Hot Springs for several days past, nut at this
writing is reported better. Mrs. d. B. White
has gone to see him.
Messrs. Johnny Parker and Rob't L. Davis
of Graniteville, and Albert Trauernicht, of
Pilot Knob, spent Sunday with relatives and
friends at this place. Come again boys.
The snow-bunting, commonly called snow
bird, has made its appearance in great num-
bers. This indicates That winter is on the
way, and will be here before many days.
The ''Band of Hope" meets once mouth,
and the boys ere taking a lively interest in it.
Stick to it boys; it is through you that we
uOpo tOSWOIh d Ic1Oi lHC "hlshCS CfA'
The superintendent and teachers of our
Sunday School are beginning to arrange the
program of exercises for their Christmas en-
tertainment. 1t promises to be good one.
For some time past the the Company have
been at work sinking shaft, five by eight
keet, on the east side of the Mountain, land on
last Thursday struck ore at depth of about
eighty feet.
Mr.. James Webb, the gentlemanly passen-
ger conductor, and his wife, accompanied by
Mr.. cambridge, of ST. Louis, went out to
Belleview on last Sunday, to be gone a day
or two on u visit to relatives.
Mr.. ID. L.. Rivers, of Bismarck, has been
appointed Deputy Grand Master workman
for the Ancient Order United Workmen for
this district. Lodges wanting dispensations
can get them, by writing to him..
The tunnel in "Mr. Hays cut" has been
dris4ed Lack about Sky yards, and some fine
defasf9p ore haye been found. A vein was
strI 4.me days ago, which gives promise
of an aphndant yield, and excellent quality.
Mr.. Nj. E. Cunningham pulled up stakes
here on last Friday morning, and moved to
Pilot Knob, where he will locate for the win
ter and perhaps longer. His children will
be missed at the Iron Mountain Public
School.
Mr.. p. w. Schneider, of near Graniteville
and Gen. Wright, of st. Louis, were quar-
tered at the Iron Mountain Hotel lastl Sum
day. Mr.. Schneider was in good spirits, and
is we'll pleased over business prospects for |
the future.
The latest news in regard. to Mr.. James
Crews, who was blown up at Syenite about I
three weeks ago, is to the effect that he will |
lose both eyes, if not his life. We
-egRst to know that such is his condition, for |
a. 9y" was an excellent little man and
sa&eryed better fate.
S48usiness, in the line of ore shipments, has
been lively at this place for the past two
weeks, and gives encouraging promise of
so for several weeks to come. The
Iverage shipments were about forty cars per
lay, and we would rejoice if the Company
Gould continue at this rate until the last ton
vas gone.
"Farmer," your Illinois correspondent, is
pretty fair writer, but it seems to me that
he has very strange ideas in regard to the
lights of property. l would like to see a
lozen or two families who think as he does
placed upon fertile piece of land and let
hem all own it in common, and see how
ong it would be before they would get into
row over it and some fellow get his head
hot off. imagine that the little commune
y-the little heaven here below-would soon
peter" 1t would be sweet smelling pick ,
e that they would Iget things into in little
While, l venture to say. just think of ;
housand- acre farm, owned by twenty men
n common, each one acting as boss for all
thers, and all trying to live in one commu- ,
lity, with twenty women to play the fiddle, !
nd one hundred children to sing the chorus {
Wouldn't they be Jolly team? They would
eli, for fact. NEsToR.
The celebrated Bryan & Brown Boots and