Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-27
LOCAL BREVITIES,

Empty houses in Ironton are scarce a
hens teeth.
DR.. Foy will hold services in st. PAUL.
church, Ironton, on the 9th prox., at tn
usual hours.
Mrs. r. l.. Lindsay will please accept ou
thanks for one dozen fine, large summer
pears. They are beauties and the gift il
fully appreciated.
They lad "killing frost" in Minnesot,
Monday morning: which accounts for the
drop in the mercury in the thermometer here
the following day.
The X. of FL. picnic tomorrow afternoon
and night promises to be one of the grand.
attend will regret it.
The net receipts of the Lawn Party given
by the ladies of the Presbyterian church on
Tuesday evening of last week, were $53.3S
A very fair "come- eut."
Wen bet Ironton can boast of more Grim
son delivery Wagons than any other town in
Southeast Missouri. The storekeepers don't
seem to care what the color of their vehicles
SO long as it is red.
A. e. Simpson, ESQ.,, came home on visit
from Oxmoor, Ala, last week. We presume
he will remain at least long enough to regain
the thirty pounds Of flesh he lost in his seven
months sojourn in Oxmoor.
The following marriage licenses have been
issued since our last report:
James Frame and Margaret Anderson.
&. L. Peck and Helen b. Robertson.
JnO. I. Marsh and Helen III. Seal.
w. NJ. kinsey, Esq, an attorney of st.
Louis, and prominent member of the order
Of the X. Of H., will deliver an address at the
h. of IL. picnic to morrow (Thursday) after
noon. Let everybody turn out and hear
him.
The pupils of the Irenton public school
are invited to "boating social" ut Sylvan
Lake on Saturday, August Goth, from to 6
P. NJ. They should meet Prof. Scott at the
schoolhouse at ten minutes before three,
sharp.
Prof. Scott returned last Saturday from
attending the Southeast Missouri Teachers
Association at Cape Girardeau. He says he
had very pleasant time, and that the Asso-
citation was well represented from every part
of the district.
We donate considerable space this week to
outsiders opinions of the Arcadia Valley.
May those people eyer regard us favorably
and may we deserve it, is the earnest prayer
of the REGISTER in all seasons and under all
circumstances.
II you want glass Of ice-cold Milwaukee
Pilsener Beer, call on Aug. Rieke at the
Halfway House-the only place in the VAL
ey where this delicious and healthful beyer-
age may be obtained. He will sell YOU by
the glass or bottle.
Joe Walker, Thomps. Blanton and Walter
Fisher went down to the Silver Mines Mon
day on bear hunt. Somebody on that day
reported having seen Bruin in the woods in
that section. If he is ''thar or tharabouts, %
the boys will fetch him, you bet.
County court will meet Monday week, and
all those having business Herewith had bet
ter prepare forit. Our court works prompt
ly, and when the judges get through they
adjourn. They consume no unnecessary time
in the transaction of the public business.
The post-office building is being put in
thorough repair, and its outside embellished
with coats of variegated paint. See how
pleasant and profitable to the public it is to
dwell under a Democratic administration
Postmaster Edwards, hail and good luck!
The Bonanza will open an "Annex" in the
room under the L. o. .. F. hall, in few days.
The stock will consist of queensware, tin
ware, groceries, etc. Part of the stock has
been purchased, and in very short time the
xyi no int rrIl
has our best wishes.
The beauties of having stock run at large
within the city limits are fully shown in con-
nectiOn with JAS. A. Clark's new fence
When first put up and painted, it was neat
and pretty. Now look at it, and it will re.
mind you of u man who has been on a gut.
ter-drunk in new suit of broadcloth.
j. NJ. Welch is again running herdic be-
tween Ironton and Pilot Knob and Arcadia
The fare from demonstrating at the court
house-to Arcadia, or the depot, is five cents
to Pilot Knob, ten cents; or from Arcadia t.
Pilot Knob fifteen cents. We hope thu
project may prove successful, for 1t is grea
convenience.
Elsewhere we publish from the Farming
ton Times an account of the explosion a
Syenite which killed Norman Vale, of Belle
view. The remains were brought to eros:
Roads, and inferred in the cemetery neal
that place, on last Thursday. The relative.
of the unfortunate young man have our earn
est sympathy.
Last Thursday workman on the railroad
was severely injured at Hogan. A number
of men were loading some heavy timbers
and this mans head was caught between
q car and heavy beam. He was severely
bruised, and his skull fractured. DR.. Berry
man "patched him up" and sent him to thu
company's hospital at st. Louis.
Price O'Bannon, working for F. Kindel
at this place, went to st. Louis last week
and took in the deaf mute picnic near tn,
city. About one hundred and eighty mute'
were present, and, with games, etc., they en-
ioyed themselves finely. or course goot
grub and summer drink were there in abund
ance. O'Bannon says he had a "dand,
time"