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

There will be preaching at the Presbyter-
ian Church next Sabbath.
Conductor S. w. Andrews is building an
addition to his home in the suburbs.
There will be big excursion and picnic
from St. Louis to Arcadia next Sunday.
Put up the horses! Pen up the hogs !!
Hew to the line, let the chips fall where
they may.
Probate Court is in session this week
Judge Dinger in the chair with considerable
business before him.
Star Of the West Lodge, No. 1913, A. F. &
A. NJ, will meet IN regular communication
on Saturday night of this week.
The call for nuisance committee in a
communication published this week is time
~ and should be attended to without delay.
Mr.. Allan a. Hinchey was recently ap-
pointed yardmaster at Piedmont. Mr.. A.
is good railroad man, and we are glad to
hear of his luck.
.Jno. Alberts is putting in glass front in
his hardware and furniture store, and when
the work is completed it will add wonder
fully to the appearance of the building.
The water melon car is now a daily oc-
eurrenca and the small boy puts in consid-
aerabIe of his time around the depot, making
a sneak on the proprietor whenever his back
is turned.
The picnic seas on augments railroad travel
and it is seldom now a. days but that the
Accommodation carries one or two extra
coaches for the convenience of some gather
ing along the road.
We have been requested to state that our
item of last week wherein we said Mr.. Ryan
contemplated leasing the Ironton House was
wholly without foundation, as Mr.. X. has no
Intentions of that kind.
There will be Grand Picnic at Des Arc,
on Saturday, August 9th. Good music by
the Piedmont Band. games, and many other
attractions will be on hand. See poster lis
sued this week for full particulars.
A new time card went into effect last
Sunday. The changes may be seen by re-
ferring to the schedule ut the head of this
column. As stated last week the trains now
stop at Iron Mountain for dinner.
The little four-year- boy of Geo. Marks
fefi off fence last Monday afternoon and
fractured his shoulder. A physician was
called, attended to the broken member, and
in all hour or two the little fellow was walk
Sng around as usual.
From a late roster of the local surgeons of
the st. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern
Railway we see that DIR. F. w. Lowry, OF
Iron Mountain. has succeeded DR.. G. W.
Farrar, Jr., of Pilot Knob, as one Of the sur
geons for this vicinity.
The General Barbecue and Picnic of the
coiored folks at Goulding's Park on Monday,
August 9Th, WAS pretty well attended 10y
coons from the Valley, Fredericktown,
Pennington and Potosi. No scraps were
had and all moved off very peaceaby.
H. is better to be horse, hog, or a mule,
than \ human, in this bright and tight little
city. The latter is restricted in the manner
of his u.s of the streets and sidewalks; the
former are ia0t. There is no need for Bill
of ights for the brute creation in the city OF
1rOntOn.
Our genial county clerk has been pretty
sick during the past week, but ths doctor
got in his work in good shape, and "BilP' j.
now on the convaieScent list, As also ms
good wife, who was very seriously ill for
several days. Their friends hope to soon
see both in their usual health.
The races at Caledonia on Saturday last
were, we understand, well attended and in
fensely interesting. We regret that We have
not been able to obtain a schedule of the re- |
suits. (Since the foregoing was written we
haye received full account of the races but
1t arrived 10 late for this issue. However, it
will appear next week.
We direct the attention of the Teachers
in the county who have not yet been exam
fued to Prof. Scott's card liz this weeks pa |
per announcing an examination IN tine court |
house in this place on August 10th and iItn.
This will p0sihrely be the last chance mat
would-be teachers will have to be examined |
this year, and al interested will take notice
accordingly.
United States Senator y. u. Cockrell will
spend few days in Southeast Missouri
during the month of September. talking tar
iff to the farmers Through the efforts o.
some of our friends, our Senator will speak
at Ironton, Monday, September I'd. we
hope that every farmer in Iron county will
be present Everybody come, and let us
have a rousing time.
MIR. Louis Miller some weeks since for
wsrded to the railroad authorities his esti-
mate as to the probable cost of placing the
Areadia Hotel property in repair. In reply
he has received word that delegation OF
officials will be down some time this week
aud determine what, if any, action Will be
taken in the matter. So the immediate
future of the Acadia House will soon be
known.
The long and bitter light over the Pied
mont post. office has terminated in Mr.. j. +.
Lindsay's Withdrawing as an applieaut Tor
the position. DIR. Bates, the late appointee,
will now likely receive his commission and
enter on the duties of the office without
further DELAY. While the open fight is oyer
there Is considerable soreness and it will be
manifested when next election time rolls
around, 1