Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-03-15
LOCAL BREVITIES.

crowded out this week.
Regular monthly meeting of Star o
the West Lodge, No 1873. A. F. & A
NJ, Saturday evening. 18th.
d. F. Reese and W. H. Whitworth
have been subpPnaed to sit as Jurors
in the L. S. Circuit Court at St. Louis
beginning March 29th-
Jno. A. Segner announces himself a
candidate for City Marshal. He is q
square man, and would make a good
and efficient officer, if elected.
The buds of the trees are swelling,
and the naples surrounding the REG
IsrER Office are swarming with the busy
bees seeking the early sweets of spring.
John a. Segner's ad., "Home-Made'
Remedies" appears on the Sth page OF
this issue. All who have tried these
medicines have a good word to say for
them See testimonials.
Louis Miller having obtained the
contract for erecting the new Odd Eel
lows building in Pennington. is now
over there hard at work. Its cost is to
be about fifteen thousand dollars.
The Arcadia House is in statu quo,
and, from present appearances. will be.
until it rots and resolves itself into its
initial elements The present rail-
road management does not seem to be
permea;ed with longing for suburban
traffic.
The city council met last Monday,
and, among other proceedings. ap-
pointed the judges for the coming city
election. The advertisement thereof
is in this paper. 1t was also ordered
that the ordinances be re-published in
pamphlet FORM
The county court has set aside two
thirds of the revenue arising from
dramshops licenses te the use of the
public roads. This in accordance with
the laws of 1898. In this county it will
net to the road fund nearly three thou
sand dollars.
The outgoing roadoverseers all came
in last week and settled their accounts
with the court. and the new roadoyer-
seer year begins with balanced books
and new page for the coming year.
A list of the newly appointed oEerseers
is given in this paper
The county court las: week appointed
VIM. G.. Fairchild a justice of the
peace for Arcadia Township, to serve
until the election in November. Mr.
Fairchild is ready to hear and adjudi-
cate matters of dispute and strife. as
well as offences against the peace and
dignity of the State
Last Saturday night Mr.. Kesling's
cellar was burglarized and lot of eat
ables was stolen. The supply of pota-
toes and canned fruits is somewhat
diminished. but Mr.. X. says he is not
seriously crippled, and hopes to pull
through the summer with plentiful
crops and brick-kiln or two.
Last Saturday the county court in
spected the poor farm, which has been
under the charge of Mr.. Eli Depew for
the past year. 1t was found 10 be In
excellent trim, and the examination re-
suited greatly to the credit of the out
going superintendent, who is succeed
ed by Mr.. Thomas Talley. the success
full competitor for the position
Thomas johnson, a farmer of the
Valley, was tried before the county
court last Wednesday for insanity. He
was declared insane. and ordered to be
sent to the asylum at Fulton, whittier
he departed next morning in charge
of deputy sheriff W. I. ONeal- 1t Is
hoped a speedy cure may be effected
for Tommy is an honest, hard-work-
ing citizen.
The subject for the Sunday morning
service at the Presbyterian church Is
..Christ's Personality" For the even
sng service. 1.-The Word of God and
Jehoiakim's Penknife." Subject for
Praver-meeting, The kind of building
that ought to be built on good founda-
tion.- Services al Graniteville at gao
NJ. Subject. The Word OF the
Cross. GEO. II Duty, Pastor.
MFR. Henry House last Thursday re-
turued from Battle Creek, Mlcn-,
where he and his family have resided
the pas; year. and will once more set
tie down in old Iron. His friends Will
he GLAD to hear that his wife has com
pletely regained her good health tne
loss of which occasioned the family
removal. All his friends and nelgn-
mos will welcome Mr.. House back to
his old home, and wish him and his
prosperity.
The Nashville University Stud
a colored minstrel troupe, piasea
to a good audience at the Academy Oh
Music last Saturday evening. Inc en-,
tertainment given was excellent ana
commanded the plaudits of all present
In fact it is the best company that mas
Visited Ironton for years 10 the
neiehboring towns we conmeno 'he
..Stndents- as away above the average
travelling shows. Their programme Is
clean. entertaining and we'll rendered.
Hitler Waldener, of Edge Hill. Rey-
nolds county. and W. NJ. Long. OF Des
arc we're up before Z. 5 Commits
s;oner Fox last Friday, charged with
selling ..bitters" as retail liquor deal
ers without having paid government
I;cense tax. In the case OF Waioener,
Ar Edgar defended. while Gen. h T..
V;noate looked after the interests OF
Ar, long. The Commissioner held
ho,h defendants to await the action OF
the reaeral grand jury at St Louis |
Dsnntv Marshal Nall was in attendance
nj the preliminary proceedings