Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-26

Mr.. j. C. NOEL is seriously i'll at his
home in Willow Springs. The many
friends of the estimable gentleman
hope to hear of his early recovery.
The railroad company has torn down
the wooden platform around the depot
| at the station here, and substituted it
with gravel. This change is being
made at all the stations along the road.
The lecture by Mrs. Nellie Berger
at the Fort Hill church on Sunday eE-
eniEg attracted large congregation
Mrs. Berger made an excellent talk
that was thoroughly appreciated by
all present.
indian T. A. Chapter. No. II, held
a special meeting Saturday for the
purpose OF initiating couple of candi-
| dates. Several visitors we're in at
tendance and the occasion was an en-
joyable one.
The judgments secured against the
Wooden Mill at the late term of circuit
court aggregate over $4,000. The
property will be sold TO satisfy these
claims at the next April term OF the
circuit court
People on the branch, 1t seems. are
very anxious to have the Bismarck
train run to Fredericktown. We are
assured, however, that when the run
is heightened again the train will come
to Arcadia Valley.
The REGISTER this week publishes
an obituary of n. Z. Vail. an account
of whose death appeared in these col
umns last week Mr.. Vail was d true
and upright man, add worthy citizen.
He will not soon be forgotten.
Collins grays. hitched to a surrey,
got away from the driver and started
down main street on run Wednesday
morning. They ran several blocks
but were stopped in front of the court
house before any damage was done.
It is to be hoped that the next Iegis-
lature will enact q law compelling the
railroads to stop all passenger trains
at every county seat. Such law
would not Inconvenience the railroads
and would be a great convenience to
the people.
". P. Wemp has accepted the sta
ton agency at Williamsville and will
remove his family TO that point this
week. Mr.. Wemp has been working
at SikestOn for several weeks past and
will begin his labors a. Williamsville
December 1st.
Lost-On Sunday night. between
Ironton and Fort Hill church; lady's
small silver watch with long chain
attached. The watch was extensively
engraved, had gold hands. and was
not much larger than half dollar.
Finder will be suitably rewarded on
leaving same at this Office.
The Hillsboro sporting club started
| Saturday for Black river. for their an
nual two weeks hunt. The crowd is
| com posed of DIR. Mockbee. C.. Marsden,
K. w. McMullin, Jno. H. Reppy, Ali
son Reppy and c. K. Honey. Their
postofice address while out will be
Edge Hill, Mo.-JeferSon Democrat.
Rev. DR.. w. S. Knight of Linden
| wood College, St. Charles, Mo, de-
livered an eloquent and interesting
| sermon at the Presbyterian church
Sunday morning. The congregation
was a large one, and all were highly
delighted with the reverend gentle
mans timely and appropriate remarks.
| The REGISTER this week reproduces
from the Post Dispatch of Tuesday OF
last week an article wherein it is
charged ID. Hardy, the division super
| inteudent, is still trying to remove
| Democrats from the railroad service.
| Up to date Mr. Hardy has made no
public denial of the charge therein
made.
Word has been received from Mr..
and Mrs. +. ID. AXE announcing their
safe arrival at Ashegille, North Carroll
ma, last Saturday noon. They report
Asheville most delightful place and
| will probably be as near contented
there during the winter as they could
anywhere outside Of the loved Arcadia
Valley.
The last session of the County Court
as at present composed will convene
Monday, December 7th. After Janu-
airy LIST, Judge Hill will be succeeded
as Presiding Judge by r. L. Carly;
and J. b. Hampton will be succeeded
as Judge of the Southern district by
J. W. Alcorn. Judge Meyer of the
Western district is his own successor.
1t is rumored that the Arcadia train
may be put on the road again before
| long The Arcadia was always one of
the best paying trains on the road and
since it has been taken off there has
been a remarkable decrease in subur-
ban travel. The officers of the pas
senger department, it is understood
are working hard to have the train put
on again, and it is very likely success
will crown their efforts.
Our old friend, J. ID. Laymau, OF
Pullman, Washington, but for many
years a resident OF this town and couu-
~, writes US that business is at a stand
still in that section. Mr.. Layman
went out there about fifteen years ago
and prospered. The last three years,
he tells US. however, have been hard
ones and he has lost most OF his prop
erty. We are sorry to hear of his
misfortune and trust he will soon re-
cuperate.
The ball and supper given by the
, Daughters of Rebekah at the Academy
of Music last night was most success