Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-01-30
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The W. c. t. L. once more graces our
columns.
Probate Court eonvenes in regular quar-
terly session on Monday next.
Mr.. Search has removed his family into
enc of Judge EmeTson's cottages in the
South End.
Ground hog day next sunday, The ques-
ton of early or late spring Will now soon be
determined.
Sixteen stone cutters were laid off at the
Quarry Monday. Lack Of work was assign
ed A. the cause.
Rev. Montgomery was last week summon
Ell to BIoominZton by the serious illness Of
one of his children.
More mud on the streets III Ironton dur
ing The past week than in a like period for
several years past.
Lent approacheth but that much talked of
ball hath not yet assumed the shape of a
certainty. Boys, it is time to be up and
moving.
Jay Gould and party passed south through
the VALLEY on special train Tuesday night.
To Texas on 4 tour of inspection, Is the OBJ
ect of the trip.
The GranitevilIe folk had dance at W ork
mems Hall on Friday evening last. fair
crowd was in attendance and the participa-
tors report good time.
Rev. Worsnop filled the pulpit at Fort
hiIl Church on sunday morning last and re-
gaIed hi> hearers with one Of hi usual log
zeal and wrll-timod sermons.
The corporate name Of the Boatmen'> Saw
ing Bank, -. Louis, was last week changed
TO Boatmen's Bank,as will be seen by refer
ence To their card in another column.
Mr. Hotson stored away some thin lee
during the cold snap of last week. The
present outlook is that h viii. have the only
homemade ice on she market in the Valley
during the coming season.
AT LESS THAN CosT.-Ni>s May Tong is
now selling her stock of Trimmed and Tn
trimmed Hats at less than cost. Ladies who
have not yet purchased their Winter Hats
would do well to call and make selection
before the best are gone.
Mr.. J. {. Noel, the newly appointed Reg
lister of the Land Office, will soon be here To
take charge Of hi office He ha> leased the
Tong homestead. east of Gays blacksmith
Shop,aud will make hi home therein during
his residence in our city.
La Grippe is the general complaint
throughout the Valley at present. This
Russian importation is a sort OF God-send
TO people who are continually complaining
and have no name wherewith to designate
their seeming indispositiou.
Mr.. Vim. 6. Craine writes Us to change
the address of his paper from Miami, Kan
sas, to Springfield, Mo-, where he is engaged
in the Superintendent Office of the Mem
phis'' Railway. VIM. moves around con>ld-
cradle but he insists in having the REGISTER
with him on all his travels.
The following named pupils from Iron
county are in attendance at the Deaf and
Dumb school in Fulton: Eowena Benson
and Elthfra Stith, Annapolis; Alonzo Ed
mond>. BclIevicw; Cha>. and John Jone-,
and Geo. ". W. Reynolds, Graniteyiile:
and John ". Bowman, Ironton.
Harvey Fountain, Of Arcadia, had one Of
the Copeland women arrested one day last
week charging that she had broken into his
poultry house and Stoten number Of
chickens. The case was tried by jury be
fore Judge Dinger last Friday and resulted
in the accused being discharged.
\ number of gentlemen from this county,
stockholders in the Southeast Prospecting
Company, went over To Pennington ye>ter-
Slav to conSummatc hepUrcha>c Of piece Of
Dropcr1v whereon their drill has been NJ
work for the past three months. The price
paid wa, $1,000. and we understand the
Prospecting Company think they have struck
i bonanza.
INDIAN Il. \. Chapter, No. Il, Initiated
two candidates last saturday afternoon and
evening, and, after the ceremony, the Com
pauiens repaired to the Academy OF Music
where the usual banquet and general good
time en>ued. The supper on this occasion,
which was furnished by the Ladies Aid
Society of the Baptist church, was excellent
and more delicious repast never graced a
public table in the Valley.
1t seemed to be generally conceded among
the children that it was indeed cruel and
hesrtie>s to hold school OF Thursday last
the first and likely only opportunity they
would have 10 enjoy good coasting the pres
eut winter The older children, not being
confined in school, participated In the hne
sport the sleet afforded 10 their hearts con-
tent, and all day long the adjacent hill sides
were swarmed with the merry makers
&C NJ. Hetibraud, the Democratic post
master at Poplar Bluff, was bounced last
Monday. and W. a. Spence, a Republican
appointed in his stead. 50 far rs southeast
Missouri is concerned there is now but one
instance wherein Il Democrat holds Fed
eral position shat Is worth having, and that
is the poSt-office at De Soto, which, we be-
2ieve, is still filled by one Of Mr.. Cleveland
z.ppoIntees. The gentleman had better pre-
pare 10 move, though. for the Greed ana
Hypocrisy that at present controls matters
at Washington will, doubtless, soon name
one of the faithful of the "blocks OF hfe'
gang to succeed him.