Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-03-15
LOCAL BREViTIES.

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The'banan'man from Sunny Italy is max
ing himself felt in the land.
What so sweet as a fine spring day in
March? And what so rare?
The city election will be held on the first
Tuesday in April. See the notice in this
paper.
Rev. j. n. Hepler, of Pennington, will
preach at the Baptist Church Sunday next,
morning and evening.
The Cut-Price store building is now va
cant, Capt. Byers having removed its con-
tents to the Bonarza last Monday.
Don't forget the X. of l.. Ball at the Acad
envy Friday evening-that is, if you want to
have one evening of rational enjoyment.
No use sending correspondence to us, I'M
less the writer's real name is given privately
to the editor. We will not publish it. There
now!
County court was in session all of last
week, and did as mucn business to the square
inch as ever was transacted by that body at
one term.
Miss Maude Hurlbut, late of Little Rock,
will teach a limited number of scholars in
Oil Painting. Terms reasonable; apply at
her home on Main Street, from 8 to IL A. NJ.
Mr.. j. r. Thomas, who has been in this
vicinity for several weeks, on account of the
illness and death of his brother, DR.. w. 6.
Thomas, leaves for Portland, Oregon, to-day.
The.annual meeting of the Iron County
Bible Society will be held at the NJ. E.
Church, Ironton, next Sabbath evening at
T.Q0 n A
Secretary.
1t is said that Bishop Tutttle and family
may spend at least part of the summer
season in the Valley. We hope they may, to
the mutual benefit of themselves and the
people here.
BoRN-To Mrs. James WEIGH, of 1ronton,
on Monday evening, March 18th, 1883, son.
Both are getting on nicely, and we trust the
future will have nothing but happiness and
good fortune for them.
The composltor last week made Mr.. Rus
selI,s Half Norman Stallion $40" hands high,
when 1t should have read 49," As the
owner of the animal says, a Norman horse
10 hands high would be singularity.
AT the meeting of the city council last
Monday VIM. A. Fletcher was appointed
clerk, pro tenn, vice j. L. Axe, resigned. 1t
was deemed ineXpedient to elect new clerk,
since but one meeting will be held before
the new council will tahe its place.
The members of Valley Lodge, No. 1871,
X. of H., will give Grand Calico Ball
(apron and necktie) at the Academy of Music
on Monday evening, April I'd. The invita-
lions will be issued this week, or early in the
next. The price of admission Is one dollar
per couple.
The county court last week let out con-
tract for the construction of quarters for the
county pensioners on the poor farm. Louis
Miller, of Arcadia, put in the lowest bid,
and was awarded the job at S14OO. The
work is to be completed within thirty days,
when the work of gathering them in" will
begin.
Owing to having about double the usual
amount of work crowded into last weeks
paper the date of the heading was not
changed, and read "March l." instead OF
March 8, as it should have done. Now, MIR.
''Drifter," you may go on with your tunnel
ing, with your mind at rest and everything
lovely about you!
slack" Albert has neatly improved his
pTeHISeS tHc p<tSt wv 'NN"S'
has put glass front in his store and moved
the dwelling or office from the rear of the
main building to the sidewalk. These
changes, with the neat brick sidewalk 'front.'
ing the buildings, make an improvement
worthy of imitation.
We learn that Judge Brawley, of Reynolds
county, has ordered that no back-taN suits
be brought within his bailiwick this year.
The "tangle" in our sister county is aboutas
unwindable as any we have ever known, but
it is to be hoped that good counsels may
prevail and ut length bring the brethren to
dwell together in harmony.
The coming city election will have in it
some elements of interest. The present
MAYOR and marshal will offer for reelection,
and the opposition, we learn, will put out a
full ticket, with VIM. T. Gay for mayor and
Thos. B. Pruitt for marshal. 1t is said,
also, that Anselm Begley ana III. NJ. Collins
will be candidates for city councilmen.
George Simms, n passenger conductor on
che Iron Mountain railroad, charged with
failing to punch tickets as he took them up,
and afterwards selling them to brokers, was
arrested in Arkansas last Saturday night
and taken to st, LOUIS. to be tried for lar
ceuy. He is now meditating on the ups and
downs of this world, in the Four Courts
prison.