Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-30
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

meetings In the room over Fairchild' :
store.
One of the locals carried over fifty
trainps out OF Piedmont one day last
week.
There are many complaints of bad
streets these days; the council should
take action.
The work train was stationed at Ar
cadia a couple of days last week pick
ing up ties.
Thanksgiving tomorrow; shooting
matches. as usual promise to be the
order OF the day.
Last Thursday was a genuine winter
nigh: and ice formed on the creeks and
all the lakes and ponds.
The G. A. X. have secured quarters
In the room over the post-office in the
Academy of Music building.
WANTED-A good girl for general
housework. Apply at once to Mrs.
W. Il. Newman, Ironton, Mo.
Last Saturday night the Knob hill
was dotted all over with fires aud AZ
forded quite picture from the Valley.
Fields Trammel last Saturday sold
his property on Main street to L. :,
Lopez & Sons. The price paid was
$3.50.
Union Thanksgiving services at tho
Baptist Church Thursday morning at
1880. Rev. Geo. II. Duty will deliver
the sermon.
Nine cars in the Piedmont yards
were destroyed by fire one night last
week Most of the cars were loaded
with lumber and timber.
The rain came down in torrents Sun
day night and did great deal of good
refilling the springs, wells and cisterns
and moistening the ground.
James T. Dobbins of Lesterville is
sinking several shafts over in Reynolds
county looking for lead. We hope he
may make some rich finds.
The mex: regular meeting of INDIAN
r. a. Chapter. No. II, is next Tues
day, December. 1t is election night
and a full attendance of members is de-
sired.
1t gives us pleasure to state that Mr..
Thompson Blanton was not seriously
hurt in his encounter with a refractory
horse last week He was only bruised
and will soon be fully recovered.
Engineer Gosney of the pusher was
off couple of days last week on &C
count of sickness. III. H. Seaman of
De Soto temporarily had charge OF the
throttle.
Madam rumor reports that wedding
will take place between now and
Christmas. The groom is one OF our
sturdy young men, and the bride a
fair visitor to the Valley during the
past summer.
Forty-three trains passed over the
road from seven o'clock Sunday morn
nias until the sa3pn hour Monday
I.s4ksSid >tobefh greatest number
of trains that ever passed over the Iron
Il ountain road in single day since its
construction. i
1t is said that the insurance cOmpa-
MES have paid out about S6O,OOO In
Poplar Bluff for losses during the past
wear. That is the reason the 1nsur-
ance companies have raised prices
here; to pay the losses in Poplar Bluff
and other towns.
Two horses belonging to the city
clerk were running at large through
the streets of Ironton last Friday night
sn direct violation of the city ordinance.
Fhey were not taken up. Why not?
no official should be INDUCED in vio-
Iations of the law!
Hiss Maude Hurlburt, formerly OF
this city, but now living in kimmswick
Is to be united in marriage with gen.
tleman from Kansas sometime next
month. Miss Malde is charming and
accomplished young lady and we offer
our congratulations.
Fred Whitener got into racket
with some of the children at the color
ed school last Tuesday afternoon and
made considerable noise and trouble.
Fred got his bluff in, though, and when
the case came up in court nobody
would testify against him.
Sheriff Scott, of Washington county.
arrived in town last Wednesday eve,
ming having in charge VIM. Arman,
who is charged with bigamy, and
lodged him IN the Iron county jail for
safe keeping until the next term OF the
Washington circuit court.
No suits, no lawyers fees. no trouble
or hard feelings with debtors. but !
persistent hang-on until the hair comes. |
This is the plan of w. H. Powers, the
General Collector, Lesterville, Mo-,
who collects notes and accounts OF all
kinds. nEternaliy at it," Best OF
references.
At a meeting of trontoH Lodge, No, |
ga, X. P. held last Friday evening, |
the following were elected as officers |
for the ensuing year: c. E. DeMier, 9.
c.: X. F. Holloman, V. c.; j. w.
Kells. p; A. Roehry, M. E.; Arthur
stu4,K. OF X. & S. and NJ. F.; A. Razor,
Master ct Arns,
Df-.Stssng reports the following
6lrths: On Thursday, November Esd,
1898, to Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. Gibson, OF
Hogan, a boy. On same date to Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Henson, of Ironton,
boy. To Mr.. and Mrs. Mangold, Ar
esdla, Monday, November 9th. 1898,
a boy. All the parties are doing nice