Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-08-25
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Inc hunters IOf Squlrfei are numef-
Gus nowadays, but the game seems to
be scarce.
Remember the Grand Labor-Day
Picnic at Graniteville, Monday, Sep
TENDER 9Th.
A refreshing rain, with cooling winds
from the northwest this morning makes
nature smile and life tolerable.
For SALE-A lot of good household
furniture, very cheap. Apply at once
To DIR. j. ID. NifOng. Ironton. Mo.
Presbyterian services were held in
the Academy of Music Sunday morning
and evening. The attendance was
large.
w. p. Wemp was checked in as agent
at this place again Monday last. Mr..
Shain, who has had charge during the
formers absence, is still in the VAL
ley.
The old American Hotel, now named
the Oliver House, will be open and
ready for guests tomorrow. We feel
sure that it will merit and achieve sue
cess.
WANTED-At once, a competent nurse
to take charge of child twelve months
old. Good home and good wages to
proper person. Apply to Geo. Schultz,
Ironton, Mo.
The NJ. A. ID. Club of this Valley,
assisted by Mr.. and Mrs. n. s. Gard
ner, the dramatic favorites, will intro
duce s'Chuckles'' to the people of this
section, at the Academy OF Music
The attention of our readers are di-
rected to an article on the first page OF
this paper, relative to the Force bill,
and taken from the New York Sun. 1t
is well worth the careful attention of
all.
The excursion of the shop men from
De Soto to this place, which was to
have occurred next Saturday, has been
postponed until September 18th, owing
to the present scarcity of coaches nee
essary for the train.
The interior of the depot has lately
received an Overhauling; the walls
whitened and new seats taken place OF
the old benches. Pity the company
could not see tit to give lis new
structure throughout
All who want to attend the opening
of the Democratic State campaign at
St. Louis tomorrow night, can make
the trip at one fare for the round trip.
This is splendid chance TO hear the
best orators in the State. ..
Prof. Reeves. of Searcy. Ark, who a
few weeks ago spent several days visit
ing in the Valley, committed suicide
by blowing his brains out with a re-
volver Monday morning last. No
reason is known for the rash act.
The trustees of the Masonic cemetery
haze requested Us to notify all parties
that it is positively forbidden TO do any
work in the cemetery, requiring the
opening of the large gates, without
first obtaining permission from said
trustees
Mir. b. Shepherd has received the
contract for building an old-fashloned
Iog-cabin for Mr.. f. NJ. Smith of Gran
iteyiiIe. The leather latch string will
be on the outside and all the usual ac-
commandments. No modern improve
ments, whatever.
AIRS. III. B. Wingate has leased the
Hotson pro )erty on Main street. and
expects to open a hotel therein in the
near future, which will be christened
the Grand Central. 1t seems that we
Arc to have a number of hotels in this
part of town now.
We are informed that the deputy
circuit clerk spent several hours OF an
afternoon one day last week trying TO
penetrate, with target rifle, the hard
eped exterior of a cast iron frog which
some practical Joker had placed on the
bank of the creek.
The extreme hot weather of this
summer has had very unwhoiesome
effect on health, and there is probably
more sickness at present in this vicini-
tv than for some time past. The doctors
are riding almost continually and sew
eral cases of typhoid are reported
John Segner, the barber, brought a
curiosity to the RESIsTER office one day
last week. 1t was a potato grown
round q fork which had been thrown
into the potato hill. The potato is full
size and the metal does not seem to
have iuterfered with the growth at all.
..Dingling Jim" and his family are
No longer denizens of the Valley.
Through the kindly efforts and inter-
vention of Robert Hill, Esq, they emf
grated one day last week and the
house they formerly occupied has been
torn down and nothing but the founda-
ton stones are left as monuments of
the charity stricken people that first
caused its construction.
Mrs. Anton Roehry returned to Iron
ton last week from St. Louis. where
she had been called some two weeks
since by the death of her father, Mr.
Emil Marks The deceased has IN
wears past spent several weeks OF each
summer here. and his jovial ways, big
heart and general kindly nature won
him many friends. who learned OF his
demise with sincere sorrow. May he
rest in peace,
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hen !
nv Rapp died Saturday last. and the
remains were inferred in the Masonic |
cemetery Monday afternoon. The par !
ents have the sympathy of the MANY |
friends in their bereavement. The az |
Gicted parents desire US to return their !
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