Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-24

Christmas eesF good
tie past weekly
The first of the ven .swesing or
time will soon be here.
Hub timb Der has come In towiwith q
rush the past two weeks.
Hicks terrible Da,e@ber wether
hasn't materialized yet.
This is the week than twas 81 all
those weddings were TO occur
Remember the REGIsTER>0ffice ven
you want any kind OF printing.
The Christmas trade has enIipned
The town considerable the past week.
e. thing is in readiness fc the
K. P. Bhsaue Ball next Monday light.
Prof. BrFox will assume chage of
the Seminary at Leslerville Jnuary
4th.
The members Of the Baptist Sinday
School will have their treat mex Sum
day morning.
The prospect for an ice crop isn'tss
good as some of the weather prPphts
said it would be.
The two ordinances enacted Fat th
last meeting of the city council arr
published this week.
A Merry, Merry Christmasf to al
our readers. Peace, happiness ant
prosperity to you all!
Quite a lot of turkeys have beer
= shipped from here to the st. LOui
market the past week.
Millinery aud nrsGions will GO at cost
for the next ':nlrty days, at Van Wink
le & Po--ECs, Arcadia.
TIE W. C. T. U. will meet, at the
\ home of Miss Bertha Fairchild, next
Saturday afternoon, at o'clock.
Collector Fisher warns the tax-pay-
ers that they have only a few days
more before penalties aud costs ensue.
The home OF Mr.. and Mrs. T. B.
Pruitt was gladdened by the arrival Of
little boy Sunday morning. All are
doing well.
For SALE-A share of stock in the
Ironton Academy of Music Company
at discount. Apply at once TO II. w.
A651ph or Geo. Schultz.
1t is said that a change will surely
soon be made in the accommodation
train. The present run to Bismarck
= is neither satisfactory or profitable.
The brownie" entertainment by
the members of the Presbyterian Sun
day School will take place Christmas
night in the basement of the church.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will hold Gospel Temperance
Meeting" in Fort Hill church, Sunday
evening at 1880. All are cordially in
vited to attend.
Mrs. H. B. Wingate will probably
remove to St. Louis in the very near
future and establish frst-class board
ing house on Lucas Place in the neigh
borhood OF 18th street.
At the meeting on December 14th,
Ironton /. o o. F. Lodge elected the
following officers for the ensuing term:
Aug Rieke, n. g.; VIM. Farmer, v.
G.; Herman Davis, Secretary; John
Blemel, Treasurer. Installation will
occur in January. |
Station agent Dickey at Cadet dellb
erately walked in front OF a rapidfs
moving freight train last SaturdS
night. He died the following dr.
1t is not known whether it was the
ceased's intention to commit suicide =,
not. He was deaf aud may not hal ~
known the train was coming.
DR.. Rauey, an old-time residentk :
this county, died at his homo In I'D =
ell county on December l7th.
ceased was the father Of Mrs. w. n
O'Neal of this city, aud of Frank r
| ey Of Des Arc and Congressman RAJ
of Piedmont. The bereaved faq AZ,
have the sympathy Of many friepd :,
their Affections.
The boiler on an engine on a.
bound freight train exploded M
ing At Gads Hill last Ssturd I.
noon about three o'clock.
neer, P. II. Fitzgerald. aud
brakeman were instantly ki
bodies being blown several
feet away. The fireman, name
was also badly injured. The
Was a comparatively new one
reason is assigned for the aeciC
Jack Beard, who lives q fe
south of town, HAD three hor,
from him short distance ID
St. Louis one day last we 80
had been TO she city to buzz the horse.
and had sisted home. n,eniine
make aKesland. When : r.,
~ sac accoste
IA ss@ated guE
rseX. Under q
do nothing b.
heh he did. &C
Up 70 Ii
ared O.