Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-09-17
LOCAL BREVITIES.


Lo, the poor Indian got there with bott
mcccasined feet, didn't he?
The drummers are on the road again
CIIy eight in town yesterday.
County Court last Monday adjourned :,
meet in extra session on Monday, September
2ist.
"a Romance of Two Brothers. is the title
OF serial beginning with this weeks RIG.
IsTER.
a. Begley returned from Poplar Bluff yes.
terday. He says the Bluff does not postpone
With Ironton.
IL. Davis receives fresh fish from St. Louis
every week, also keeps Tony Faus.'s best
oysters. Leave orders.
Miss May Tong, late of this place, is now
located at TeXarkana, where she is engaged
in millinery. All here wish Ter well.
The charmed music of The pay-clr whls-
tie yesterday soothed he savage bre is of
all railroad men, and iTumiued their faces
with smiles.
Rev. Hicks promises US good, old fash
ioued winter this year of grace, with ice ga
lore for all who choose to garner it against
the coming summer.
Miss Virginia Townsend, of Ste. Mary's,
Mo-, arrived in Ironton Tuesday, on her way
TO u arble Greek, where she will teach the
public school this winter.
y transcript in the case of Hatten VS.. Jno.
j. Randall et al, containing $4,000 words,
wa made By the circuit clerk this week, on
order of defendants ATTORNEYS
The Rutledge Dramatic Co. are to present
series of new plays at the Academy of Mus
ic, commencing Monday evening, Septem-
Der list, and continuing throughout the
week.
Baldwin Bros. are now engaged in build
ing a barn for j. c. ROehrs on the Brown
farm" The building will be 50xS0 feet in
dimensions, and fitted out with all the latest
conyeniences.
VIM. Ruddock, President of the Iron
County f. 81 L. L., appointed j. Il. Holo-
man to represent that body in the anti-sub
treasury meeting in st. Louis on the IL, b
inst. \ good selection.
John BIemel owns the sole right to sell q
certain patent churn dasher in Iron county.
The dasher is one of the best "patent con-
traptions" we have ever seen, and Will be
sold at the price of one dollar.
For five years past, no one season has
seen so much fruit as our people have been
blessed with TINS summer. A great deal of
the choicer kinds has been canned and pre-
served and put away ''for future reference"
The base ball game promised for last Sun
day afternoon, between the Mineral Point
and Ironton colored nines-we wouldn't say
'tcoOns" for ever so much-failed to ma
terialize. The Mineral Pointers didn't come
down.
The council met in regular session last
Monday afternoon, all present except A.
Begley and j. n. Bishop. The usual routine
was gone through with, when The adjourn
ment was taken to the second Monday in
December.
Fl. l.. Kesling, Esq, has invented new
kind of fence, which he has had patented in
the United States, Great Britain and Canada
Those who have seen the model say the in
yention is valuable, and we hope Bro. X. will
make good thing out of it.
The Southeast Missouri yearly meeting of
Free-Wil Raptists meets in Bismarck, Sep
TENDER 30th. Christians OF all denomina-
lions are invited to attend. Good homes
free of charge, for all who may come. Come
one, come all. II. II. NOBLE, Pastor.
The summer visitor has returned to his
city haunts, the corn is ripening, the foliage is
variegaued, the weather-vane is to the north,
wood piles are growing-all pointing with
uneIr1ng precision to the presence of Aut-
I,rf. close N.
j. Cundiff of the Truth, accompanied
by his better half, took in the Press Assoc
iation meeting last week. John says it was
an elegant success, all through, and 1.-THE
boys" never had better time. Which
makes us deplore our enforced absence all
the more.
p. w. Whitworth and wife, H. NJ. Collins
and wife, the Turner and Thomson families,
Mrs. A. p. Vance, Mrs. 5. L. Gay, Mrs. L. b.
Pruitt, Mrs, VIM. Hills, Mrs. Geo. d. Marks,
Messrs. Geo. l.. Moore and I'll. b. Jones, at
tended the Pennington Fair last "Wednesday
and Thursday.
A large number of Irontonians visited
Pennington Fair last week, and we are glad
10 learn that the Association comes out, IL
financially, on top this year. The exhibits
were better than usual, and the interest
greater, while the general conduct of the
show was very satisfactory.
There was some loud talking down town
Saturday night, and one gentleman deiiber-
ated long and seriously with himself as TO
whether he would clean out the neighbour
hood. Happily for that end of town, the
milder counsel prevailed. and he went home
to sleep off his anger and eXcitation.
Some person who could well have been in
better business, last Saturday night I'M
hitched the team used by the Indian wedding
party, as il stood outside the house. The
horses took their way home to Stafford's liv-
erv stable at Pilot Knob-happily, without
accident or injury. But the act OF turning
them loose was wanton outrage, all The
same.
Sheriff Fisher aud Gilbert Whitworth went
hunting Yesterday morning, and four hours
later returned with seven turkeys and nine
squirrels. A pretty good mornings work;
but. then, Fletcher says Fisher l. so good
woodsmau that he can call all the beasts OF
the field and birds of the air to him, and that
his whistle will cause the hickory-nuts to
fall and charm the bark off the gum trees,
while GiIbert,s skill and luck are proverblai
with hunters.