Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-07
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Chas. Kiudel has mocking- bird-a very
fine singer-for sale at reasonable price.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sd Sizemore, of Iron Noun.
tain, were visiting in Ironton the first Of thi:
week. They were the guests Of Prof. A. P.
Vance.
A wreck OF freight cars at Iron Mountain
last Sunday night blockaded the track fol
several hours, and No. 653 did not pass
through here until after o'clock in the
morning.
Don't forget the Strawberry Festival at the
Academy of Music tonight. The ladies OF
the Episcopal church extend to everybody q
cordial invitation to come and enjoy pleas
ant evening.
The REGISTER is day late this week.
held back, that it may carry to its readers
the names of the next President and vice.
President of the United States, ere yet the
news is old.
The meeting of the Cleveland Club mex:
Saturday promises to be one of especial In
terest. Good music will be in attendance.
Speeches by prominent Democrats. Let eV'
cry MEMBER be present.
The home of H.w. Jackson was enlivened a
couple weeks ago by the advent OF another
boy. Mr.. j. consoles himself that while the
late arrival is not so large as his predecessor,
he is considerable louder.
County court convened in regular session
on Monday, and will probably hold the
greater part of the week. Prominent among
its labors will be the receiving OF the new
building recently erected on the poor farm.
II - al Ohns
the Texas delegation to the convention pass
ed through here Monday morning. Artisti-
cally placarded along the cars was the signi-
fcant inscriptions: "The woods is full OF
'em!"
We learn that it is the intention of the
school board to shortly fence and otherwise
improve the school grounds. The judicious
expenditure of a small amount of money
will greatly enhance the appearance of our
school property.
The Reynolds county treasury burglar last
week plead guilty in the circuit court and
received sentence OF ten years In the pen
itentiary. The sheriff passed through here
with his prisoner last Saturday on his way
to Jefferson City.
The families of Jno. A. Dillon and Attor-
ney Grover, of st. Louis, arrived in 1ronton
last week for the summer. The former oc-
cupies the Delano house in Russellvllle,
while Mr. Grover has rented the residence
of Mrs. Metcalfe for the season.
PRoTRACTED MEETINeS-We hope to be-
gin at the schoolhouse near Logtown July
-, and at Fort Hill July %. Everyone who
can do so is INVITED to attend, and we ask an
earnest interest in the prayers OF all the
God-loving people. l.. PULLIAM.
The REGISTER force is indebted to c. B.
Hill for some excellent ice-cream presented
us last Monday. Mr.. II. has lately opened
an ice-cream parlor in the building north OF
the REGISTER office where he will dipense
the cooling luxury during the hot season.
In this issue of the REGISTER will be
found a letter from Chas. E. Stokes relative
to Southeast display in the st. Louis expo
sitiOn this fall. 1t is a movemin the right
direction and we bespeak for Mr.. S. the CO.
operation of every county in the Southeast.
The lawn party and festival at the NJ. E.
Church on Wednesday night of last week
was well attended and proved falrly profita-
able. Barring the chilly atmosphere it was
very pleasant occasion. The ladies desire
us to return thanks to the public for their
generous patronage.