Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-11-11
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

Lopez's have a new advertisement
this week.
Council proceedings are published
in this issue.
The thanksgiving turkey viii soon
be in demand.
The hub factories report good de-
mand at fair prices.
Collins. the livery man, is buying
scrap iron and bleached bones.
HUB TIMBER WANTED Immediately
at Baldwin Brcs.' hub factory, Iron
ton. Mo.
Stark Bros. nursery trees for sale at
bargain. Apply at once to NJ. L.
Claybaugh, Ironton.
The public school will give an en-
tertainment for the benefit of the Ii
brary fund on November 26th.
Rev. Harvey Hatcher of st. Louis
will hold services at the Baptist church
next Sunday morning and evening.
The fire apparatus recently purchas-
ed by the City government will prob
ably be here during the coming week.
The residents of Hogan and vicinity
are endeavOring to- have post-office
located near the station. Trust they
may be successful.
Ri. Rev. ID. S. futile will hold SER
vices at ST. Pauls church, Ironton.
Thursday evening, November 18th.
The public is invited.
Probate Court is in session this
week. Judge Buford is disposing
of the business before him with the
precision and ease of an old-timer.
A. H. Mitchell will offer for public
auction a lot of stock, farm imple-
ments, etc., at his home in Belgrade,
Mo-. on Saturday, November 27th.
There will be union services at the
Presbyterian church next Sunday
morning and evening, conducted by
Mr.. F. I. Hunt. Everybody cordially
invited.
The Arcadia Valley w. C. T. U.
meets at the home of Mrs. Hodges, Ar
cadia, November 18th at 3 P. NJ. The
members are courteously requested to
be on time.
Remember Collins, the Ironton iv-
cry man when you want anything in
the livery line. Best of rigs, good
horses, aud careful drivers. Every
thing first-class.
Ironton now has a curfew ordinance.
1t prohibits children under sixteen
years of age from being on the streets
or lettering around town after $50
o'clock in the evening.
Miss Sadie Spaugh has Just returned
from Illinois after a months visit to her
sister, Mrs. w. NJ. Ross. Has all the
latest styles in dress making from Paris
and invites the ladies to call.
The attention of stock dealers is
called to the advertisement of public
sale of the Cedar Creek Stock Com
pany, Washington county, to be held
next Saturday, November 18th.
MARRIED-In Ironton, Mo-. at the
residence of Pearl Hill. Saturday even
ing, November 9th, 1897, by W. q.
Fairchild J. P, Mr.. HERMAN o. T.
of Ironton, Mo.
For SALE-My property on Main
Street, IrOnton, across the street from
Nagel's; also my house and lot on
Main Street, Pilot Knob, next door to
Efinger's. Apply at once to A. Mem
Mich, Poplar Bluff, Mo.
Mrs. Hancock. for many years res
ident of the north end of town, died
last Friday. The remains were in
TERED in the Pilot Knob cemetery the
following day. The deceased leaves a
number of children, all grown, to
mourn her demise.
Following are the signal service
readings at this point for the week
ending Nov. 9th, showing the highest
and lowest temperature recorded each
day: Nov. Sd, 81. 25; 4th, Il, So;
5th, AZ, 45; 9th, so, %; 9TH, 81. 42;
Sth, 6S. so; 9th, So, 40. Rainfall for
the week, "a.
Lost-between Arcadia and St. Fran
els river, on the Fredericktowu road.
last Friday, a pocket-book containing
S15 in currency. two photographs, the
owners cards, and some other mem
oranda. A reward of So will be paid
for the delivery of the pocket-bo
and contents at this office.
Many old people remember the 'fal-
ling of the stars" in 1888. The event
scared people to death and many
thought the world was coming to an
end. Another such occurrence is set
for next Sunday, November 14th,
lust before daylight. 1t may not be
such a grand spectacle as the one OF
1888.
Henry Sweeney. formerly of this
county but now living in Shannon,
who was arrested by the federal au-
thorities several months ago on the
charge of extorting excessive pension
fees. had his trial in the U. 5. Court at
St Louis Thursday, and was sentenced
to a wears Imprisonment in the Iron
county Jail.
Attention is directed to the adver-
tisement of the Pennington Steam
laundry in this issue of the REGISTER.
Mr.. Vance says he now has most
comneteut man in charge aud guar
aDtees as good work in every respect
as can be secured from the laundries
in the large cities. Leave orders with
O.ea- Hill, local agent.