Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-02-09
LOCAL BREVITIES.

SOme 70 the REGISTER ONCE for all
kinds of fine printing.
Repair the streets and sidewalks
there Is too much mudi
The Sioux Indian Medicine COMPANY
were here several days of last week.
Grounding day was cloudy; so the
prospects for an early spring are good
Probate Court is in session this week
with the usual quarter years work to
do.
Our saw mill men report that the de.
mand for lumber is good, and prices
fair.
Collector Whitworth is now domi-
ciled in his new house on Shepherd
street.
The shipments of stock from South.
east Missouri have been very large this
winter.
Some one raided D. F. Reese's chick
en- coop Sunday night and stole every
thing in sight.
Most of the trains are still at work
on the branch moving the heavy con-
signment of grain.
The Y. P. S. G. E. supper, as adver-
tised last week. has been postponed
till February 22d.
Rev. w. II. HORNED, of the Nj. E.
Church, who has been quite sick for a
week past is improving.
For the first time this winter the
roads are now in bad condition, and
teaming is very difficult.
The walls of the school building were
dripping with water Monday, and the
children were dismissed for the day.
Sam. P. Reyburn intends to erect a
blacksmith shop across the street from
Baird's store in Arcadia in the near
future.
The post-ofice department has re-
Gently established money order depart
ments in the offices at Des Arc and
Annapolis.
The weather of the past week has
been very changeable and exceedingly
cold, then sleet and ice, and fually
mud, horrid mud!
The parties who have been holding
their hay for higher prices promise to
be disappointed. The reigning price
for loose hay is still So.
An inventory of the property of the
late E. j. Langdon's property in this
county was made last Saturday prepar-
atory to the executors taking charge of
the estate.
Conductor Bland, so long of the push
or. now has a through run out of De
Soto. Mr.. B. has host of friends here
who wish him unlimited success in his
new labors.
Rev. Dr. James, the able and schol-
arly divine, who has filled the pulpit OF
St. Paul's church for two years past, |
expects to seek a new field of labor the |
first of March.
At meeting of the members of the
Baptist church held last Saturday after |
noon, Rev. F. NJ. Shoush was retained |
as pastor for another year at an in
creased salary.
A servicable and long-needed foot |
bridge has been placed across the |
branch between Russellville and Stout's
Creek, and the pedestrian is duly thank
full for the change.
The turntable at Arcadia has not yet
been built, although all the material
has been on the ground for 10. these
MANY months. The cause of the delay |
has not been made public.
A bill has been introduced in the
Legislature, compelling all trains to
stop at county seats. The passaged OF
such measure would secure to Ironton
and vicinity the benefit OF the fast
night trains.
For frequent and rapid changes in the
weather the present season would be
hard to excel. When it commenced to
get cooler last Monday afternoon, the
thermometer dropped thirteen degrees
in ten minutes.
The Pennington people are again
talking railroad; this time it is the old
road from Chester to Iron Mountain,
and thence westward. Such project
would prove of incalculable benefit to
the west end of Iron county.
Mr.. Aug. Rieke and Jos. Stafford
have purchased the livery stable at
Graniteville from Michael Foley, and
will in future have charge of the stables
at Pilot Knob and Graniteville. We
wish the new firm success.
The admission to the masque ball
next Monday night is $3.50 per couple
including supper. This statement Is
made for the benefit of some who seem
ed to think that the $3.50 named on
the invitatations did not include sup
per.
All the arrangements for the Masque
Ball next Monday night. February 18th,
are completed, and a grand time is as
sured all who attend. Positively no
one without masque will be admitted
on the floor before twelve o'clock. Ad-
mission to the gallery, SO cents each.
Mr.. Frank Muffiey died at the resi-
Gleuce of his uncle, w. I. Gay. In this
city last night. The deceased had long
been q sufferer from consumption and
returned to Ironton Sunday night from
Ell Paso, Texas, whittier he had gone
for his health. Funeral from Mr.. Gays
residence at o'clock p. N. Thursday.