Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-11-20
GranItevilie Items.

| Ed. RegiSter-Among those on the sick
| list this week we report are Misses Ada ana
! Matte Sizemore, Misses Fannie ADD Dolly
! Kelly, JOHNNY Kelly and Robbie Smith. little
| son of Mr.. and Mrs. \. @. Smith, all with
malaria fever, but, at thi, writing, all are re-
ported improving.
| Vice President Il. NJ. Smith is able to be
| out again; also r. w. Smith is apparently
steadily improving. This much i 10 be said
| of Rupert; his best hold is courage and
| cheerfuness. He doesn't loose his grip and
to stay in doors is entirely out Of the ques-
ton.
The oyster supper under the auspices OF
the ladies Of the NJ. E. Church Sunday School
at Workman's Hall on last W ednesday even
ing was an enjoyable affair and the net pro-
ceeds Were about sixty five dollars, and
| would have been great deal more had the
supply of oysters been larger.
Mr.. W. r. Hiusdae is spending few days
in st. Louis.
The Graniteviile Brass Band will give a
grand ball on Thanksgiving evening, Thurs
day, November 9th. Come one, come all,
and give the boys lift, and hear some OF
their new and select MUSIC.
The cold and chilly rains of the past few
days are suggesting the first forecast OF the
coming winter, and, as the Indians are pre-
dieting a cold winter, with heavy snow
storms, basing their belief on the theory
that this year is the last of the cycle of ten
years dry spell, and the last of the three
years. drought, together with the planetary
and natural indications, known only to them
selves, and, as the Indians opinion is shared
BY nearly all the old settlers, who claim that
the cycle theory concerning periods OF MOST
ure and dryness have been verified during
the last four or five decades, to their knowl-
edge, and much longer in the experience of
ancestry, that is to those living in this West
ern country, and we would, on this theory,
advise replenishing our wood pile TO meet
the emergency.
Mr.. John Schwah and family Of Ifonton
spen, Sunday in town the guests of Mr.. Joe
Ranft.
1t is rumored that Mr.. Henry Rutschill-
ing, the wide awake little shoe maker of
Ghermanville is negotiating for the postotfice
at that place, tt succeed the present encnm-
bent, Mr. Joe Rapft, who will in short time
depart for Festus, Mo-. where he will still
continue in the dry goods business. Though,
not wishing to cast any reflections, we
do however, to be candid and frank about it..
suggest that fitness and qualification should
be looked into in this matter, and, as the
manner of properly conducting a postoffice,
wherein the public are interested 10 large
extent, we hope that Mr.. kiusev will be a
little circumspect in his recommendation as
an injury 10 one is the concern of all.
A little more on the recent political cyclone
and then we have done, The most crushing
effect of McKinleyism will be felt in the next
House. The present House, or did when it
last convened, stood 16S Republicans to ldl
Democrats. 1t now appears absolutely GER
tain that only 90 Republican congress -men
have been elected to the next House, about D
F. A., which will give the Democrats about
AS of a clear working majority, or enough
at least to scare up quorum This Is what
NcKjneyism has done for the Republican
party In the House, and its ravages have not
stopped there The cyclone has warped and
twisted up the Senate very badly, and will