Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-02-04
LOCAL BREVITIES.

hedu ''dOW Iafln acts are Made, J
On the first page of this paper.
County Court is in session this week
Judges Hart and Hill being present.
A change in the railroad time-card-
affecting freights Only-was made Sun
day week.
The poor farm was let by the county
court yesterday to Eli Depew, for the
term of one year.
The local is running south only every
other day now, taking up the alternate
days going north.
Two hundred men will be put to
work at Pilot Knob on the first of
March-so it's said.
Coroner Hull will hold an inquest
to-day on the body of man named
Harrington, found dead last night near
Graniteville. Cause of death as yet
undetermined.
Regular meeting of Star of the West
Lodge, No. 1873, A. F. & A. NJ, Satur-
LAY evening this week. A full attend
ance is desired, and transient brethren
are cordially invited.
indian r. A. Chapter will hold a
special meeting ON Thursday, February
9th, afternoon and evening. Work in
all degrees. Begins at o'clock. All
Companions are invited.
The doctors were on the war-path
last week, but, as in the case of the
CHILEAN war-cloud, the trouble has
passed, the atmosphere is cleared, and
peace reigns triumphant.
Rev. F. M. Shoush last Wednesday
morning went to Bonnie Terre, being
called there to conduct the funeral SER
vices of the wife of Mr.. w. Craig, the
burial to take place that day.
Judge Holloman, we regret to learn,
is so unwell as to be confined to his
room. His sickness is the all-prevail
ing influenza. ALI of US hope to see
him soon again enjoying good health.
MARRIED-At the residence of the
brides mother, near Sabula, Mo-, on
the 22d day of December, 1891, by
Esquire McNeely, JAMES A. HENSON to
Miss Lucy J. KETCHERsIDE-all of lion
county, Mo.
On aged people, but we know of one
case in Arcadia where and old lady
who has seen ninety-five winters met
the epidemic and conquered it-thanks
to good attendance and good consti-
tuition.
Let every Sabbath School in the
county be represented at the conven-
ton to be held in Ironton February
18th and 18th. Where it is not posi-
BILE to send delegate, please send
your report for the past year to the I'M
dersigned. w. II. ROBERTS, Sec'y.
Ironton council of the Bay State Ben
eficiary Association, held its annual
meeting on January 29th. and elected
the following officers: W. H. Reese,
president, L. J. Giovanoni, vice-presi-
dent; Thomas Beard, Sec'y. August
Rieke was appointed agent for the As
sociation.
The county court has ordered the
furniture necessary to carry out the
new election law. Twenty-three steel
booths will be purchased, at cost of
about $3.50. The law requires one
booth for every hundred voters. pro-
furnished with less than two.
The interest on school fund loans
was yesterday reduced from eight to
six per cent. per annum. This IN con-
sequence of the fact that nobody would
borrow at higher rate than that
charged by individual lenders. The
capital school funds had become "a
drug in the market" and their useful
ness fallen into inocuous desuetude.
Joseph A. Reyburn, Esq, will reside
ON his farm in Russellville this summer.
He came down with his family several
weeks ago and took possession. The
Iron Mountain Hotel, which he con-
Quoted for several years with credit to
himself and satisfaction to the public,
is now in charge of Louis Petit. Esq,
who. we are sure, will keep it to its old
standard of excellence.
The Sunbeam Cultivator train held
its promise to the ear. but broke 1t to
the understanding. All the cultivators
If any there were-were In box cars,
securely closed against the public gaze
The people who were decoyed to the
stations to view the passing wonder
turned away in disgust upon seeing
merely an ordinary train of box-cars'
with a sign or two hanging from the
side.
lady in this town yesterday morn
ing pulled a needle from her flesh,
which needle she had swallowed over
twenty-five years ago. For two years
past it had panied and annoyed her,
but for more than twenty years she
had forgotten the incident of her child
hood whose effects yesterday reached
their ultimatium The needle is lit
tie rusted, but entire, and may be made
again fit for service.
A COW belonging to Joseph ID.
THOMPSON of Pilot Knob last Tuesday
night gave birth to two-headed calf,
which lived about twenty four hours.
Both heads were perfectly formed, and
the animal breathed through both.
After its death Erwin Davis, OF Gran
iteyille. purchased the carcass, and,