Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-05

train broke down on the grade east o
town about one o'clock Wednesday aft
ernoon. A pusher engine pulled the
disabled engine and train into the sid.
Ing at this station. In consequence oil
the accident No. 81 was delayed here
about half an hour.
Soldiers and widows of soldiers
who made entries of government land
prior to June 22d, 1874, for less than
16O acres are entitled to an entry OF
the balance of the 160 acres. Blanks
furnished and highest market price
paid for these rights. II. w. Coffin,
Duluth, Minnesota.
Lost-On Saturday, Dec. 81, 1898,
on the road between Crane Pond and
lronton, black pocket-book contain
ing $50 in bills, and some small change.
Five dollars reward will be paid for its
return, or Information that may lead
to its recovery. G. w. BUFoRD,
Glover, Mo.
STRAYED-From my place early last
Spring, a yearling Heifer-black, with
white under the belly; short horns;
not marked. Sne was heard from in
November on Marble Creek. Will pay
a suitable reward for Information lead
ing to her recovery.
E. GUNNETT, Glover, Mo.
Following are the signal service
readings at this point for the week
ending Jan. Sd, showing the highest
and lowest temperature recorded each
day: Dec. 18th, 30, %; 29th, 81. 81;
30th, 90, 15; 31st, 81, 8; 1st, 80, L;
I'd, AZ, IL; Sd, AZ. 80. Rainfall. 0.
W. H. DELANo, Observer.
James E. Doty's wife presented him
with Christmas present in the shape
of bouncing little boy. To say Jim
is happy but mildly expresses it.-Col-
ton (CaI.) Ne,0S.
just think! Jim was our ''devil" on
Iva few years since. And now he's a
dad! Surely, the world moves, and so
do the people.
DECEMBER WEATHER-MaXimum 81
degrees; minimum. 10 degrees; mean
temperature, 30.95; mean maximum
temperature, 41.5S; mean minimum
temperature, 2O32. Total rainfall.
|. SO inches. Total snowfall, 2. 90 inch
es. Total rainfall for 1898 was 90 20
inches. Out of % forecasts for this
post-office 81 were verified.
w. II. DELANO, Observer.
The county court last week conclud-
ed its extended work for the term, and
adjourned A complete examination
of the record relating to the county
clerk back to 1887 was made, aud all
amounts found due were promptly
covered into the treasury-the sum
total, from start to finish, being about
So, 800. The accounts of all the other
officers, too, were thoroughly gone
over and found correct.
at the Academy of Music tonight,
the GROWING entertainment of this
seasons festivities will be given under
the auspices of the Epworth League of
Fort Hill Church, Arcadia. 1t will
consist of Vocal and Instrumental
Music, Reading, REGULATIONS. ETC., by
local talent. Reserved Seats, 35c, on
sale at Drug Store, general admission,
25c. A full orchestra will be made a
special feature of the evening.
We have had occasion to say hereto
fore, and we take pleasure in reassert-
ing the fact now, that there isn't a
bigger hearted, more whole-souled,
fellow in the western hemisphere than
Barney Frauenthal, the courteous and
young man in charge
Of the Bureau of Information, Union
Station. st. Louis. So, along with
other wishes of the New Year, to good
and true friends, here's to Barney!
May he live a hundred years!
The REGISTER tenders an apology
and an explanation. We have just
pamphlet of 40 pages, ten
pages of which are noupareil tables, |
slow, particlar and tedious of compost
ton. OF this edition two thousand |
have been printed - all within two
weeks aud day or two. This makes |
the third Job of book-work of over "a !
pages within a few months, the two
others being the Arcadia Valley Cook |
Book, 25O pages, and the Ironton |
School Manual. 36 pages--five hun
dred of the former and two hundred |
and fifty of the latter being printed. |
This in addition to the ordinary run of
job-work. But we have been especial |
ly crowded for the past two or three |
weeks, and the paper has suffered in
The rush" is over. and |
the editor hopes to again devote his |
usual attention to these columns. To |
our corresp oudent, who have all along |
come nobly to the rescue, we tender
our grateful thanks, and take this oc-
casion to express our wish that 1899 |
may be a prosperous and happy year
to every one of them!