Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-09-03
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

The campaign liar is circulating.
Doesn't Ironton get circus this fall?
The scar and yellow leaf will soon
be here.
The Ironton public schools open next
Monday.
The squirrel hunter is enjoying him
self these days.
County Court convenes in regular
session next Monday.
The steam threesher has been at
work in the Valley the past week.
Don't overlook the sale of household
goods at DIR. Strong's next Wednesday.
Fire has been necessary to comfort
many of the nights and mornings the
past week.
Meeting of the County Democratic
Central Committee next Monday. Ev-
cry member should attend.
1T p. R."has an interesting letter in
this issue. He has been out among the
farmers and tells US that he finds very
few gold men.
The Arcadia train had been on the
road for about fifteen years and its
suspension causes no little inconven-
fence and annoyance in the Valley.
The Pennington boys played a game
of ball at Arcadia last Saturday. The
visitors weren't in it with the home
team who came out victorious in score
of 80 to 8.
Married at Ironton, Mo-, Monday,
August 31st, 1896, by w. G. Fairchild,
j. P, Mr.. LOUIS S. BURCH and Miss
SARAH H. DAvIs-both of st. Francois
county, Mo.
z. O. Plummer, colored, delivered
political address at the courthouse
Wednesday evening. The facts pro-
duced were as badly colored as the
speaker, we are told.
The REGISTER is generally admitted
to be the best equipped printing office
in Southeast Missouri. We do all
kinds of work at reasonable rates and
guarantee satisfaction.
The discontinuance of the Arcadia
train works considerable hardship on
several members of the crew who
have their homes in the Valley. They
are with the public in hoping the SER
vice may be soon restored to us.
Joe. Zwart and mother, and sister,
Mrs w. H. Reese, have rented the res
ideuce occupied by DR.. Strong and
will shortly remove thereto. MIR. ID.
Myers and family will move to town
and occupy the Baldwin property va
Gated by Mr.. Zwart.
Leslie Hodges, an eighteen year old
youth OF Arcadia, is in jail, where he
will remain for the next two months,
this sentence having been imposed on
him in Justice Fairchild's Court Mon
day, where he was found guilty of
brutally beating his mother. From
reports Leslie is hard customer.
A burglar tried to force an entrance
at the back door of Nemnich's bakery,
a few nights ago about l o'clock. He
was frightened away by a servant, who
saws there were two, one was slim
man with light shirt and cap. The
other wore a dark SLOUGH hat and was
heavy set.-Poplar Bluff Citizen.
Charles P. Harviell, of Arcadia, Mo-,
Ia here visiting his brothers. Mr..
Haryiell has been attending the mill
tary college at Mexico two years, and
graduated last spring. He is now
thinking of attending the medical col
leoe at st. Louis this fall and prepar-
ing himself for a doctor.-Poplar Bluff
Citizen.
Jake Lopez is mourning the loss of
a fine saddle that was stolen from the
stable at the store Sunday night. The
same night large gray horse belong
ing to A. j. Dewitt was stolen. The
supposition is that the same party got
the horse and saddle. There is no
clue to the thief or as to the direction
he has gone.
The Rifle Range is still here and
will remain here, all Fredericktown
reports to the contrary notwithstand-
ing. The deal has been finally closed
and che deeds transferring the proper
~ To the United States will be made
in few days. The army officers readi-
lv recognize the fact that the Range en-
lows advantages here that could not
no secured anywhere else. They have
approved the selection and the Rifle
Range is permanent institution.
The railroad company is reducing
expenses. Orders were issued the
first of.the month closing the night Of
flee at Iron Mountain and Middlebrook
and both night and day offices at Tip
Top. 1t is understood that number
of shop hands we're let out at De Soto
and a number of train crews let of.
Lack of business is assigned as the
cause. The suspension will hardly
be permanent, it is thought. as the fall
business will soon be here requiring
a full force all along the. line.