Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-08-03

Church. Everybody invited.
Conductor S. w. Andrews is running
the De Soto train this week, owing to
the ill-health of the regular man.
A number of the Ironton X. P. ex-
poets to go to Fredericktown next week.
to attend the institution of new lodge.
The new road master is dropping the
section foremen right and left. He
evidently wants a new deal all around.
L. A. Poston has removed into the
building owned by w. L. Gay just
across the street from the school house.
About one hundred men are still en-
ployed at Iron Mountain. 1t is not
known, though, how long they will
remain.
Sam G. Jones of Arcadia, came out
ahead in the shooting contest last Fri
day evening. Alex Fletcher won the
slack pot"
Ben. Huff and Will Noell got into a
scrap On Main street last Friday eve-
ming. The former was arrested and
paid fine.
The lawn party given by the Y. P.
S. G. f. on Thursday night of last
week was we'll attended and proved q
very pleasant affair.
Geo. S. Saxton, of F. Smith & Son,
came home last week with strong
symptoms of blood poisoning. His
horse had stepped on his left foot.
The merry-go-round pulled up stakes
Tuesday morning, and went to Poplar
Bluff. The patronage was very fair
here. and many nickels were raked in.
Hiram N. Baird, who has been quite
sick at his home in Arcadia for month
past. is improving now and his friends
hope to see him soon completely re-
stored to health.
Messrs. Spaugh & Poston, propri-
etors of the Ironton Marble yards, are
turning out some most excellent work.
Any person in need of anything in
their line will do we'll to call.
VIM. Vaughn was arrested last Sat-
urday on the charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons at the 4th of July pic
mic at Twomey's on Marble creek. The
case will be tried August 18th.
A. j. Razor has bought F. Weidman's
property on Knob street near the
Arcadia Valley Mill. MIR. Weidman
has bought the Scoville residence in
west Ironton, and will make it his
home in future.
Syl. Kitchell. Annapolis, is agent
for K. L. Hurrick & Co., Brighton, N.
Y Mr.. X. will soon visit the people
all over the country and make sales for
the fall delivery. ALI trees failing to
grow will be replaced at half-price.
Joe Malone, the big niger who
wipes the engine of the Arcadia train,
filled up on cheap liquor last Saturday
night and procee ed to make himself
noisy and disagree, able. He was lock-
ed up and kept in Jail until he sobered
up.
The editor is indebted to Mr.. Geo. c.
Spencer of the Doepke Spencer Cigar
Co., for a couple boxes of the celebrat-
ed Olympia Cigars. Mr.. Spencer is
one of the most affable and courteous
gentlemen on the road and is admired
and honored wherever he is known.
Mesdames Hardy, Roudebush, Hin
chew, Greene, Rozier, Fletcher, and 9TH
er ladies, are arranging to rent the
commodious cottage of Judge Pike at
Arcadia and will leave in a few days to
spend a month in the beautiful Valley.
They propose taking their horses and
carriages along.-De Soto Press.
The ..penny wise, pound foolish"
policy of the railroad company in tax
ing the night man away from the Iron
ton station, every week causes the
company to lose many times the month
ly salary of the night man. 1t Is
thought, however, that it will only be
a few days until the night man is put
back to work.
Cards have been received announcing
the marriage of Mr.. j. John Tester
and Miss Mamie NJ. Moser which oc-
curred in Oakdale, Nebraska, on Tues
dav. July 25th. 1898. The bride is
we'll known to Ironton people and her
many friends here will join us in hop
inc that the future may have naught,
but happiness and prosperity in store
for her.
The validity of the hog ordinance is
going to be tested. The Marshal last
week secured hog belonging to Mr..
l.. Giovanioni, which had wandered In
from his farm, and was captured as
soon as it passed into the city limits.
The trial will come up before Squire
Schwaner at Pilot Knob, Friday, Aug
ust 18th.
The outlook at the granite quarries
is still very unsatisfactory. Men are
being laid off every day and only those
absolutely necessary to contracts on
hand are now employed. The new
schedule of the quarry men has not
been acceded to, and those in position
to know best, are not inclined to think
that it AT present. What the future
may develop is hard to conjecture.