Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-12-06
LOCAL BREvITIEs.
The drought is broken.

The Fontanas were flash i the pan.
Delayed communications will appear
next week.
1t is rumored that Arcadia is to
have new station house
The invitations for the K P. Masoue
Ball will be issued this week.
Thanksgiving dinner services were
well and numerously attended.
The Iron.on station house was paint
ed outside ahd inside last week.
Two dead engines, and several cars
OF wreckage passed up the road Mon
day last.
Regular meeting Of Star of the West
Lodge, No. 1873, A. F. & A. NJ, Satur-
day evening this week.
The Presidents message was given
to Congress Monday and will be print
ed in the REGISTER next week.
The darkest day in Ironton's history
was last Saturday. All day long those
who needed better light in their work
consumed the erstwhile midnight oil.
We are informed that party is look
ing up some valuable mining proper
ties in Iron and Madison counties with
a view of developing same in the near
future.
Dandruff is due to an unfeebled state
of the skin. Halls Hair Remover
quickens the nutritive functions of the
skin, healing and preventing the for
nation of dandrufT.
County Court is in session at regu-
lar term. Judges Hill and Hart trans
acting the business. We regret to
have to state that ill health prevents
Judge Holloman's attendance.
We are informed that some pros
pect;ng is being done on land near the
Silver Mountain mine in Madison cOun-
ty The discovery of rich copper and
and other ores was made some time
ago.
On Friday night. the 7th inst, a
box-supper will be given for the bene-
fit of Saints Delight Church, near by
the Fisher schoolhouse. two and half
miles east of Ironton. Ali are invited
70 attend.
The Clark show wagon is about COM
pleted. II you wish to see Il good
piece of workmanship in this town,
go up to the Ironton House Hail. Ii
vas built by the Gay Co. of this City,
ssEa painted by Pruitt & Madisan.
Just eas year ago yesterday morn
ing fire devastated the most closely
built block in this town-and still the
debris remains undistGrbed. Let US
hone for better times to close the I'M
slightly gap that marks the disaster.
Last Saturday two freight trains ran
together near Sabula, and a fine smash
,sp of the engines resulted. Fortu-
raately no one was hurt. the engineers
AID Eremen having sought safety In
Jumping as soon as they became aware
of the condition of things.
The Fontanas' advance agent came
mere last week, advertised. and went
SWAY. The company was to follow
and show Tuesday night; and some
neat photo-lithographs of pretty
woman in various costumes are hang
ing in various public places to indicate
what might have been.
The members of the bereaved fami-
Iv desire us to return their heartfelt
thanks to the many kind friends and
neiphbors who assisted them during
the long sickness and after the death
az the late Peter Riddle. The many
acts Of kindness rendered the afflicted
ones will never be forgotten while
memory lasts.
The Waters Pierce Oil Company is
putting in an iron tank just north OF
the station house. 1t will be a great
fmprovement over barrels heretofore
.tossd in the wooden building used as
a, o;, house; much safer to adjacent
property and more slightly. too. The
tank will have capacity OF about
seventy-fve barrels.
r'he entertainment given by the
aroI.oa Public School at the Academy
of Mgssc last Monday evening was
well attended. The rendition of the
,sroeramme Sas a credit to the conduc-
tors and the pupils. and the audience
frequently attested its approval The
net receipts-to be devoted to the
library-were $16.1O.
Pa mas JOunSOu VI DOtty -'Ao-s
~ss hafore Commissioner Fox on the
oath Instant, charged with retailing
Intoxicating liquors without having
first obtained iiaense from the Gov
~n,ment. Neither party being ready,
she defendant entered pies OF mot
zrilty,~ and was bound over to appear
before tka Commissioner December Sd
The cause. Ss learn, has since been
continued to Decenaar 10th.
a brakeman named Brown was burn
o:rder in a cabOose at Bismarck
last rhuraday morning about ) o'clock
He had retired Into the caboose at mid
night, locking tho door after him. and
was no doubt asleep when the car took
fire. and it was all ablaze Ek6f those
outside first observed it. His BODY Was
burned beyond recognition = in fact,
only the ashes remained when the car
fell in and gave his friends an opportu-
nity to examine the debris.
TIE earth trembled last Saturday
ere,,;aT about seven o'clock in response
to very heavy thunder and lightning.
One detonaties caused houses to rock
aad crockery to jingle in such manner
Ghss many people believed the storm
was accompanied with an earthquakes:
,antIer.s, from the country saws he