Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-12-23
LOCAL BREVITIES,

Ironton has young gallant who compares
his lady love Tin sweetness) to a ten days old
baby. Next!
The festival for the benefit of the Metbo-
dist church will be held Christmas night in
stead of Wednesday, 22d, as advertised last
week.
Mrs. Salsbery has organized a night school
which is attended by some six or seven of
our lads, among whom Is the REGISTER
devil.
A select party bad a very pleasant time
"candy pulling" at the residence of Mr.. Jno
Newman in South Ironton, on Wednesday
evening last.
The station at this place has lately been
made night office with E. L. Smith, late
of Minnesota, as operator: something long
since needed.
1t was reported that large black bear was
seen back of Shepherd mountain on Thurs
day morning last. No attempt was made to
effect its capture, however.
MARRIED-December I'd, 1886, by Squire
S. E. McNeely, at the residence of the bride,
Mr.. STEPHEN SANDERS to Mrs. AMERICA
CARTER-all of Iron county.
l.. A. 5121 will give a Grand Ball at the
Academy of Music Friday evening, Deem
Der 3lst. An especially pleasant time is as
sured. Tickets Toe per couple.
The editor wishes his readers all over the
country Merry Christmas and trusts that
the year 1887 may haye few sorrows and
much happiness in store for them.
been changed from Thursday, January 9th
to Saturday, January Sth. Parties who pur-
pose attending will bear this fact in mind.
The REGISTER is proud to say it has the
corps of correspondents unequaled by any
other paper in this section. This fact is
generally conceded by our brethren over the
Southeast.
The dull monOtOny of our block was en-
livened by quite ''scrap" on Tuesday after
noon. No serious wounds resulted, how
ever, and each participant paid fine the
following day.
All Fanciers of Fine Poultry are invited to
call on p. III. Jaquith at Pilot Knob, Mo-,
and see some 90 Point Chickens just received
from Pike county, Ills. 10 fine Plymouth
Cockerels for sale, at from zoe to$2.0O.
The REGISTER job department has COM
pleted during the past week two of the larg-
est orders-we venture to say-ever given to
a Southeast Missouri printing house. One
was 100 page Brief and the other, 1900
cards.
While acknowledging Ed. Perry's superb
ority rs a .'Tunnel Drifter, "the writer thinks
he is a mighty poor hand at deciphering a
learned % mans chirography, and for proof
of this assertion refers to Mr.. Theo. Tonnel-
lie, of Pilot Knob.
The furnace at Pilot Knob will not go into
blast until after January list. This is prob
ably due to the railroad company's present
inability to properly supply the works with
coke owing to unprecedented traffic and
lack of cars. The supply of fuel at Caron-
delet is getting very low from the same cause.
There will be a Social Dance in W orkmen's
Hall, Graniteville, on Friday night, Deem
Der 3lst, for the benefit of JAS. NJ. Crews.
Admission $50 per couple, including re-
freshments. Every person who attends will,
in addition to passing an evening of rare en-
ioyment, have made 4 contribution to a
worthy cause.
Paul Patton, City Collector, wants the
citizens to come up and pay their taxes,
which are now some months over due. The
Hist will be returned on the first Monday in
january, and all delinquents will have ad-
,ditioRal costs and expenses to pay. 1t Will
save YOU money to pay your taxes now.
The horse attached to j.. F. Reese's deliv-
ery wagon. while standing in trent Of the
store Monday evening took fright at pass
ing team and dashed down town at a lively
gait. After running about block the scared
animal by some means or other inverted the
wagon and this brought him to halt.
Luckily no material damage resulted TO horse
or wagon.
Jackson saws he is so crowded with work
that he has no time to write out local, but
wants us to tell the public that he Is now
making more and better photos than was
ever turned out by any gallery in Southeast
Missouri. Mr. j. now has all his negatives
gone over by one of the best retouchers IN
ST. Lo,Iis. who will be with him in lronton
all of the next summer. Remember the re-
dueed rates only last during the Holidays.
One of the largest and most elegant stocks
OF Holiday Goods ever brought to the South
east is now on exhibition and for sale at
Crisp's model Drug Store. The collection
embraces albums, dressing and other cases,
fine china ware, Christmas and New Year
cards, all i'm great variety apd, in fact, every
thing YOU can imagine. No matter what your
sex, age. or condition, you are sure to hnd
something there to please you. Cal! and eX-
anime this beautiful display. The Captain
and his good wife will treat you royalty
FTP. Russell of Ironton, spent several
DAYS of the past week in this city, the guest
of his son -in-law, Mr.. Joe F. Lindsay, and
while here made the Leader pleasant call
Mr., Russell! is one of the pioneers of South
east Missouri. He hfst settled in Iron coun-
sv awsv back in the ''thirties" and in 1883
carried the frst mail that left lrontoa Tor fhe
Belteview valley. Mt. Russell has filled var
ious offices of trust In iron county In DAYS
gone by, among them county and PROBATE
Judge and road supervisor. The i&tter was
Mr. Ru>suelrs hobby and his zeai ~ thGI
line was of such that the effect OF MS iaoofs
Is plainly visible. He is very pleasant anu
entertaining old gentleman.-Leader'