Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-12-11
LOCAL BRENlTIES.

h. OF ID. elects CllCeTS TO night.
Services at the Baptist Church, next sun
day morning and evening.
The trial of the new electric light plant In
De Soto viii be made to- night.
The "Hu>kiug Bee" entertainment at the
Quarry has been abandoned.
The BAPTIST SUNDAY School entert ainment
occ.!r- at the Academy of Music Decem Der
30. il.
Wm. Z. Ed-ar, Jr., won the goats which
were rsfiied by Jacob Grandhomme one day
last week.
The special meeting of indian r. A. Chap
ter which had been called for next Saturday
has been postponed indefinitely.
The visitation of the beautiful last sunday
interlered materially with the attendance At
church both in the morning and evening.
WI. Byers was last Friday chosen as a
member of the school board to succeed W.
A. Fletcher, resigned. a good selection.
Among the Christmas displays of this town
none are composed of more elegant Holiday
Goods than will greet your eyes in Crisp's
Drug Store.
Our merchants have done big business
the past week, and on Saturday many of
them were rushed for the entire day and up
TO late at night.
The case of State VS.. Hatridge, charged
with assault. was tried before a jury in the
Circuit Court yesterday morning and result
ed in a verdict of acquital.
The County Court last week made set
tlement with the retiring Treasurer, Jas H.
Clark, and ID. +. Reese, the Tressurere- elect,
was duly indicted into office.
INDIAN Il. A. Chapter is completing ar
engagements for Ball and Supper at the
Academy of Music on FRIDAY, December
26th Invitations Issue this week.
Tramps are numerous these days and some
OF them are iusoIent aud dangerous. An
application of the vagrant section OF the
statutes would doubtless have wholesome
effect.
Among the lawyers in attendance on Cir
cunt Court this week are: ". II. II. Thomas,
Hillsboro; ". ;. Anthony, Potosi; Jno. II.
Rsaey. Piedmont: J. j. Russell, Charleston;
W. l.. Beyeredorff, Centreyile.
The revival at Fort Hill was closed last
Frialv. The man from Washington county
who was assisting in the meetings impres>eS
the hearers a being endorsed with more
enthusiasm or confidence than ability or
good Judgment.
A Young man by the name of Brown from
Iron Mountain stepped off the Accommoda-
ton train while it was moving in the Pilot
Knob yards Saturday night and had his knee
can broken. DR.. Strong attended the inlur-
ed man and he will probably be all right in
due course of time.
Don't overlook the Alliance lecture st The
Academy of Music tomorrow tIhursdaD
evening. MIR. Williams il said to be
speaker Of no mean ability, and Will MAKE
clear statement of the teBet- grievances ana
purposes OF the agriculiurists and their or
a.aaization. good attendance ought 10
greet him.
CITY Collector Patton again wishes 20 re-
mind the taxpayers that they must pay n.y.
and that at once. if they wish TO avoid addi-
rional cost and trouble. This is positively
she last notice that will be given, and all
taxes remaining unpaid on December 22d
will he turned in As delinquent. Every
body will he Wise in paying up promptly
The wrecking derrick vas ct work in front
of the Gazette office. Tuesday forenoon,
tightening the burden of freight ear loaded
with granite, to prevent possible break
down. The car contained about 20 cubic
wards of massive granite blocks from the
Svenite. or granite, quarrIes in Iron county
on its way 10 jackson, Michigan.-De Soto
Gazette.
Frederick Woolford died ut his home IN
this city Monday morning. at the advanced
ACE Of IS wears and six months. The de-
ceased has been a resident of lronton only -
year. hut he spent most of his life in Fred
-artcktovn. where he has many friends and
relatives. The funeral OCCURRED Tuesday
afternoon at 80 o'clock froH, the Presby-
gerian Church.
The BonanZa window devoted 10 santa
,1aus is the delight of the children. The
scene depicted is familiar TO ALL Santa
Claus. who has just cPnie down the chlmheSr
Is beside the little bedstead, hhiEg the STOCK
6ng with toys, while the sleeping ehiiafen
sire dreaming OF the joys TO come with cary
1morxip~. The picture Is realistic, anu 'oio
SANITY" as natural a lie.
Time and AGAIN we have called the atten-
t,un of the authorizes to the dangerous con-
ditlOn OF the l"St-fa'S 0 -.
bridge across Stout's Creek Inc 'ai'ihs
S.,ng the side are down, PlSnSs are up III
the walk, and the structures little ises u a.
a pit-sall for the uuwary pedestrian. thtes'
some repairs are made at once, some one VII
have damage suit or we miss our predic'
ricn.
OZARK CLUB RooNs--Messrs. Patton ano
Hill have leased the brick sGIlding south o.
the courthouse square and opened blliafo
and pool hall therein, which has been christ
sued the 'sezark Club Rooms" The bes'
of order will ne maintained al all times and
she individual who wislla. to spend an hour
or so in pleasant pastime Wi; always fad q
cordial welcome. Tables and appts' enanceS
are of the besi, and patrons are assured 3F'
cry courtesy and attention.