Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-24
LOCAL BREEiTIES.
Payday Saturday.

Payday Saturday.
\ conference of the NJ. f. Church, South,
will likely be held in the Valley this coming
spring.
Nos. 652 and 653 will be discontinued
to-day. Nos 6O5 and coo doing thework of
the first named trains.
\ honey-.uckle in full bloom in the
flower garden at We EDITORS residence last
week. How's that for January:
The man who is saving money on wood
this winter would do well to lay it away to
meet those ice bills next summer.
Our Young friend, Rob't Weast, has re-
moved to Des Arc, where he has purchased a
blacksmith shop and will do business on his
OWN account. Bob, success and happiness!
The young folk of the Valley INDUCED in
Terpsichorean festival at the Academy of
Music Monday night. Some fifteen couples
attended and all seemed to enjoy them
selves.
The beautiful weather of the past week
has greatly improved the roads which are
now becoming fairly passable, but the mud
holes vet remaining show that there is plen-
ty of repairing needed.
Rev. DIR. Boyd, of Poplar Bluff, filled the
pulpit in the Presbyterian last Sunday
morning and evening. Ne understand that
our Pyesbyterlan friends have about con-
cluded not TO make any effort to secure
pastor before next spring.
Ve:are happy 20 be able to announce that
Mrs. W. II. ByerS, who ut the time OF our
last issue was dangerously i'll, Is now con-
valescing and. with 10 relapse, promises to
be in her usual health soon.
H. y. Hutchins, recently returned from
trip to Dunklin county, made US call
Tuesday. Mr.. H. reports things along the
"Cotton Belt" booming over the prospeetIof
that roads early securing an inlet to st.
Louis.
Mr.. Hotson has built dam across Stout's
Creek adjacent to his ice house so that in
the event the frigid weather does come it
will take him but short time to get house
full of ice. Present prospects, though, are
mighty slim.
An extra south bound passenger engine
ran into the rear end of freight train a
short distance south ofthe Pilot Knob sta
tion last sunday afternoon. badly de-
molished eaboose and somewhat disfgured
locomotive were the results.
Hon. Mann Ringo has been made Chair
Schools. 4 wise selection, as Mt. RS sever
al years. attendance at the Southeast Normal
has we'll acquainted him with the uses,
abuses and needs of these institutions.
Is reported that the contract has been
let and the Iron Mountain Railway will
soon have a double track between st. Louis
and Bismarck. The running of the Cotton
Belt trains over the l. VI. makes double
track between the points named almost an
absolute necessity.
One day last week the ST. Louis Republic
stated that it was generally conceded by both
parties that l.. 5. Marshal Emerson would
not be disturbed by the incoming ad minis
tration, but would likely serve until the eX-
piration of his commission, which has about
three years to run.
We publish in tiiS issue the full text of a
bill introduced by Senator j. Perry john
son, providing that railroads be compelled
to furnish facilities for competing express
lines. 1t ought to become law, for the
people are being outrageousIy goused by
the present monopoly.
couple Of distinguished gentlemen ar
rived in Ironton from the south last Friday
night and we turned over all contributions
awaiting them at this office. However, as
we monkeyed with the buzz-saw once I'D
the past aud came near losing gore therefore.
we refrain from further remarks.
The revival is still in progress and the end
evidently is afar off. Presiding Elder Mar
tin was here and pushed things along for
a day or two last week, From what we
hear the brethren are especially hard sci
against that portion of his satanic majes-
tvs VINEYARD which they conceive Is found
i'm every ball room.
Dr. III. NJ. Jones has awarded the contract
for completing his lately acquired residence,
east of the railroad, to Baldwin Bros, and
work will commence as soon as the wealth
er becomes sufficiently settled TO allow piast-
ering. With judgment aud work the Dr.
can easily convert this property into one OF
the pIeasantest aud most picturesque homes
in the Valley.
The faintest rumor reaches our ears OF a
swell banquet in town last Saturday night.
As we did not attend-for reasons not nec-
essary to name-we are not prepared TO give
an authentic or extended account thereon,
but from what we learn from the grocer
who furnished the edibles we feel warranted
in saying it was indeed an elaborate affair.
The menu was oysters, crackers, pickles,
salt and pepper, with nice red apple and a
glass of pure cold water for dessert.