Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-27
LOCAL BREvITIES.

Found, door key. At this Office.
1S0 laughs in 1870 minutes when you
see ''Oid Farmer Hopkins"
Reynolds county now has five board
ers in the Bastile at this place.
The City Council met in special ses-
sion last Wednesday afternoon.
Read Bonanza's new ad. 1t contains
several things of interest to you.
See '.Old Farmer Hopkins at Acad-
envy of Music Thursday, March 9th.
Miss Mittie Reagan closed a most
successful term of school at Sand Bluff,
last Thursday.
The Presbyterian people are fitting
up the basement of their church build
ing here-for a reading room, we un-
derstand.
The 'sburnt district is busy place
these days, what with the sand-haul-
ers, the rock-haulers, the brick-haul-
ers, the foundation-diggers, and the
masons, not to mention the on-lookers.
The Ladies' Missionary Society of
the Presbyterian church will meet with
Mrs. Reach next Friday at 2:3O P. NJ.
This is the time for election of officers.
Come, every one whose name is on the
roll.
The Mite Society will meet at the
home OF ". T. Gay, next Friday even
ing. Everybody cordially invited.
The proceeds from these meetings go
to repairing the basement of the
church.
Services at Baptist church next Sum-
day. DR.. Morton will preach. Sub
ject for morning: "Sanctifcation. !"
Evening service, subject: "Christ our
rest" Everybody is cordially invited
to attend.
WANTED-Agents to represent the
Missouri Mutual Insurance Companies
of Rockport, Mo.-Life, Fire and Tor
nado-in this county. Apply to II. +.
Stepel, Publisher of the Atchison Coun-
ty Mail, Rockport, Mo.
Two carloads of machinery for the
wooden mill arrived last Sunday morn
ing, aud it will be put in place proba-
bly, this week. 1t will not be long be-
fore the puff of the engine and the noise
of the spindles are heard.
The REGISTER next week will pub
lish the Financial Statement of Iron
County for the year just ended, and
we take it no fuller exposition of re-
ceipts and expenditures will be given
by any county in the State.
Messrs. Clarence and Golf Whit
worth leave to-day for Cape Girardeau.
They will enter the Normal. They
are both deserving young men, and
the REGISTER wishes them the attain
ment of the highest honors of the
school.
Prof. A. P. Vance last week finished
a very successful six months term of
school at Iron Mountain. The patrons
were we'll pleased with the work done
during the term, and, we understand,
q general desire has been expressed to
have Prof. V. re-employed for the COM
ing year.
The play of "Old Farmer Hopkins
is as pure as mountain air-not one
single Objectionable feature can be
found throughout the entire entertain.
ment. You can bring your mother
sister, and your sweetheart. and RESI-
assured they will enjoy every momen,
of the play. Academy of Music,
March 5th.
March, nor yet April, ever gracei
us with fairer or sweeter spring wealth
err than this section has enjoyed TO
several days. The sunshine is warn
and Hfe-giving, the air is balmy will
loving tenderness, and one involuntar
ily listens for the drowsy hum of thu
bee at work Alas! we fear the scene
too fair to last.
Subjects and texts for Presbyterian
services March 1, 1896. Subject TO
morning service: 1.-The duty to sci
and its connections. Text, i Cor
$40. Subject for evening service
1.-The discovered book" Text,
Kings, 22:S. Graniteville, 3 P.
Subject: Hope" Text, Heb. 6:1s.
GEO. II. Duty, Pastor.
The news of the death of Mrs. j. A
Segner at De Soto on the 18th inst.
although not unexpected. called fortl
expressions of sympathy from man.
friends of the family here. The deceas
cd was an estimable wife and mother
and her death is loss children AM
husband can never replace. Thei
last sad tribute is given elsewhere ii
this paper.
The death of young Robinson at An
napolis, an account of which is give1
by our correspondent at that place. Is
terrible warning to the boys OF thi
town who are in the habit OF ''stealinI
rides" on passing trains. The agen
here informs us that, in spite OF all h
can do, every day youngsters iron
eight to fifteen years old congregate IL
the vicinity of the station and ge
aboard the cars. often at imminen
hazard of their lives. There Is no cit.
ordinance prohibiting such action, blu
there ia statute which makes it
misdemeanor. We hope the sheriff o
constable may one of these days en-
force the law and give the too enter
prising youngsters lodging in the 1ai
for a night or two. Certain it is,
the practice referred to is not stopped
some family will be called upon U
mourn the untimely loss OF son.