Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-26
LOCAL BREVITIES.

LOCAL BREVITIES.
Maybe ice won't be luxury next summer.
To all our readers A Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year!
Railroad business is still heavy, and large
number of trains are running.
Hunters, hounds and deer abound in the
woods adjacent to the Valley.
Our merchants have enjoyed very fair
Holiday Trade during the past week.
Rev. Montgomery writes that he will be
back in Ironton in time to I'LL his pulpit the
first Sunday in January.
The days are now getting longer and it
will soon be possible to do Il full days work
without the aid of lamp.
Married, at Annapolis, Mo-, on Dec. 18th,
BIZ Squire Hampton, Mr.. JAMES w. HOWELL
to Mrs. LOUISA j. MCCoRD.
Ironton Encampment, No. 80, l. o. o. F.,
initiated a number of new members from
abroad on Thursday evening of last week.
The pupils of the Arcadia Public School
will indulge in Christmas Tree and Liter
airy and Musical Entertainment next Friday
evening.
Don't forget the Grand New Years Ball
by the Pilot Knob Cornet Band at the Acad-
envy Of Music next Tuesday evening, Decem-
Der 31st. 1t will be gala occasion.
The newly elected officers of INDIAN Il. a.
Chapter were duly installed on Tuesday
night last. The next regular meeting VIII
be held the first Tuesday in January.
DR.. Patton is offering his household furni-
ture ut Private Sale and parties who are in
need of anything in tn 1t line can secure a
bargain by calling on him immediately.
The hoop business seems to be on the in
cre. Sc in these parts, and scarcely day these
times but what several wagons, loaded with
the hickory bark can be seen OH cur streets.
The children of the Baptist Sunday schoo,
were provided with Christmas treat at the
ch,.feh Monday night. The attendance was
large aud the little oues enjoyed themselves
hugely.
The Columbia Bicycle Calendar for 1890,
with a separate sheet for each day of the
year as usual has been received. This last
one is q little neater than any of its prede-
cessors.
The Public Schools closed for the Holidays
Friday last. They will reopen next Mon.
day but will be closed hit following Wednes-
day in order to let the pupils duly observe
New Year.
The children of Annapolis are to give an
entertainment at O'Clock, Saturday night,
December 2Sth at the church. Admission,
ten cents; children under twelve, five cents.
Proceeds to help pay for the church.
Jupiter. one of the blast furnaces Of the
missouri Furnace Co., at Carondelet, will go
inSo blast in u few days. This will make
some little more demand for Knob ore, and
the next month will likely see slightly in
creased output.
County Court convened In special session
nioG day with all the judges present, As
stated last week the most important busi-
ness On hand is the receiving of the Assessors
Book and the re.districting of the County
Road Districts.
Messrs. Baldwin have oeen engaged for
some time past on Marshall Pruitt's new
dwelling on Shepherd street. The frame Is
now about complete and, if the mild wealth
er continues, the work will progress right
along until the structure is completed.
Mr.. Cross informs us, that while he was
in the north west part of the county, this
week he was informed by the residents that
parties had struck silver on sec. SO tip 80 3
w, and that they were working several LII en-
in developing it.-Reynolds Outlook.
The REGISTER job Department this week
turned out Vol. 1, No. ] of La Bellevue, a
college paper published by the students of
she B-sfs.I. at Caledonia. The matter in the
iIHink nnmber is very good, and we predict
&Belleuue long and prosperous
WU$hderstand that great many of the
enigrants to Texas, of whom we made men,
tion "A few weeks since, contemplate return
ing to Missouri as the climate down there
does not agree with them. The fogs from,
the Gulf are said to be one of the objection
able features.
Sheriff Whitworth killed deer, which had
NEeen run into the city limits by couple of
'Jhounds, near Emerson's Park on Tuesday
I nfternooa last. 1t seems TO US that it is a
r-eat pity that our Legislature cannot enact
eeme measure to prohibit the running of
Pee pF dogs, and we believe that every true
Z. stsurenswill agree with us.
81 l1efciencies in this weeks REGISTER
kkould be attributed to the ctthatthe force
ma hurry to engage in the Christmas fes-
qfIflesAnd designations. As the 4th OF July
nd 18th OF December are the only holidays
3 poor printer can afford to observe We
IT. sure ! Kind hearted public will overlook
<xtxeme hilariousness on these occasions.
ia Episcopal Sunday School re- -opened
Eunday morning and will continue. as
throughout the winter. The effort
ain closed until the cold weather
bad passed proved decided failure
led on the faisfuI little band that
Is. st. Pa4ls Sunday School. A
enterteiazaent ssas provided for
neg IS The cbnreh TuSsdsy even