Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-03-31
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

Circuit court convenes April 25th.
City and school elections next Tues
day.
Several communications crowded out
OF this issue will appear next week.
A. Roehry is making some repairs
and improvements on his residence.
The county board of equalization
meets at the courthouse next Monday.
Rieke & Backoff Monday received
car load of the famous Anheuser-Busch
beer.
The new time card which was to be
issued March goth has been deferred
indefinitely.
Capt. Byers will add another de-
partment to the Greater Bonanza.
See ad. on this page.
The screen factory has been delayed
considerably of late because of a scare
3ty of seasoned lumber.
The high waters in the southern
country have caused a remarkable de-
crease in freight traffic.
The docket for the coming term of
circuit court is very light one, and
the session will probably be brief.
Railroad men now say that there is
no probability of the accommodation
train coming to the Valley in the near
future.
Services at the Baptist church every
afternoon at o'clock aud in the even
ing at 7:45 o'clock during this week.
All are invited.
A special train with George Gould
and a number of railroad officials on
board passed south over the road last
Friday afternoon.
The w. c. L. q. meets next Satur-
day, April I'd, at the residence of Mrs.
d. L. Wamsley at P. NJ. A large at
tendance is desired.
Col. John Sweeney of Graniteville
says he has very fine lead prospect
on his farm and intends developing
the same this summer.
A protracted meeting is in progress
at the Baptist church this week. Rev.
Watson is being assisted by Rev. Bow
man of Fredericktown.
Rev. Sam. P. Jones will deliver a
lecture at Fredericktown Thursday
evening, March 9TH. The attendance
is expected to be large.
There was a heavy fall of snow for
an hour or more Wednesday morning,
but the ground was so wet that the
flakes melted as they fell.
County court convened yesterday
aud made annual settlement with the
Collector. settlement will be made
with the Treasurer to-day.
w. P. McCarver last Monday re-
moved his stock of goods to the Odd
Fellows building. G. w. Marshall will
occupy the building vacated by Mr..
McCarver.
A pair of travelling musicians, with
n couple of bagpIpes and monkey,
were ia town Monday evening, making
music and soliciting contributions on
the highways.
The Ladies' Missionary Society OF
the PRESBYTERIAN church will meet next
Friday. April 1st, with Mrs. Duty.
Time of meeting, 2:3O P. NJ IL Is
hoped that all the members OF the So
ciety will be present.
DR.. G. W. Hull, formerly of Ironton,
Is a candidate for Mayor of Frederick
town at the city election next Tuesday.
The Dr., up to the present time, mas
no opponent, and will probably nave
the race all to himself.
The confirmation services at the
TrsuIine Convent chapel last Sunday
morning attracted very large con-
greoation. Fully half a hundred peo-
11e or more from Graniteville drove
through here to attend the services.
For SALE-Five room residence,
with water in kitchen; good cellari
ord a number of fruit bearing trees IN
yard. Property just been placed IN
tat class condition. Splendid loca-
ton. Apply to w. R. Edgar, lronton'
Mo.
The diamond drill in the south end
Of the county has not been at work Tor
several days past. Inc las' piaoo
which any boring was done was on Tue
Wallis farm. 4 move VIII De haue
this week to the land of James Love
lace.
Rav. G. d. Banner viii hold services
next Sunday morning at GranlteVlilt
at II o'clock; at Iron Mountain
o'clock p. NJ; and at Ironton at LOO
in the evening. Services at IIiT
Knob, Sunday, April 10TH at cio'A
P. NJ.
Rev. Geo. Steel was here last weet
making arrangements to assume M
duties as Register of the Land once
here. He will probably assume cnarg'
next Monday or Tuesday. Rev. otee
exnects to remove his family here a.
soon as he can secure house.
E. FL. Lonsdale, who was seVera
va,rs ago located at this place as
mombar Of the State Geological Survey
died at his home in Columbia NO;
last week. News of this young man
death will be learned with sorro" .!
his many friends in this section
The remains of C. r. Peck who wa
for many years resident OF the al
ley. and who died in Kansas CL.s .
coupIe Of years ago. were brought Z
Ironton last Friday and Inferred 10 "a y,
Msso,{o oametery here. JAS. L. fecA