Iron County register., 1888-11-22
LOCAL BREVITIES.

LOCAL bhEtlIlES.
\ What has become of the 81. p. c.?
Buchwheat cakes and sausages are ma
turing.
The gravel put on main street last month
was timely.
"Who got the bulk of the election boodle?"
is the question that is agitating the colored
mind In this section.
Bro. Oliver returned Monday, not exuber-
sntly joyful, but in an improyed.conditlon,
all things considered.
Mr.. Kesling set fire to kiln Of brick
Monday evening: a more comfortable job
in November than in July.
Constable Patton is the happy father Of
bouncing boy who came to his house last
Sunday. All are doing well.
State Superintendent of Schools Colem an
was in Ironton last week. He is going oyer
the State, officially, we presume.
We hear that the wages of the railroad
section men we're reduced last week to
dollar day-and no roast beef!
j. B. Walker, Esq, is the happy father Of
. little girl born last Thursday. We tender
the parents our congratulations.
Thanksgiving only q week away, and no
turkey yet! This Is worse than the defeat in
the late scramble for the boss.ship OF Amer
ica.
This weather Is about as undesirable as
can be: cold, north winds, dripping heav-
ems, and mud remembered streets. 1t Is
sgloomy November" sure enough.
Prof. C. B. Amberg and wife. from Cali
fornia, will give a Litera ~ Entertainment at
the Academy of Music tomorrow (Thurs-
day. evening. Admission, 25 and 10c.
MARRIED-November IS. 1883. At the
brides home, Iron county, Miss MATTE A.
CHRISTOPHER to THos. J. KITTo, Of Madf.
son county, Rev. o. W. Rose officiating.
Pennington papers please copy.
Sim. Buckman last Friday gave us
bunch of fine csiery-a sample of his own
raising. He says there Is no trouble In
growing it in this section, and he intends to
have quite crop Of it next season.
W. R. Edgar Receiver of the Land Office
here. started to Jefferson City yesterday, in
answer to q subpoena requiring his attend
ance at the u. s. Court as witness. He
will probably return the latter part Ut this
week.
Mr.. Farmhouse has finished the addition
to his store building, inside and out. Tue
counters and shelves have been extended
and re-arranged, and the display OF grocer
les, etc is as good as can be seen anywhere
IN Southern Missouri.
Quite a commotion was raised in the in
termediate department Of the IrOnton
public school, Monday forenoon. Little
Willie Brown suddenly tainted and fell to
the floor, but was soon restored to con-
sciousness and sent home.
Louis Giovanoni has a new barber, rtce
Mr.. Stohl, who went to the city last week.
Chris. took with him the good wishes OF his
numerous friends, who hope he may have a
shop of his own, some Of these days, and
happily marry the girl of his choice.
The writer had his first experience with
bilious collie last Saturday, commencing at
An. He wrestled with the said b. C. until
about 6 A. NJ, and the only retaliation per-
mitted us was the boosting of Ed. Blandford
out of a warm bed to go for the doctor.
Irouton is liable anytime to go up in
fame, as did Piedmont. Supposing fire
were to start on main street between the
courthouse square and the post office, what
means would We have to stay its progress!
Ironton has no fre-engine, and II 1t had, II
could not be supplied with water. This Is
lamentabIe, but it Is true.
The st. Louis low saloon and dive keepers
are fiercely enraged at the Republic, and are
induIging In threats of dire revenge. Let
them go a little slow. The whole State OF
Missouri is at the Republics back In It's
righteous fight, and the sooner the low
down elements get this fact through their
skulls, the better for them.
aPeck's Bad Boy" Company-Dayen-
mort & Oliyer-was in Ironton week before
last, but didn't show. There simply was no
house to show to, and therein the "house"
showed 1t altitudinosity. II the Company
was not snide affair, outside appearances
are deceptive. One of the members-a po'
liticaI cuss-got into trouble with a casual
boarder at the American Hotel, by reason OF
the members insulting remarks against
Cleveland or any man who had voted for
him. These remarks were made at the sup
per table, where the remarker was brave
very brave. But, later on, when the board
er aforesaid interyie wed him he e'sweakened," !"
and went of like q whipped cur.
A NEW INvENTIoN.-A patent has just
been allowed Rev. L. Pulliam on a bolster
spring for farm wagons. This invention was
SO entirely new and original that there was
no delay connected with the application for
the patent, and it Is also remarkable that