Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-04-20

LOCAL BREVITRs.
Inc corn planting is going on.
The ice man is making his dailv
rounds.
The city council intends to enact a
hog ordinance.
The creeks were booming several
days last week.
The washer at Pilot Knob will be
soon put to work.
The board of appeals meets at the
courthouse next Monday.
The Ncity people are writing for
quarters for the summer.
The oat fields are looking well and
give promise of very large yield.
The past week has given little en-
couragement to the setter-out of fruit
trees.
''Sos." Newmau's alligator was lion
lied by many of the Vallegians last
Sunday.
Baldwin Bros. shipped the first car
load OF hubs from their factory last
. Saturday.
Work has been commenced on DR..
Mays residence at the foot of Shep-
herd Mountain.
Rev. J. T. Harper, of st. Louis, fill
ed the pulpit at the Presbyterian
church last Sunday.
Roadoverseer Dixon is at work with
his crew, and expects to put in some
heavy ticks in the next few weeks.
The iron for the new railroad bridge
across Knob Creek has arrived and will
be placed in position in a few days.
If '.hope deferred maketh the heart
sick, then indeed does the fruit raiser
stand in need of summer health re
sort.
The earthquake promised for Sunday
by prominent South Carolina saUan,
did not materialize-at least, not here
abouts.
Something should he done with the
ford across Stout's creek under the
railroad bridge. 1t is both inconven-
lent and dangerous.
the dog crop in the town and Valley is
in flourishing condition. The late frost
passed it harmlessly by.
The Omaha custom house contract
is still undecided and, asa consequence
times are not as lively al Graniteville
as it was hoped they would be.
A large drove of horses were driven
through the streets toward the south
one day last week. They were bound
for Eminence, in Shannon county.
/. G. Whithworth, Jr., has so re-
paired and improved his residence and
grounds in the southern part OF town
as to add greatly to their appearance.
s.Auon there comes FROST" kill
ing frost" and knocks the peach crop,
the cherry crop, and nearly all other
fruit crops, into SO many Rocked hats.
There are a number of alleys and
out-houses in the town that need the at
tention of the sanitary committee. |
There should be no more delay, either. |
A. Begley expects to receive car
load of pressed brick from st. Louis |
this week, with which he will build |
walks around his dwelling houses in
Arcadia.
If you need printing OF any kind or
descriptiOn-from a card to pamph-
let-remember we are prepared to
serve you at reasonable rates. Call
and see US.
The district convention of the Y. P.
s. c. E. will be held in Ironton this
summer. Quite large attendance is
expected from the neighboring towns
of the Southeast.
w. T. Gay, our progressive lumber
dealer aud blacksmith, will build new
brick shop on Main street on the lot
lust east of the Oliver House and north
of DR.. Farrar's Office building.
These, be the pleasant spring time days
When tender buds their petals ope,
When thrifty housewives hump them
selves
To lay in stores of good soft soap.
The annual celebration of the South
east Missouri I. o. o. F. occurs at De-
Soto next Wednesday, April Goth. 1t
is likely that there will be quite an at
tendance from this city and vicinity.
There seems to be a disposition to
nut an end to the practice of ''going
fishing' during court. At least the
number of subpoenaes being served
would indicate as much.
Mr.. p. O'Brien, for so long time
brakeman on the Arcadia train. is now
a regular conductor on the pusher
His many friends will welcome him as
a more permanent resident OF the Val
ley.
The trees in the courthouse yard
were trimmed and prunned Tuesday,
Judge Emerson kindly superintend-
ed the Job, and the appearance OF the
ward is greatly improved in conse-
quence.
Mr.. Burwell Fox has decided to make
the Valley his home and left for Cen
treville last week to close up his office
at that place. He intends to reside In
Tronton and may possibly begin the
nractice of law here.
The general opinion seems 20 De
hat the frost last week killed all the
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