Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-01-14
LOCAL BRFVITIEs.
Don.e forget the Racket.

hui.
Ice promises to be a luxury next
summer.
Read Lopez's clearing sale advertise
ment in this issue.
X. P. Lodge Friday night. Work
in the third rank.
1t is said Ironton will soon have a
new hardware store.
The Probate Dacket for the Febru-
airy term is published in this issue.
H. Davis has fresh fish and oysters
every week. Please leave your orders.
The ..oldest inhabitant" can't recall
such January as this has so far prov
en-.
The tramp printer, along with the
other itiuerants. is very numerous these
days.
A new safe was received last week
for the use of the land office at this
place.
The city council held a regular meet
ing last night. No business OF special
Importance.
The heavy rains of last week left
the county roads in bad condition in
many places.
The week of prayer services inaug-
urated at Fort Hill church last week is
still progressing.
The wash-outs have been repaired
and the trains have been running on
time for several days now.
The hauling of timber for two hub
factory's gives employment to quite a
number of men and teams.
The REGISTER tries to publish all
the news. If you know an item will
always be glad to be told thereof.
Installation of officers I. o. o. F.
next Monday night. All members
urged to attend. H. DAVIS, Sec'y.
Tramps have been exceptionally
numerous during the past week. They
are all travelling in search of prosperi-
ty.
Rumor now says that the WOODEN
mill will run-not after McKinley's in
auguration but after the next term OF
court.
Mr.. John Newman has a forcs of
. men at work this week remodeling the
building just north of the REGISTER
Office.
The stock OF goods belonging to j.
n. Bishop, recently levied on by the
Sheriff, is advestised to be sold Janu-
airy 18th.
Misses Madge Dining and jamie
Watkins returned to Arcadia Monday
morning, where they arc attending the
seminary of the Ursaline Sisters.-Po-
tOSi Journal.
A petition asking the legislature to
compel the the telegraph companies
to keep an office at all county seats
generally signed.
All the weather prophets are now
waiting for ground hog day. II that
day be cloudy they say sure enough
there'll be no winter. But not, until
then. can they tell with certainty.
Our old friend. Ferdinand Inner OF
Pilot Knob, was marrird on Tuesday of
last week to a Mrs. Sutton Of st. Louis
formerly of Ste. Genevieve. Peace.
happiness aud prosperity to the newly
welded couple.
Mr.. John Blemel recently purchased
the lots just west of the NJ. E. church
on Reynolds street and has had them
fenced in. Mr.. B says he hasn't fully
determined, as yet, what use he will
make of the property.
Sheriff O'Neal was called to Annap-
oils Tuesday to sell, under execution,
some personal property belonging to
Clarkson & Kinch. He will sell some
other property of the same hrm the
latter part of the month.
The snow came down in great big
flakes Tuesday evening. The earth
was soon covered with a mantle OF
white but the ground was very damp
and most of the '.beautiful' disappeared
before Wednesday morning.
Rev. Chas. o. Jones, quite we'll
known in the Valley and who in for
mer years had charge of the Arcadia
College, in now located in Chat
tanooga. Tennessee. Until recently
he has been making his home in Louis
vile. Ky.
In the appointment OF the House
Committees announced by Speaker
Farris Tuesday we see that DIR. q. W.
Farrar, Jr, the member from this
county, is a member of the Committee
on claims. Militia, Immigration and
Agriculture.
f. w. Farrar, son of DR.. G. w. Far
rar. who has been located in South
ern Arkansas for many years past Ii
the saw mill and lumber business, Il
now engaged in business with A. j.
Langdon at Cotton Plant. Ward hai
our bsst wishes for success.
At meeting of the Board OF Direc
tors of the Iron County Bank Monday,
WIN. r Edgar was chosen President
and |. e. Whitworth, ST.. Vtce-Presi
dent. The other officers we're re-elect
ed The bank, it is pleasing TO state, l:
prospecting and is already on paying
basis.