Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-27
LOCAL BREVITIFs.

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an exceptional month.
Read the Kansas City Times pros
pectus on the eighth page.
D. Myers has purchased the H. H.
Kiddle residence from Fred Kindell.
Twenty-three tramps sought shelter
for the night at Arcadia last Thurday.
The contest for roadoverseer from
some of the districts in the county is
red hot.
The screen factory is now in COM
plete operation, turning out hundreds
of doors ami windows every day.
Thos. Beard informs us that a dia-
mond drill will be put to work in the
Brunot neighborhood without delay.
Remembsr! A fresh supply of Vio-
lin, Guitar and Mandolin Strings at
five and ten cents each, at H. Adolph's.
The tramp is a very numerous arti-
Gle these days, and the negro tramp is
in much more frequent evidence than
he used to be.
The roadmaster was here Monday
stalking off the new switch for the
Clark hub factory. 1t will be built
without delay.
The store of j. S. Benson at Annap-
oils was burglarized one night last
week. 1t is supposed that the work
was done By tramps.
The mercantile firm of Rockwell &
Benson, Arcadia. has dissolved, Mr..
Benson having purchased Mr.. Rock
wells interest in the business.
Ironton Lodge, No. pa. K. P. meets
OF Friday night this week. Installa-
ton of officers and work in the differ
ent Ranks. A full attendance is de-
sired.
NJ. thinner. for many years a resi-
dent of Pilot Knob, has bought a home
in Pennington and removed to that
place. He mas position with a wagon
factory there
John Borders this week killed
large wolf about five miles west of
town. He brought the scalp to town
Wednesday to secure the bounty paid
by the county therefor.
The man who has made an honest
return to the Assessor will no. COM
plain at the publication of the assess
meut list. 1t is The other fellow that
will do the Kicking"
Rev. F. NJ. Shoush. formerly in
charge of the Baptist church here, is
now living at Mexico. Mo-, and is pas
tor of couple of churches in the
country ia AuGrain county.
Eleven students from the School of
Mines, Rolla, Mo-, arrived here last
Sunday evening from Iron Mountain.
They left the following day for the
lead mines at Bonnie Terre.
Sheriff O'Neal and P. w. Whitworth
left last Friday morning for Fulton,
having in custody Birdie Masterson,
who had been adjudged insane in the
county court the day before.
A special term of county court will
be held next Tuesday. February 1st,
to make the appointments for road
overseers for the various districts in
the county the ensuing year.
Owing to he wreck of freight train
at Sulphur Springs Monday night the
south bound passenger trains were de-
layed about three hours and half
before the track was cleared.
The demolition of the old Ironton
House was completed the past week,
and nothing is now left to tell of the
historic old pile. save the foundation
and heaps of rubbish and timber.
Piedmont has concluded deal for
electric lights, and is also expecting
hub factory. D. +. Martin, formerly
of this place. aud McSpaden & Co. are
the promoters of the latter enterprise.
Lopez's have an order for two cars of
fierce hoops and hickory -four barrels,
from Northern COoperage Co. They
want good quality only. viii pay
Sc. 30 for fierce and So so for flour bbls.
Dr. R. w Baird, of Arcadia. is visit
ing friends aud attending to business
here this week. He was much sur
prised at the improvement in our town
since May Senate Cor. DWnklin DEM
Ocrat.
The REGISTER was ia error last week
in saying Mrs O'Brien entertained the
Episcopal choir. The supper was
given by Rev. Brittain-the occasion
being his birthday-to the members of
his choir.
Collector Fisher is highly elated
over the arrival of boy at his house
eleven O'Clock Saturday night, January
22d, 1898 The mother and child are
doing nicely. The REGISTER extends
congratulations.
The Nashville Students attracted a
a crowded house at the Academy of
Music Tuesday evening. The enter
ment seems to have given pretty gen.
eral satisfaction. The troupe left here
that night for Pennington.
The drummers who visit this town
say that business throughout Southeast
Missouri was never duller than at
present. 10 fact the commercial trav-
eller insists that Mckinley prosperity
is certainly a delusion and snare.
Messrs. Albert j. and j. A. Zwart,
have abandoned the idea of going to
Mexico and are now located In St.
Louis, where they will engage in bust
ness. They have an office in the Full
lerton building. We wish them every
success.