Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-05-05
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The lilacs are blooming.

Ironton is to have new clothing
store in the near future
Probate court i in session this week
with the usual volume of business.
The Academy of Music should pur-
chase piano for the Use of the hall.
\ canning factory could be made a
paying investment in Arcadia Valley.
The outlook for all kinds of fruit. ex-
cept peaches. Is said to be very good.
1t i rumored that the American
Hotel l. about to change hands again.
Democrats. do not forget the mass
meeting at the courthouse next Satur-
day.
The Valley is in its spring garb and
presents an appearance more than beau
tifuI.
Roadoverseer Dixon is busily en-
gagged with his crew on the roads north
OF town
sunday was most beautiful May
day and everybody was out to enjoy the
fine weather.
No news in reference to the Pilot
Knob property except that it l. to be
sold May 18th.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Hill.
in Arcadia. on Thursday. April 18th.
1892. Il boy All well.
For Sale-A half dozen Pea Fowls
Fine plumage. Apply at once to Jos.
a. Reyburn, Russellville.
\ burned trestle. near Hogan. i'm
peded traffic on the railroad for several
hours last Sunday evening
BoKN-To Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Depew.
on Saturday. April 3Jth, 1892. boy.
Mother and child in good health.
The Arkansas Strawberries are going
into the markets. and it is said a fruit
train will soon be put on the road
Mr.. f b. Reyes. of Bonnie Terre.
has rented one of b. Zwart's cottages
and will make Ironton his future home.
The ice man is now a daily visitor
and as the summer comes on apace mis-
pocket becomes larger and his smile
broader.
The Southeast District Sunday school
Convention will meet at the Baptist
church in this city in the last week
of the month.
The Schneider quarries are putting
additional men to work every day and
the outlook for IA prosperous season
there is very bright.
The lands sold for taxes at the late
circuit court seemed to be in fair de-
mand and in few cases there were
contests for possession.
Miss Fannie Markham opeaed IA pri-
waite school Monday with something
over forty pupils. The school will
last a couple of months.
a car coming down the hill at Pilot
Knob broke away one day last week
and went flying over the dump near the
washer No serious damage.
\ heavy rain. accompanied by hail.
visited this section Monday night. and
doomed the growing vegetation. To-
mato plants were in demand next day.
II the rains come as frequently
throughout the spring aud early sum
mer a. they have the past few weeks.
ii Will be great season for grass any
way.
The Hayden farm, west of town, was
sold by the sheriff at partition sale on
Wednesday of last week Mr.. Arthur
l.. Pease was the purchaser, the price
being 5000.
MARRIED-At Ironton, Mo. on Mon
day, May I'd. 1892, Mr.. BENJAMIN f.
Henson. and Miss Lulu NJ. LovELACE,
both of Des Arc. Rev f. NJ. Shoush
officiating.
Mr.. Jos. kerchner, the popular saloon
man of Ghermanville, was in IrOutUn
Tuesday last securing material for u
handsome residence he i preparing TO
build this summer.
June 1st is named as the day on
which the owners of the granite quarry
will open the bids for a ten years lease
on that property. Until then nothing
can be told of the future
Rev. Edward James, quite noted
evangelist of the Baptist church, will
arrive in IrOntOn IN the course OF a
week or more and conduct a series of
meeting in that church here.
\ number of the young folks are
talking of organizing "A dramatic and
literary club. the object of which will
be to give.a series of entertainment :
during the spring and summer
1t is Il fact that there was so little
litigation at the late term of Court that
neither court nor lawyers could afford
to ride TO the depot, but ala turned out
early and walked the half mile
Tie board of appeals WAS i'll session
at the courthouse on Monday and
Tuesday last. Several parties who
thought their assessment too high were
present and made arguments.
The institute opened Monday with
an enrolment of twenty-five teach
ers. Prof. Vance expects the number
to increase to thirty during the week.
The ses sion will continue three months
Rev. Olin Ward Rose will deliver a
lecture at the NJ. T. Church in Gran
iteville on Tuesday. May 10th. for the
benefit of the church. Subject Will
be the interesting one of ''Bums-
Admission. twenty-five cents; children
,,pd.. L fifteen cents.