Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-16
WEATHER. sICNAIs
LOCAL BREVITIES.

LOCAL BREVITIES.
Attention is directed to DIR. Hall's card.
He has located in Belleview.
The Iron county Normal Inst itute will
convene on Monday next, Goth inst. Teach.
ers, turn out.
A soaking rain, of almost inestlmable value
to the growing crops, visited this section on
last Sunday morning.
Rev. Geo. A. Hunt, of st. Charles, No.,
held services in st. Paul's church, on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday last.
Attorney Grover is building good sized
addition to his lately acquired summer res
dence on Shepherd Street.
One mans meat is another mans "pizen."
The past week has been hard on sporting
men but it's been picnic for the officials.
School teachers of Iron county go to your
Normal Institute on next Monday and re-
ceiye three weeks, drill by two thoroughly
qualified men.
Remember the picnic of the three bands,
Pilot Knob, Graniteville, and Iron Mountain
at Middlebrook next Sunday. A boss good
time is assured.
School Commissioner John B. Scott expects
to have a first class man to assist him in con-
Quoting his Normal Institute il the teachers
turn out. Go, all of you.
j. B. Walker, of Ironton, representing
Kansas City capitalists, will lend money
upon improved real estate on five years.
time, or less. No loan less than $4,000.
Iron Post, No. 346, G. A. R., will duly
observe Memorial Day on the 30th inst. An
extensive programme mas been prepared
and full particulars will be given next week.
MARRIED-At the residence of Mr.. A. NJ.
Wickline, May 14th, 1889, by Rev. L. Pulliam,
Mr.. E. S. BLACKBURN, of Wayne county
Iowa, to Miss JAMIE VANCE, of Iron county,
Missouri.
Thirty additional stone cutters were put
to work by the Syenite Granite Company
last Friday. We are pleased to hear that
the prospect for a continued increase of the
force is fiattering.
A SPRING FEsTIyAL-The ladies of the
Baptist Church will give a Strawberry and
Ice-Cream Festival at the Academy of Music
on Thursday, May Esd. All are cordially
invited to attend.
The weather was Interestingly warm for
couple of days last week and on Friday the
thermometer registered 90 degrees In the
shade. Tolerable fair, thank you, for the
first week in May.
A father and son, by the name OF Stout,
we're arrested Saturday before last on the
complaint of Jack Armstrong, a colOred
resident of Zion's Hill. Judge Dinger gave
the senior Stout twenty days and the Junior
ten days.
Mrs. Lopez and daughter left on Monday
for ST. Louis, to purchase another stock OF
Millinery, Dress Goods, Notions, &c. The
citizens of Iron county can rest assured that
everything new, tasty and stylish will be
forthcoming.
Star of the West Lodge, No. 1873, A. F. q
A. Nj, held the annual election for officers
lsst Saturday with the following result: w.
A. Fletcher, W. NJ; w. c. Patton, 5. ~;
Robt. Sizemoore, S. W.; W. 7. Gay, Treas;
j. T. AXE, Secretary.
The Ore and Steel Company last Friday
skipped several cars of the manganese ore
lately mined at Cuthberston Mountain to
their CarondeIet furnaces where the utility
and value of the new product will be
thoroughly developed and tested.
Profs. Vance and De Haven have been ap-
uo,nted by School Commissioner John b.
Scott, a committee to prepare questions Tor
his examinations. The questions VIII not
be given to the Commissioner till the DAY
before the first examination, June 6th.and
7th.
The grove lust east of Ghermanville on the
yr,.,tou road has lately been cleared OF un-
derbrush and enclosed with neat fence and
is now all that could be desired for picnic
ground. Our quarry friends, though, VIII
doubtless duly appreciate this TACT as Tue
picnic season cometh on.
From private letter from Mr. Ed. s. AXE
we learn that he and his mother are enjoying
good health in their present home at san
Diego, California. However, Ed. Is not
specially, 'stuck" on the country, says |
..eyerything is awfuly dull" and they con-
template removal before great while.
Messrs. Lopez, who sometime since pur-
chased the Breslin homestead at trustees
sale. have lately enclosed the premises with
a new fence and made other improvements
on the property, noticeable among which is
the tearing down of some Of the old build
fugs that have for years had any but
pleasing effect OH the picturesqaeness OF tnat
block.
One day last week while in temporary
state of mental aberration,th the result OF a re-
cent very severe chill, Mrs. Henry Wilson,
who lives on Big Greek. short distance
from Hogan station, swallowed, the contents
of bottle of tincture of iodine. The poison
soon made itself manifest and physician
was hastily summoned, but no lasting relief
could be affected, and the unfortunate lady
died the following Saturday. In their sud-
den bereavement and the specially unhappy
circumstances leading thereto, the afflicted
family have the sympathy of the whole COM
munity.