Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-26
LOCAL BREVITIES.

LOCAL BREvITIEs.
Work has been resumed on the
burnt district.
s.Sweet are the uses of adversely"
but it's hard to make our neighbor see
it.
County Court will meet and settle
with Collector Fisher next week, be-
ginning Monday.
The sweet sunshine and balmy air
OF Tuesday and yesterday came like a
benson to an erring castaway.
Mrs. Chamberiin will give her con-
cert on Saturday evening, April 18th.
Programme will appear in due time.
The reading-room in the basement
of the Presbyterian Church will be
finished and fully fitted up during the
coming month.
With two or three days more of this
weather. the farmer will be too busy
in the field to attend to the call OF the
dinner horn-almost.
The project of establishing an cleo
trio light plant for this town is. We I'M
derstand, abandoned for the present.
Why, we do not know.
The delinquent taxpayer Is going to
have trouble. and it's beyond the pow
er of the Collector to shield him. Look
little out, gentlemen.
The hub factory is still hard at
work, with lots of orders to be filled.
We wish the boys had enough to keep
them busy until the next century.
The REGISTER congratulates the pa
risbioners of Rev. Edward Koeth upon
his reappointment to This station. He
is faithful and energetic minister.
How readily the buds of NAPLES re-
spond to the wooing of the sun! We
hope the old deceiver may prove true
for once-but there's no trusting him.
The late cold weather affected the
fruit crop favorab1y. rather than 9TH
erwise: putting back the swelling buds
until the frost-line shall have been
passed.
There have been no further cases Of
diptheria in the Valley during the past
week. and it is hoped that with the
milder weather the disease will finally
disappear.
The Mite Society will meet with Miss
Lulu Hills on the hill. A cordial IN
vitation is extended to all to come out
next Friday evening and enjoy a cou-
pie of hours of social pleasure.
Iron Lodge, too. is coming out of the
kinks. A new fence of neat design
now fronts the lots owned by that in
stitution. Other Improvements. we
hear, will be made at an early day.
The members of Iron Lodge. No.
1O7, I. o. 0. F., are urgently request
ed to be present next Monday night.
as business of importance will come
up for transaction. The approaching
celebration at Harrington will also be
considered.
According to some local weather.
prophets Spring is now to smile in
sincerity and continue smiling, since
the song of the frog has been frozen
in its throat the ninth time since Feb
ruary. We hope the count has been
correctly kept.
They are still at work placing and
fitting the machinery in the wooden
mill, and it is thought everything will
be ready for q start In couple OF
weeks. A lot of new machinery. 1t is
said. will be received this week and
placed in position.
DR.. III. n. Jones has greatly Inn
proved, at his own motion and expense
the highway east of the railroad-be-
ing the continuation of Reynolds street.
The REGISTER takes pleasure in max
ing him due acknowledgment in be-
half of an appreciative public.
Strawberry and Raspberry Plants
for sale. Bubach, Warfeld. Captain
Jack. Michel's Early. ETC.. from Straw
berry bed set spring, 1895. Black
Can and Red Raspberry Plants Of prov
en- varieties. Prices reasonable.
C.. S. RUSSELL, Ironton. Mo.
DrKp-At his residence at Log Town.
Missouri, on the morning OF the zzd
inst, of pneumonia, Mr.. FREEMAN HAY
wARD. The deceased was Of English
birth and we'll known to many OF the
readers Of this paper. A nttlng ooisu-
airy will appear herein on a later date.
A night operator was established in
the Iroutou station last week-.'as an
experiment, !" we understand Evident
ly the experiment didn't prove salts
factory. for the operator was taken
away Tuesday Of this week. and the
Office is again dark and lonely from y
p. n. to A. n.
s. C. Emerson, State Head Banker.
Modern Woodmen OF America, will de-
liver . public lecture at the court
house in Ironton, Thursday evening.
March IS. 1896. for the purpose OF ex-
pisining the principles of that Order.
Everybody cordially invited. Ladies
are especially invited.