Iron County register., 1898-12-15
LOCAL BRFvIrIEs.

Auo onrislmas only Ten days away.
Blind Boone" will be here Januar,
Sd.
The Bazaar at the Academy of Music
to-day.
The log haulers are still very nu.
merous.
The City Council held regular ses-
sion last Monday evening.
The Thermometer went down to 5
degrees Tuesday morning.
The Christman Tree will be in eyi-
dence the coming holidays.
The intense cold of Tuesday night
made everything on the railroad late.
Several buildings in Williamsville
were destroyed by fire Wednesday
morning.
Conductor G. Rowden and Engineer
Roach, OF De Soto. are working on one
of the pushers at Arcadia.
Three extra gangs are at work south
of this place laying steel. About thirty
miles will be laid north of Gads Hill.
The local papers say that Rev. G.
w. Hull is conducting very success
full revival meeting at Birch Tree, Mo.
The pay-car went down Tuesday. 1t
was a day earlier than usual, but
came none too soon for the boys along
the line.
The A. V. Cornet Band will give an
entertainment next month or early in
February. A pantomime will be put
upon the stage.
The "Deestrick Skule" was rendered
all right last Friday evening. and the
whole entertainment was a credit to
the community as we'll as the partici
pants.
The icemen harvested part of their
crop Tuesday. A little zero weather
is needed to make the crop all it should
be to meet the wants of the coming
summer.
The post-office here will put out an
''emergency" weather flag hereafter,
upon the approach of billiards and
storms. The postmaster to be hung if
he gives false alarm.
Sunday evening the roof of the Ar
cadia station house caught fire from a
fue, but the flames were speedily ex-
tinguished by the exertions of Mr.
DeMier and some casual visitors.
Lost = A pocket-book, containing
some money, with an order, etc,
Thursday evening, Dec. 9Th, between
Ironton and Arcadia. Finder will be
literally rewarded for its return to this
Office.
Third IL ran eleven cars into the
ditch at Des Arc last Friday night, de-
laying all traffic for six hours. The
accident was caused by "bad-order"
car which had been picked up along
the wayside.
The manganese ore lands of the Big
Muddy Coal & Iron Company, located
about four miles south of Ironton, have
been leased by ST. Louis parties and
will be pros pected in the very near
future. The ore will be shipped from
Tip Top.
County Court is still in session, but
will probably adjourn the last Of the
week. This is the last sitting of the
court as at present composed, and the
prolonged session is due to general
overhauling and investigation o: couu-
ty affairs.
Mr. c. w. Kemmett went to Eau
Claire, Wis, last week, aGd will prob
ably return to day, accompanied by
his wife and her mother, Mrs. Z. G.
Clark. All will learn with pleasure
that Mrs. e. returns greatly improved
in health.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid Society de-
sire to thank the young people who so
faithfully assisted in the entertainment
last Friday evening; also, to the COM
munity for their liberal patronage.
handsome sum was realized from the
evenings proceeds.
Five-inch ice covered the creek Sat
urday, but the ice men waited for an
other inch or so; and that's where
they now fear they missed their oppor-
tunity. for thaw came Sunday. But
there's many a day yet before the
springtime comes. gentle Annie!
The telegraph gang Is now at work in
this vicinity replacing the old poles
with new. This work is going on all
along the line from St. Louis to Tex
arkana. All the poles will be placed
east of the track. Foreman r. Q.
Gray has charge of the gang here
abouts.
Among the stock of Christmas Nov
elites none can excel that now dis
PLAYED at the Arcadia Valley Drug
Store-whether in beauty or utility.
The fair shopper who passes by this
store makes mistake which may tax
either her purse or her convenience,
or both.
Following are the signal service
readings at this point for the week
ending Dec. 18th, showing the highest
and lowest temperature recorded each
day: Dec. 7th, 33. p; Sth, 2S, IL;
9th. "a, 8; 10Th, 50. 8; 11th, 50, II;
18th, So, 20; 18Th, 25, 8. Rainfall,
81. w. II. DELANo, Observer.
Mr.. j. Lopez went home last Satur-
day. suffering from bad case of ton
silitis. and will probably not return
for a week or ten days. In the mean
time. Mr.. Adolph Lopez. who is now
here. will take care of Lopez & Sons
interests at this place. All of Jake's
friehas here hope his trouble may give
vav lnaedily to medical treatment.