Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-30
LOCAL BREvITIEs.


FOUND-A fascinator. Call at this
Office.
Make your resolutions for the New
Year,
Geo. johnson is building a new ice
house.
After tomorrow write it IS" instead
of ''7'.
With the disappearance of the sleet
comes the mud.
G. G. Jacobs is now the agent of the
Pennington Laundry.
Will you watch the old year out and
the New Year in tomorrow night?
For RENT-Rooms in Academy of
Music building. Apply to E. D. Axe,
Secretary.
FoUND-On Friday, south of Area
dta, package containing several arti-
cles. Call at this Office.
Gentle reader, this is Christmas
time. Be patient with the shortcom-
tngs of this weeks paper.
This is the first time in years that
the holiday season in the Valley hasn't
been enlivened with masque ball.
A car of machinery for the screen
sash and door factory has been shipped
from st. Louis and will be here this
week.
After an intermission of several
REGISTER readers with an interesting
budget of news from Arcadia.
Mrs. Kate E. Delano wishes to an
nounce that on February 10Th she will
commence a course in embroidery les
sons, either private or in class.
James E. Doty has accepted call
from the Baptist Church of this city as
assistant pastor. He will preach for
them the coming Sunday. - Cotton
zeal. Ne1Cs.
H. NJ Collins, Irouton's wide-awake
and accommodating livery man re-
membered the editor with box of
cigars on Christmas. May his shadow
never grow less.
Misses Marie Gratiot and Julia An
drews entertained party of friends at
a card party Christmas night. The
evening proved most enjoyable one
in every respect.
The private car of Superintendent
Peck was attached to No. 81 Sunday.
The Superintendent and a party of
friends were bound for Arkansas on a
hunting expedition.
County Treasurer P. w. WhltwOrth
has been confined to his room the past
week, suffering from rheumatism in
his back. He is better now and hopes
to be all right in a few days.
The colored population had Christ
mas dance at the New Hall House Pilot
Knob last Friday night. The affair is
reported as a warm number real
hot time in the old town that night.
The REGISTER is indebted to A. Wink
Ter, 1eweler, St. Louis and Poplar
Bluff, for handsome calendar for 1898.
The REGISTER trusts that the coming
year may bring a world of prosperity
and happiness to friend Winkler.
The store of j. F. Lindsay at Pied
mont was entered by burglars Tuesday
night and robbed of about $50 worth
ofclothing and shoes. The thieves were
discovered before leaving the store but
succeeded in making their escape.
Rev. Arthur Britain, the new rector
of ST. Paul's church, arrived in Iron
ton Tuesday. Services will be held in
the church next Sunday morning and
evening. Celebration of the Holy
Communion at the morning service.
Mr.. ID. F. Reese has decided not to
90 TO Mexico, but will remain In Farm
iugton and continue in charge of I. S.
Lopez & Sons store. His many friends
here will be pleased to know that he is
to remain among us.-FarnsiHgtOH
Times.
A reception will be rendered Rev.
Arthur Britain, the new rector of St.
PauI's church, at the residence of Mr..
David Myers Friday evening at $3.50
o'clock. The communicates and
friends of the church are cordially
invited to be present.
st. Louis capitalists are negotiating
for a diamond drill, which they intend
to nut to work in the Brunot neighbor-
hood. just at the present time the
drills are pretty generally in use, but
the people interested expect to get one
as soon as possible and begin work.
The Buchanan Screen Works intend
building a spur from the railroad
switch TO their factory. The spur will
cross Main street. the members of the
CITY Council have signified their will
linrness to pass an ordinance granting
the company the franchise or privilege.
Following are the signal service
readings at this point for the week
ending Dec. 2Sth. showing the highest
and lowist temperature recorded each
dav. Dec. 22d. 81. Is; Esd. 50, 90;
94th. 81. 10; 25. As, 49, goth, Al, "a;
26th. 80, II; 2sth. 81, 81. Rainfall
.06.
DrEp-At her home in Arcadia, Mo-,
on Monday, December 9th, 1897, at
AR O'Clock p. NJ, Mrs. Mary Moore.
aged Lightweight years, seven months
and twelve days. The deceased was
probably the oldest resident OF the Val
lev. having lived in Arcadia for over
fiftv Years. She leaves two daughters.
NJ McGhee and Miss Mary Moore,