Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-11-21
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Oh! the horrible mud!
Lopez's take the whole of the first page
of this weeks REGISTER.
The West End contingent looms up in
Ironton in full force this week.
The Baptist church has recently been
furnished with Il new lot of pews, and the
attendants at that house of worship now
take their gospel at ease and in elegant leis-
ure.
Rev. A. montgomery will return from
Chicago in time to be present at the usual
Singing Exercises at the Presbyterian
Church Friday night. A full attendance is
desired.
We hear that the Syenite Granite Company
has lately secured a contract that will keep
a number of men busy throughout the
winter. We cannot youch for the truth of
the report, however.
MARRIED-At the residence of the Justice,
on Marble Creek, on Wednesday, November
18th, 1889, by j. L. Boswell. Justice of the
Peace, Mr. THos. J. TRUE, to Miss ROSA +.
SELLtNGER, both of Iron county.
As Thanksgiving draws nigh
The turkey roOsts high,
When Thanksgiving is DER
He'll perch little lower.
Special Poet.
Mr.. Albert should extend that brick walk
past the front of the new addition he has
lately made to his business house. If he
doesn't somebody will be ingulfed in the
mire Whereabouts some of these dark nights.
A new dress-the latest mohogany shade
has been received. The prospective bride
has been seen leaving the dress maker's,and
the inference is that there is going to be
wedding, but it's to be kept secret, so don't
give it away.
Our fellow townsman, Mr.. j. n. Bishop,
has applied for patent on a combined ME
shovel and poker-the result of his own in
ventive genius. 1t is a very convenient ana
handy device, and we hope Mr.. b. will make
millions out of it.
Toe boys hereabouts are doing consider
able hunting nowadays, and frequently
succeed IN securing wild turkey or nice
lot of auails but deer are very scarce and we
have not heard of single one having been
captured in the vicinity this season.
Some sneak thieves effected an entrance
into J. NJ. Whltworth's chicken-cOop Mon
day night and carried off lot of poultry.
We have yet to hear of any one blaming the
members of the legal fraternity from abroad
at present attending Circuit Court with the
crime.
Mr.. VIM B. Newman received his conf
mission as Receiver Of the L. s. Land Office
in this place on Sunday last, and the follow
ing CAV took charge of the office, NJ. Edgar
stepping down and out, and is now one OF
the noble army of "ey's' that have proceed
ed him since the 4th of March last.
The weather prophets say that the early
appearance of snow forebodes n long and
severe winter. Let us We believe the
weather prophets predic ed thai the last
summer would be O continued dEouth from
the LIST of June to the last of August. So
let's not succumb to the billiards. till we
have to.
Some cowardly cur broke a lnumber of
window lights and a large mirror in 81.
yaughn's barber shop last Friday night or
Saturday morning. The offender, if ever APP
pretended, should be summarily and severe
" dealt with. No clue was left or has been
ascertained as to the perpertrator of the
dastardly act.
Owing to Rev. MOntgomery's absence in
Chicago there were no services at the Pres
byterIan Church Sunday. We are not ad-
yised as to whether the reverend gentleman
will return in time to fill his usual appoint
ment, next Sunday or not. There is a bare
possibility, we are TOLD, that his pastorate in
Ironton has already terminated.
AS will be seen by the dissolution notice
published elsewhere, Mr.. G. Is. Polk has
purchased the interest of Mr.. Wm. Maxim
in the saw mill they have been running on
Marble Greek for some months past. MIR.
Polk will continue in the business and all
orders for lumber that he may receive viii
have careful and prompt attention.
We have Just received a letter from DIR.
Miles C. Farrar, wherein he informs us that
he has located at Stfeator, Ills, and intends
making that place his home. Streator Is
bustling little city of about is 900 Inhabitants
and for a Young man of DIR. Z. IS known abl-
ity and energy offers every advantage. We
predict for him a grand and glorious success
The Third Annual Convention of the
womaE's Christian Temperance Union OF
the Tenth Congressional District of Missouri
will he held at De Soto, No.. on Tuesday
and Wednesday, November 10Th and 2ith.
1880. The programme has been issued ana
gives promise of very interesting session.
1t is hoped that every county in the district
will be fully represented.
Mr.. S. j. Tual was seriously injured in st.
Louis last Friday by brick falling on his
head and fracturing the skull. Mr.. I. has
been working in the city for some weeks
past and it was while engaged at his labors
that he met with the accident here recorded.
The surgeon who was called prescribed rest
and quiet for the injured man, and said,
nnder this treatment he would soon be him
self again. Mr.. TBS legion OF friends In the
Valley will rejoice that his mishap Is no
worse.