Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-01-28
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Days growing longer.

Days growing longer.
We remark sis it cold enough fol
you?"
Fire wood in great demand this
week.
Tramps seem to be growing more
numerous every day.
Bonanza tells of mid-winter bargains
in this issue of the REGISTER.
Several cars of machinery for the
new hub factory arrived Wednesday.
For first class violin and guitar
strings call at Adolph's Jewelry Store.
The campaign for county School
Commissioner seems to have opened.
The more, the merrier, boys.
A new time-card, it Is said, will GO
into effect next Sunday changing the
time of the north-bound fast mail.
The cold weather must CONCEAL the
news. At any rate items are exception
ally scarce and hard to find this week.
Ground hog day next Tuesday. At
ter that date the weather prophet can
tell you as to the remainder OF the
winter.
The next meeting of the W. C. 7.
o., will be at Miss Leah O'Brien's,
Saturday, January 80, 1897, from 500
P. N. to 4:00P. NJ.
Mr.. Delano tells us that during Wed
nesday night the mercury registered
four degrees below zero-the coolest
night of the winter.
The skaters have had their first
sport of the winter during this week.
weather goodly number participated
in the fun.
The wooden mill, rumor says, will
be converted into an ice factory after
the sale at the next term of Circuit
Court. We can learn of no authority
for the rumor.
Those inclined to winter sports are
complaining that the snow Tuesday
night was sufficient to ruin the skating
and not enough to furnish sleighing
or coasting.
The I. o. o. F. Lodge is making
preparations to entertain the business
meeting of the Southeast /. o. o. F.
association which convenes in this city
next Tuesday.
The financial statement of the Iron
County Bank is published in this issue
of the REGISTER. 1t furnishes unmis-
taxable evidence that that institution
is prospecting.
In the event Mr.. Louis Miller can
secure the lot across the street from
the county 1t IS understood he will al
once put up q building thereon to be
used as a drug store.
Prof B. Fox writes that he is doing
very we'll with his school at Lesterville,
and is receiving a generous support
His many friends here trust he viii
achieve a complete success.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs B. r. Bill
lings in st. Louis was gladdened by
the arrival of little girl on Sunday
last. The REGISTER tenders congrat
ulations to the happy parentst
Representative Farrar Tuesday in
troduced a bill to compel telegraph
companies to maintain offices in the
county seats through which their lines
run. We trust the bill will become {
law.
A Mr.. Jacobs of St. Louis was ii
Ironton last week looking for loca
ton for drug store. 1t is stated tina
the gentleman was very favorably i'm
pressed with the outlook and intimat
ed he would soon locate here.
Collector Fisher has been busy tn,
past week sending statements to de
linouent Taxpayers. After February
LIST notices of levy will follow SIS rapid
ly as possible. Those interested viii
understand that this is official and fina
warning.
James E. Strother, boy about six
teen years of age, who lived with hi
mother at Sabula, was declared insan
by jury in the Probate Court las
week. Sheriff O'Neal took the pa
tient to Fulton and placed him in th'
asylum there.
It is understood that one or more o
the applicants for federal positions un
der the Mckinley administration viii
Journey to Washington about Marcel
9TH and try and catch the plums a
they fall from the tree. Nothing lik'
being on the field. boys.
As will be observed by reference Il
the legal advertisements in this issue
the property known as the Greasor
farm. a few miles west of town is to bt
sold at Executors sale on February
Goth. 1t is understood that some o
the Bopp heirs are thinking OF buying
the place with the intention OF estao