Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-08-13
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Song service at the Presbyterian Church
next Sunday night.
There is another gang of gypsies camped
near the railroad bridge.
Ice-Cream. Peach, Vanilla and Lemon,
over Fairchild's store tomorrow evening.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Henson on
Sunday, August 9th, 1891, boy. All are
doing nicely.
The Teachers Institute, which has been in
progress out in Belleview for the past month,
closes this week.
A party of young people are making prep
arations for Moonlight Excursion and Pic
mic to the Iron Mountain Lake this evening.
"What fall was that, my countrylnen"-
that of the mercury in the thermometer
when the storm came up yesterday evening.
Mr.. w. II. Delano last week brought into
this office a twig of Siberian Crab literally
covered with apples. The fruit is pretty
as picture.
VIM. Kocher, who works for w. T. Gay,
had one of his hands badly crippled by
refractory mule which he was shoelng yes
terday afternoon.
The lawn party given by the l.. B. F. NJ.
Band of the Methodist Church at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Jno. Newman last night was
well attended and proved quite successful.
We learn that the Camp Meeting over in
Reynolds county is being well attended and
the results, thus far, have been highly salts
factory. The meeting continues for several
days yet.
A new time-card went into effect last Sum
day. A change of few minutes in the time
of the night passenger trains are the princi-
pal features. No. 80 is now the day train
and No. 81 at night.
Mr.. E. j. Langdon Monday afternoon
brought to the REGISTER office twelve
inch twig from a crab tree, containing three
even dozen apples. They are rich In color
and clustered like grapes.
Rev. Martin, Presiding Elder for this Con-
ference, held Quarterly Meeting Services at
the NJ. E. Church last Saturday and Sunday.
He preached at Pilot Knob that afternoon
and in Graniteville at night.
The south bound local freight seldom
reaches here now days before noon. The
delay is occasIoned by the switching, which
has to be done over the Belleview Valley
Railroad, between Iron Mountain and
Schneider's Quarry.
STRAYED-From my farm, near Des Are,
Mo, one mouse or blue colored Mare Mule,
10 years old; one eye hurt; 141a hands high.
will pay a liberal reward for the return of
the mule or notify me at Des Arc, Mo.
eager SEMANDs.
There was rear end collision between
two freight trains at Des Are last Sunday
morning. A badly demolished caboose and
two or three wrecked freight cars resulted.
A ear load of flour and California fruits SUI
fered the most, aud these articles were
strewn over the track for some distance.
Mr.. Jas. Mulllgan, who lives couple miles
east of Ironton near the Fredericktown ROAD,
had the misfortune to lose his famous SIX
legged steer one day last week. The animal
received some injuries out in the WOODS
which necesstated putting it to death. tx
butcher Rieke officiated.
Mr.. 5. E. DeHaven had his ''tirst case''
before a Justice of the Peace oyer in Key
nolds county last week. The suit was one
for debt and "Dee" was representing the de-
PENDANT. He claims he had the preponder'
auce of evidence for his man, but the "sen-
timentn was against him and so he lost the
case.
lie. Over, the individual from Illinois
who was placed in Jail here about two
months ago on the charge of illegal cohaol-
tation, gets his freedom next Sunday. The
woman in the case has been out of jail sew
ersl weeks, but is still in the Valley await
ing the liberation of the object of her affec-
tions.
Our old friend Geo. Spitzmiller of Pilot
hru nES1n
shop by fire last Sunday morning about three
O'Clock. At that early hour passer by no.
ticed that the roof near the fiue was in names
he promptly called Mr.. Spitzmiller, and
few buckets of water eXtinguished the nre'
Had the discovery been delayed few mo-
ments longer it would have been impossible
to save the building.
The long drouth terminated Tuesday af'
ternoon in heavy rain storm The rain
was preceded by thunder and lightning, anO
for an hour or so sheets OF famed piayeC
back and forth in the heavens. one erasf
struck a tree in the orchard just west OF Or
HuII,s residence and splintered some OF th'
boughs into kindling wood. Shortly aitel
one O'Clock the rain began to fall and con
tipued more or less throughout the after
noon.
Mr. A. Markham last "Wednesday pre-
scented the editor of the REGISTER with tn
finest basket Of tomatoes he has ever seen
There were twelve of the tomatoes and the.
flled the basket, which would prooaol
measure half bushel way to Overlooking
In weight they were just twelve pounds,
an average of a pound each. In appearance
they were simply beautiful and In taste an
flavor could not be excelled. 1t was YER
accountable present indeed and MIR. Markham
has our sineerest thanks.
List of letters remaining in the lrontol
p,st-office for the month ending June 3Otf
1891:
Aelcock Mr. W u LotZes MT tHie
Baker Mrs Hester McArtnur MIs
CaIam Mrs Sally Slnson MT 9ohn
Finkley Scnoot Doiu
Fuekmau Mrs Marois SiSen
Kenly Mr. Fred Ihomas Mt Ueofse
King ID w
not called for within thirty days, the
will be sent to the Dead Letter ONCE.
THos. BEARD, p. II.