Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-11-12
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Thanksgiving Day cometh on apace, an
the turkeys in sight.
200 pairs best gold dado Window Shades
Spring Rollers complete, at 80 cts. each a
Bonanza.
The P. G. Society of the Episcopal churcl
will meet at Mrs. Pilley's Thursday, the 18th
at P. NJ.
Mr.. Lorenz Rinehardt, formerly a either
OF Pilot Knob. died at his home, near Farm
ington, last Sunday morning at one O'Clock
and was buried next day.
THANKSGIVING ENTERTAINMENT at tn,
Academy of Music by the pupils of the pub
lie school, November Goth. 1891, for the pur
pose of raising library fund.
Mr.. Adolf Lopez left last Monday fol
for Chicago, and will probably return the
latter part Of the week, after buying new
supply OF winter goods OF all descriptions.
The members of Iron Lodge, No. 1O7, I. o
o. F.. will give a grand ball during the Hol'
tdays-probably ON New Years Eve, though
the exact date is not yet determined. By
next week, however, the arrangements will
be sufficiently perfected to say for certain as
to the day.
The long aforementioned drouth of 1891
was broken by copious showers Sunday
night, which continued almost without In.
terruption until Tuesday morning. The
ground is we'll soaked, but the streams show
no improvement, and consist mostly of stag.
nant pools.
Next week we shall begin the publication
OF a series of letters written by father and
mother to their six-year- boy. The par
ents are making tour of the Old World.
The letters will be interesting to children of
all ages. and those of tender years will be
delighted with them.
John Meyer, tailor working for Mr..
Trauernicht at Middlebrook, was declared
insane by jury before Judge Dinger last
Thursday, and a guardian was appointed to
care for him and his property. Mr.. Meyer
Is U. s. pensioner. Mr.. VIM. Trsuernicht
was appointed guardian.
indian R. A. Chapter held special meet
ing last Saturday afternoon aud evening, and
the members concluded their labors with
an elegant banquet at the ".lue Store" Res
taurant. Messrs. Dees and Archie were the
aewly-made Companions for whose benefit
the meeting had been called.
Up along "brown row." just this side the
old ore-dump, is a bad place In the public
load. A bridge, or wooden culvert, is very
much dilapilated, with plank or two brok-
en- or gone. The attention of the roadover-
seer Is directed TO 1t, and we are certain this
Is all that is necessary to insure prompt ac-
tion on his part.
Chronicling, week before last, the runa-
way of the horse pulling the vehicle which
contained nutting party, we stated the rig
was from Hills livery stable. This was
error: it was one of Payton Martins animals
that took the bit between his teeth, so to
speak. Mr.. Hills acknowledges that runa-
ways are not unknown to him, but he doesn't
want the public to think he has q monopoly
of unruly cattle.
"Drs." Spotted Wolf and Uno having been
indicted by the grand jury for violating the
law relating to itlnerant physicians and ven-
ders of medicines, were arrested last week,
and their bail bonds placed at 5000 each.
Spotted Wolf gave bond, but Uno, unable to
find sureties, went to Jail for a short time.
Afterwards, they both pleaded guilty to the
indictment, and were let OF on paying fine
OF one dollar, which. with the costs, amount
ed to $13.05 for spotted Wolf, and $1405 for
Uno.
The railway crossing in North Ironton-the
main crossings in bad condition, and diff
cult of passing to all vehicles. There is an
offset from the wagon road to the road
which jolts the insides out of the unwary
traveller, and makes a quick crossing in
emergency impossible. Besides, 1t Is liable
to create breakdowns, and breakdown on
a railway crossing is no pleasant experience.
We hope the place may be put in proper
condition without delay. The public safety
demands it.
Those of our citizens who delight in Civ
ing an occasional evening to innocent mirth
and enjoyment will read with pleasure the
card in this paper ammo uncing the Thanks
giving Festival at Granitevlle, Wednesday
evening, November 25th. The admission Is
only fifty cents, and all who attend will be
sure to get their moneys full worth. Then,
again, the ultimate object-the raising of
funds for the benefit OF the Catholic church
at that place-is q most commendable one.
For all these reasons we are certain the Fes-
tiYal will be largely attended and prove a
complete success. Go, and stand not on the
order of your going, friends and fellow citi-
gems, but 60 when the time comes.
The forest fires prevailing In this section
eliminated last Friday evening, threatening
the destruction of fences, houses, barns,
etc. Fortunately, hard work avert
ed great disaster, but considerable property
was destroyed nevertheless. The Lott farm
now the property of VIM. A. Fletcher
the Simpson place, Stumbaugh's, Myers
Russell's-all were "in it," and the gentle
men named, with about ten or twelve others,
fought the flames for q stretch of about five
miles, all Friday night. By aid of the coun-
TT and private roads, which served as partial
barriers to the advancing fires, and by firing
against the fire, they succeeded at length in
adverting the danger. But the Gibson place
on Tip-Top was entirely destroyed-fences,
barns and all. The John Mann place lost one
hundred panels of fence, and the Henry
Leigh farm is out three hundred. So the
rain which came Sunday was blessing in |
more ways than one: 1t put out the fires. |
filled the cisterns, and refreshed the earth.