Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-10-14
LOCAL BREVITIES.


In card published elsewhere, VIM.
Woolum withdraws from the race as a can
didate for Constable.
The new minister, Rev. Headlee, held
services In the NJ. E. church, South, Sunday
morning and evening.
The Graniteyille Cornet Band viii give a
ball at Woriman's Hall, Graniteville on
Friday night, Oct. 18th. All are invited.
BoRN-To Mr.. Chargles and Mrs. Jennie
Williams on Monday, nth inst, ut Hogan,
No., a boy. Mother and baby both doing
well.
We are informed that more desperate
looking gang than the one which did the
chirivari Monday night would be hard to
lind.
Mrs. Allison, of Arcadia, will IN the near
future, open q clearinghouse in the build
ing of w. w. Nall's Just opposite the REG
lister office.
James 81. Clark intends adding a ware
house with cellar to his brick store now
occupied by D. E. Feese. Operations will
commence at once.
The entertainment and oyster supper, by
the ladies Of the Episcopal church, advertis-
ed in our last issue for Thursday Oct. 14th,
has been postponed to Tuesday 10Th.
While passing through Middlebrook last
Sunday we noticed the new residence, lately
erected by VIM. Trauernicht, the boss tailor.
VIM. certainly has one of the neatest appear
ing dwellings in the county.
To Geo. Schultz, ESQ.,, we are indebted for
present of finely illuminated flask of anti
prohibition fluid. As a travellers assistant,
it is immense, and its contents are Just the
thing to dilute bad water with.
The Arcadia Accommodation did not
change time last Sunday, as it had been re-
ported it would. An effort, we understand,
is being made to have the train retained all
winter, and we hope it may be successful.
John A. Brooks, formerly candidate on
the prohibition ticket for Governor of Mis-
souri,, will address the people of Ironton and
vicinity, ut the court house, on the evening
of October 18th. Come one and all, and hear
a speech on prohibition.
at the meeting held in the Presbyterian
church last Sunday it was decided to en-
ploy Rev. d. A. Wilson, the gentleman
ton some weeks ago, as pastor for the en-
suing year. He will probably arrive here
from Dakota the latter part of this month.
We hear that Div. Supt. I. W. KEENAN,
will shortly remove to Texas. Mr.. Il. is an
unexceptionaIly popular superintendent and
this news will be received with universal
sorrow by the employees and patrons of this
ard If tkra road Ha il tn he slIaeaadad no
Mr.. J.T- Wheeden, the present superintend-
ent at Little Rock.
Jno. Cole, Esq, who lives on the East
Fork of Black River, was out coon hunting
on Tuesday night of last week when his dog
freed a panther. Having no firearms Mr..
C.. hurried to the house of neighbOr near
by and procured double-barreled shot gun
with which he soon dispatched the varmint.
The animal was large one; measured feet
inches from tip to tip and weighed $50 lbs.
VIII. Byers, of the Bonanza Store, has
gone to ST. Louis to lay in Il fine stock OF
groceries; also another lot of Whittaker's
Leaf Lard, Whittaker's Star Hams, and
everything of the best quality. He gtaran-
tees to give the people best goods at the low
est prices. The intention is to give you
groceries with just enough profit to cover
freight. Highest price paid for country pro-
duee.
Thompson Blanton yesterday took to his
farm in the Flatwoods, fine, full blooded
bull, recently bought at the Fairin St.Louis.
This lis the finest animal of his genus we ever
saw. He is coal black, trinity built. and
gentle as lamb. Although but seven
months old, he weighs 692 pounds. He is
Angus Aberdeen Polled stock, and was
raised ON Swaniake Stock Farm, near Car
rolton, No. Mr.. Blanton paid $3.50 for him,
and thinks the money well spent.
The forty-sixth meeting of the American
Institute of Mining Engineers convened in
st. Louis Tuesday. They will spend some
two davs in session in that city, and on
Thursday train placed at their disposal by |
General Supt. Kerrigan. of the Iron Noun
tain and Missouri Pacific Railways, will con-
vey them to Summit and thence TO the st. |
Joseph Lead Mines. where, after an inspec-
ton of the mines and works of the St.Joseph |
Lead Company, they will partake of n lunch |
as the Company's guests. From there they |
viii continue their journey to Iron Mountain
and Pilot Knob, inspecting the mines and
works at both places. After supper at the /
hotel in Arcadia they will return to ST. Louis
the same night.
DIEp-On Marble Greek, No., Saturday, |
October 9Th, 1886, SELMA PRISCILLA. infant
daughter of John and Lizzie Boswell, aged
! months and p days.
The circumstances attending the death of
little one were peculiarly sad. On Friday,
during the momentary absence of its mother,
Il pulled over ON itself bucket of boiling
water which stood on the floor. The hurts
were terrible, and after nearly twenty-four
hours intense suffering its innocent spirit
took fight to better world
The parents desire to return their thanks
TO kind neighbors for assistance and sympa-
thy in the hour of affection, and to assure
those neighbors that their kindness will
never be forgotten.