Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-13
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

Services at the Baptist church next
Sunday morning and evening. All
are cordially invited.
T. s. Lopez & Sons are making ar
engagements for building in the early
spring a handsome brick store.
The Arcadia Valley w. c. T. L.
meets at the residence of Mrs. Salena
Miller, Saturday, Jan. 18th, at 3 P NJ
K. P. Lodge tomorrow night. Full
attendance desired Election of off,
GERS aud other important business.
ARTHUR HUFF, K. r. & S.
The Bismarck Touring mill, the
property OF Geo. ". Clarkson and VIM.
Crommer, is advertised to be sold at
trustees sale at Pennington on Febru-
airy 18th
Mann Ringo last week purchased
from W. r. Edgar the cottage on Knob
street, across from the Presbyterian
church. Mr.. Ringo expects to make
his home therein in the near future.
The friends of Dr.. 5. Z. Strong will
be glad to learn that be is rapidly re-
covering from his rheumatism since
sojourning at Hot Springs. and be is
expected TO return home in the near
future.
Thos. Beard left Wednesday for the
Flat River country where, as the agent
of St. Louis capitalists, he will en-
deavor to secure diamond drill, for
the purpose of doing some prospecting
in the Brunot neighbOrhood.
The screen sash and door factory
began operations Tuesday with force
of six hands. 1t is understood ten
mere men will be put to work IN a few
days. The work of grading the switch
to connect with the railroad was begun
Wed nesday.
The boys thought last night that the
time had arrived to give the fire en-
CINE a practical test. 1t was hurried
out of the shed and taken as tar north
as the depot before the exact location
of the fire was ascertained, and that
the engine was not needed.
E. c. Waterman, many years ago
school teacher at Graniteville, this
county, but now editor and proprietor
of the Ne1CS, Newport. Arkansas, was
united in marriage on December 8th.
to Miss Matte B. Stayton of that town.
The REGISTER extends congratulations.
John Sweeney of Reynolds county
arrived in Iro1ton last Friday evening
having in charge George Martin,
charged with selling liquor without
federal license. Deputy L. S. Mar
shall Kennedy arrived from St. Louis
that night and took Martin to St. Louis.
Following are the signal service
readings at this point for the week
ending Jan. 18th, showing the highest
and lowest temperature recorded each
dav: Jan. 9Th, As. 16; 9th. 80, 35;
18th, SO, 20: Sth, 4S. 35; 9Th. sc. 40;
10th, A, SO; 18th, 81, 81. Rainfall,
.43.
a post-office was established at Ho-
gan. this county the 10th of December
All the necessary arrangements were
no. completed until January 9Th, when
an exchange of mails began. The new
office Is a great convenience to the
people of that locality. j. b. Hollo-
man is postmaster.
Mr.. Nathan D. Vail of Macon, Mo,
and Miss Mamie Barroll. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. E. Barroll of this
place. were married at Kirksville, Mo.
on December 23d, 1897. They will
make their home at Macon The
Times wishes them much happiness and
prosperity. Huntington Times.
To the members of Sylvan Rebekah
Lodge. No. IS5, l. o. o. F.: There
# 1EE af a
next regular meeting, Wednesday,
January 18Th, 1898. Ali are request
ed to be present. By order of
HATTIE o. DAVIS. y. e.
HATTIE MARSHALL. Secretary.
Mr.. Horace F. Scott. a well-kuown
newspaper man of Sherman, Texas,
and Miss May Tong were united IN
marriage in that city on Wednesday,
January 18th. 1898. The bride, who
was born and reared in the Valley, is
a most estfmable young lady, and has
MANY friends here who wish her a life
as replete with happiness as they know
she so richly merits and deserves.
Several weeks since the REGISTER
reprinted from the Globe Democrat a
story telling of VIM. Smith of Kirk
Vile. Mo. being indicted for stealing
bodies from a Chicago morgue. In
connection with the reprint we referred
tn the fact that VIM. Smith who for
merly resided here, was living in Kirk
Vile. and suggested that possibly the
Chicago offender was the same party.
The REGISTER has just heard from the
VIM. Smith. formerly of 1ronton, and
he saws he Is not the guilty party. The
Individual under indictment is VIM.
Smith. a Scotchman. and professor in
the school OF Osteopathy, kirkVilIe;
the Irontou VIM. Smith is merely 3
student in the institution.
Mr.. W. G. Dilts aud Mrs. Belle Dean
Owen were married Monday eveniuc,
the Rev 5. q. Miller, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, officiating.
The parties are well and fayorably
known. the bride a most estimable
lady who has resided at her residence
on Louisiana for number OF years
is a daughter of the late Major John
Crawford. The groom, who claimed
the city of Roses as his residence ten
or more years ago. from Missouri, Is q
native of Iowa and is connected with
the Missouri Pacific railway system.
with headquarters 10 this city and Is
,,,y,bsrsd among our best citizens.