Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-02-14
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

ice oognt TO go at ten cents a hun
dred next summer.
See the advertisement of the Rich
mond Desk Company on this page
linen come and see sample desk il
this Office.
st. Valentines Day this year IS Of
even date with the REGISTER, which
hopes to be a welcome valentine to al
its readers.
If McGinty wanted to go to the bot
tom OF the sea these days, he'd have
to hunt ont the gulf stream or emigrate
to the equator.
The purchasers of sleighs and sleigh.
runners are being amply repaid for
their outlay. The .'grey colt" is get
ting it in the neck these days.
MARRIED-At Ironton, Mo-, Feb. 8,
1895. by w. G. Fairchild. Justice OF
the Peace, Mr.. GEORGE. W. Qualls to
Miss KATHERINE WEITzEL-both of
Iron Mountain, Mo.
A new dwelling-and neat, pretty
building it is-graces the premises OF
Mr.. j. Nj. Whitworth. 1t was erected
at the instance of Mrs. S. Jones, who
occupies it, Mr.. q. A. Buckley being
the builder.
The boys and girls are having some
fine coasting. st. Francois street af-
fords them an elegant slide about a
quarter of a mile in length, with
enough declivity to put railroad speed
to the blush.
We thought our Democratic legisla-
lures of late years were lacking in dig
nifty. knowledge ana "good horse
at the thing now in session! 1t makes
ats predecessors shine, in comparison,
like angels of light.
Last Monday P. w. Whitworth was
called to Marquand to see his brother
in-law, Henry Francis, who lying very
ill from pneumonia, having been sick
for six weeks. Mr.. w. returned yes
terday. but he reports Mr.. Francis yet
in a precarious condition.
One day last week Mrs. Aliens
dwelling house in Arcadia, now occu-
pied by a railroad man and family,
came within one of going up in flame
and smoke. The roof caught fire from
the flue, but help being at hand the
flames were soon subdued.
Is algebra being taught in the Iron
ton public school? We suggest, if
such is the fact, that the time devoted
to that study, could be much more
probably employed in the teaching of
1.-The three Rs But again we forget:
we're not "a Normal graduate"
To Secretary of State Lesueur the
REGISTER returns thanks for copy of
the Roster of State and County Off
GERS in Missouri. 1895" Every officer
under the law is included. together
with suprintendents of all State insti-
tutions.. 1t is very valuable pamphlet
The intermediate department of the
Ironton public school is closed this
week, the teacher. Miss Freeland, hav-
ing been called home by the death of
her father, a resident, we believe, of
Indiana All the community will join
us in extending sympathy to Miss +.
in her hour of sorrow and bereave-
ment.
Subject for the next Sabbath morn
ing service at the Presbyterian church
is, ..Belief and Unbelief." For even
Ing service, Social Evil and Other
Evils" Those not willing to listen to
plain talk had best. not be present.
For Standardization God and what
He can do for u.s. GEO. H. DUTY,
Pastor.
The grounding came out. and, the
sun shining brightly, the animal saw
its profile sharply cut upon the daz-
cling snow 1t hurt his eyes, and he
hoped into his hole again. while we
on the outside are fated TO endure forty
two DAYS of snow, sleet, rain and 9TH
err inclemeucies. Why. in thunder.
can't the 9Th. stay in his hole until
after Eastertide'
On the first page of this paper is an
article headed, defends His Faith
and His Rights" which clearly shows
how impossible it is to justly leg1slate
on matters pertaining to faith and re-
{ieion. Read it carefully, and then
widen your mind and do little think
ing for yourself. The members of the
Missouri Legislature ought to cut the
article out and paste it in their hats.
Mr.. Geo. Forward and wife, of Mill
haven, Ontario, Canada, are in Iron
ton. visiting at w. P. Wemp's. Mr..
T. SAYS he left home with the Their
mometer hunting bedrock. thinking
he would find springtime down in this
section. But he reckOned without the
assistance of the weather-clerk. The
snow-covered ground and ice-bound
creeks make him feel quite at home.
And still the ground is clad in white.
It showed again Thursday. and again
and again Monday and Tuesday morn
fnes the feecy flakes came down like
the paper ballots fall into the box on
election day. The wsathar yape still
stubbornly points north. aud Rouse
plants are kept alive through liberal
fnroads on the wood-pile. In compen-
sat.on. when spring breaks 1t ought to
sreak In earnest, and stay broke.
We understand that the city author
files this spring viii pay particular
attention to the condition OF the side
walks. This is gratifying, and VIC
hope all property owners may be com
nal,ed to make the sidewalks fronting
shelr premises just as good as, II not
little asttsr tAan, those in charge a
their neighbors. There are three or
four pieces of sidewalk on HGiI street
,.,,,ich are an abomination to pedes-