Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-23
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The first stone for the new brick
building on the burnt district wa.
hauled Tuesday.
Considerable sickness prevails in the
Valley just now. Chiefly colds, with
grippish tendency.
Probate Court will meet on the sec.
ond Monday of February. The docket
is published in this issue.
The flow of water at the school house
we'll is still conspicuous by its absence.
But these showers should "full it up"
Regular meeting of Star of the West
Lodge, No. 1873, A. F. & A. NJ, Satur-
day evening this week. A full atten-
dance is requested.
John Albert was called to Bearville,
in Butler county, Sunday evening, to
embalm a body-the local undertaken
having more than he could attend to.
Chips are necessary to sedate polk
er game; but chips on the street are
neither desirable nor necessary. Boys,
put an extra sideboard on your wag-
oni
Billy Buford. of Belleview, Iron
county, passed through Centreville on
Tuesday, on his way home from Shan
non county, where he had been to re-
cover stray horse.-CentreUille Out
look.
The members of the Ironton Lodge,
No. PA. X. of P, are requested to be
present at the next regular meeting, on
the evening of the Oath inst. 1nstalla-
ton of officers and work in the ranks.
ARTHUR HUFF, K. &. & S.
c. B. Hill is again at liberty, his
bond for $4,000 having been approved
by Judge Green last Tuesday. The
sureties are Mrs. C. F. Schmitz. H. NJ.
Collins, Justina Giovanoni, Walter
Biggs, James E. Tessrow and Joseph
Henson.
Miserable is the proper designation
for the weather for the several days
just passed. Not cold enough to
freeze, nor warm enough for comfort;
wind from all points of the compass,
and the atmosphere damp and mar
row-piercing. You know all this?
Well, we want to you to know that We
know it, too.
The following card was received
yesterday: '.Mr. John Riggs invites
you to be present at the marriage of
his daughter, Bertha Alice, to Rev.
DIN Ward Rose, Wednesday after
noon. February 9Th, 1896, at three
o'clock, at residence, Godfrey, Illinois.
AT home after February 10th. Oelwein,
Iowa" The REGISTER send greeting,
with the usual congratulations.
Who weeps with you when you are
sad, and laughs with you when you are
glad, and swears with you when you
are mad? The editor. Who has to
be both kind and wise, and never
(hardly ever) lies. and when he does,
creates surprise? The editor. Who
owns heart as we'll as cheek, is pos
sessed of a spirit proud but meek. and
lives on 40 cents a week? The editor.
The drama, '.Maud Irving" will be
played at the Opera house Friday even
ing, Jan. Oath, by the Ironton Colored
Amateur Dramatic Club. There will
also be some fine music, consisting OF
solos, duets, &c. Be sure to hear the
quartette which precedes the drama.
Reserved seat tickets for sale at post
Office, Csc; general admission, zoe and
1Oc. Proceeds for the benefit of M. E.
Church.
Married-In Anna, Ills, at the home
of the bride, January Is, 1896, Mr..
ABRAHAM L. DURoss and Miss MAMIE
WILL1FFORD. Mr.. and Mrs. Duross
are visiting in Weatherford, Tex. the
guests of Mrs. B. Reeves, a sister to
Undertaken Albert Of this place. and
the groom, a nephew to Mr.. Albert
also, intends residing in Ironton in the
near future. May joy be their path in
their happy union. X.
County Court will meet at adjourn
ed session on Monday, February Sd.
Among other proceedings, the appoint
ments of road overseers for the coming
year will be made. The old overseers
will retain their places until the meet
ing of the court at regular term In
March. In the interim. the newly Sc
lected overseers will be required to
fill their bonds and hold themselves In
readiness to qualify at the appointed
time.
Subjects and texts for the Presby-
terrain services Jan goth, 1896: Morn
ing subiect-..Faith and its relation to
salvation" Heb. 1872; also I'LL.
Evening subjuct-''Olive Cromwell"
Prov. 21:22 Graniteville P. MA
look into our inner life makes US hum
BILE and brings US near God" Psalms
S4:6. A cordial invitations is extend
ed to all who do not attend church
elsewhere to come.
GEO. H. DUTY, Pastor.
Saws the Fredericktown Democrat:
..Jones Mckinney has sold his interest
ia the harness business to Louis Schwa-
ner of Pilot Knob and will probably 60
elsewhere and go into business. We
should regret to lose Mr.. Mckinney
from the community and hope that he
may yet establish business relations
that will keep him here" We beg to
assure our neighbor that Frederick
towns apparent loss Is fully made up
in the advent of Mr.. Schwaner. who Is
man of irreproachable character. and
whose capacity makes him valuable
addition to any community. He car
ries with him to his new home the
Goodwill of all who know him.