Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-11
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

st. Valentines day next Sunday.
Bargains in stationery at the Racket.
The slush and the mud are painfully
in evidence.
8 lbs. good green coffee for s1.OO at
Banana Annex.
Judge Zwart is holding Probate
Court this week.
Twenty-seven SHOWS this winter,
one prophet says.
p lbs. best granulated sugar for
$1.O0 at Bonanza Annex.
The anonymous letter writer is said
to be abroad in the land.
The applicants for federal positions
are circulating their petitions.
The fast mail trains north and south
still swiftly pass the Valley by.
Arcadia INDUCES in plain talk in
reference to matters pertaining to the
rife range.
Easter comes late this spring-April
18th. A late easter, it is said, always
means late spring.
The collector is warm on the trail
of the delinquents and says all taxes
must be paid Immediately.
The alternating rain and snow, and
freeze and thaw have rendered the
roads in a terrible condition.
The railroad company has had the
section men at work tearing up the
"Y" at Pilot Knob during the past
week.
The tramps aren't so numerous as
they were couple of weeks since but
there are still plenty for all practical
purposes.
The w. C. T. U. Society will hold
their next regularly monthly meeting
next Sabbath evening in the Presby-
terrain church. Everybody is invited.
The w. c. T. U. will meet at the
home of Miss Annie Whitworth, in
Arcadia, Saturday afternoon, at )
o'clock. Subject for discussion, ''Pur-
ity."
For SALE-SO acres of land, near
Arcadia; 50 has been cultivated. Three
fine springs on the place. Would make
a nice country home. Address Lock
Box 80, Ironton, Mo.
J.R. Baldwin has been absent the
past week in the interest of Baldwin
Bros. hub factory. He reports several
good orders for hubs from some of the
big wagon factories in adjoining states.
ST Vaughn, the barber, desires to
inform the public that he has opened
his barber shop on the hotel premises
in Arcadia and that good workman
will always be found there to attend
10 the wants of the public.
The weather for the past ten days
or more has been intensely disagreed
BILE. During that time we have had
snow, rain and sleet repeatedly, with
little or no sunshine intervening. Not
very cold, but thoroughly disagreeable.
Reports indicate that nearly every
community in the county took advan-
tage of the late cold weather to secure
a supply of ice for the coming sum-
mer. Ice cream entertainments will
probably be numerous during the sea-
son.
The Republican members of the Leg
islature have endorsed E. c. Baugher
for the position of Register of Lands at
this place under the Mckinley admin
istration. Mr.. Baugher is at present
Representative from Washington
county.
Representative Farrar was here
frou, Jefferson City Saturday and Sun
day. The DIR. says business is moving
along slowly enough in the Legislature
and the bills that pass both houses
will have to be very meritorious and
of general interest.
J. C. Downs, died at his home in
Madison county Monday night. The
funeral occurred the following day, the
remains being inferred in the Downs
cemetery. The deceased had long
been a resident and was well known
In Iron and Madison counties.
The principal informs US that the
three highest averages in the lronton
Public School for the month OF January
were: Leila O'Neal, 973; Matte Talley,
about 90: and Grace Duty, SO. Boys
YOU should move a little faster. Don
let the girls get all the honors!
The ladies of the Presbyterian
Church are requested to be present at
the quilting. at the home of Miss Sa-
rah Russell, Friday afternoon at z
O'Clock. This is the quilt in which
all are interested and the finishing oil
which has been unavoidably delayed.
Congressman j. Il. Raney wishes to
inform the people of this county that
he has several thousand packages OF
seeds at his disposal, supplied by the
Department of Agriculture. All per-
sons wanting seeds will at once send
their name and address to Congress
man Raney, Washington, ID. c., and
the seeds will be promptly forwarded
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