Iron County register., 1893-03-16
LOCAL BREv1TIEs.

The winds Of March are blowing.
Read Lopez's new advertisement this
week.
Barber Chair for sale cheap. at AL
berts.
The Lenten season is passing away
Easter two weeks from next Sunday.
DIED-March 10th, 1898, at Hogan,
Mo-, Mrs. MINNIE DUNN, aged 81 years.
There were rigs innumerable ou,
Sunday enjoying the balmy spring day.
DIED-On east fork of Black River,
March 10th. 1898, MARION FRY, aged
"a years.
1t has been long while since the
roads were in as bad condition as they
are at present.
The Mumma-Begley we'll suit is to
be tried in Belleview before Squire
Logan next Saturday.
The financial statement of the city
for the year ending March 1st, is pub
lished in this weeks paper.
The brass band is progressing and
promises to discourse some sweet music
by the time the picnic season arrives.
The Northern Methodist Conference
is held this month in Butler, Mo. The
ministers departed therefor this week.
One hundred head of cattle belong
ing to the Iron Mountain Company
were driven through here Monday
morning.
Arthur HUFF last Saturday purchased
from Sam. P. Reyburn, the property in
West Ironton at present occupied by
Mr.. JAS. C. Noell.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. Val. Effing-
er, Pilot Knob, Mo-, eight o'clock
Thursday morning, March 9th, 1898, a
boy. All parties are doing well.
The Fitzsimmon-Hall fight in New
Orleans on Wednesday night last.
created considerable local interest, but
no money changed hands on the result.
The many people who were prepar-
ing for spring gardening last Monday
suspended operations for awhile after
the arrival of the blizzard Monday
night.
County court adjourned Friday last,
but will hold a special term March
28th. for the purpose 19f settling with
the CollectorJsand trahsacting other
business.
DIED-At Old Orchard, St. Louis
county, Monday, March 18th, 1898,
Mrs. NJ. A. Tong. The remains were
inferred here yesterday. Obituary
next week.
Baldwin Bros. last Saturday received
q car load of machinery for their hub
factory; the same is now being placed
in position and will be ready for oper-
alton in a few days.
Another sudden change in the wealth
er Monday night; the preceding day
had been balmy and spring like, but
Tuesday morning was cool and threat
ened snow all day.
Mr.. T. B. Bomar is in the city in the
interest of the st. Louis Loan and In
vestment Company. 1t is a splendid
organization, and we trust Mr.. Bomar
will succeed in establishing local
board.
Some one threw a rock into the
window of the caboose on the north
bound local, as the train was pulling
into the depot last Wednesday evening.
No one was hurt. but the offender
made his escape.
The many friends of Mr.. j. w. Kells,
engineer on the pusher. will regret to
learn that he is still quite sick at the
hospital in st. Louis. We trust that
the spring time may soon free him
from pain and restore him to his usual
good health.
The pleasing information was re-
ceived last Saturday, that the Syenite
Granite Company had secured the con-
tract for furnishing the stone for the
new Custom House in Omaha The |
lob is a big one andwill employ large |
force for couple of years.
One of the boilers used in operating |
the pumps where the new railroad
bridge is being built across Knob creek,
exploded last Saturday afternoon, and |
created considerable CONSERVATION
among the workmen. No damage re-
suited and no one was hurt
Mr.. r. Nj. Buckalew. for long time
fireman on one of the pushers, but re-
Gently on the passenger trains out OF |
st. Louis, has just been given an engine |
and will in future serve as an engineer.
Bob is a good reliable man. and he has
MANY friends here who will be pleased
to learn of his promotion
Master Mechanic S. H. Gosney de-
sires us to inform the public that the
sand house in Arcadia Is now locked
and barred, and will no longer be a
place of abode and shelter, for individ-
nails who roam and abhor work. Las
Ter to get out of Jail now than to break
into the Arcadia sandhouse.
Mr.. Thos. B. Pruitt has ordered
steam merry-go-round with all the at
tendant attractions, and expects TO
start on the road about May 1st. Mr..
Pruitt will get an outfit similar to that
of Perrine Bros. which was located
ON the lot just north ofthe Academy OF
Music about Christmas time.
James Irwin and Chas. Manning
were brought here by the Sheriff OF
washington county on Friday last, and
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