Iron County register., 1897-10-07
LOCAL BREVITIEs.
And the drouth continues.

this week
The railroad is doing a big freigh
business these days.
Fire alarms are growing all to-
numerous these days.
Remember the REGISTER Office wher
you need JOB printing.
WANTED-A good mich COW. Ap
ply at this Office at once.
The visitors from this section to the
St. Louis fair are numerous.
Baldwin Bros. are tearing down the
the old Irouton House property.
Whitworth Sons have a fall an
nouucement IN this issue of the REGIS
TER.
The ice mans season has been long
er than was ever known in the Valley
before.
The colored Methodist's are andeav-
oring to secure funds to build d new
church.
Gross & ToIlesou, the butchers and
grocers, have a new sign that Is a
work of art. Il is simply superb.
About forty people have taken ad-
vantage of the cheap rate from the
Ironton station to St. Louis this week.
The Oldest inhabitant says this is
unquestionably the driest of all the
drouths this country has ever expert
enced.
At the special city election held last
Thursday w. T. Gay was elected Coun-
Gilman to succeed j. y. Bishop, re-
signed.
The Washington University students
that have been in the Valley the past
month complete ther labors and return
10 ST. Louis next Saturday.
In the {. 5. District Court at St.
Louis Monday Frank P AXE was ap-
pointed L. 5. Commissioner at IrontOn
Utce, H. H Buford, resigned.
furnishes statistics that show the past
September was the hottest and driest
of which we have any record.
We will take all nine. ten, eleven
and twelve inch hub timber brought to
our yard from now until next spring.
CLARK MANUFACTURING Co.
Circuit Court convenes October 25th.
Several im pOrtant cases on change of
venue from other counties will probab-
ly make the session rather longer than
usual.
Sheriff O'Neal has been in the West
4 E 49,
ing jurors and doing other work in
connection with the coming term of
circuit court.
The railroad has made a rate of one
fare for the round trip to Poplar Bluff
October 18th to 10th on account of the
Butler County Fair and opening of the
new Opera House.
The city council held a meeting
Monday night W. 7. Gay, the newly
elected councilman. was inducted iu-
TO office. and Mann Ringo was ap-
pointed City Treasurer to succeed j.
A. Zwart, resigned.
There was a head-end collision on
the railroad at Williamsville last Fri
day morning between the north-bound
local aud another freight. Several
cars were damaged aud the road was
blockaded for many hours.
The local delegates in attendance
on the State Convention of the w. c.
T. e, ut CarrOltOn, Mo. have the
thanks of the REGISTER for copies of
the CarrOlton Democrat giving the
proceedings of the convention.
The DunkIin County Fair will be
held at Kennett. Mo-, October goth to
23d inclusive An entertaining pro-
gramme has been arranged and the
meeting promises TO be the most sue
sessful in the history of the fair.
B. F. Russell, an old aud highly res
pected citizen of the county. died at
his home near Brunot. last Friday. He
was true and upright man and the
pIace made vacant by his demise Will
be hard to fill. Peace to his ashes!
Preaching at the NJ E. Church,
Ironton. Eext Sunday morning, by the
uastor. In the evening Rev. D. w.
Crow, ID. D.. will preach and aGmiuis-
ter the sacrament of the Lords Sup
per. Everybody cordially invited to
attend.
Frank Nall. son of W. w. Nall, was
last Monday appointed baiiiif in the
II. s. District Court at St. Louis,
Frank is a bright boy and we have no
doubt will discharge his duties ei-
ffcisutlv and with satisfaction 10 all
concerned.
The preliminary examination Of
Henry and Z. X. Max charged with
the murder of G. A. Withers was held
at Piedmont last week. The accused
we're held without bail to await the ac-
tion of the Wayne county grand jury
next February.
Following are the signal service
readings at this point for the week
ending Oct 5th, showing the highest
and lowest temperature recorded each
aav- Sept. 29th, 90. 81: S0th, 90. SO;
Oct. fst. 93. 43; I'd. 93. SO; Sd, %, Al;
4th. 93, Al; 5th, 90, 40.
Fred. Curetou, of this county, has
secured a position as teacher IN the
,,nhIle schools at Great Fails, Montana.
NJ. Cnretou has rare qualifications
and his many friends in this county
daubt not he viii achieve cOmplete
sueeess iu his new position.
Tbe 81. Louis Conference which had
beeu ia session at Douiphaa for a week
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