Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-18
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Ill
fair spring and settled weather.
Some extensive refitting and painting il
being done at the Arcadia College.
See Lopez's new spring advertisement.
We commend it to your careful attention.
one of the s'Pusher" crews at Arcadia
was discharged yesterday. Cause: lack Of
railroad business.
Bonanza's new advertisement this week
is headed with startling declaration which
all will do well to ponder.
The tender fruit blossoms hung in the
balance last Sunday night, but strong wind
and cloudy sky saved them.
For induging in little fast driving, on
Sunday last, a couple of young men paid
fines before his Honor next day.
The closing exercises of the Ironton Pub
lie School occur next Friday afternoon. All
patrons are requested to attend.
What more grateful than the perfume
from the bloom of the thousands of peach
and apple trees these spring mornings!
The railroad company is still engaged in
curtaiIing expenses and it is said, will soon
close number of the night office along the
line.
The Board q Appeals will convene next
Monday April 23d to hear any and all APP
peals that may be taken from present as
sessment.
We verify believe golden era is dawning
upon this section, and the long buried min
erai riches of Iron county are about to be
uncovered.
There is work for the diamond drill in this
section. With gold, silver and lead waiting
development, there ought to be no difficulty
an introducing it.
This is the season when it is a struggle
between duty and inclination for the school,
boy: shall be pursue his reluctant way to
school or play "hookey" and go fishing?
House cleaning, with all its attendant
Yne,- cies, is here again. No, Ezekiel, we
shalt perpetrate no joke in this connection:
our humor- attachment, like the stovepipe,
is out of joint.
The Democratic postmaster at Frederick
town, Mr.. A. A. DeGuire, has been removed
and n Republican now has charge of that
office. The new appointee is a brother of
Mr.. Jno. Albert, of this place.
The REGISTER lot has a new fence, made
out of lumber from the famous "Hen Farm"
mill, owned and operated by James Buford,
ESQ. 1t was erected By the celebrated
"wood artist" NJ. L. Claybaugh.
Butcher johnson has recently purchased
a Iol of fine beef cattle from DIR. May, OF An
nanols. and desires to inform the public
that the beef I,e has on sale nova days is
the most choice that ever graced an lronton
Meat Market.
The pushers may hereafter be denomlnat-
ed as "pulers." Recent instructions insist,
that in future, save in exceptional lnstan-
ces, coupling on shall be in front instead OF
the rear of the train, to be helped, as has
here tofore been the custom.
The Order of Railway Conductors give
Grand Ball and Supper at the Opera House
in De Soto next Monday evening, April -.
A rare good time is assured and no holder
of an invitation should miss so delightful
an affair as this promises to be.
Fred Whitener, sometimes knownas Erred
D6uslas"-a colored youth about hlteen
wears old-is in Jail serving out well hier-
tied ten days' sentence imposed on him last
Monday by Judge Dinger. The offense was
"preyiousness," and the prosecuting VIII
ness was Peter Riddle.
We learn that Mr.. w. w. Nall, L. >.
Marshal Emerson's Chef Deputy, will not
90 to jefferson City as has been frequent!
reported CD our streets during the past ie"
weeks. but will! stay in the Custom House
with the Judge so long rs that gentleman
remains i'm office. How long that will be Oh
course is not certain.
The st. Louis Republic will issue souV-
o,,ir edition ON the 3Oth of April-the GEN.
tenpiaI of President Washinston's mauSur-
80, If will be of mammoth dimensions,
81 nrofuselv illustrated, and will be soid
at the usual price, cents per copy VI
slers may be left at this once AT any 'iiiio
prior to the 2Sth INST.
Reese Bros. are ut work developing tneir
lead mine near Annapolis, anu the il''i'''
1ions are very gratifying Al uep'h Vi
seven feet, the vein is increasing III size anu
,;cb,ess RAPIDLY. Several specimens, taken
,,,t of the mine last Saturday, have peeh
o,ixap rs. and our friends are welcome 10
o.,I and see them. Unless all signs 1all, ihe
mine promises to pay well.
To the best OF our knowledge ana oeiiei
.,he rumor current in the Valley coupe VI
,,,-a.ts since to the effect that Judge Lang
Ion had "passed to the other Shore was
-,to,,,ded in fact We believe we are JUS
It'd in our unbelief because he was III
Iror,on saturday last, alive ana III gooo
h ,aIth. May he live a thousand years. Is 'he
-xvisb of his friends, and their name Is iesioh'
The ST. Louis Ore & Steel Co. have force
.,t mon Mt work prospecting IN the mahSa'
go iron ore mine on Cuthbertson NOUN
!. ain near the residence of w. w. hes"oou'
.hout four miles south Of Ironton. Id III
viii he remembered, is the same properly
tba, WAS worked, to small extent some
.hree or four years ago by the Arcadia oiin'
inc Compauy, under the supervision OF D T.
Whitehead.
A party of young ladies from the ,ahes'
by one Of our young gaiian's,
took a horseback ride to Iron Mountain 'aS'
saturday afternoon, and we understand, en-
5oYed the outing greatly. There is no inner
ayercise. nor more exhllarating, than oasn
over the hills and through the valleys -