Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-01-08
LOCAL BREViTIES.

Bonanza has Il new sad"
Lopezs' New Year announcement appears
this week.
The schools resumed Monday after Hol-
iday vacation lasting two weeks.
Prosecuting Attorney Jordan now has his
office In the courthouse with the sheriff.
The first chapters of our new serial story,
avenged at Last" appears in the inside
pages of this issue.
The Mckinley bill hasn't yet brought $50
day and roost beef" to this section. Why
defer this blessing longer, gentlemen of the
Republican party?
By reference to card in another column it
will be observed that the Boatmen's Bank,
st. Louis, has increased its surplus from
$4,000 to $500 900.
The wintry weather of the Christmas sea-
son couldn't hold out and the first two days
of this week have been as fair and warm as
the early sprlng-time.
Prof. Vance attended the Teachers Insti-
tute at De Soto last week, and report. an
interesting and pleasant time. The next
meeting will be held at Charleston in August.
There are, or will be, fifty three Thurs
days in 1891, and some of the brethren
skipped their issue last week, to keep from
Throwing in one to make it good measure"
The Ladies of the Baptist AID Society de-
sire to return thanks to the public, for their
liberal patronage on the occasion of the fes-
tval at the Academy of Music, Tuesday
night last.
The REGISTER has the best corps of cor
respondents of any paper in this section and
we want them all to help-.us make the REG
lister the best paper in Southeast Missouri
during the year 1891.
MARRIED-At the residence of Rev. ".
III. Roberts, pastor Presbyterian Church,
Ironton, Mo-, on Wednesday December 31st,
1890, Mr.. GEO. MARLIN and Miss FANNIE 4.
KELLY, both of Graniteville, Mo.
Traffic on the railroad has let up,consid-
erably within the past ten days and there
has been decided decrease in the number
of trains during the past week. Most of the
cotton having been shipped Is one of the
principal causes.
Capt. Seare has left Pilot Knob for Car
bondale, Ills, where he will remain several
months experimenting the work of tearing
down the pillars in the coal mines at that
point, owned and operated by the ST. Louis
Ore & Steel Company.
BoRN-Sunday, January I'D, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Connolly, at Hogan, a boy. To MIR.
and Mrs. A. Woolem, same date, girl. To
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Mccain. Pilot Knob,
January 9Th. boy. To Mr.. and Mrs. c. B.
Hill Ironton. same date, girl.
The Week Of Prayer meetings were inaug-
urated at the Presbyterian Church Monday
might, large congregation being in attend
anee. The meetings will continue through
out the week, and may, eventually, be fol-
lowed by an oldfashioned revival.
The new Judge of this circuit, J. F. Green,
presided at this term-his first court since
he has received the appointment. He is fair,
precise, and learned in the law and received
compliments on all sides. We predict he
will make record on the bench OF which
the whole circuit will be proud.
Hon. Sam. Byrns of Potosl was in Ironton
Monday for the first time since the glorious
victory of November. He is yet very joyous
over the result and, of course, was the recip-
lent of hearty congratulations from his num-
erous friends. 1t does man good to think
we'll really have a representative in Con-
gress after March 18th.
LOST, STRAYED OR DEAD TO THE WORLD
A poor, little Insignificant specimen of hu-
ananity once known as Congressman l.. w.
Nothing has been heard of him since the
cyclone passed over the land in November
last, and it is feared he was engulfed in the
general disorder. Has any one seen or heard
efata
We are sorry to learn of the destruction by
fire of the store of Mr.. w. l.. Rockwell at
Latin, Bollinger county, the early part OF
last week. Mr. R. was i'm business for long
time in the south end of this county aud had
hut lately removed to Bollinger. There was
some insurance on the property, but the loss
lis several hundred dollars in excess thereof.
List of letters remaining in the Ironton
rost-office for the month ending December
31st, 1890:
Roise Miss Angeline Frank Jesse
Bercre Mrs Eliza Jones MISS LOU
Bioudv Il Jones W III
Clark w w oteai oohh
IF not called for within thirty days, they
will be sent to the Dead Letter ONCE.
THos BEARD, z. NJ.
The entertainment given by the children OF
,op Rantist sunday School, at the Academy
of M,.ic on Tuesday evening OF last week.
WAS well attended, and the little ones ac
Quilted themselves Handsomely, anu "e'e'
in some instances, loudly encored. pieas-
ant feature of the evening was the presehta-
ton of fine lamp to the pastor, Rev. T. NJ
Shoush, BY his parishioners.
All kinds of Sewing Machines ana Music"i
Instruments repaired. Satisfaction guarah-
taea Rest Sewing Machine Oil, Neeoies,
Belts: aud Parts for all Sewing MaehineS'
GAR he had by leaving your orders. Inc
I5gbt-Running Domestic and New home
Sewing Machines always on hand. Buy the
hest. Good Second Hand Machines for SAFE
.ha,n- Call at Ironton Book Store, next 10
post-otfice.