Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-06-11
LOCAL BREVITIES.


The ice-man got serious ''backset" Tues.
day morning. Who wants ice when over.
coats are in demand?
Mr.. Ferd. Schmitz is now Carrying the
mail between the station and the post Office
-Uice Col. T. b. Grigsby.
There will be services at the Ironton NJ. f.
Church next Sabbath morning at IL O'Clock
Sabbath School at 8 O'Clock.
The city council held its regular monthly
session last Monday. No business of extra
ordinary interest was transacted.
Jno. Blemel is running Il delivery wagon,
and hereafter will serve his customers at
their doors with good, fresh bread, etc.
Well, one Republican "peg" has been re-
moved and a Democratic substituted At
least, we have some ''inside information" to
that effect.
Jacob Ambs, Esq, an old resident of St.
Louis is stopping at the Arcadia House. He
isihere for the benefit of his health, and is
accompanied by his daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Louis Ambs, and her little boy.
The Commencement Exercises of Arcadia
College will be held on the 18th and 18th of
this month-the former date being devoted
to the day school, while the "boarders" will
monopolize the latter.
Last week Doc Bone went up to Pulaski
county and brought John Belk back to the
section that bankers after him. Mr.. b. is
now an inmate of our Jail, with reasonably
fair prospect of at near day occupying a
niche in the State pen.
A.
registered 80 degrees, and three hours later
it had fallen to so degrees. 1t was one of the
most startling weather changes we ever eX
perienced. No Texas "norther" could well
exceed it in suddenness and degree.
DR.. Foy preached to large congregations
last Sunday morning and evening. His SER
mons are able, and forcibly presented. We
trust he may meet with great success in his
ministrations, as he is man of much more
than average ability-even among preachers.
In the proceedings ofthe Supreme Court,we
notice that in the case of Shapleigh VS.. Bates
-Shapleigh appelant-taken up from Wayne
circuit, the decision of the lower court has
been affirmed. We have been somewhat in
terested in the case, since we printed the
briefs for both sides!
Mr.. NJ. Block, of Middlebrook, last Mon
day opened out his saloon, after tapsus of
about four months. He has new stock OF
fine liquors and wines, cigars, ETC., and will
be found at all times ready to wait upon GUS
toners, who may count upon receiving
courteous treatment. Fresh beer always on
tap.
w. r. Edgar, Esq, who has been ill for
Il
more than a week he has been unable to at
tend to business, and at times his illness was
so serious as to awaken the fears of his
friends. Happily, all that is now of the past,
and we trust I'm a dav or two to sec him fully
recovered.
The Third Quarterly Meeting, in connec-
ton with the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South. Fort Hill Church, Arcadia, will be
held Saturday and Sunday, June Goth, 2lst.
1885. The Presiding Elder, Rev. III. Hanes-
worth, will preach follows: Saturday,
June Goth at 1880 A. NJ. and P. NJ. Sunday,
1890 A. NJ. and 8 P. NJ.
The following marriage licenses have been
issued by the circuit clerk of Iron county
since our last report:
C. C. Cook and Minnie b. McCraig.
III. Campbell and Charlotte Robinson.
Chas Ehler and Caroline Sauling.
Jno. Elmer and Tempy Bench.
County court adjourned last Friday after
putting i'm five full days Of work. We prom
ised to give the proceedings in full this week,
but a lot of entangling and unavoidable
causes make us to break that promise. Next
week we shall try to synopsize tthis is word
of our own making-patent applied for) such
of them as win interest the general public.
Capt Byers last Monday presented a bill
to the city council for ''storage for two street
lamps for six months, at So per month, $50"
The bill was not allowed, but the lamps were
Immediately taken charge of by one of the
the members of the cOuncil-a consumma-
ton so devoutly desired by Capt. B. that he
freely forgave the city its Indebtedness to
him.
The members of the Marble Greek Grange
will give picnic on the Fourth of July. Mr..
Eshbaugh, Grand Lecturer, and j. b. Walk
err, Esq, of Ironton, will deliver addresses
on the occasion. The picnic will be held in
Mr.. .Heywood's grove, about four miles south
OF Ironton, and the good people of that Sec
ton will ra's it that everybody has good
.sne.
Born, 1,ss, Friday, June 9Th, 1885, to John
and Louis elemel, of Ironton, son. John
il a luea yIellow. Last fall he won hat on
the Indiana election, and now he again comes
ND winner in a much more important matter.
A boy Is what he wanted, and boy he gets!
We won't say that he doesn't deserve his
good luck, but it seems hardly fair that an
Indiana Deutscher shall bear off all the
nrizes. Notwithstanding, as We are not of
enyious disposition, we take considerable
n,aasure i'm communicating to Mr.. and Mrs.
ID ,,r CONGRATULATIONS,