Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-01
Iron Mountain News.

The blackboards in the public school wer
renewed last Monday, and now present
smooth black surface.
Mr.. j. j. Bradley is now entertained O
nights by vocal music from a "wee sma' ,
visitor who came to see him few days ago
An inquest was held over the body Of An
| dy Hall last last Monday, by Esq. D. L. Riv
ers; but no new facts were developed in thu
| case.
The school board have made arrangements
| to supply the school with plenty of good
wood for the winter, which is duly appre-
ciated.
Wood haulers arc seen on our streets ev-
cry day, preparing our people against the
storms and blasts of winter. Old 1Eolus is
now preparing his first report.
Mr.. August Apple and family will move
from this place next Tuesday to Bonnie Ter
re, where he expects to make his home. His
many friends regret to see him leave.
am told that the public school at Belle
view is moving very satisfactorily, with Mr..
Alcorn at the helm. About 35 or 40 pupils
attend, and good results are reported.
AS the beautiful autumn days glide swift
ly by, various and sundry buggy rides are
enjoyed by the young people of Ironton and
Pilot Knob; each haye fair representation.
Mr.. Rob't Sizemore and family, of Ironton,
passed through our town on Sunday, on
their way to visit Mr.. w. w. Moody's fami-
ly at Irondae. We wish them a pleasant
trip.
Mr.. Ed. Thomas and party were out on a
hunt a few days ago, and took in large wild
cat from the forests near IrOnton. Perhaps
this is the "ghost" that was troubling the
editor.
G:aniteville, were seen on our streets last
Sunday. Where is Dawes best girl, and
what is the matter with Bob? Can anybody
tell?
School was in session at Granitevile on
last Saturday. The teacher had lost Il day
since school began, and he was allowed to
make up the time. Was it a gain TO the
school or not?
Gen. Wright, of St. Louis, partner in the
Schneider granite quarries, came down Fri
day evening on flying business trip, and re-
turned home per Arcadia Accommodation
next morning.
1t is The time of year when the school boys
heart longeth for his store Of nuts for the
winter, and if we are to judge by the appear
ance of his hands and lips, he is attending
strictly to business on both slices of the road.
MI. Joseph Reyburn and family, of Area
dia, came up Saturday to spend the evening
and Sunday with the family of Mr.. j. D
Green. 1t is the first time that we have
seen Joe, for 10! these many days, but he is
just the same old Joe.
On last Saturday evening Messrs. E. M.
Smith, Eob't Newall, John Webb, Lawrence
Kelley and others to the number of ten,
came in from Giani: eville, to attend Mason
ic Lodge al this place. You are welcome,
gentlemen; call again soon.
Mrs. John Downey gave pleasant enter
tainment on Friday evening, to the little
folks, in honor of her little daughter, Annals,
birthday. Twenty seven of the little fellows
wee counted, and merlier crowd of boys
and girls can't be found often.
The Entire Nous literary society me- ut Mr..
E. P. Cayce's last Friday night, when the
officers were elected: Charlie Nc
Farland, president; Miss Maggie jarrett,
vice. president, and Miss Blanche Green,
secretary. The time of meeting is yet twice
a month.
Our friends of the Lutheran church are
making preparations for grand picnic and
festival at this place on next Sunday. 1t is
gotten up for The benefit of the church, and
it is hoped that good turn-ou may be had.
A pleasant time Is insured to all, and a few
dollars. cannot be spent TO better advantage. |
Everybody is invited.
Mr.. j. D. Green took his little daughter, |
Oracle, to st. Louis one day last week to |
have a surgical operation performed on one |
Of her little feet. From her infancy she has |
been troubled with fleXion of the right |
loot, and various expedients had been re-
sorted TO in order to restore the limb to its |
natural position, but to no avail. So last |
week her father decided 70 take her to DR.. |
Mccoy in the ci:y. He performed the oper- |
ltion in an entirely satisfactory manner, and |
permanent cure is question of only few |
lays.
One dav last week whitish looking smoke |
vas seen issuing from the coal bin in Messrs.
Clark, Crommer & Clarkson's Touring mill |
n Ironion; and upon investigation proved |
@ be fire in the coal. How it came 20 get |
here no one can tell. The coal was remov- |
ID 70 depth of nearly Ten feet before the |
ire could be reached, and when found, was |
discovered to be in the fine coal in the bot |
ON of the bin. 1t being so deep, and SEEM
ngly inaccessible to fire in. the ordinary way, |
S supposed to be an inst stance of spontaneous |
It is very fortunate that the |
ire was discovered in the day time, or else |
[ronton might now be minus p fi.st-class |
1ouring mill.
A runaway happened between G.aniteville
and Middlebrook ON last Sunday evening
which might have been very serious mat
ter; but as it was, no injury or loss was sus-
ained by any one. The facts are about as
follows: MIR. David Ostelle, his mother, and
five brothers and sisters, together with Mrs.
George Miller, of near Copenhagen, this
county, and three of her children, all got in
the hack at MiddlebrCok 10 go out and see
the Quarlies. They made the trip out safe
ly, and started back. Nj. Osterle had to
stay at the store at Graniteville, SO he placed
the team in charge of one Of the other boys.
But in doing so, charged him very particu
larry not TO drive fast as the team was young
and rather inclined TO be quick and uncer
tam. When the party had reached the first
creek east of Germanville, by some accident
the driver let the reins fall between the
horses. And in endeavoring to regain them,
scared the team and they dashed off in a
fast run, at the same time jerking the young
man under the tongue between the horses.
for him, the hack passed over
without him loft m fo