Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-08-19
LOCAL BRRTITIEs.

crossing.
An addition is being built to the b.
nanza Annex.
Water melon receipts have been
large the past week.
Gross S Tolleson have an up-to-date
city delivery wagon.
Rev. VIM. S. Morley, We see. is
faith-curing and running a caup-meel-
ing in St. Louis.
The circus men do not seem TO be
deyoting any attention 20 Southeast
Missouri this year.
A special term of county court was
held Monday to make the railroad tax
levy for the current year.
The residence Of d. F. Reese in this
city, sold at trustees sale Monday,
was purchased by Mrs. H. NJ. Reese.
The Clark Manufacturing Company
last week received another car of ma
chinery from the old plant in Wis
consin.
Dee Dewitt has the thanks of the
REGISTER force for a great big deli
cious watermelon, presented Wednes-
day. 1t was simply superb.
FoR SALE Residence on corner of
Shepherd and Russell streets, six room
house. Terms. reasonable Apply to
Henry Farmhouse, Ironton, Mo.
The party of young people who
were camped at the mouth Of Stouts
creek for a week returned home Mon
day evening. They report most de-
lightful time.
Richard johnson, assistant prose
cutting attorney of ST. Louis, the CEN
trail figure in the popular song, "Mr.
johnson turn me loose!" spent Sunday
with his family in Ironton-
Mr.. F. Rodach of Middlebrook and
MIR. F. Kaths of Pilot Knob were over
this week to attend a meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Leadington
Lead o.-Farningtoa Times.
Mr.. Louis Miller of Arcadia has the
contract for the new building Of the
St. Francois County Bank, and expects
to be ready to commence work on it
next week.-FarHlingtorg Times.
The watermelon season has made
business on the branch very lively the
past month. The rush is now over,
though, and traffic on the Belmont
will soon assume normal proportions.
Judge Emerson lately received from
the War Department two large
wrought iron cannons. He has had
hry sir
of the Grant monument in Sylvan Park.
Several passenger conductors on the
road have been suspended during the
past week and there are all sorts OF
rumors of other changes to be made.
There is consideral speculation as to
whose turn will come next.
The nights of the past week have
been decidedly cool, aud in the morn
ing and evening fire has been almost
necessary to comfort. The local proph-
cts say that this cool spell now means
some hot weather in September.
Born-At Arcadia, Mo. Saturday,
August "A, 1897. at 1880 P. NJ, to Mr..
and Mrs. 5. P. Ringo, son. A good
Democrat from both sides ofthe house!
Mother and babe are doing nicely. and
the REGISTER tenders its congratula-
TONS
VIM. Persons, one mile west OF Ar
cadia. brought to US last Saturday, a
couple of green sweet peppers, the
largest we have ever seen. One OF
them is seven inches long and the 9TH
er measures nine inches IN diameter
Can anybody beat them?
The Globe Democrat has had a staff
correspondent at the rife range this
week securing memoranda for special
article for next Sundays paper. Mr..
Dake. the photographer, has taken
several views which will appear in
connection with the article.
Following are the signal service
readings at this point for the week
ending August 17th, showing the high
est and lowest temperature recorded
each day: Aug. 11th, IS, So; 18th,
SIS. so; 18th, SO, 40; 14th, sc, 81;
18th, IS. SO; 10th. 70. so; 18th, 50,
Al. Rainfall for the week, "A.
Mrs. S. P. Reyburn of Arcadia will
remove to the brick residence on west
Russell street formerly occupied BY
MFR. Scruggs. Mrs. O'Brien has leased
the Valley View Hotel, vacated by
Mrs. Reyburn, and will conduct the
same in connection with the Arcadia
House.
One of the coming society events OF
the season is the marriage of K. II.
stanley, Jr. of the Anchor Store, to
Miss Septa Quinn. daughter of L. +.
Quinn. Cards are out announcing the
happy event to take place next Wednes'
day. III 18th. at 9 o'clock P. Mop
lar Bluff Republicans.
The Acknowledgement and State SUI
perintendent have ruled that the
county commissioner has no authority
10 grant a special examination to
teacher who failed at the institute
This ruling revokes any certificates
the commissioner may have granted
parties who failed in the institute ex'
animation.
Tuesdays Gl0be-Democrat contained
the information that operations are
soon to be resumed at the works OF the
Missouri Furnance Company In Caron'
delet. All of the ore for the furnace,
il is said. will be shipped from the
mines at Iron Mountaiu. and number
of men. so the Globe Democrat says,