Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-28
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Excursion to st. Louis next Sunday
For Sale-A % target rifle. Apply
at this Office.
Indications are still good for boun
tiful yield OF corn.
Capt. Byers is a-cuttin' an a-slash.
in. See the Greater Bonanza ad.
1t is said the watermelon season this
year will DE remarkably brief. The
fruit is all ripeniDg at one time.
Wanted "a nice girl to do light
house work In small family. No other
need apply. Mrs. w. }. HUNT.
The Simpson place, east of Arcadia,
was sold at trustees sale Saturday.
F. Kaths of Pilot Knob was the pur-
chaser.
Hon. David Murphy, Judge of the
court of Criminal Correction in st.
Tuesday.
Mrs Ferd Schmitz, formerly of De
Soto, but now residing in Crystal City,
is recovering from a severe illness
De Soto Press.
Chas Hanson has opened 4 black
shop in the old Riddle shop, south of
the courthouse square. Best of work
at hard-times prices.
The Ironton school board recently
placed an order for desks TO furnish
the fourth room which will be opened
when school convenes September LIST.
The first. car of watermelons this
year arrived Wednesday of last week.
Since then the receipts have been ex-
tensive and the lover of the fruit is in
his glory.
Prof r. E. Wilkinson writes the
REGISTER that he is having a very
pleasant vacation at his home In New
Haven, Mo. He will be in lronton the
latter part Of August.
The district convention of the Y. P.
S. C.. E. will be held in Irontou next
month. converting on the 9Th and re-
naming in session three days. Fifty
or more visitors are expected to be in
attendance.
Deputy U. S. Marshals Nall and
Saturday with a couple of federal of
tenders who will board with Mr..
O'Neal until the federal grand jury
convenes in November.
jonathan Milburn, an old resident OF
the county died at Hogan Thursday
night OF last week, after brief illness.
The deceased was well known through
A.
learn with pain of his demise.
Prospecting for lead on the Thomas
farm near Graniteville has developed
some fine disseminated mineral. The
parties having the work in charge are
greatly encouraged and seem to think
they have made a valuable find.
Arrangements are being made to do
extensive prospecting for lead in the
neighborhood of Bismarck. Those in
terested pretend to be very sanguine
OF the result, and seem to think lead
in paving quantities will be found.
The official statement of the Iron
County Bank is published in this issue
of the REGISTER, and the showing
the showing therein made is certainly
a most excellent one for that iustitu-
ton. The deposits now amount to
something over sos, 200.
Prof. Fred. Cureton arrived in town
Friday on his way to Great Falls, Mon
taua. where he will follow his profess
sion of teaching the coming year. His
brother, Francis, accompanied him
and will take charge of a market gar
den and greenhouse there.
Born-On Monday. July 25th. 1898.
at ) o'clock A. NJ, Ironton, Mo-, to
DIR. and Mrs. A. S. Prince. daughter.
The REGISTER is pleased to know that
the mother and babe are doing well,
and it congratulates all upon this hap
DIV addition to their household.
w. B. Watson, of st. Louis, sum-
mer visitor, Monday circulated petit
tion among our business men, addressed
to the passenger department OF the
railroad, asking the return OF the ac-
commodation train to the Valley. vi
course, everybody hopes Mr.. Watson s
effort will be crowned with success.
Following are the signal service
readings at this point for the week
ending July 10Th, showing the highest
and lowest temperature recorded each
day: July goth, 80, 65; 21st, 81. 81;
22d, 81, 81; Esd, "a, Ga; oath. SO. 90;
25th, 50, &c; 26th, 90. &c. Rainfall,
70. w. Fl. DELANo, Observer.
Notice is hereby given that on Fri
day before the second Sunday In Aug
ust we, as fellow travellers from time
to eternity will show tribute OF re-
spect to our beloved dead by clearing
off the Lewis graveyard near Saoula-
Everybody invited to come; bring axes
or mattocks and dinner. Preaching
services expected. Come one and all.
July Goth, 1898. a HELPER.