Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-01-12
LOCAL BREvITIES.


There is considerable wood in the
market, but a good article is scarce.
The winds have blown in fury equal
to the equinox during the past week.
The Knights of Honor are contem-
plating an oyster supper in the future.
This winter has been one of the finest
ice producers known in this section for
years.
Most of our ice dealers have their
houses we'll filled and are ready for the
trade next summer.
Rt. Rev. D. S. futile will be in Iron
ton on Sunday, January 22d, and hold
services morning and evening.
There are few pavements in town
that need attention. When the thaw
comes they will be almost impossible.
The officers-elect of Ironton K. P.
lodge will be installed Friday night.
Afull attendance of members requested.
The colored boys are thinking o: Civ
ing their minstrel entertainment at
Graniteville ana other places adjacent.
There were services in all the Iron
ton churches but the Baptist Sunday,
Rev. Shoush being absent in Farming
ton.
Remember you can secure the finest
OF fine printing at the REGISTER Office.
Fancy Wedding and other stationery
specially.
DIR. Geo. w. Farrar of Pilot Knob
and Miss Annie Whitehead were united
in marriage in Chicago Wednesday,
January 4th, 1898.
Buyers of hogs are numerous and
the country has been we'll secured by
parties engaged in shipping pork to the
st. Louis markets.
The time for killing deer expired the
first day of January. Venison has
been scarcer the present season than
for many years past.
Valley Lodge, No. 1870, X. of H..
will have installation services at its
hall Wednesday evening, January 18th.
A full attendance is desired.
VIM. Blackman of st. Louis is think
ing of putting drill at work on his
property west of Ironton. There are
some splendid indications of mineral.
There will be box party at Work
mems Hall, Graniteville, Friday eve
ming next for the benefit of the NJ. +.
Church A pleasant evening is assured.
A revival meeting is in progress at
the NJ. f. Church, under the leader
ship of Rev. Freeman of Arkadelphia,
Arkansas. The meetings will continue
for some time.
The local freights have been running
but every other day for few weeks |
past, the other crews being at work on |
through runs, the immense through |
traffic requiring the change.
Mr.. Sam. P. Reyburn has purchased
an interest in the store OF II. N. Baird |
& Bro. in Arcadia, and last week re-
moved his family to that place, where |
he will in future make his home.
Postmaster Beard recently made a |
trip to Hendrickson in the interest of
Missouri's mineral display at the |
Worlds Fair. Mr.. Beard was success
full in securing fine lot of specimens |
from Butler county.
DrED-At her home in Caledonia, |
Mo. on January Sd, 1898. after an ILL |
ness of six days, of pneumonia, Mrs. |
Augusta Gibson, wife OF Rev. VIM. L.
Gibson, of the M. E. Church South, |
aged about 65 years.
ar-Whitehead-Atth the residence
of the brides parents, 2705 Paulina ST., |
Ravens wood, by the Rev. Harry White
head, of Potosi, Mo-, Miss ANNA l..
WHITEHEAD to DIR. GEO. w. FARRAR OF |
Pilot Knob, MO.-Chicdgo Tribune.
Somebody tried to effect an entrance
into Lopez's store about twelve O'Clock |
Monday night, but were heard by MIR.
Glib. Sloan, who was sleeping up stairs. |
He fired a couple of shots and the |
would-be burglars got away In hurry.
The city council held meeting Mon
day afternoon. An ordinance prohib-
ting the running at large of hogs was
under discussion, and measure OF
that kind will probably be enacted at
an adjourned meeting to be held next
Monday.
All work at Schneider's quarry has |
been suspended and there will be but
little activity in granite for the next
two months. At that time. however.
it is expected that both the Syenite and
Schneider companies will begin work |
on a large scale.
DIR. Sam Smith, the dentist, now has
his office at the Kesling house, and is
prepared to do all kinds of work in
dentistry. Teeth extracted without
pain or no pay. DIR. Smith is an ex-
pert in his profession, and guarantees
satisfaction in every instance.
From the st. Louis papers we see
that r. B. Lindsay of 1921 Olive street.
was last Saturday granted license to
marry Miss Jennie Dixon, OF South ST.
Louis. Mr.. Lindsay was born and
reared here, and this piece of news will
be interesting to a number OF acquaint-
ances.
Iron Lodge. No. 107. I. o. O. F.,
last Monday evening installed the fol-
lowing officers, to serve the ensuing
term of six months: A. P. Vance. N.
G.: JOS. B. Walker. v. G.; Jno.
BlemeI, Treasurer j. j. Baldwin.
Permanent Secretary; E. d. AXE. Sec
rotary.
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