Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-16
LOCAL BREVITIES.

y. N. blshop has the foundation bull
for his new residence.
II: N. Hutchins shipped .ar load O
cattle to st. Louis last week.
Try Perkins for Photographs. Grea
reductions until the Holidays.
There is a bridge on the pavement
this side OF Lopez's that needs repair
ing.
Postmaster Vance informs Us tina
the money order business at present j.
large.
The city council met Monday, bu,
transacted no business of special i'm
portance.
VIM. Elsman, of Pilot Knob, was ou
hunting few weeks since and killed ;
!catamOunt.
VIM ID. Whitworth, j. R. and j. L.
Baldwin are hunting in the west end
of the county.
T. w. Whitworth has purchased the
Hull store building on Main street
Price paid is $3.50.
A fine stock of fine candies, lemons
and oranges and groceries at Bonanza
at st. Louis prices.
1t is stated that the Syenite Company
will rebuild the sheds lately DESTROYED
by fire at Graniteville.
The city's streets are pitchy dark
these nights. Some arrangements
ought to be effected for street lamps.
FRESH OYsrERs-We will keep the
celebrated Farren Brand of Fresh Oys-
tiers at wholesale prices. Always
Fresh at Bonanza.
The young folks will have social
dance at the Academy of Music Thanks
giving night, November 3Oth, 1898.
Invitations will be issued this week.
Do not forget the Home Entertain
: ment" to be given for the benefit of St.
Paul's Church, Thursday evening, No
vember Esd. at the Academy of Music.
The sidewalks are carpeted with fall
en- leaves, and the skurrying winds are
busy with them-sweeping them into
heaps, and anon scattering them again,
as children at play.
The Ironton Cornet Band has re-
moved its headquarters into the base
ment of the Academy Of Music, and the
town down about the Union Market
will relapse into its wonted quiet.
The Board of District Missions of
the Franklin Baptist association will
meet at Hopewell Church, Marble
Creek, Iron county, on Saturday, No
vember 18th, at 1 O'Clock A. NJ.
anoni's hunting party to the swamps.
returned home with the teams on
Wednesday of last week. They made
the round trip in little over eleven
days.
Judge Russell, Tuesday, sent to this
office a half dozen of the largest turnips
we ever saw. The six made an even
nsn weighed 23 lbs. AS
truck raiAer the Judge cannot be ex-
celled.
The Bonnie Terre road has been wild
ened to standard gauge. 1t will be
extended two miles below Doe Run to
the granite quaries. and it is the inten-
ton of the st. Joe company to operate
a quarry.
VIM. Rieke was in this Office Satur-
day showing US some old German coin
which his brother, who still lives in
the fatherland, plowed up last spring.
There are a number of them and quite
curiosities.
Chas. Eldrecker last Monday pur-
chased house and lot on College
street, Arcadia, from A. Begley. The
property is located across the street
from the Cottage Hotel occupied by
Mrs. Weathers.
Attention is directed to Capt. Crisp's
card Offering his drug store-stOck and
fixtures-for sale. This is one OF the
best stocked drug stores in Southeast
Missouri, and rare bargain is offered
to the right party.
Receiver S. w. Fordyce of the Cot
ton Belt and a party of friends passed
down the road last Friday night in a
special car bound for the swamps on a
hunting expedition. They are encamp-
ed a few miles from the '.Cat" road.
w. E. Bell has been appointed post
master at Belleview, this county. csce
j. G. Hartman. resigned. Mr.. Bell Is
a competent man. good Democrat,
and beyond question, the choice OF a
majority of the patrons of the office.
The scarcity of rain this fall is al
most without precedent and many OF
the farmers say exceed any drouth for
years past; many of the springs are
lower and the supply of water general
ly less than ever before. A continued
rain is needed.
Chas. Waldman, of Mineral Point,
gave bond before Commissioner Fox
Monday, for his appearance next Fri
day on the charge of violating the rev.
enue law In selling whiskey. Deputy |
Marshals Nall and McCune had charge
of the prisoner.
Chas. Maschmeyer was last Saturday
appointed postmaster at Pilot KNOB.
Mr<Jaqaissf.. the present incumbent,
ms held the Office for over twenty
vnars and has always been a polite and
.,ourteous official. The removal Is for
political reasons and Mr.. Jaquith hay
inc been permitted to serve all through
one Democratic administration cannot