Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-10
LOCAL BREVlTIES.
Ironton a "blind tiger"


Cray Tea" tonight at the Academy of
Music.
The Middlebrook Bakery burned down
last night.
+. Church.
County Court conyenes in special session
next Monday.
BORN-To Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Russell,
on New Years morning, boy. All are do
ing well.
DR.. b. ii. Zwart has our thanks for acopy
of the Kansas City Journal, giving review
of that City's business in the year just past.
MISUNDERSTANDING 1st, 1889, by J. r..
Boswell, Justice of the Peace, CHAs. Y.
SMITH to CAROLINE CLARK. Both of Iron
county.
Mr.. Jno. w. Speck recently sold his farm
east of town to Mr.. 4. Begl2y, who last
week disposed of the property to Thos.
johnson, Esq.
The first real snow of the season made its
appearance last night, and at this writing it
seems very much if we were going to have
4 taste of genuine winter.
Rev. Chas. G. Davis has discontinued his
visitations to De Soto and, until further
notice, will appear in ST. Paul's Church here,
on the first Sunday in each month.
The sidewalk in front of the vacant lot
west of the school building is in a horrible
condition and badly in need of repair. Let
the au horities look after the matter.
A. Winkler Is buildidinG the foundation
for a two story dwelling that he contemplates
erecting on Mountain street. picturesque,
IL not altogether easily accessible location.
We are under obligations 20 our friend,
Aug Rieke, for bottle Of "Oid Scotch
Whiskey." In these "dry" days this is an
exceptionally acceptable present. Gus, our
thanks!
We this week publish letter from Repre-
sentative Ringo, which will be of interest 10
all our readers. Mr.. r. has kindly consent
ed to let us hear from him frequently during
the Legislature.
DIEp-At her residence in Ironton, Mo ,on
Saturday, January 9th, 1857, at o:,D A. NJ,
Mrs RUTH NEWMAN, relict of w. IL. New
man. in the seventy second year of ner age.
The funeral took place from the residence
at ) O'Clock p. NJ. Monday, and was largely
attended
II. y. Holaday having concluded that be
could not well dispense with the services OF
John L. Butts, prevailed upon him to alter
his determination to go to Texas the first of
this month. John finally changed his mind
about going and will stay with us another
wear, at least Utllianasrule Transcript.
We understand that the couple of distin-
eyished gentlemen of IrontOn's rising gener-
alton, who departed from here last Wednes-
day uight bound for Texas, are stranded At
POPLAR Bluff without a cent. Prayers ana
contributions of the community are solicit
ed. All remittances to this office Will be
promptly forwarded.
"Orion~ in his communication from Des
Are published i'll this issue makes spiended
showing of the business transacted in that
town during the past year. His report Is
gratifying, indeed, and we congratulate the
residents of our south end sister on their
prosperity. May the future continue to
have success and progress in store for them.
Mrs. Jno. Newman received a telegram
Tuesday morning informing her OF the Sc
rious illness of her husband, who Is at
present visiting relatives in Arkansas.
Mrs. ", In company with Mr.. Thos. New
man, immediately departed for the bed
side of the sufferer. We trust that Mr.. Ms
indlsposition NAV not prove rs dangerous as
is feared, but that he may soon be In his
usual good health once more.
List of unclaimed letters remaining in the
post otfice at Pilot Knob, Mo-, December
31st, 1888:
Raker Joe Guzzi AngeolinO
BrisSie Mary J Jehnson NJ
RaprtSch Rosa Morrc w w
Downs Mrs Miller A 5
Dean Thomas Oberght John
Gibbs L sawyer Dr y IL
uigbee w NJ
4 not called for within thirty days they
will he sent TO the Dead Letter Office.
z. ii. JAQUITH, L. NJ.
Denutv l.. s. Marshals McCune aud Nall
arrived in Ironton Tuesday with warrants
for Hull .S Dale, charging them with selling
medicated "liquors" without license. The
ACCUSED were taken to st. Louis. We are not
acuuainted with the facts in he case, but from
what we can learn are inclined to believe
that If the law has been violated it was not
Intentional on the part of the offenders: but
rather from misconstructiOn of the license
saw, We hope to see the gentlemen estab-
fish their innocence when the matter comes
before the court for disposition.
To our foreign born friends who are such
advocates of what they term the protective
systemn we call the attention to an article
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