Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-07-19
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The Graniteville club defeated the Ironton
nine at Arcadia Sunday in a score of II to 81.
The financial statement Of the Pilot Knob
School District appears in our columns this
week.
BoRN-On Wednesday, July 18th, 1888, al
Arcadia, Mo-, on the "Crescent Lake" Farm
to Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. johnson, a son.
G. A. r. Iron Post, No. 346, Meets I'd and
4th Saturdays of each month at the Post
Hall, Ironton, at 8 P. NJ. Changed from
Thursday.
The tail end of the "Independent'' county
ticket will no doubt run well. AT any rate
he made an early start, when he skipped
by the light OF the moon" Monday night.
The REGISTER acknowledges very pleas
ant call last monday from Rev. Father Wer'
merit, of Arcadia College, and M. Duross
member of the House of Delegates, st. Louis
Mr.. George Lopez has been confined to his
bed for a week past suffering with malaria
but, we are happy to state, Is now fast re-
covering therefrom, and promises to be him
self again in the course of few days.
Squire j. B. Kinney, of Annapolis, has, we
understand, lately purchased the Hayden
homestead from w. A. Lyman, and contem'
plates removing thereto sometime ere long.
Mr.. Lyman intends emigrating westward.
Rev. Culpepper, of Georgia, will be at the
Fort Hill church, Arcadia, on the first Sum
day in August. Rev. c. Is divine OF ma
tional reputation and will doubtless be greet
ed with crowded house on his first appear
anee in our valley.
The Executive Committee of the 10th Con-
gressional District met iii De Soto on last
Saturday and fixed Capital He'll, 81. Louis,
rs the place and SEPTEMBER 18Th as the time
for holding The nett convention. Proceed
ines will be published in full next week.
fair crowd attended the Democratic tally
and mass.meeting at Annapolis on Satur-
day last. Messrs. Edgar, Walker, Jordan
and Riugo were the speakers in favor of De-
mocracy and tariff reform, while DIR. May
defended the high-fanuel and free whiskey
platform and candidates. No bad feeling
was displayed and all passed of pleasantly.
Several of our young ladies barely escaped
a visitation of the strong arm Of the law one
day last week on the charge Of careless driv-
ing. The prompt action of our gailantyoung
friend, Mr.. NJ. T. Fenelon. saved the fair
ones a "courting" experience. Maurice says
If there's any counting to be done in this
country he's going to have hand in it.,
otherwise it don't go!
We have often heard OF family moving
their entire stock of household goods in
wheel barrow, but were somewhat surpris-
ed to see moving of that description pass
through Ironton one day last week going
south. Besides husband and wife, there
were three or four children carrying various
articles bringing up the rear of the "preces-
sion." Bound for "wife's people" We sup
pose.
Joe Henson was tried by a jury in Judge
Dinger's court ON Monday last charged with
disturbing the peace. A verdict of guilty
resulted and the defendant was assessed 81
and costs. Not having the money to pay his
fine he was placed in Jail. 1t was afterwards
ascertained that the jury had not beensworn,
and the defendants attorney moved that the
verdict be set aside. The judge held that
the verdict OF jury who had not taken the
oath was void and the case was continued
stil Monday next.