Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-06
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The garb OF gentle spring euvelops
the Valley in beauty.
Tne smiling month of May brings
perfect spring weather.
The home grown strawberries will
be in the market in couple of weeks
The prophets are saying that this is
going TO be very hot summer, but not
a dry one.
New rails will be laid on the track
between Arcadia and Middlebrook in
the near future.
If the fish were half as numerous 2s
the fishermen there would be great
sport this season.
Mr. Schaefer of Pilot Knob had his
arm broken in runaway at Pilot Knob
Tuesday morning.
There was slight frost two or three
nights the past week, but the damage
has not been great.
Highest market price paid for good
beef cattle. sheep, lambs, ETC., at John
Nagel's Meat Market, Ironton, Mo.
Sweet potato, tomato and cabbage
plants; best varieties, best plants, rea-
sonable prices at Markham's Garden.
a new stock pen, TO be used in lead
ing and unloading stock at the Iron
ton station, will be built in a few days.
People who go fishing these days,
on their return home, we learn, don't
near tell all that happened while they
were gone.
The boys say that some of the sue
cessful fishermen who journey to the
river are buying their fish instead of
catching them.
The little folks of the Loyal Tenn
perance Legion" will give an enter
tainment at Fort Hill church, Tuesday,
May 18th, at 7:3O P. NJ.
A private school was inaugurated in
the public school building Monday.
The teachers in charge are Misses VII
lie Hunt and Nellie johnson.
Mr.. VIM. Rieke has the thanks of
the REGISTER for some most delicious
asparagus. As grower Of asparagus
Mr.. Rieke cannot be excelled.
The Ladies' Committee of st. Paul's
Church are requested to meet at the
church, May eth, 2:30 P. NJ.
Mrs. II. o. DAVIS, Sec'y.
The Hartford Life Insurance Com
pary during the past week paid Mrs.
Oliver 81. 0O0-the amount of the pol
icy held by her late husband in that
company.
W. R. Read, Belleview. in addition
to bis mercantile interests, pays atten-
ton to real estate business. Mr.. Read
is also a notary public rand will write
deeds. mortgages, etc.
d. w. Oesterle, who has for soale
time been living on farm near Farm
iugton. lately removed to Fruitland,
Cape county. where be is engaged in
the merchandise business.
Mr.. Dake. late of Cadott, Wisconsin.
arrived here with his family last week
and Gill engage in the matchmaking
aud jeEelry business in Ironton in the
building uorth of Fred Kindell's.
At a meeting of the school board of
the Arcadia district last Saturday,
Prof. W. D. Bay was chosen principal
and Miss Mamie Ringo assistant ofthe
Arcadia public school for the ensuing
year.
There was but one law-breaker SEN
fenced TO the penitentiary during CIR
cult Court last week. That was Henry
Howard. for bigamy. Sheriff ONeal
left Sunday for jefferson City, with his
prisoner.
The drug store, the blue store and
the REGISTER office. in partnership,
now boast a street lamp, whose rays
turn midnight darkness in the region
of Main and Reynolds streets, TO noon
day splendor. Next.
A number of students from CRIedo- !
MIA drove to Ironton last Saturday and |
spent the afternoon viewing the varl- |
Gus places of interest in the Valley. |
The visitors seemed to be enjoying the |
day and occasion immensely.
The grand jury completed its labors
and fled final report shortly before |
noon Friday and court adjourned. In
all. the grand jury returned seven |
Indictments. The proceedings OF the |
court are published elsewhere.
Superintendent Hardy and train |
master De Garmo spent q short time |
at the Irouton station last Thursday |
determining on location for the new
stock pen. and inspecting the spur re-
Gently built to the hub factory.
Eugene NJ. Logan of 'Belleview was
in Iroatou Tuesday. having just re-
turned from su extended trip through |
California. Mr.. Logan says that Cali |
fornia is a great state bat that he VIII |
take old Missouri in his every tine
Ice Cream served regular every Sun
day at the Blue Store Restaurant from
Sunday. May 9th. Also. special at
teution given for orders for Ice Cream
by the quart or Cation
JNo. BLENEL, Proprietor
2. VI. Fry, who has lately had
charge OF au extra gang on the rail-
road Is nov foreman of the Ironton
section. Thea, Hall. the former fore
man. will probstiE &c assigned to duty
somewhere between kSZG and ST. Louis
Mrs. NJ. j. Chamberlain intea1s Eiy-l
ing an entertainment at the Academy
at Music 10 The very near future
Those ~hO have attended the musicales
heretofore given by Mrs. Chamberlain
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