Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-18
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Arbuckles coffee, 16cts package at
Annex.
The pay car passed down the road
early Monday morning.
The wearing of the green" on
Wedn esday was general.
Tablets, l, 8, 4, 5, 6, and 8 cents
each, at the Racket Store.
Interest in the contest for postmas-
ter seem to be increasing.
Sale of household goods at the let
wiler residence Saturday.
The grounding certainly proved a
weather prophet this year.
VIM. j. Schwab is thinking of build
ing a residence in IrontOn this summer.
The Clark Manufacturing Company's
hub factory will be in operation in a
few days.
Business on the railroad is not as
brisk Just at present as it has been for
some time past.
Collins, the livery man, can supply
YOU with the best of rigs and horses.
Give him a call.
Our venerable friend, DR.. Goulding,
tells us he celebrated his fifty-ninth ~
birthday last Thursday.
FoR SALE-Eggs for Matching from
barred Plymouth Rock, at five cents
each. Apply to Fl. w. Adolph.
There were plenty of Corbett men
yesterday, but there isn't one to be
found anywhere in town to-day.
The streets are being graveled, and
negligent property holders have been
warned to repair their sidewalks.
There was steady rain nearly all
OF Tuesday night, and the following
morning the creeks were booming.
An agent for w. J. Bryan's book,
1.-The First Battle" was in town last
week and succeeded in making a num-
Der of sales
The frogs chirped long and loud be-
fore the rain Tuesday evening-an in
dication, most folks say, that spring is
near at hand.
TO an outsider it appears very much
as if the local Republicans are going
to have time agreeing on candidate
for postmaster.
1t is understood that the Legislature
has passed law requiring poll tax OF
50 from all those subject to poll tax in
CT ties of the fourth class.
The extraordinary number OF tramps
during the past week prompts the sug-
gestion that possibly the Office seekers
are returning from Washington.
Tt is understood that the boys at
Gsaniteville drank q few bottles OF
wine and had general good time over
the prize fight Wednesday evening.
Howard Lindsay left last Saturday
for Washington to press his claims as
an applicant for the Ironton post-ofice
under the Mckinley administration.
You haven't heard those wedding
bells, yet? Well just possess yourself
in patience for few days longer. and
YOU will hear the tinkling OF the
chimes.
The bricklayers celebrated St.
Patl.ick's day a couple of days in ad-
vance aud retarded work on the new
building across the street the first OF
the week
Mr.. Robert II. Evans of Washington
Crn,ntv is an applicant for Register OF
Lands at Ironton. He is receiving the
support of the leading Republicans
Harrington Ne'0s.
The State Senate by decisive vote
Monday refused to pass the measure
prohibiting base ball on Sunday The
bill had previously passed the House
by good majority.
There is considerable speculation as
- what will become of the wooden
mill after it is sold. The general opln-
ion. though. seems TO be that IL VIII
never be used as WOODEN mill.
The remodeling of the building just
north of the REGISTER Office has greatly
imrroved it's appearance. Mr.. New
man has a convenient store room ana
DIR. Marshal very pleasant once.
The bill requiring the maintenance
of telegraph offices at county seats nss
passed the House. 1t Is oouotiui'
though. in the short time intervenlng'
whether it will be passed by the
Senate.
Sheriff O'Neal has been out Ia the
western portion of the county summon
ing Jurors for the April term OF the CIR
cult court. He will go TO the southern
part of the county on a similar mission
next week.
II Is said the two smallest warrants
ever issued by the United states gov
eminent were for the following
amounts: To Grover Cleveland, IN
1895, one cent. balance due on salary
aud TO Thomas f. c. James, OF ron
ton, Mo-, for one half eent-soeeiat'"
Capital.