Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-22
LOCAL BREvITIEs.
See Bonanza's new ad.

See BonanZa's new ad.
The Xxi Clothing Company comes up
smiling this week. See their big ad. on this
page.
Cal. Goodenough will put up o-story
house, 30x32, on a lot near the depot, as soon
as the carpenters can complete the job. NJ.
B. Tetwiler has the contract.
Rev. Geo. Steel will hold services at the
Baptist church in Ironton, next Saturday at
2 P. NJ, and Sunday at II A. NJ, and 1880 P.
NJ. All are cordially invited.
The new time-card makes early risers of
all who want to take the Arcadia Accommo-
dation to the city. 4:30 O'Clock is rather
"soon" to a man of conservative habits.
Last Thursday was "Iron Mountain Day"
at the Exposition, and low rates carried
hosts Of people all along the route to the
city. About thirty tickets were sold a: this
station.
In the Circuit Court Docket, published on
our first page, the name of j. B. Walker ap
pears for the State in the Devendorf case.
This is mistake. 1t should read G. A.
Standard.
clle from the Scoville property to the house
adjoining the residence Of the editor. Par
ties desiring his services outside of office
hours will make a note of this.
The John Thompson Around the World
Company showed to a fair audience in the
Academy Of Music last Thursday evening.
P2he entertainment was very good, but Fair
Week in the city knocked good many half
dollars out of the receipts.
Don't forget the A. o. U. W. Ball in the
Academy of Music next Monday evening. 1t
will be an exceptionally elegant affair, and it
will pay you to go. Last week, the printer
made the date 'Monday, 16th," substituting
the figure for 2. But of course everybody
knew that the Goth was intended.
The NJ. E. Church will observe "Good
Tidings Day" next Sunday. A special SER
vice, consisting of Songs, Readings, &C., has
been prepared and sent out by the Sabbath
School Union, which will be rendered by the
s, School Exercises will commence at $50
AN. Bring your nickels with you.
Last saturday our old friend, w. Bar
ger, of Belleview, came into our office with
a sack of big apples for the editor. They are
the finest we have seen this year-of uniform
size-measuring about twelve inches in cir
circumference. Friend Barger has our best
wishes, and we hope he may live for many
a wear to raise such excellent fruit-and may
he never forget the newspaper men!
A number of persons met at the public
school building in response to the call given
week before last, to organize lecture bureau
or literary society of some kind. No organ
fzation was effected. Tomorrow night a
second meeting is called at the same place.
Come out, all. We wish to see every one,
male and female, interested in this matter
present tomorrow evening at 1870 O'Clock.
Mr.. II, 81. Newman, the detective who
swore out the warrant charging VIM. Russell
with burning the Baptist church building at
Belleyiew, is on trial in st. Louis charged
with perjury. 1t IS charged that he there
falsely swore out q warrant against young
lady. at the instigation of q third party, and
the lady's friends are now putting him
through. We would not be surprised If the
Iron county grand jury were to take Mr.
Newman's case here in Land. Be that as II
NAV. Mr.. Russell's vindication is complete
Rev. Deyiney of Marquand, Madison coun-
ty. was knocked out twice in one inning on
Sunday morning last, his wife at the Dat
and her brother as pitcher. In other words
and according to the STANDARD, the Rev
gentleman was attacked at his own home by
his wife and, with the assistance OF stici
~ stoye-wood and her brother, and com
pIetely routed-carrying with him blacl
eve and bloody nose. Deviney hunted vi
reinforcements to make another attack. Ii
the mean time the holders OF tie fort hat
done the same thing; but up to date hostili
ties have not been renewed.
On the 9Th inst. the population of the Stat
received two accessions we deem 1t necessar
to note. Mr.. A. Roehry's wife, at presen
in the city at her fathers, presented hin
with bouncing boy, and the delighte
father, in response to a telegram, lost n
time in seeking the presence OF his he'll
The family of F. Kaths, ESQ.,, was augment
ed by the coming Of q boy, also, but as thi
"a by no means the first affair OF the kind hl
household has experienced, the father take
It pretty well. 1t gives us pleasure to stat
that the mothers and babes are getting alon
finely. Neither Of the boys is red-headed.
An accident occurred in No. 8 tunnel o.
Pilot Knob on Monday morning, by whic
John Merlo lost his life, and another Italia
whose name we haye not learned, was badl
injured. 1t seems, from what can be learn
ed of the accident, that three Italians WEI
at work on one of the pillars in the tunne
and during the absence Of one of the tire
who was at the blacksmith shop having som
drills sharpened, portion Of the side va
gave way crushing the life out Of Merlo an
seriously wounding the other party the
nrasent, Immediately after the accident q
hands stopped work on the Knob until aft
the funeral of Mr.. Merlo, which took p!a'
Tuesday afternoon.