Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-12-27
xLocAL BREvIT1EE.


A few hours late this week. The
printers had to have Christmas.
Farmers this year can't COMPLAIN n,
the weather during the crop-gatherine
and corn-shucking season.
The K. P. masque ball at the Acad.
envy OF Music tonight promises to be
the biggest thing of the year.
Commissioner Fox was kept busv the
latter part of last week adiudicatino
cases in behalf of Uncle Sam.
st. Paul's Sunday School had its
Christmas Sunday, and the little ones
were made happy with appropriate
presents.
The week preceding Christmas was
a pretty busy one in Ironton. The
merchants did thriving trade in
goods, barter and cash.
Christmas day passed quietly enough
in the Valley. There was nothing out
OF the usual going on and the day par
took more OF Sunday than the usual
midwinter festival.
Jesse Allison of Reynolds county and
c. Gross of Wayne county were before
Commissioner Fox last week, charged
with violating the Internal Revenue
law. Allison was held and Gross dis
charged.
At the K. P. ball tonight none but
those in mask will be permitted on the
floor until after midnight. Others
must go to the gallery, to which an ad-
mittance fee of twenty-five cents will
be charged.
The entertainment given by Miss
Mamie Baird's music pupils at the Aca-
denny of Music Christmas night was
we'll attended. The programme was
an excellent one and reflected credit
on instructor aud pupils.
DIED-At st. Louis. Mo-, on the 23d
inst. John Lindsay, late of Granite
willie. The funeral will take place in
st. Louis to-day. A proper notice of
the passing away of a most worthy cit
izen will appear herafter.
The REGISTER is asked to express the
grateful feelings of the relatives of the
late Mamie Kendall toward the many
friends who, by their aid and sympa-
thy. did all they could to alleviate the
burden of affection and bereavement.
The Ladies Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian church will meet with
E1rs. Fred Kindel at half past two
Thursday afternoon. All the members
are earnestly requested to be present.
as the election of officers will be held.
Report of last years work, and the
aims and plans for the new year will
be given.
Mrs. G. H. Duty, President.
John Mangold, of Harviell. will soon
commence the erection of fine hotel
at Arcadia. The building will be 35x6O
feet on the ground and 3-story, with
all modern conveniences. Mr.. Kline,
of this city drew the plans and specifi-
cations The building will be COM
menced early in the New Year, and is
designed as the DINING hotel for pas
senger trains by the Iron Mountain
Railroad Company.-Poplar Bluff Citi-
zen.
The editor last week received the
following: .sDr. and Mrs. Henry M.
Jones announce the marriage OF their
daughter, Martha Carroll, to Mr..
Thomas Kennedy Francis, Tuesday De-
cember 18th 1894, Saint Louis" All
who know the bride must congratulate
the happy groom upon the prize ne
has drawn in the lottery matrimonial,
and will join us in wishing him and
her all possible happiness and prosper
ity. They will be Eat home" at the
residence of DR.. Jones Wednesday and
ThnrcJav fhis week
The sack containing the paper mall
Saturday morning was taken NY by the
mail messenger here in badly mutlla-
ted condition. It looked as though IL
had passed through a cyclone. When
thrown off the mail car the suction
from the swiftly morning train sucked
the sack beneath the wheels. 1t was
dirty, greasy, and cut almost into Sec
tions, and the paper and merchandise
it contained torn and mutilated. The
postmaster had fine time sorting the
odds and ends aud putting this and
that properly together.
On Tuesday evening. Dec. ~, with
out ostentation and in the presence OF
few friends, at the residence OF /.
Bascom Lane, in the city, Rev. l. L.
langley officiating, the ceremony was
celebrated that united Lon Harvleii
and Miss Lula Birdson in the sacred
bonds of matrimony. The happy
couple were the recipients OF some ele-
CANT gifts and received the congratu-
lations of those who had the pleasure
of witnessing their marriage. Mr..
HarvieIl is an enterprising young ousl-
ness man of Poplar Bluff. May he
and his estimable bride enjoy a long.
happy ana prosperous life.-Poptar
Bluff Citizen.
Following is given the campaign ex,
penditures of the various successful
candidates in Iron county, as certiheo
to before the County Clerk:
VIM. A. Fletcher, County Clerk
$3.50.
A. Huff, Circuit Clerk, 1886.
B. Walker, Prosecuting Attorney
$3.50.
w. T. O'Neal, Sheriff, $4,000.
G. G. Henderson, Assessor, $40. %.
Walter II. Fisher, Collector. SIG w.
P.W. Whitworth. Treasurer, $l5. on.
J. A. Zwart, Probate Judge, $Io.oo.
w. T. Gay. Representative. $ll.oO.
Cbas. Hart, Judge of County Court,
Southern District. $9.05.