Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-27
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

Circuit Court is in session in Rey-
nolds county this week.
The dust of the past week is rather
unusual for the month of May.
splendid rain did world of good
to the growing crops Wednesday.
Gentle horses, careful drivers and
good rigs at Collins livery stable.
Arthur Huff expects to move into
his new house within the next month.
The frog hunter seems to meet with
more success than the fisherman these
times.
Alex Buckley has taken the contract
TO put new roof On the Episcopal
church.
The teachers institute this year will
be held in BeIleview the last two weeks
in June.
F. Kaths is making some needed i'm
provments on the American Hotel
property.
Services will be held in the Baptist
church June 9th. All are requested
to attend.
The w. c. T. U. will meet next
Saturday, p. NJ, at the home of Mrs.
NJ. Aspley.
Homegrown green peas, along with
other garden delicacies, are on the
market now.
Howard Lindsay's ice cream parlors
open every afternoon and evening.
Orders taken.
Mckinley promises are certainly at
a great discount in the Graniteville
neighborhood.
The city marshal has had the Jail
inmates at work picking the rock off
the streets the past week.
From present indications there is lit
tie likelihood of the soldiers coming to
the Arcadia rife range this year.
The American Hotel now sports a
street lamp that renders night as bright
as day in that section of the town.
Preaching at the NJ. E. church next
Sunday morning. 1O:45. Cordial invi-
tation to all. G. w. KING, Pastor
The weather breaks the record this
season: Judge Green and the lawyers
went to Reynolds county dryshod last
Sunday.
S. HI. Gosney and family, Mrs. De
Mier and children and other folks
spent Tuesday fishing on the st. Fran
els river.
Gay & Kindell last week purchased
the Fairchild lot on Main Street north
of DR.. Strong's office. The price paid
was 5000.
Another car of ore was shipped
from Pilot Knob this week. 1t was
billed to one of the furnaces in East
st. Louis.
Strawberries never were more plen-
tiful in the Valley, and they are gener-
ally large and fine, and most excellent
specimens of the fruit.
The ladies of the w. c. I. .. were
pleasantly entertained last Saturday at
the home of Miss Marie Gratiot. An
elegant luncheon was served.
By what authority do the directors
rent the Ironton public school building
for private school purposesP Is not
the insurance forfeited by such action'
Geo. H. Greenwood, who for several
years had charge of the public school
at Pilot Knob. is now engaged in the
practice of medicine in Fredericktown'
Tourists. summer visitors and ex-
curionists will find it to their advan-
tape to call on II. NJ. Collins, Ironton,
for their livery rigs. Best service IN
the Valley.
An excursion will be run from st.
Louis to the Valley on Sunday, June
9th. The rate for the round trip is
$1.25. The affair is under the charge
of the Tourists Club.
Phoebe Sides. an old colored woman
died last Friday and was buried in the
coIored folks cemetery in lronton the
following day. 1t is said that the de-
ceased was los years old.
Prof. Rob't E. Wilkinson of Warrens-
burg. Mo-, who was a couple of weeks
since elected as principal of the Iron
ton public school, has notified the
board of his acceptance OF the position
The President Tuesday appointed
Edwin H. Conger of Iowa Minister
Pleuipotentiary and Envoy Extraordi-
nary to Brazil. This is the position to
which Rev. DIR. Morton of this city
aspired.
There is some talk of endeavoriug
to secure a street sprinkler in order to
keep down the dust on Main Street dur
ing the summer months. To be rid OF
the dust would unquestionably be
blessing.
Rev. b. F. Thomas. who at one time
was pastor of the NJ. E. Church, North,
in this city, is now presiding elder OF
the Rolla district. st. Louis Conference.
aud is said to be meeting with great
success in his enlarged field.
The last issue of the De Soto Press
states that it is very likely that Rev:
II. K. Coleman of St. Louis. who filled
the pulpit of st. Paul's church, mere,
on Easter, will likely be called to the
rectorship of the DE Soto church.
Barney Brewington, a well-known
resident of Des Arc this county died
in hospital in st. Louis Monday
Mr.. Brewington had not been in good
health for some time past and was taxi
en- TO st. Louis Sunday for treatment.