Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-08-12
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Is the hot weather Overe

School board proceedings published
this week.
The rains of last week helped the
corn wonderfully.
The watermelon car is fixture at
the depot these days.
s. C. Russell assumed charge of the
receivers Office last week
The colored folks are talking OF a
celebration and picnic August 18th
Cattle buyers are numerous these
days and good prices are being paid
Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Talbot enter
tanned number of the young people
with dance Saturday evening.
Ask for Mouarkabo Coffee and insist
upon having il. It's the best.
WENTWORTH Sous.
a camp meeting will be iDaugurated
at De Lassus August 21st and remain
in session a couple OF weeks or more
Remember the lawn fete at the Ar
eadia house this evening. Free Hacks
for all from Ironton who wish TO at
tend.
Special meeting OF indian R. A.
Chapter. No. a, next Saturday after
noon at one o'clock. Work In all the
degrees.
Prof. and Mrs. a. B. Sloan are re-
eeiving the congratulations of their
friends on the recent arrival Of q boy
IN Eapraff Mo
The coIord folks held religious SER
vices in Purkis grove last Sunday.
Quite a number of cOlored people from
Pennington were IN attendance
An excursion train Of six coaches
aud a refreshment car made the trip
to the Valley from St. Louis last Sun
day. The train was fairly well filled
G. r. Jacobs is now sole owner of
the Arcadia Valley Drug Company 5
stock and business having last week
purchased the interest OF 5. II. Cos
ney.
The REGISTER force is indebted to
John Mann for some very fine eating
apples left at the Office on Tuesday.
They we're tip-top aud The boys made
them rapidly disappear.
A. Rieke entertained a number of
friends including several of the boys
in blue at a lawn party Thursday even
ing of last week. All present report
a very pleasant evening.
The receipts at the lawn party and
entertainment at the residence Of Mr..
Talbot last Thursday evening were
S24. Thanks are returned to the good
people for their patronage.
Gross & Tolleson have been in st.
Louis this week buying their stock OF
groceries and provisions They will
be ready for business in a few days.
Look for their announcement next
week.
Willie Schleuter, was thrown from
wagon while driving down Langdon
hill in Russellyille Tuesday evening,
dis locating his wrist, and receiving
several bruises. Fortunately his in
juries were only slight
The camp meeting closed last Sun
day evening after very satisfactory
session of over two weeks. The at
tendance throughout was large and
the management is to be congratulated
on the general success achieved
A settlement of the estate of the late
NJ. Seitz occupied the time Of the Pro-
bate Court Wednesday. Mr.. Edgar
represented the executors, A. D. Boss
and L. SeitZ. while K. W. Weber OF
Pennington represented Mrs. Seiiz-
Following are the signal service
readings az this point for the week
ending August 10th. showing the high
est and lowest temperature recorded
each day: Aug 4th. 90, SO; 5th. 81,
6S; 9th. so, 90: 9Th. So, 6S; Sth. 80.
6S: 9th. 81. &c; 10th, SO, 65. Rainfall
for the week, 1-72.
The REGISTER Office acknowledges
very pleasant call from Master Byron
MOser of 81. Louis. By. used to be an
Ironton boy and in the old days spent
many of his leisure hours about the
REGISTER office He is q very bright
little fellow and highly entertained Us
with his stories of city life and city ex-
periences. He viii make his mark in
the world!
Two or three parties are engaged in
prospecting for lead in the vicinity of
Annapolis The surface indications
are all that could be desired and a
great many people think little de-
ye,oping in that neighbOrhoOd will
show lead in abundance. In fact, II Is
said the work already done at one
shaft shows up very fayorably. and
gives every promise OF a rich find
The large tent used as a tabernacle
Al the camp meeting will be left in po-
sition Tor few days, as Rev. l. +.
Aspley is making an effort to secure
the services Of Rev. Culpepper. the
famous preacher Of Georgia, with the
intention OF holding a revival and, in
such event. the services will be held
in the big tent Rev Culpepper Is
one OF the most renowned Palpit
orators in the country aud would IN
ouestionably secure large congrega-
tions-
The Blue Ribbon Fair and Barbecue
on the LangdOn farm last Saturday at
1racted a large number OF visitors, and
the day passed of very pleasantly
The bad condition OF the track, how
ever. interfered with the programme
of the day and the races had to De
abandoned Ribbons we're awarded 20
she best roadsteFs. riders drivers and