Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-10
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

N0AL MOuudE IL D. dIenLln6S DAY.
The Presbyterian church is being re-
rooted.
Come out next Monday evening to
hear Mrs. Haskell.
Probate Court convenes in regular
session next Monday.
The lenten season begins a week
from next Wednesday.
Regular meeting of K. P. Lodge to-
morrow night. Full attendance de-
sired.
The granite quarries confidently rely
on an improvement IN business this
summer.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
intend giving an entertainment before
Lent begins.
The rumble of the hub-wagon is not
exactly music to the ears of the dill
gent road oVerseer.
An iron fence around the courthouse
grounds has got to come, sooner or
later. Why not sooner?
The REGISTER this week begins the
publication of an interesting serial
story, The Silver Trail"
Preaching at the NJ. E. Church next
Sunday at II \. NJ and 7:30 P, NJ. All
are cordially invited to attend.
special invitation is extended to
all to attend the services at the Baptist
Church next Sunday-mOrning and
evening" j. E. WATSON, Pastor.
There is a very bad mud or sink-hole
on the sidewalk between the old Graf
ton house and the railway station. 1t
is a nuisance that ought 10 be abated.
Married-At Ironton, Mo-, on the
8 tn day of February, 1898, by w. G.
Fairchild, J. P, Arlie Sacket and Miss
Mirtle E. Hall, both of Iron county.
Bro. Worley, we understand, is still
in St. Louis holding forth. sanctifying
and faith-curing. The real estate
market, you know, is very quiet these
days.
Isaac, - our Des Arc correspondent,
and Granger" make some pertinent
remarks relative to the personal as
sessment as developed by the recent |
publication in the REGISTER.
The abstracts of title to the rifle |
range property are now in the hands |
of District Attorney Cloptou, who is |
examining them preparatory to making |
his report to the War Department.
The Christian Endeavor, as a bust |
ness meeting and social. was pleasantly |
entertained at the home of Mr.. and |
Mrs. Duty last Thursday evening Two |
new names were added to the list of
members.
The engine on the north-bound Sun
set Limited broke down at the station
here Monday morning about half past
five o'clock. After delay of an hour
the train was taken north by one of
the pushers.
The EDworth League of Graniteville |
will give an Old-Fashioned Social and |
Lunch at Workman's Hall, on Tuesday |
evening, February p, 1898. Tne ad-
mission price is ten cents, and lunch |
goes with it.
The home of Rev. j. E. Watson, the |
Baptist pastor, was gladdened by the |
arrival of little girl Tuesday morn |
ing, February Sth. 1898. The REGIS |
TER tenders its congratulations to the |
happy family.
Mrs. Brady, wife of H. NJ. Brady, |
died at the family residence south of
Arcadia Sunday last. The funeral oc-
Cured Tuesday following aDd the re-
mains were inferred in the Catholic |
Cemetery at Pilot Knob.
Grand Master Tygard and Grand |
Lecturer Mcdowell arrived in lrOntOn |
last Thursday and held a Masonic |
Lodge of instruction the two days fol- |
lowing. Quite number of brethren |
from adjoining counties were in at
tendance.
The diamond drill which has been at
work at Annapolis the past few weeks |
has reached depth of over four hum
dred feet. As the utmost secrecy is |
maintained by the drill operators there
Is no way of telling what the drill has
revealed.
Following are the signal service
readings at this point for the week
ending Feb Sth. showing the highest
and lowest temperature recorded each
dav: Feb. I'd, p. IS; Sd, 81, 2; 4th,
as. %: 5th, II, 20; 9th, 4S, ID; 7th,
Sc, 80; Sth, 81, 81. Rainfall, .12.
Henry Sweeney, who has been in jail
here the past three months on SEN
teuce from the United States Court for
extorting illegal fees in pension case,
was taken to st. Louis Tuesday.
Sweeney's original sentence was for
one year, but he hopes to secure his
liberty in a few days.
Thos. Beard informs us that dia-
rnoud drill will be put to work in the
Brunot neighborhoOd about the 21st of
the present month. The drill is now
being put together in st. Louis, and 1t
is thought will be on the ground and
ready for work about the date named.
St. Louis capitalists are back OF the
prospecting.
Mr.. Fl. E. Melhado handsomely en-
tertained a small party of friends at
the Arcadia House last Saturday even
iny-the occasion being Mr.. HIS birth
day. The evening was devoted to
cards after which delicious refresh
meuts were served. The evening was
declared a decidedly pleasant one by
the fortunate guests in attendance