Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-07-15


Der. Some 1900 visitors are expected.
The Republicans will hold "a county con.
vention on the 14th of August, and then de-
| terminc as to the nomination of county
| ticket.
A band of surenaders discoursed some
sweet music and rendered some excellent
songs on Saturday night, or rather Sunday
morning last.
The little folks had picnic at Goulding's
Park on Thursday of last week. Everything
passed off nicely and the little ones enjoyed
themselves hugely.
Almost every available boarding house and
cottage in the Valley is filled with people
from the city, who desire to pass this warm
weather AS comfortably as possible.
The road between this place and Granite
vile was never in better condition than now,
and roadoyerseer Begley deserves the thanks
of the travelling public for the same.
Only seventeen more days and this hOrri-
BILE suspense will be over and the defeated
candidates will UNANIMOUSLY agree that we
are "a great people but not an intelligent
people,"
WANTED-A boarding place in a quiet
family with no little children, for an elderly
lady for two or three months. Apply to
Mrs. f. r. Reynolds, at the c. r. Peck place,
Ironton, this week.
Will the party who visits our woOd-house
in the darkness of night be kind enough, in
the future, to fastcn the gate securely after
him and thereby save us the disagreeable
task of parting cow and calf!
The Town authorities of Pilot Knob offer
a reward of $50 for determination that will
lead to the conviction of the party who set
fire to the Pilot Knob Hotel ON the night of
the I'd inst. See notice elsewhere.
An advertisement of the Normal School
appears in this issue. The merits of this
school are we'll known to our readers,
and therefore commentator from us would
be as to paint the lily or gild refined gold.
About as fine "group" picture; as we
heave seen lately is one taken by !Buckman,
opposite Bonanza. Six young ladies'! AS
prettya bouquet as ever grown, all will
admit. And the photo was worthy the sub
ject.
ms Is tue uOltesl anu III est -so AL
as we have progressed into the bowels there
Unknown to the almanac. The middle of
the month is at hand, and every one of its
fifteen days has been as dry as q powder
horn.
The colored people of the Valley will give
grand Picnic and Barbecue at RusselPs
Grove on Wednesday, August 4th. Prepa-
hahn do for n Grand time
Posters, giving particulars. will be issued
this week.
MARRIED.-At ?. X, Wednesday, July I,
1886, by Judge Hancock, ED. THOMPSON to
Miss KATE WELCH-both parties from
Bonnie Terre. The married couple are now
spending part of their Honeymoon at the
New Hall House, Pilot Knob.
Mrs. Jas. Hart, living just below the Shut
In, had an apoplectic stroke Monday even
ing, superinduced by hot weather and ether
causes. Yesterday morning she was still
alive, but the doctor held that there Vas
little or no hope of her recovery.
WILLIE T., son of Harry and Mrs. -
Holland, was buried In the Masonic ceme-
terry on Sunday, July 18th. The little one
was only three months old. and although
never in very good health, his death was
very unexpected. The family have the SYM
pathies of the community in this their sad
bereavement.
j. A. Markham has our thanks for two
as tine heads of cabbage as the writer ever
saw. They are OF the frost-proof variety,
over one foot in diameter. and weigh 12%
Mr. NJ
I" if any one can beat them, will try and
send you some larger ones soon." Who
will compete?
The Ironton Choral Glass will give an en-
tertainment at the Academy Of Music to-
morrow Thursday evening, for the benefit
of the NJ E. Church. An excellent program
has been provided, and a pleasant time is
assured. Refreshments will be served on
call. Admission, Is cents: reserved seats,
% cents. on sale at Crisp's Drug Store.
A party was given at Mr.. John Clare's
residence last Saturday evening, in honor of
Miss Victoria Patton, of West Plains, now
on visit here. The young folks danced
until eleven O'Clock, when splendid supper
was served to which young and old alike
did ample Justice. The p. X. Cornet Band
serenaded the party during the evening.
Trask's Selected Shore Mackerel comes to
the front with Souvenir for excellence in
the shape of an elegant Autograph in oolors
of a mackerel. This work of art is executed
by Compton and is monument to the en-
terprise and refined taste of the Track Fish
COMPANY. 1t should be in the art album OF
every connoisseur.-St.L Louis Republican.
The city council met last Monday after
noon. Among other business transacted,
the street committee was Instructed to eX-
anime into the probable cost and ACCESSIBILITY
of building another crossing over the rail-
road in the North Addition, and make their
report next Monday, at which time there
will be an adjourned meeting of the council.
OSCAR REEL, infant son of James and Mrs.
Della Reel, died very suddenly at iron
Mountain on Saturday morning from infiam
nation of the bowels, and was buried at the
Masonic Cemetery, Ironton, Sunday last
The little fellow was two years old, lacking
few DAYS. and was followed to the grave
nv a number of sorrowing friends and reia-
tives.
las. F. Brooks with his assistants went
down the railroad to Brentwood last Iues-
day to make survey Of the route OF the
proposed branch of the Cape Gararaeau
Southwestern. This branch line Is to run
up into the timber regions of Bollinger coun-
ty, distance Of sixteen miles, ana IN All