Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-04
From Granlteville.

Ed. Register-Born-To Mr.. and
Mrs. Lester Fisk, on Monday night
last. daughter. All concerned are
doing nicely, especially Lester, judy
ing from the innumerable smiles that
are seen continually on his face.
Mrs. David Archie, Jr., and children
left Saturday for few weeks visit to
her husband who Is working in St.
| Louis.
The terrific wind storm that swept
through this section some three weeks
ago, that did considerable damage to
frail buildings, coming from the South
west, was repeated again on Friday
night last. The former cyclone that
struck Mr.. Charles Ferguson's house in
course of construction, and of which a
full account was given in the issue of
the REGISTER of April Goth. The con-
tractors Messrs. Coke & Vale, after
several days work, rebuilt the frame
work and succeeded in getting the
building as far advanced as it was
when the winds powerful hand put
assunder what man hath joined togeth-
er. They had it ready for the shingles
a second time, when on last Friday
night another storm of equal magni-
tude, and coming from the.eame direc-
ton, lifted the same building off it's
foundation and leaving it some four or
five feet away; and other damage to
smaller and less valuable buildings,
tearing trees up by the roots from 18
to 20 inches in diameter. Whether
Mr.. Ferguson's house will be removed
to its former foundation or not, is yet
undecided, as all work is suspended
until the stormy season subsidies,
The mercantile firm of Maschmeyer
& Trauernicht, is still closed pending
a settlement. They have completed
the taking of stock, but as Mr.. Masch-
meyer was sitting on the grand jury
last week, nothing was done; it is
learned that matters will be shaped in
a satisfactory manner this week.
Mr.. H. Clay Davis, of DeSoto, was a
visitor to our town day or so last
week.
days last week, though up and doing
now.
The general health of our community
is all that could be wished for at pres
ent.
Several of our town people were in
attendance on county court last week.
The state of trade is looking up
little in this section just now, and
prospects growing brighter slowly.
Our district school will close this
week, and we can congratulate our
selves with having had an exception
ally good corps of teachers and reas-
onably we'll discipleined school, con-
sidering the heavy enrolment and
large daily average attendance. The
same teachers have been retained for
the next term.
John Brooks, is getting lumber on
the ground preparatory 10 building a
house as soon as the weather will per-
nit.
1t is now thought, that s.Pinafore"
or at least one act. will be produced in
about 8 weeks. We are told that the
company are getting along swimingly.
Mr.. M. F. Shea is enlarging his
house, and otherwise improving and
beauti:ying it.
M. Daniel O'B-ien's house is now
ready for occupancy.
Mrs. Alex Graham went to st. Louis
last week, after their little son, JOHNNY
who has been in the hospital with a
knee, received at playing in
the barn o; Judge Hancock's, Pilot
Knob, several months ago. The little
fellow is considerably improved, but is
yet unable to get around without the
aid o, crutches.
Nothing but rain, rain and mud, oc-
intermixed with hail, |
and the rivulets and brooks are kept
full to overlooking all the time; the
farmers have the blues and everything
is in a perfect furore. Unless Prof.
Hicks stops electifying the country
with his sure enough predictions,
you'll hear something drop pretty
sOon." NOVICE.
May 1st, 1898.