Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-04-01
LOCAL BREVITIES.

April fool!
The rain still continues.
Has winter finally left US?
Tramps are still rather frequent
visitors.
Best 2lb package Rolled Oats, 6 cts,
at Bonanza Annex.
Lopez's milliner for the season ar
rives next Monday.
Buttons l, 8, 4, and 5 cents per doz-
en- at the Racket Store.
The county Board of Equalization
will convene next Monday.
The new drug store being built
across the street has the prettiest front
in town.
A travelling medicine ompany-
giving a free shows billed at the
Academy of Music for every night this
week.
The candidates for School Commits
sioner. are, in race track parlance, sin
the stretch" The election takes place
next Tuesday.
Up to the present time there is said
to be fair prospect for a good yield
of fruit. provided April doesn't bring
any killing frOsts.
Mrs. n. J. Lucas of Mill Springs has
leased the residence west of the Blue
Store from Mrs. Sontag and will occu-
Ply the same this summer.
The new hub factory will be con-
nected with the railroad by a spur in
the near future, to facilitate the ship
ment of the factOry's products.
A heavy rain Tuesday night was &C
companied by flashes of lightning and
frequent and prolonged rolls of thun-
der. A veritable spring storm.
The docket for the coming term of
the circuit court promises to be light
one, and the business of the session
will probably all he transacted in few
days.
County court convened in adjourned
session Wednesday and will probably
adjourn Friday. The principle BUSH
ness in hand is settling with the Col
lector.
The camp at the rifle range will be
over a quarter of a mile west from
where it was situated last year. The
officers seem to think the change de-
sirable-
The latter part of last week was sim
gularly cold for the time of year. Sew
eral mornings there was ice OF the
smaller ponds and along the banks OF
the streams.
The wooden mill property is adver-
tised at Sheriff's sale in this issue OF
the REGISTER. The sale takes place
April 9th during the session of the
circuit court.
VIM. Gross recently purchased the
old Bar mes farm about one mile west
of town. Mr.. e. intends building a
house thereon and generally improv-
ing the place.
The grand jury met in Madison
county last week and adjourned with
out finding a single Indictment. A
very good showing for our neighbor on
the eastern border.
Louis Miller is putting a handsome
iron fence in front of his elegant home
in Arcadia. Mr.. Miller Is evidently
determined to have the handsomest
home in the Valley.
Business at the granite quarries is
still reported very dull with little
prospec: of an improvement in the
near future. May be, though, BETTER
times are on the way.
When you want a spanking good
team. and comfortable and pleasant
rig call on II. NJ. Collins, the Irouton
livery man. He will fit you out. and
the price will DE reasonable.
H. NJ. Towles. a young man from
Douiphan, who had served as a clerk
in the State Senate during the late ses
sion of the Legislature. spent couple
of DAYS in Ironton last week.
The entertainment given by the pu-
pills of the colored school at the Acad-
envy of Music last Thursday evening
was we'll attended. and the renditions
we're generally complimeuted.
The costs in the case of the State vs.
C. B. Hill amount TO over $500. The
Legislature recently passed the detc-
lency OH anu the costs VIII AAcAS O0
paid now in the course OF week.
The extremely wet weather has seri-
ously interfered with blowing for oats
and other early crops. There have
been but few days comparatively when
the ground was dry enough to pillow.
The REGISTER is of the opinion that
a concerted move on the part OF the
people of this town would result in
having the fast trains stop at this sta
ton as well as afford US other accom-
modations of which we are now depriv-
ed. Let our people take this matter
in hand at once and see what can be
done.