Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-09-08
LOCAL BRFvITIEs.

The melancholy days are coming.
Special city election for councilman
next Wednesday.
Candidates for township Offices are
getting in the ring.
Frost is predicted for the twenty
second of this month.
Is the screen sash and door factory
to be opened this fall?
County court is in session this week.
all the judges present
The sportsmen have been Staying
the bull bats the past few weeks.
The public schools opened Monday
with a general increase in the number
of pupils enrolled.
We understand that classes in music
and painting will be shortly opened
by Mr.. F. T. Mayor who has recently
come to reside in Ironton.
Pro-. A. p. Vance and family return
ed last Wednesday from their overland
journey to Mount Vernon, Illinois.
They report most enjoyable time.
Regular meeting K. P. Lodge to-
morrow friday night. Full attend
ance desired.
A. HUFF. K. R. & s.
P. ". Whitworth expects to remove
to one of the company houses in Pilot
Knob in the near future. his duties
with the company requiring his pres
ence there.
The young turkeys are said to be
very plentiful this fall. The hunting
season does not begin until November
LIST, however. This also applies to
quail and deer.
Daniel Clark, who lives on Crane
Pond, south of Ironton. brought to this
Office Tuesday some very large and
elegant peaches The largest was
eleven inches in diameter
The St. Louis Annual Conference OF
the NJ. E. church, South, will convene
in De Soto. September p, and remain
in session FIVE days. The De Soto folk
are expecting large attendance.
There will be an auction sale of
household furniture. cattle, crop of
COfn anu c. ~
farm of John Walters on the rife
range. Saturday. September 10th
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H.
Delano. Russellville, on Saturday,
September ?, 1898, girl. All parties
are doing nicely. The REGISTER ten
ders its congratulations to the happy
family.
The Sd cavalry which has been sta
toned in Cuba for some time past has
been ordered to return to Jefferson
Barracks 1t may be that the troops
will be ordered to spend some time
here this fall.
Mr.. F. Weidman brought to this Of
fee Wednesday morning several bunch
es of most delicious white grapes,
which he had grown in his vineyard
in the western part of town Ihey
were certainly elegant specimens oil
the fruit
r. H. Stanley, the Democratic nom
ipee for Prosecuting Attorney OF Butler
county. was a caller ut the REGISTER
Office last Saturday. Mr.. ) says that
the indications are good for the Dem
ocrats electing their entire ticket IN
Butler this fall.
Services at the Baptist church next
Sunday at IL A. NJ, by the pastor, anu
at 7:3O P. NJ by Rev. G. H. Duty Rev.
Watson will fill the pulpit at the fres-
bvterian church for Rev. Duty at ':3o
Pm. Rev. Watson viii not be out OF
town as formerly announced.
The Weld of corn on an average
throughout the county this season will
probably be larger than 1t has Tor
twenty years or more past The gen.
eral opinion seems to be that the crop
il in better condition than it has been
at any time in a score o: years
FolIowing are the signal service
readings at this point for the week
ending Sept 9th, showing the highest
and lowest temperature recorded each
dav. Aug. S1st, SO, 90; Sept Let. 50,
"a. 9d. 95. 81; Sd. 95. 63; 4th. GO,
so. 5th. SO. IA; 9th, 80. 63. Rainfall,
70. w. H. DELANo, Observer.
Mr.. Gross, the butcher and grocer.
desires to inform his patrons and the
publlc generally that he is now ar
ranging TO secure the services of a first
class butcher from St. Louis and ex-
poets to open his butcher business
again in a few days. when he promises
the very best service in every respect.
The two wienerwurst men, who have
been holding forth on the courthouse
square for several weeks past, came
near having serious trouble Wednesday
morning. One drew a knife and the
other a club but outsiders prevented
bloodshed. In consequence of the dis
turbauee they were at once ordered TO
remove their wares from the square.