Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-25
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Novelties at the Racket.
Lent commences Wednesday of next
week.
Large package OF white faxed oat
meal SC at Bonanza Annex.
The schools celebrated Washington's
birthday by taking holiday.
The hub haulers have filled the
yards of both factories with logs.
The ''bass" furnishes the REGISTER
reader an exceptionally long letter this
week.
The fast trains-when will they stop
at the station? and when will the wires
be put back?
The building Improvements now 60
ing on on Main street attract the us
ual number of gentlemen of leisure.
A farm hand wanted-a strong re-
liable boy or young man. Apply at
once to Geo. H. Russell, Ironton, Mo.
The Daughters of Rebekah will give
a box supper at the Academy of Music
Monday night of next week. Every
body is cordially invited to attend.
Whitw orth Sons will open a hard
ware and furniture store at Bishops
old stand during the next two weeks.
/. G. Whitworth, Jr., will have charge.
At the trustees sale of J. n. Bishops
warehouse last Saturday the property
was bought by Geo. r. Brown. of St.
Louis county, brother-in-law of Mr..
Bishop.
County Court convenes in regular
session next Monday. The roadover-
seers are to be appointed this term, be-
side the transaction of considerable
other business of Importance.
Prof. B. Fox was here a couple of
days the past week from Reynolds
county. The Professor says he is get
ting along nicely with his school and
is much encouraged at the outlook.
The race for school commissioner
thus far seems to be moving along
very quietly and pleasantly. As the
campaign draws to close the candi-
dates and their friends will probably
liven the situation a little.
Louis Miller last week purchased the
corner lot across the street from the
county, paying therefor $3.50. 2. w.
Whitworth then purchased the lot
from Mr.. Miller and is having the
brick store house built thereon to be
occupied by the Arcadia Valley Drug
Co.
w. S. Morley of Tuscola, Illinois. is
spending a short time in Ironton. Mr.
Werley owns several Thousand acres
of land in Iron and adjoining counties,
and thinks The day is not far distant
when there will be vast increase In
the price of real estate in Southeast
Missouri.
From the superintendent, Mr.. Pill
ley, we learn that there is but little
prospect of continued work at Iron
Mountain. Some little ore has been
loaded there the past month; but most
of the ore on the dumps there now Is
of an inferior quality for which there
is little or no demand.
An effort is being made to have the
change made so that the morning tram
will carry mail from here to st. Louis,
so that mail deposited in the office as
late as seven in the evening will reach
St. Louis next morning. The order
authorizing this change will probably
be made in a few days.
In addition to the buildings now be-
ing erected, several other improve
meuts are talked of in Ironton TINS
spring. Our town doesn't indulge In
booms like some of the others In
Southeast Missouri, but, all IN ALL
Ironton comes very near holding her
own with the best of them.
The Greason farm, the property OF
S. Bopp. deceased was sold at Execu-
tors sale last Saturday afternoon. One
of the Bopp heirs was the purchaser,
the price being $4,000. The value put
on the property by the appraisers was
$4,000. Ii is very desirable farm ana
with some improvements could be maze
one of the best places in the county.
Mrs. MeWilliams, who lives about
six miles east of Ironton in Madison
county, had 800 stolen from her re-
Gently. She had drawn the money
from the bank few days before and
left il in the house while going 10
church. When she returned nome
couple of hours later the money was
gone. There is no clue to the thief.
News was received here Sunday
morning that DR.. Sebastian of Patter-
son was robbed of $500 in hotel al
Bismarck Saturday night. 1t seems
that DR.. Sebastian was admInlstra-
tor of an estate in St. Francois county
and was on his way to Pennington TO
attend probate court; with him was
his attorney, ID. G. Bugg, well-known
by many of our citizens. When the
DIR. retired at night he placed the
money under his pillow and next
morning it was gone An officer was
called in to make an investigation
but could secure no clue to the money
or the thief.