Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-22
LOCAL BREVITIEs.
fog-killing time is NIGH.

Hog-killing time is nigh.
And still the chilly drought prevails.
Venison in this section ia notable hv
reason OF its scarcity.
Don't forget the Ferris Comedians
at the Academy of Music this (Wedues-
day. evening.
If you want good fve-cent cigar.
go to the drug store. Also, best
brands for 1Oc.
Turkeys are selling at from fifty
cents up-up to as high as the seller
Is brassy enough to ask and the buy
er camphool enough to give.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. AXE.
Mariana. Ark, On Thursday, No
vember 10, 1894. daughter. All are
as we'll as circumstances will permit.
The November term of the Reynolds
county circuit court will begin next
Monday. If the present weather holds
until then, it will break forty wears,
record.
Thanksgiving day is only one week
away. and the gobbler which strutteth
in pride to-day will then pass in his
checks and pave the way for many an
indigestion.
There are yet numerous loads of
wood promised and due us on SUBJ
scription. Bring 'em along, neigh
Dor! The weather is fine and the
roads are in excellent condition.
Things about town are too consum-
edly quiet for the good of the .'Brevity"
column. We presume. though, it's the
calm logically consequent upon the
seismic disturbance of the 9th inst.
Father Time is compassionate with
Democrats: He gives them all the
time possible between election day
and Thanksgiving to recover their
equanimity and restore their digestion.
A yearling colt was killed by the
cars last night, about fifty yards south
of the Ironton station. One animal
less to run at large in defiance of the
ordinance in that case made and pro-
vided.
"a Dream-Tour Through the Armi-
MAN Heaven" published on the first
page of this paper, is from the pen of
an old-style Baptist, and is well worth
the reading, regardless of dogmatic
conviction.
The Baptist church at this place is
practically without a pastor. Lack of
salary is the cause, and a better one
need not be searched for. We have it
from Holy Writ that "the laborer is
worthy of his hire"
Bishop futile will make his annual
visitation to st. Paul's church, Ironton,
on Monday, December 18th. His COM
ing is always hailed with pleasure by
all who have heard him and know him
for the true man he is.
The ..honest farmer" is protected by
law against '.buli butter;" but when
he sells the town shark tame turkey
for a wild one, or made-up maple su-
gar for the genuine article, what pro-
lection is there for the t. s.?
The Southeast Missouri Press As
eoaation will convene at Bismarck on
Saturday. December l. 1894. A pure
" business meeting which we hope
may be attended by every member OF
the craft within the territory.
Subjects for services next Sabbath,
1O:45 A. NJ, at Presbyterian church
..Sanctificatiou''- is it? How re-
ceived, and it's influence on life."
p. M.-"Conversion." Service at
Graniteville P. NJ.
GEO. H. Duty, Pastor.
Tax-paying time is at hand, but the
revenues are not coming in as rapidly
"a thew might. In this connection we
ca,l attention to Collector Whitworth's
notice printed elsewhere in this paper
He means what he says: in fact, he
has no discretion, and cannot do oth-
erwise.
Messrs. Trauernicht and Roehry
rnade a hunting trip down into the
wilds of Carter county last week, re-
turning Saturday. 1t took speclal
express car to carry their game, not
considering the orders that "iliiaui
cantured from the discriminating cltl-
zens south of US.
The members of Ironton Lodge. No.
e44 K. of P, are making arrange
ments to give a grand masque pail al
the Academy of Music, December Zoth.
1894. The invitations will be issued
mot later than next week, ana IL Is the
intention to make the occasion one
long to be remembered.
The Ferris Comedians were origin
.llv billei to show two nights here,
lint. owing to date complications were
Obliged to cut out one performance
therefore, the only chance to see this
excellent company is to 60 to-nlshI'
Popular prices of admission. heserV'
cd seats for sale at the post Office.
The south wind prevailing Yesterday
and Monday filled the valley WIN
smoke. the sun shining dull yellow
through the pail. Forest fires are rag
inp in southern Missouri and northern
Arkansas, and. the wind blowing IRON
that direction watts the smoke nun
dreds of miles to burden our atmos
phere.
The colored population OF this town.
during the past two or three "eeks
has been shaken from pillar TO oo"e
by an unusually fervid revival. ooms
of the worst scoffers at things sacreu
have been made to see the error o.