Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-10-08
LOCAL BREViTIES.

all.
John Henry Orrick, last Friday, quit the
Four Courts, and stock a walk down Broad
way.''
Hadn't st. Louis better send her public
boarders out into the country towns for safe
keeping:
With October came October weather-for
which perspiring humanity Is, or ought to
be, duly thankful.
The matinee engagement atthe county jail,
set for October 31st, has been declared loft, f"
By the chief actor.
The "Orders of Publication" go out with
this issue, and hereafter we can fully &C
comodate all our correspondents.
NANTED.-A good Butcher or man to as
sist in butcher business. Apply to
CHAs. ARNOLDY, Ironton, Mo.
We gently remind our friends who have
promised to bring us firewood that the win
ter cometh on apace, and threatens to meet
us unprepared.
Ironton has almost the appearance Of a
deserted village, the Yeiledi Prophet hav-
ing called many Of our citizens to attend his
autumnal festivities.
It is rum0red that the Syenite Granite
Company has released the quarries at Gran
iteyille, and we hope that for once the lying
Madame may tell the truth.
Rev. James has had St. Paul's church put
In repair the past week-carpenteringw where
necessary, and building anew the brick foun-
dations supporting the ediice.
hrotb
in-law, had a fst-and- skull set-to in Area
dia last Saturday. Three rounds were fought,
Holland coming out second best in all of
them.
Sheriff Fisher and Thomps. Blanton had a
little peaceabfe difference with one of the St.
Louis and Iron Mountain baggage masters
last Saturday; but explanation on the part
of a mutual friend brought back the guns
and smoothed away the dispute.
\ beet weighing eight and a quarter
pounds was presented Us by John Segnor
last Saturday, just to show how large and
yet how sweet and tender they may be grown
when properly cultivated. 1t was as elegant
for table use as any we ever tasted.
Many a quail pot-pie diversified the dim
nerS of the Valley people last week. The
popping of shotguns Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, no doubt, bad something to do
with the rains that have refreshed this Sec
tion since ''the game law went out"
The hot, dry spell was broken Saturday
night. The showers were not so copiOus as
might be desired, but they effectively laid
the dust, and the thermometer dropped to
the frost point Sunday night. AT this writ
ing the skies are cloudless and the air pure
and invigorating.
William Shular, aged nineteen, at Gran
iteyille last Saturday thrashed Samuel j..
Smith, aged fourteen. Smiths mother had
Shular arrested and he was tried before
Squire AXE yesterday. After full hearing
the defendant was fined five dollars and
costs-in all, S21.25.
Geo. BegIey, Esq, of Poplar Bluff, came up
so Iroaton with his son; and from here ac-
companied his mother to Murphysboro, ILL.,,
on visit to her daughter, Mrs. Norman
They all want to "see the baby" which lat
ter parsonage, with its mother, will return
TO Ironton with them.
Last Thursday deputy sheriff Joe Baker of
Reynolds county came oyer to this bailiwick
Il
and VIM. Lewis, ST., they being charged
with dynamlting fish in Black river. All the
parties gave bond for their appearance be-
fore the proper authorities.
Chas. ArnoIdy, while out horseback in the
woods hunting cattle one day last week,
being in the vicinity of the railroad, ran into
a piece of barbed wire which had been lett
lying on the ground. The horse was very
seriously injured. The wire had no doubt
been left there by the railroad fence build
ers.
The Pennington Prospecting aud Mining
Company will Immediately sink a shaft IXl2,
$40 feet deep, on their prospect on Flat RiVer'
mention of which was made last week. Al.
Woolem has the contract, and is now getting
ready to begin. Actual work Will ne COM
nenced on the shaft next Monday, and Will
be vigorously pushed.
Hor. ]. J. Powell will deliver lecture
under the auspices of Bismarck Lodge, No.
152 X. of p, at Bismarck on the 22d inst,
entitled, "Pythianism Exposed" The lect-
ure Is favorably commented upon by the
papers in the larger cities, and we are sure
all who may attend will do so with proht.
Admission, ladies, 25c; gentlemen, soc.
There is a sort of sarcasm IN the numerous
assertions by our Southeast brethren to the
effect that ''unless the Governor interferes
John Henry Grrick will hang at lronton on
October 3Isl." The probabilities are that
John Henry won't be within thousand
miles of lronton on that day unless some
other person than The Observation-Disclosures"
The St. Louis, Cape Girardeau and Fort
Smith Railway will sell tickets at greatly
reduced rates to all points between Hunter
in Carter county and Cape Girardeau, from
October Ilth to 18th, inclusive, which will
he good until the 10Th. The Southeast Dis
trict Fair will be held during those DAYS.
The Iron Mountain, Cotton Belt aud Current
River Railways will sell round trip tickets at
Is fare.
The following has reference to the WORK
now being done in Poplar Bluff by Dir. Hot
son of this place: 1.-THE granitoid sidewalk
laid for Mr.. Davidson west of the post-offlce
stands all tests well. Several other property
owners have ordered similar walk and II Is
now proposed to lay the walk from the de-
pot 10 the post-office with granitold' sucn
an Improvement would benefit the property
owners along it more than its cost"
Our old and respected friend, c. &. Lash
aSfimahlp wife,