Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-23
Tuesday was the shortest day in the

by Rev. d. W. Crow, D. D.. tia. N
Quarterly Conference P. NJ, auC
preaching and sacrament at night
The official members of the Quarterly
Conference please attend.
G. w. KING, Pastor.
There will be term of the county
court held on the first day of February
Tor the purpose of appointing road ov,
erseers for the various districts of the
county and TO transact such other bust.
ness as may come before them. In the
| appointment of roadoverseers no petit.
ton will be considered which may have
been gotten up prior to the first o.
January, 1898.
Since our last issue .he excitement
and uneasiness consequent on the re-
port of scarlet fever in the Valley have
| subsidized. The cases reported seem to
be of very mild form and all the suf-
/ ierers are getting well. just as mat
| ter OF precaution it was deemed best to
close the public schools in Ironton and
Arcadia, but they will resume prompt
ly after the holidays.
7. S. Lopez & Sons have bought the
handsome and commodious store build
| ing OF Adam Neidert, now occupied by
Heidleburg s. Burks, on the southwest
corner of the Public Square, the con-
sideration being $4,750. They will re-
move their general merchandise busl-
ness to this building in the spring.
Mr.. Neidert contemplates erecting an
other building on the lot adjoining it
on the north.-FGrBltr1gtOn Times.
Elvis Harrison. a well-known citizen
of Reynolds county. departed this life
on December 14th. The deceased had
not been in good health for some time,
but his condition was not considered
serious. Mr.. Harrison had occupied
many positions of trust in his county,
and was universally esteemed as an
upright. honorable man. The inter-
.ment occurred at Centreville on the
18th, the ceremonies being conducted
by the Masonic fraternity.
p. Z. Chouteau and other capitalists
of St. Louis have secured a diamOnd
drill and will Immediately put the
same to work prospecting for lead at
Annapolis. The first work will be
done on j. S. BeDson's land, south of
town, and after that drilling will be
done on a member of places between
there and Des Arc. The drill is brought
to Annapolis from Flat River and will
be operated by the Coles, well-known
miners of st. Francois county. We
certainly hope the prospectOrs will
strike it rich.
There il one thing to which the
REGISTER will favor giving a bonus:
an electric light plant. No town with
any pretention to up-tO-dateness will
go along in the old tallow-cauGle, mule
express way, if it be possible for it to
avail itself of the modern aids to COM
fort, convenience and security. The
connection of the three towns Of the
Valley by telephone would make these
virtually one. 1t is said that no line
once established has ever been taken
down, and we are sure that the record
would not De broken here. No doubt
a franchise for the system could be OBJ
tanned from the city on easy terms
once the authorities were assured that
the projectors meant business, and a
solid public goodwill would back the
enterprise.
After cloudy and rainy weather for
week it turned cold last Thursday
morning with every indication of snow
Instead of snow, though, there was a
heavy fall of sleet that night, and Fri
day morning the earth was crusted
over with an inch or more of the ice.
1t rendered locomotiou exceedingly
difficult and dangerous. Fortunately,
though, no serious mishaps are report
ed. Five days followed without relief,
but Wednesday dawned bright and clear
and the thaw commenced. The sleet
has seriously interfered with the
Christmas trade as none who could
possibly avoid it came to town while
the roads were in such a dangerous
condition. With the thaw continuing
aud the roads getting in better condi-
ton, the next day or two will likely
see immense crowds in town.
Gen. Turner and a number of other
prominent st. Louisians visited the
President last Monday in the interest
of jefferson Barracks. They met with
a hearty welcome and were assured
that it was the intention of the present
administration to make the Barracks
one of the most important army posts
in the country. An order has just
been issued which will locate at Jeffer-
son Barracks a regiment of infantry,
two troops of cavalry. aud light ar
tilIery. The papers do not state wheth-
err the Arcadia rife range came up for
discussion or not, but any Increase IN
troops at the Barracks Is likely to be
in favor of the range. In fact, it seems
! to be certain now that the purchase of
the property will be ordered just as
soon as certain ''red tape" formalities
aud delays in the War department are
disposed of.
The sleet and ice of the past week
afforded as fine coasting and sleighing
as was ever enjoyed in the Valley.
| Several days and nights crowds of mer-
| ry-makers took advantage of the coast
/ ing. The hill was the one running
east on Madison street. The coasters
would start their sleds in front of the
/ Shapleigh residence, cross Main street
| like a fash and turn the corner at Mrs.
| Piliey's and then down the hill, north
on Knob street Is far as the old Zwart
home. They thus enjoyed a ride of
/ Eve blocks and more. dashing along
like fash! a string of torch lights
| along the route rendered the night
| sport lust as glorious. If not more so,