Iron County register., 1897-12-09
LOCAL 8REVITIEs.
Christmas comm!

The screen, sash and door factory
seems to have taken wings.
The school boy is counting the hours
until the Christmas holidays.
Remember the Bazaar and Festival
at the Academy of Music tonight.
For Rent-A residence in Ironton;
north addition. Apply 10 A. RIEKE.
Just about as warm and pleasant
weather as December ever furnishes.
There isn't the rush of freight trains
on the railroad that there was few
weeks since.
There was ice on the ponds last
Sunday, but it was not thick enough to
afford skating.
The K P boys will determine as to
the Christmas bail at their meeting
tomorrow night.
The Arcadia Valley Drug Store offers
some specialties for Holiday Presents.
See adv ertisement.
Daring the cold weather of last week
the night passenger trains from the
city were regularly late.
More turkey hunters and fewer tur-
kies killed in this Valley than any
place of like size in Missouri.
County court is in session this week
transacting the business usually per-
tanning to the December term.
Miss Ella Carter delivered lecture
at the Presbyterian church Wednesday
evening. The attendance was large.
j. Lopez spent the greater portion
of last week in St. Louis buying goods
tor the Christmas trade. Look out for
big advertisement next week.
j. W. Whitworth, general merchant.
Arcadia, has a brand new delivery
wagon. Iettered and trimmed, chiefly
in flaming red. II is all right.
One or more diamond drills will
probably be put to work in the lower
end of the county during the next
week, to prospect for minerals.
Twenty-one cars of freight were
shipped from this station last month.
In the lot were five cars of ore, two
cars of apples and fourteen cars of
hubs.
Midian r. A. Chapter will entertain
its members and families with a BAN
quet and dance some time during
Christmas week. Invitations will soon
be issued.
For Xmas and New Years Present
buy a sewing Machine or a Musical In
strument. Any kind and style you
wish can be had at low figures during
the holidays by leaving your orders in
time with II. Davis.
A party of thirty-two Dunkards
passed through here for the south on
a special car on No. 65 Tuesday night.
They came from Cerro Gordo. Ills.
and were bound for Lake Charles, La,
where they expect to found a new col
ony.
The Reuter- Hub Company of Rice
Lake, Wisconsin, will locate at Dexter.
This institution is from the same sec
ton as Mr.. f. C.. Clark, who has To-
Gated his factory here. The timber in
the northern country is becoming
scarce.
The Forepaugh-Sells Bros. circus,
comprising four heavily loaded trains,
passed through here northward bound
early Sunday morning. The circus
had closed the season on the Sd at
Texarkana and was on the way to win
ter quarters in Philadelphia.
The following are the signal service
readings at this point for the week
ending Dec. 7th, showing the highest
and lowest temperature recorded each
day: Dec. 1st. So, 80; 2d, 81. 24; Sd,
SO. 80; 4th, 81, 2S; 5th, 81, 21; 9th,
So. 21; 9TH, SO, %. Rainfall, SO.
Preaching at NJ. Z. Church next
Sabbath, both morning and evening,
at the usual hours. Services to be
continued each evening during fol-
lowing week. Ministerial help from
abroad expected to assist the pastor.
Every cordially invited to attend.
T. S, Lopez & Sons this week pur-
chased a fine brick store house front
ing on the square in Pennington. This
enterprising and progressive firm have
built up an excellent trade in the three
wears they have been in Pennington
and this last move indicates that they
are s.there to stay"
At a meeting of INDIAN Il. A. Chap
ter. No. II. held Tuesday night, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: F. p. AXE, II. P; w.
II. Byers, k; s. w. Andrews. S; Ii.
l.. 'Simmerman, c. H; W. Il. Edgar,
Sec'y; p. w. WhitwOrth. Treasurer.
Installation Tuesday, December 2lst.
H. AdoIph will go to the city Satur-
day afternoon, and before returning
will lay in supply of Christmas Goods,
which he expects to have on display
here by the 10Th. If any person de-
sires to secure some special article out
of the usual run, he can obtain 1t by
calling on Mr.. Adolph before his de-
parture Saturday.
The REGISTER acknowledges pleas
ant call Monday morning from n. Z.
Griffith, of Fredcricktown. Cassell
spent his boyhood days in Irontou and
is well remembered by all older resi-
dents. He is now engaged as book
keeper and manager of the Frederick
town Lumber Company. and, we are
clad to learn, is prospering.
The farm aud mill of the late W. G.
Tbompson in BellevIew were sold by
sheriff O'Neal, under deed OF trust at
1ba courthouse Monday. The farm
-.,.ns,5 fo- S5aO nv the ranra-