Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-09-25
LOCAL BREVITIES.


The Pennington Fair opened yesterday.
Wild grapes and hickory nuts are said TO
be plentiful.
w. L. Wemp assumed charge of the sta
ton at this place last Friday.
Mr.. ]. B. Walker delivered a number of
campign speeches in Reynolds county last
week.
Mr. Jno. Whitworth, of Arcadia, has moy-
ed his stock of goods into the Harveill store
house.
The Democrats of Iron county promise to
give one of the usual old time majorities
this fall
Mr.. JAS. II. Clark received two car loads
of merchandise Monday, the first instalment
for his new store.
AS the campaign proceeds apace the voters
mind is recalled TO the unfulflled promise
Of $50 day and roast beef"
Summer and fall apples have been scarce,
but we learn there is fair prospect of very
good supply for the coming winter.
VIM. r. Edgar, Esq, went to Cape Girar-
deau Monday, upon legal business before
the court. He will return this week.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Jay on sun
day, September Dist, lib. boy. All the
parties, even to happy Nick, are doing nicely.
Mrs. L. NJ. Polly, a crippled woman,
preached at the Baptist Church Sunday
night. A large congregation was in attend
ance.
The Sisters in Arcadia have recently COM
pleted very pretty barn of artistic design,
which adds much TO the appearance OF the
premises.
Mrs. j. b. Croker died this morning at
her home in one of the Ironton House cot
tages, after painful illness. Funeral Fri
day afternoon.
Married-At Sabula Iron county, Mo-, on
Thursday, August 2sth, 1890, by S. f.
McNeeley, j. P, JAMES q. SMITH and Miss
SARAH LEWIS.
The race track is quite a favorite resort
these evenings and scarce an afternoon but
what test of speed of some kind or other
enlivens the scene.
Hartford Collins departed Monday for
o Pennington. to attend the fair IN progress
this week and to enter his racer. John L., in
some OF the running contests.
he diamond uFliI OF the southeast MIS-
souri Prospecting Company is now at work
on the Reuben Thomas farm, near Belleview.
Lead Is the mineral expected.
Married-At the Presbyterian Church,
Marble Hill, Mo-, September 18th, 1890, by
Rev. w. Ii. Roberts, DIR. ELI B. MAYFIELD,
of Grubville, Mo-, and Miss IDA CONRAD of
Marble Hill.
Township Sabbath School Convention will
be held sabbath evening at the Presbyterian
Church. This convention Is undenOmina-
tional. All Sabbath Schools in the township
should be represented.
October ii to 18th is the date of the South
east District Fair at Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Excellent premium list and unlimited num-
Der of novelties. Accommodations for an
enormous crowd will be prepared.
The Democrats OF Reynolds county are
preparing for a Grand Democratic Rally and
Barbecue at Centreyile on Saturday, Octo-
Der 4th. Hons. NJ. l.. Clardy, Sam. Byrns,
Jasper Burks and others will address the
assemblage.
1t is doubtful whether the Iron Mountain
railroad company was ever carrying more
freight than it Is at present and it Is almost
next to impossible for the small shipper at
local points to secure ears or any accommo-
dations whatever during the present rush.
There is said to be considerable disaffec-
ton in the ranks of the G. A. r. so far as
Kinsev is concerned. They claim kinsey
has offered them affront and insult on every
possible occasion. With discord in the g. o.
d. and a united Democracy Byrns' election
is certain.
At the recent Republican mass-meeting
and convention in this city the nominee for
Prosecuting Attorney called to order
because he insisted on referring to our Con-
gresham as Mr.. Mckinsey. But then it's a
question whether he was any more ignorant
in this aspect than a majority of the crowd
about him.
Hon. Chauncy Ives Filey the Republican
moguI of Missouri, spent two or three days
of last week in Reynolds county and the
southern part of Iron. We learn that the
sold man" " aved the bloody shirt vigorously
and vehemently. The result will he to
strengthen the Democrats and line them up
for November.
The harvest moon has thus for cast naught
but si,kly glare because of the continued
cloudy weather, and unless there Is clear
ing of the skies within the next week the
youth of the Valley will be deprived OF the
clear beams and delightful rays of that moon
whose influence is SAID to be so wholesome
in time of love.
Hon. III. Marlin Williams,t great tar
;ff reformer of st. Louis, will denver ad-
dresses at Granitevile, Wednesday, Octo-
Der 1st, at O'Clock, P. NJ, and at lron'oh,
Thursday, I'd, ut p. NJ. EVERYBODY Is
invited to come out and hear fair and I'M
Martial discussion of the most vital ques-
tion i'm American politics of to-day
We learn that the Republican Senatorial
Convention at Piedmont last Saturday en-
dorsed F. p. Adams of this place as the III
man to succeed Mr.. ". W. Nall as Chief
Clerk in the L. S. Marshtl's Office st. Louis
Now we should like to know what that SEN
a,orial Convention knows of Mr.. Adams or
the requirements for chief clerk in the Mar
shal's Office.