Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-02
LOCAL BREVITIES

May not a fraudulent election be
termed a poll-evil?
IT'S said that the gilded youth of the
town had gala time last Saturday
night.
Mrs. +. E. Moser will serve ice-cream
at her home in Ironton every Tuesday
and Friday, until further notice.
A suggestive case of mistaken iden-
tity occurred On the hotel porch about
week ago, in the dusk of evening, as
Judge Hill can testify.
There are at present ten or twelve
dwelling houses, containing from three
to eight rooms, without tenants, which
speak bad for our city.
The colored boys of the town have
organized brass band, and will, with
good luck, be soon awakening the
echoes of the mountains.
The cordwood vender is beginning
to come to town, and the careful house
holder is thinking of making provision
against the storms of winter.
Chas. Arnoldy will sell his lot in the
"burnt district on extremely reason
able terms. A good chance for any
one seeking a first-class business loca-
ton.
Louis Miller, with his local force,
resumed work on j. n. Bishops resi-
dence last Monday morning. About
ten days work is yet necessary to fin
ish the building.
The Second Annual Reunion of the
G. A. r. at Sulphur Springs, Ark, oc-
ours this year on Aug. Is, 16, II and
1S. Ample accommodations will be
provided and good time promised.
The Republicans of Reynolds coun-
ty, in mass convention assembled, re-
solved that 1--WE condemn Grover
Cleveland's Hawaiian policy" In the
language of Bismarck friend, ..that
settles"
Collector Whithworth and family
left for the raging ST. Francois Monday
morning. plentifully supplied with
rations for several days outing, tent.
cooking utensils etc. The REGISTER
wishes them fine fishing weather and
plenty of good luck.
We kindly suggest to the boys that
ball-playing GU Main street is not ex-
actly the thing, for varions reasons.
One of these days it will result in the
injury of some person, or cause team
to run away. Then you'll wish you
had been otherwise engaged.
The Ironton girls captured the Farm
ington mines umpire. and the remain
der of the boys were correspondingly
indignant. They went in, however,
trusting to the Ironton mines umpire
and won, after hard tussle, as is
elsewhere circumstantially related.
Last Wednesday night Miss Kate
Taylor gave party at the Oliver
House in honor of the Misses Cayce of
De Soto, her guests. Quite a number
of young folks attended, and a very
pleasant affair it was, what with mu-
sic, dancing and general enjoyment.
Subject for Sabbath morning service
at the Presby terian church: "Assur-
;,nce of an eternal home help in
preparation for it," For evening:
Moses glimpse of God" For Gran
iteville, p. NJ: sJesus and the
soldiers GEO. H. DUTY, Pastor.
Judge Emerson has a two-column
article on the first page OF this paper.
1t is in reply to some remarks made by
the REGISTER two weeks ago. Our re-
joinder will probably be made next
week, and we are glad of the oppor-
tunity, for, to our mind, there is no
other question so vital to free govern
meut as the one at issue.
The depression in the granite indus
try is not peculiar to this vicinity.
We note that the quarries at Granite
Bend in Wayne county closed down
last week, and all the workmen were
discharged There is no indication OF
the resumption of work this year,
though of course no man can tell what
a month or two may bring forth.
Messrs. Fletcher, Roehry, Dixon and
Huff took a fishing trip down to the
river last week, and for several days
fished, hunted and devoured. The
catch was unusually good. and the
campers claim they chad all they
could eat" The day before their re-
turn they were reinforced by Messrs
Adolph and Schultz, with supply OF
necessaries.
We desire to acknowledge the ready
aid and sympathy extended by the
good people of Mariana. Ark, and
this town, during the terrible expert
ence of the past three days, ending
with the interment yesterday OF a
member of the family. 1t is beyond
the power of language to make fit &C
acknowledgements, but the sense OF OBJ
LEGATION will remain always.
List of letters remaining in the Post
Office at Ironton. Mo-, for the month
ending July 81. 1894. If not called
for within thirty days, they will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office:
Adams Anna F Kahn Agnes Miss
Allen Dora Miss Kinkead Il Mrs
Gray G Mrs kobb Nora Miss
Goade Richard Lewis Jonas
Jones Mary Miss Pulley John Esq
When calling for these letters please
say advertised. A. 2. VANCE. P. NJ.
The county court met at the court
house last Monday for the purpose OF
fixing the levy of school tax upon the
railroad; but as the State Board had
not vet made its returns to the coun-
ties, the matter was deferred 30 August
18th. The State Board fixes the valu-