Iron County register., 1890-01-09
LOCAL BREVlTIES.

Rain, rain, rain, Mud, mud, mud.
Mrs. Julia A. James has leased the Ironton
House and will in future have charge of that
hostelry.
The street commissioner last week put in
bridge Oh Reynolds street between Main
and Knob.
New Year was not very eXtravagantly OBJ
served hereabouts. The celebration consist
ed chiefly IN the firing of cannons and few
big drunks.
We hear it trumOred that some of the Gran
fteville folk contemplate giving Grand
Masque Ball at the Academy of Music
sometime next month.
Star of the West Lodge, No 133, A. F. and
A. NJ, will hold special meeting next Mon
day night for work in the E. A. Degree; a
full attendance is-siesired.
A couple of iron pillars have been placed
under the gallery in the Academy of Music.
In future there need be no uneasiness on
occasions of public entertainments when the
balcony is filled to overtiowing.
The Week of Prayer does not promise to be
so enthusiastically observed this year in the
Valley as has been known in times gone by
Whether there is no work to be done or the
laborers are few we can not say.
Rev. DR.. o. NJ. Martin, P. E., ST. Louis
district NJ. E. Church, will preach at Pilot
Knob next Sunday at P. NJ, and at Iron
ton at Z. All are cordially invited to come
and hear him. c. f. HEATON, Pastor.
The PRESIDENT last Monday appointed
James C. Noel Register of the Land Office at
this place, rice j. T. AXE, removed. So far
as this vicinity is concerned the rascaIs have
now completed their task of turning them
out"
Mr.. James ID. Greason, of Syenite, now
carries one on each shoulder. They came as
a double holiday gift, and are both boys.
The Citizen extends congratulations and the
compliments of the season.-Poptdr BtuD
Citizen.
Rev. Montgomery reached IrontOn, AS
promised, last week and filled his usual ap-
pointment Sunday morning. Rev. VI. has
been quite sick since his departure, but is
now convalescing and hopes soon to be in
his usual good health.
Stout's Creek has been "nO slOuch OF
stream" the past week, and fording 1t mas,
at times, been attended with no little dan
ger. As this writing she is still on the boom
and the cloudy skies give promise that the
end is by no means yet.
Midfan X. A. Chapter holds special meet
ings on Friday and Saturday afternoons
and evenings of this week. a full attend
auce is desired, aud afternoon meetings Will
convene at one O'Clock sharp. Work in all
four degrees on both days.
DIR. II. NJ. Jones has just returned from
months visit to his Arkansas plantations,
near Newport. The DR.. reports the cotton
crop short and the water supply supera-
bundant The cotton yield in that region Is
but one-third as large as usual.
Our genial baker, Mr.. Jno. Blemel, attend
ed the Third Annual Ball given by the Ba-
ker's Union in ST. Louis on Saturday even
ing last. 1t was swell affair and Johnnie
tells US that by the time the festivities were
concluded he was as big as any man in the
hall.
The work of the County Court, redistrict-
ing the road districts throughout the county
and providing for the election Of roadover-
seers at the coming school elections, is pub
I1sbed in this issue of the REGISTER. An
nouncements for Roadoverseer are now in
order.
We congratulate the genial secretary of
the Southeast Missouri Immigration Society.
Mr.. Crumb is bound to see the Southeast
populated. and is one of those fellows who
practices what he breaches. He has bran
fired 1I1s Id. boy at his house.-P0pldr Bluff
Citizen.
special train of twelve coaches having
AdeIiue PATHS opera trope aboard, passed
south through our city last Sunday evening.
The outfit was bound for the city of Mexico
and was journeying from Chicago. The
companv is comprised of one hundred and
seventy five people.
II is stated that MIR. Flanagan, who spent
the last summer in the Bakewell property in
this city. is thinking of buying the Arcadia
House, provided he can obtain suitable
terms from the railroad company. NeSotia-
tions are at present pending and the outcome
will be known in a few days.
A prominent Republican here the other
day gave the present Administration its
proper status. Said he, "l'll tell just what
mink of Ben Harrison: he's just the Kind
of q President That hinsey Is Nohs iessniau'
Put ,em i'm a bag and shake 'em up, and
would think the bag was empty"
"Mr. Walter Clarkson, of Arcadia, Mo-,
finds Caledonia an attractive place in which
TO spend his Christmas holidays" So says
the Potosi Independent. j. W. assures us
that he was up there on business wheat
deal, we believe. But after all, there's no
telling: he may mean his sweet dell.
The Enterprise Messenger states that dog
fennel is blooming in that town. If that be
the case Ironton must be a waving sea of
immaculate loyeliness about now .-PoptGr
Bluff Citizen.
Aye, are you there, McGinty? Dog-fen-
mel doesn't flourish in Poplar Bluff; neither
does any thing else, save wind, mud, Black
River water, chills and quinine joints.