Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-01-16
LOCAL BREvITIES.

Say How about that $50 day and roast
beef"
Several communications are crowded out
this week.
The cold snap Of Monday and Tuesday
caused killing times all over the Valley.
We learn that Rev. j. W. Worsnop intends
delivering a lecture on "Phrenology," in the
Academy of Music, at an early day.
The City Council had meeting Monday
afternoon. No business of special import
ance was brought before the meeting.
From the Piedmont Dispatch we learn
that Mrs. Allen Hinthey recently presented
her liege lord with little girl baby. Mr.. H.,
our congratulations and fondest hopes.
The w. c. I. U. will meet next Saturday,
the 18th, at Miss Alice Chase's. Will the
members please be present at half past
O'Clock? NJ. f. Vail, President
1t is said that Satan's imps are everywhere.
Guess this is so as the Devil of the REGIS
TER office was last Sunday elected Secretary
and Treasurer of the Ba ptist Sunday School.
The card of DR.. ]. D. Nifong appears in
this issue. The DR.. is a studious, careful
and ambitious young man, and we feel con-
fident will attain success in his chosen FRO
fession-
Snow and ice covered the tops of the cars
carried south on the freight trains through
this city last Wednesday. We take this as a
good Indication that there has been some
winter north of us anyway.
The heavy rain of last sunday again made
.k,,
bridge impossible and all travellers had to
go way round and make use of the bridge
between Ironton and Arcadia.
STRAYED-Early last summer. from F. NJ.
Adams, Belgrade, Mo-, one Sorrel Mare
Mule, two years old, next spring. Inform
alton leading to said mule will be literally
rewarded. Communicate as above.
We this week commence the publication
of another continued story on our inside
pages. "Uncle Aaron" promises to be an
interesting serial and we advise our story
loving readers to give it attention.
Flimsey is the name by which one of our
farmer friends designateS the nonenity that
at present represents this district in Con-
gress. 1t occurs to us that we have heard of
names being more fnapprOpriately applied.
The plastering within reach of idle hands
In the vestibule of the Academy Of Music
has been torn off and replaced with ceiling.
A decided improvement and one that should
have long since been made. Mr.. Purkiss
did the work.
After weeks engagement in the Academy
OF Music, Gunn's Ideals Sunday departed
for Bismarck where they play two nights and
A. tIn;- Ion no h
Fair houses, only, greeted the troupe dur
ing their stay in our city.
DR.. Strong wishes to inform the public
that he has removed to Ironton and opened
an.offlce in the building just north of the
REGISTER office, where his patients NAV
find him at all tunes of the day, and at night
at his residence near the NJ. E. Church.
INDIAN r. A. Chapter initiated four new
members on Friday and Saturday OF last
week and on the evening of the last-named
day held banquet at the American Hotel.
There were some twenty Companions
present and right royal time was had.
The artesian we'll at the Arcadia Valley |
Mill has been completed. A depth of 800 it. |
has been reached and fine supply of water
flows therefrom. We understand that the
drill will next be taken to the lead prospect
on Mr.. Hutchin's farm near the Shut-In.
1t appears now as if the prophet who said
we would have all our Water the latter part
of this month knew what he was talking
about. Let us hope. ut all events, that ice
will not be such luxury next summer as to
be beyond the reach of all but railroad and
corporation magnates.
- ft,llv Hptpr
eral months ago that in future, on occasion
of public entertainments,th the "coons" should
be confined to the gallery. We call upon
the Superintendent of the Academy to see
that the rule is enforced and thereby earn
the gratitude of all theatre-goers
Mr. Aug. Boss and lady. of GraniteVille,
last week returned from four months Visit
to the old country. During their absence
they visited both the Continent and Great
Britain, and. Aug. tells us, had delightful
trip in all respects They were accorded
hearty welcome by their friends on their
return home.
The REGISTER job office last week turned
out 32-page brief inside OF forty-eight
hours. In this class OF work we thlnk we
can just a little bit put it over any other es-
Enlistment IN Southeast Missouri, ana II on
trial we don't demonstrate that fact, wen
make no charge for the job. All we ask Is
to be given a show and we feel sure we can
hold the patron in future.
Mrs. Julia A. James desires TO inform tue
public that she has taken charge OF the IRON
ton House and will in future have charge OF
that hostelry. Mrs. J. has rehtted and re.
furnished the building with new furniture
and intends providing every comfort for the
accommodation OF her guests. The proprle-
tress, has had an extended experience In the
hotel business, and axis for share OF The
public patronage, promising to do all IN her
power to merit the same. |