Iron County register., 1890-09-18
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The Golden Rod is at its faIrest.
Deer can be killed now without violating
the law.
County Court convenes in adjourned ses-
sion next Monday.
Corn-cutting is employing the time of the
farmer just at present.
Mr.. j. B. Crocker is very sick with
typhoid malarial fever.
Ironton is to have grocery store with a
tombstone attachment.
Squirrels, turkeys and quail are said to be
very plentiful this year.
Lopez's present new ad. to the REGIS
TER's readers this week.
Anumber of Vallegians have already Wis
ited the ST. Louis Exposition.
A light frost Friday night, but not suffi-
cient to do any special damage.
Mr.. j. Nelson administered the ordinance
of Baptism to five candidates last week nea
Stono.
Stoves and overcoats have been necessary
to comfort several mornings and evenings OF
the past week.
The watermelons are gradually becoming
scarcer and the darkey is growing cores
pondingly glum.
Miss Sebastian, Fashionable Dressmaker.
Rooms at Mrs. Welch, two doors west of
REGISTER office.
We haven't thus far heard of any Jealous
Republican who is gambling on the success
OF their county ticket.
We know of one nominee on the Rcpubli-
eau county ticket who voted at the Demo-
cratic Primary Election.
Many interesting communications are un-
avoidably crowded out this week, but will
appear III our next issue.
The plastering in the thi rd floor of the
Odd Fellows building has been torn down
and replaced with ceiling.
Traffic on the railroad is very brisk at
present and long heavily freighted trains are
passing north and south over the road every
hour.
The date of the Great Cape Girardeau Fair
is from October 14th to 18th inclusive. Send
for premium list and catalogue of attrac-
tions.
FL. NJ. Collins will enter his horse, John L.,
in some of the running contests at the Farm
ington Fair next week. Thursday will prob
ably be the day.
We understand that Hon. Patrick Twoom-
ey, the Republican nominee for Prospecting
Attorney, is being strongly urged to deliyer
an address in the courthouse during the
campaign.
Rev. Isaac Borts. Of the NJ. f. Church.
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Just below the wagon bridge Sunday after
noon at two O'Clock. large assembly was
in attendance.
Dr. Strong says that a watermelon mys-
teriously disappeared from his office last
Saturday in broad day light. No questions
will be asked if the property is returned in
good condition.
Constable Paul Patton announces this
week as candidate for reelection. MIR.
Patton is well known to the voters of the
township and needs no recommendation or
introduction from us.
Hon. Chauncey L. Filley, of St. Louis, the
leader of the Republican party In Missouri,
will deliver an address at Annapolis Thurs
day evening, September 18th, and at Centre
willie, Friday evening, 18th. The public,
generally, is invited.
It's really too bad that the registration
laws hay e been repealed and that the Re-
publlcans haven't charge thereof Then
they could elect their county ticket by dis
frauchising Democrats as they did in the
latter part of the COS.
The announcement of VIM. Hills as a cam
didate for Justice of the Peace, and j. L.
Baldwin for Constable of Arcadia Township
appear in this weeks paper. Both OF these
gentlemen are we'll known to the voters aud
their qualifications need not be set forth by
US.
Rev. o. W. Rose has given up secular pur-
suits and will again enter into the active
work of the ministry. He Is at present
holding series of meetings at Graniteviile,
but expects to leave soon for Iowa, where
he will associate himself with the work in
that conference.
We hear that Mr.. Henry s. House has
about completed negotiations for placing
diamond drill on his farm on Marble Greek,
six miles south of Ironton, TO prospect for
lead. There is every indication of mineral
in the vicinity and we confidently expect
that Mr.. III. will make big find.