Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-04-19
Pilot Knob Locals.

Pilot Knob Locals.
1t appears that a city of our size an(
Importance should have correspond
ent for the greatest religious and pc
litical publication of Southeast Mis-
souri,. Ergo, please accept the follow
ing:
Our genial pedagogue, G. H. Green
wood, is able. to be cup and doing,
and is again teaching the young ides
the fundamental rules laid down by
Pythagoras and Cadmus. AS an Incl
dental fact, Mr.. G.. also finds few
spare moments of recreation in the ar
of Might've. billiards, cheese, anG
practicing on the light and airy guitar
Our hotel-keeper. Mr.. Steffens, has
been presented with a beautiful Es
quimaux dog direct from the North
Pole, Uid the Chicago Columbian Elk
position. Jack is becoming acclimat.
ed, and as connOiseur of fresh meat
pronounces Butcher Hancock's spare
ribs and porter-house equal to walrus
fat and pemmagin.
A reward of $25 has been offered by
our city authorities for the arrest and
conviction of the parties who defaced
several of the buildings by daubing
them with red paint. 1t was a
thoughtiess and uncalled for act, and
the re ;reants should be speedily
brought to justice.
Spring is here once again, and brings
with it the small boy and string OF
suckers-great in bone and small in
meat.
The boys who went over to Murphys-
boro have returned. That's right,
boys; in prosperity any place will well
come us, but in adversely there is
no place like home.
p. H. Jaquith has returned from an
extended western tour through Colo
RADIO, Wyoming and Utah. Our tour
ist has brought back as relics from the
wild and woody" everything from an
Indian scalping-knife to a diminutive
sage bush.
w. j. Steffens is organizing a guitar
and mandolin club; headquarters at
the P X. Hotel. Call for terms.
1t is rumored that two of our young
society men have strange fondness for
chicken sandwiches and black coffee.
How about that, boys?
"a friend in need is a friend in
decd" Prof. Greenwood says that
popular young physician, DR.. Blanks,
is monopolizing the society OF the young
ladies of the small village one mile
south of here. Take this as warning,
boys; avoid bycicles, and buggies that
become upcoupled.
The only thing we need to make
these beautiful moonlight nights COM
plete is the erecting of the new foot
bridge across the creek at Joe Stafford's
livery stable. Then the young. men
and their sweethearts, roaming under
Luna's fair beams, can lean on the
railing and gaze at the turbulent
waters beneath, as they swiftly flow in
their unchecked way to Stout's Creek.
Ed Steffes of the N. o. Nelson Mfg.
Co., is spending few days in the lead
district. If the country suits Ed, he
will accept a position as machinist
with the Desloge Mining Co.
No doubt the young ladies of this
vicinity will be interested in the fact
that G. A. Roeslin of St. Louis. who
generally spends his vacation in the
Valley, will be down next month to
enjoy week or SO in a hunting and
fishing excursion.
j. w. Jaquith was down for few
days, shaking hands with friends.
The recent rain has improved every
thing wonderfully, and the bright
flowers on our young ladies' spring
bonnets look 10 per cent. fresher.
We hope that service will be held in
the church here at home, so our young
men will not be obliged to walk to
Ironton every Sunday night; as on
their return they remind US of Coxey's
army.
Val Effinger left yesterday for St.
Louis, where he will attend the session
of the Grand Lodge of the Sons of Her
mann.
VIM. Kessler, Esq. is now acting as
Master-at-Arms ofJoe Stafford's livery
and feed stable. Mr.. Satterfields, who
formerly acted in that capacity, is now
assisting Capt. Price in looking after
the Company's thoroughbreds.
Candidates are springing upas num-
erously as weeds. We noticed several
Of the former busy electioneering. in a
quiet way, on the corner of Main and
Walnut streets. Among the most
prominent were p. w. Whitworth,
Jos. Reyburn, VIM. Henson and VIM.
O'Neal, Go it, boys, and may the
best man win!
Ferd Inner is in St. Louis, where
he is making arrangements for a trip
to California to visit brother, whose
home is near Sacramento. and whom
he has not seen for thirty-fve years.
Baldwin Bros. have greatly i'm
proved the Catholic Cemetery by en-
closing several of the lots with new
fences.
Edward Inner has been fully in
stalled as night operator at Arcadia,
Mo. Ed. is a steady boy and a good
operator, and we wish him success in
his new work.
One of our young men has purchas-
ed some elegant carpets. furniture,
and. in fact, every thing which goes to
m ala a home comfOrfahla 'rhoro NAV