Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-09-02
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Cabinets, 81 dozen. at Perkins.

What SO hot as sultry day in Sep
TENDER?
Military Picnic at the rife range
next Sunday.
Baldwin Bros. are marketing
some very fine hubs.
County Court convenes in regular
session next Monday.
Prof. A. P. Vance will remove his
family to Graniteville this week.
The Zwart residence for rent. APP
ply to j. A. ZwAKT.
Small peaches seem to be the rule
with the homegrown fruit this year.
Local talent is rehearsing for the
production of Cinderella" in the near
future.
Crisp's drug store has just put on a
new and tasty dress. Pruitt & Madi-
gan, milliners.
Basket picnic at Hancock's Grove,
north of Pilot Knob, next Monday,
September 9th.
Fred. Beard and family are now
making their home in the rooms over
II. w. Adolph's store.
A protracted meeting was inaugural
ed at the Presbyterian church Sunday
TO continue several weeks.
The Langdou farm was sold at Trus-
tees Sale last Saturday. The proper
ty was bid in at 81 900 for Mrs. R. H.
Jones.
The wires were put back in the
Ironton station yesterday and once
again we have Geographic communica-
ton with the outside world.
The ground is very. very dry and
the dust agonizing. There have been
several indications of rain the past
week but ''all signs fail in dry wealth
err"
The most profound question now dis
turbing the public mind seems to be,
.'who is entitled to partake of the re-
freshing waters that flow from the
school pump"
Rev. James Reid, of jackson, Mo-,
will preach at the Baptist Church,
Ironton. next Sunday morning and
evening. The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
The Festival which was advertised
is last weeks REGISTER for the benefit
of the Catholic School at Graniteville,
and which was to be held to-day, has
been postponed Indefinitely.
Special excursion train to st. Louis
next Monday, September 9th. Fare
for the round trip, $3.50. w. j. Bryan
will deliver an address before the la
Dor organizations in St. Louis on that
day.
Rev. Duty and family were treated
to a genuine surprise by the members
OF the Presbyterian congregation last
Thursday evening. The visitors were
liberal and the donations were highly
useful and acceptable.
Henry Evans, who lives on the Hol-
loman place, south OF Arcadia, last
Friday, brought to this Office a peach
limb of three prOngs about eighteen
inches long on which were forty-eight
peaches. A very fair yield.
The Pennington aud Fredericktown
people are trying to have the railroad
officials run the Bismarck train to
Fredericktown. If change is made
in the train it should be run to the
Valley and not down the branch.
There will be no Ice Cream Social
or Hop at Graniteville this evening. for
the benefit of the Catholic School at
that place. The young ladies of Gran
fteville will be very glad, however, to
entertain their friends at some future
time.
Following are the signal service
readings at this point for the week
ending Aug. S1st, showing the highest
and lowest temperature recorded each
day: Aug. 25th, 50, so; 26th, 81. 81;
27th, 100, SO; 2Sth, 9S, 60; Doth, 49,,
so; 3Oth, So, 81; S1st, "a, 81.
Some prospectors who have been at
work on Ketcherside mountain, six miles
south of town, claim to have discover
ed gold, silver and copper. The prop
erty is now being investigated and the
mineral assayed. Definite iuforma-
ton will be available in a few days.
Capt. W. H. Byers completed an ad-
ditior to the Annex last week, and is
now enlarging again. When the pres
emit addition is completed the store will
be ninety feet in length, and the stock
of goods in the Bonanza. under l. D.
q. +. Hall, will be removed to the An
mex, combining the two stores.
..B." Troop, at present at the rife
range. will leave next Tuesday for JEFF
ferson Barracks, thence in company
With the three troops now there they
will depart for Nashville to remain at
the exposition for couple of months.
The other two troops will remain at
the range until September 10th.
IL is reported that deal in some
mining properties, south end of this
county, Is about to take place. Also a
large deal in real estate in the west
end is being negotiated, with prospects
of sale. II the sale is consummated the
purchasers will place a'diamond drill
10 work on the property in the very
near future.
VIM. Henson, a weii-kpown farmer,
who lives about four milRs east of
town. met with very painful and
serious accident last Thursday. Mr.,
gansou was cutting down a tree, and
sThiIs trimming off the limbs fell TO the
Ground, a considerable distance, strik-