Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-03-23
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

LOCAL BREvITIEs.
April Fools day is quite near.
Snow several days of last week.
School election Tuesday, April 4th.
The lawns are showing their colors.
The early gardens were covered with
snow last week.
Have we city government If we
have, does it govern?
Work on the railroad bridge across
Knob creek is progressing slowly.
The dry weather of the past two
weeks has improved the roads wonder
fully.
Sheriff Fisher now has an even ten
boarders-seven males and three
females.
St. Patrick's day in Ironton passed
very quietly without any special dem
onstration.
w. P. Wemp intends to build resi-
dence on the lot just south of Jacob I.
Axes this spring.
The forest fires destroyed some fences
east of town last week, in the neighbor-
hood of the Lott farm.
Mr. Clark, the Snowman quartered at
the Drummers' Home, expects to start
out on the road next month.
Are there going to be any entertain
tions should soon commence.
The prospects for a lively season at
Graniteville are good, and all the quar-
ries promise to have all they can attend
to.
Rev. j. T. Harper, of Kimmswick,
Mo-, held services in the Presbyterian
church last Sunday morning and even
ing.
Munce Underwood, charged with the
murder of Geo. Arnold, at Annapolis,
last Thursday waived preliminary ex-
animation.
The application to the County Clerk
for school fund loans have been very
nmerous of late, and nearly all the idle
money is now out at interest.
St. Louis famous base ball team, the
Browns, passed south through this place
on one of the night trains last Thurs
day. They were bound for Memphis.
The K. P.'s are talking of ball soon
after Easter, but have not yet fully de-
cided what they will do. Announce
ment will be made next week, however.
There will be Quarterly Meeting at
the Nj, E. Churctfnext Saturday even
ing and Sunday morning. Rev. u. M.
Martin, P. E., will be present and ofncl-
ate.
Judge Emerson started for Jefferson
CITY on Monday afternoon, in response
TO a letter from Gov. Stone requesting
him to meet him at the Executive Office
Tuesday afternoon.
Born-Tuesday, March 81, 1898, at
S:15 A. M, to Mr.. and Mrs. IL. Trau-
ernicht, of Middlebrook, ten-pound
pirl. Father, mother and daughter
are all las we'll as could be expected. :"
Robert Forrest, the fine trotting
stallion of Alfred Hale's, will make the
season of 1898 at Mr.. Hale's farm In
Belleyiew. This animal is from blood
ed stock, and all stock-men are loud In
his praise.
No one seems to know whether there
will be any work done at Pilot KNOB
this wear or not. Some repairs have
lately been made on the dam, but be-
vond this all about the works is quiet
as the tomb.
Otto. the fine young Clydesdale'
Parcheron stallion of j. L. Blanton,
will stand the ensuing season at Mr..
Rlanton,s farm on the Fredericktown
road. He is fine animal and OF
splendid stock.
There was wreck of stock tralr
aft Summit last Tuesday evening, thai
hIockaded the road for about ten hours.
The south-bound passenger trains oio
not pass through here until dayiign
Wednesday morning
Our venerable friend, DIR. Goulding'
celebrated his seventy-fifth birthda.
80 dav last week. The DIR. is still
hoie and hearty for one of his years, ant
bic legion of friends are predicting
that he will live to celebrate his cen
tennial.
See w. T. Gays ad. in this paper
With the advent of spring, the work
the farmer begins in earnest, and to d
good good work he must have goo
tools. We commend to his attentiol
the display of goods set forth by Mr.
Cav Quality and price are both bet
ter than the average.
The Conference of the NJ E. Church
North. which has been in session q
Rntler. Mo-, the past week, closed IL
1abors Monday. Rev. W. h. Horne
IA returned to Irontonifor another year
and Rev. O. w. Rose is re-appointeo q
Craniteyille. Rev. /. Boris, formeri'
of this place, was transferred 70 TN
Iowa Conference.
Mr.. A. Begley informs US tnat -
and Henry l.. Zimmerman are ngni.
incensed over an item appearing !,
thase columns a few weeks SINCE sta'
inc there were ..too many ioafers aoou
town.n Let justice be done, thougl
che heavens fall; both OF these gentie
men have been hard at work during
the past week.
TIVE now famous Mumma-Begley wei