Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-03-24
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Iron County F. & L. U. will meet at
the courthouse April Sth.
The Missouri Legislature will get
through and adjourn this week. See
correspondence on first page
The REGISTERS sidewalk is not in
flrst-class condition, all along, just now
but 1t will get there, brethren.
The ball at Graniteville on the even
ing of the 18th was well attended, and
We are informed was a success.
when the winds in the east, it's
good for neither man nor BEAST is an
old and exceptionally true saying.
MARRIED-Thursday, March 18th, by
Rev F. NJ. Shoush. AMOS LANGLEY to
MARTHA E. MCINTYRE, both of Iron
Mountain. Mo.
The slogan of 80 day and roast
beef" was a promise to the hope but it
is broken pledge to the deluded-
more's the pity.
Rev. J. w. Belding of Maryville
came last evening. and is assisting Nj.
Roberts in special meetings at the
presbyterian chufch.
County Court meets next Wednesday
to settle with the the Collector, after
which he will get off the anXious-seat
with a long-drawn sigh of intense re-
lief.
Rev. Belding of Maryville, Mo. was
expected to arrive Monday evening, to
continue the series of meetings held in
the Presbyterian Church, but to date
Of this writing he has failed to mater
ialiZe.
Rev. w. R. Mays, presiding elder of
the South St. Louis district, of the NJ.
f. Church. south. will preach on Fort
Hill, Saturday. March 26th, at $50 P.
NJ, and Sunday, the 9th, at II A. NJ
and 80 p. NJ.
1t is difficult to determine which is
the drearier-the sit-slit-slit of the
sleet or the drip-drip-drip of the rain,
though the last three days have given
ample opportunity to Judge of the de-
merits of ..baith ane an t'other."
The annual school election for Iron
ton school district will be held at the
schoolhouse on Tuesday. April 9TH.
Two directors to serve for three years
will be chosen, and length of school
term determined by the votes of the
citizens.
Ironton Encampment, No. 20. l. O.,
o. F., will hold a special meeting
Thursday evening this week, at 7:30
o'clock, for the purpose of comforting
degrees. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all members and visiting
brethren.
Last Saturday evening A. Roehry,
Esq, returned from weeks trip
through Southern Illinois. His voyage
extended to Paducah, Kentucky, but
whether he tested the virtues of the
famous Bourbon on its native heath,
deponent sayeth not.
The colored brethren instituted a
Free-Will Baptist church in lronton
last Sunday. Their place of meeting
will be in the old Ironton House
Saloon building. and services will be
held every Sunday. Number of COM
municants not stated.
The exposition of the Australian
system, under which our coming city
election will be held. is postponed to
our next issue. Then the law and
diagram of the booths. etc., will be
given, and everything connected with
the new system made ''plain as pike
staff"
There having been no nominations
for the offices to be flied at the city
election. the tickets will be printed
without the name of any candidate.
The voter will have the pleasure of
filling out his ticket in full, without let.
advice or hindrance, according to his
own sweet will.
DIR. S. E. Strong has been very sick
with the grip and its various compllca-
tions for the past ten days, but we are
GLAD to state he is now recovering. An
excellent and experienced physician
his seuuestratiOn is a loss to the com
munity, and all are very greatly inter
ested in his early return to health and
duty.
There is in this office on exhibition
specimen of Mr.. Perkins work in what
is usually denominated .'crayon. which
we have never seen eXcelled. luis not
crayon, and is far superior to that class
OF work. We Invite All W VIM 'AA
view it. The subject is taken from an
ordinary cabinet photograph, and en-
larred to two-thirds life-size.
Iron Lodge, No. 107. l. o. o. T.
will celebrate the thirty-iifth annlVer-
sary of her institution on the lZth Oh
June next. The exact manner OF cele-
bration has not yet been definitely
determined upon. Iron is one OF
the Oldest Odd-Fellows lodges IN the
Soutbeast-has survived war and
p,stilence-and is proud of her record
There are three councilmen TO De
elected at the coming city election. the
terms of Messrs. j. I. Baldwin, h. NJ.
Collins and a. Begley being concluded.
A mavor. marshal and city attorney
will also be elected. If Bill Gay VIII
pluck up little and give US parade,
We NAV be induced to give him llit
for the principal office. We are proud
of our little city, and of course want It's
Chief Executive to be of approved push
vim and yi0or.