Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-08-29
LOCAL BREVITIES.

quarterly session next Monday.
Senator Cockrell, at the Court House,
O'Clock, Tuesday. Come and hear him.
There will be another Big Excursion an,
Picnic from St. Louis to the Valley on Sun
day, September 18th.
The REGISTER is indebted to Mrs. r. W
TanSey for basket of by all odds the fines
peaches we have seen this season,
Preaching at the Presbyterian church
next Sunday morning at IL O'Clock and il
the evening at 1870. Text for morning ser.
mon. "And he eyed him from that day for
ward"
Owing to the fact that Rev. DIR. Schuyle.
has been called to st. Louis to attend the
funeral of the late Henry Shaw, which oc =
ours next Saturday, there will be no serv-
ices at the Episcopal Church the coming
Sunday.
The Hasty-Guffy dispute, docketed for
trial last Wednesday, was, through the in
tervention of friends, finally settled without
the aid of the courts. We are not informed
as to the nature or provisions of the COM
promise.
The Soiree- Musicale was we'll attended.
The receipts were about SO, leaving profit
of little less than $50. The church is I'M
der many obligations to the many frien Is
who so kindly assisted in making it sue
cess. G. T.. HEATON.
There will be Grand Basket Picnic by the
Farmers Alliance at Cal.ison's Grove, five
miles southeast of Ironton, on Saturday,
September 7th. Good speaking by j. NJ.
Anthony and III. Z. Nickabarker. Games Of
amusement of all kinds provided. Every
body invited.
LOST-Between the post office and depot,
Sunday, August 18th, Pocket-Book con-
tanning some money, several photographs,
telegraphic messages, etc. Finder may have
the money if he will return the pocket book
and remainder of contents to Singer S. NJ
Office, Ironton.
Our correspondent tells of the fire at Pilot
Knob on Friday last, in another column. In
addition thereto MIR. +. A. Ebreacht desires
lis to inform the public that he has ordered
abe lumber, and expects to have his shop
rebuilt and open for the convenience of his
customers within the next two weeks.
A correspondent of the Weekly TeEe-
"We have n new dispatcher in the person of
Mr.. FL. l.. Peck, late of the X. c.. Belt line
Hy. is an old timer aud all the boys like
him.n Mr.. p. is a native IrontonIan and
his many friends of this neIghborhoOd will
rejoice to hear Of his promotion to the re-
sponsible position of train dispatcher.
United States Senator F. ii. Crockrel Will
be in Ironton mex. Tuesday, September Sd,
and deliver an address 1T the courthouse
at one O'Clock in the afternoon. Subject,
"Tariff Reform" Senator C.ockrell is the
acknowledged statistician of the Senate and
he has all the facts and figures at his
tongues end. Our farmer friends espec-
tally should iurn out and hear this speech.
Mr.. j. c. Carly lett here last Friday for
Van Buren,, where he goes to locate and
practice his professionalism Of the law. We
take pleasure in commencing Mr.. c. to the
people OF his new home as an honorable,
upright young man and one whose abilities,
we feel sure, vii! soon place him in the front
ranks of his profession III this section of the
state We wish him clients irnumerabie,
retai1ers enormous, and success supreme
~nd lasting.
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able to announce that "a valuable and extern
sive discovery of rich ore has lately been
made on Pilot Knob. The new find Is stu
ated on the northeastern side OF the hill aud
oromises to be paying and lasting. The
Company is now employing miners for the
Immediate working of the lately unearthed
vein, and we trust we can now soon expect
to see things IN the vicinity of Pilot Knob
resume their wonted activity of years gone
10y.
A nine from the Valley played game o.
bail with club made up of summer resi-
dents mt the grounds, near Gen. Turner's
home, on Friday afternoon last. The result
was an overwhelming victory fer the home
boys. the score being 81 to . in their favor.
The fair friends of the Summer Visitors
niue were Gall broke up" over the result
at once MORT. ying and uneXpec' ed ending.
The gentlemen took their defeat gracefully,
and say they are going to try again, ''if 1t
takes the hide off,"
East weeks Pennington Democrat gays:
,sxaS drill of the Southeast Mining COM
pauv is al work on the Bressie place, and
will move freal there to the old McGhee
.Iirrinos This trset has been mined for
wears and has yielded many dollars worth
OF surface ore. In conversation with a
gentleman who lives near the McGhee dig
yings and who knows something about mines
and mining, representative of this paper
twas told few weeks ago that every indiea-
s1oss pointed to deposit of disseminated
ore on that tract of land. If it is ihere the
southeast Pc Gple will find it,"
St Louis Division, No. Order Railway
Conductors will give Grand Railroad ana
Steamboat Excursion from Arcadia to 81.
I.o,Iis and Montesano Springs and fettFD,o9
SUNDAY, September 1st. Train leaves Ar"
.,adls at ) 30, arriving at Anna Street, 81.
J.sTis, about 9:20, where the eXcursionlsts
will board tke Dalatial steamer, Great Re-
public' for Montesaao, twenty miles down
the river. Boat leaves N0Etesano on return
about p NJ; reaching Anna stFest about
PM. where the crowd will re-emba4h &c
the train which is expected TO arrive here
between nine and ten o'clock that night. All
persons who contemplate making this trip
:, 81 hear in mind that the train Will not run
.:nto .nv of the St. Louis depots but stop all
day in tts Eards at Anna Street Stops VIII
he made at .N points between Arcadia ana
De Soto 10 t%ke o. passengers, Fare 1or the
entire round trip, $780, ladies, % cents.
Tickets are on sale at W. &. Fsirehild's store.
,atis promises to be delightful affair, apd
l.. avaAn klsi