Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-20
LOCAL BREVITIES,
A good rain is needed.


Read McCarver's removal sale.
Cash paid for hub timber at Bald
wins Hub Factory.
The past week has afforded some I'm
usually warm nights.
The Ironton school board will cleo
clerk at its next meeting.
st. Paul's Sunday School has a pic
mic at Goulding's park to-day.
John 1. Marshall is building a resi-
dence in the western part of town.
Chas. Newman is doing some sign
painting on Baldwin's hub factory.
Wallace Bros, said to be big cir
Gus, is billed at De Soto July 31st.
The old reliable, Nagel, is once more
all alone in the butcher business in
Irouton.
The Ironton kids beat the Knob
team Wednesday afternoon by a score
of 21 TO 16.
The dental car which has been here
for the past two weeks, left Monday
for Annapolis.
The Missouri water melon-said to
be the best of all-is now on the St.
Louis market.
A small force of men WAS put to
work on the manganese mine, south of
town, Monday.
Word has been received from VIM.
III. Brown announcing his safe arrival
on the Pacific coast.
Arrangements are progressing salts
factorily for the Fete Champetre at
Goulding's Park, August 18th.
Lost-A pair of gold spectacles. A
reward will be given to anyone re-
turning same to Printing Office.
w. P. McCarver intends removing
his stock of merchandise to the build
ing south of Jacobs drug store.
The canteen is deserted place now,
boys. Nothing save the empty refrig-
orator to tell of it's former glory.
The Crommer residence. just beyond
the eastern limits of the town, will be
sold at trustees sale next Monday.
The s'growler" often travels back
alleys, and its patron is loudest in pub
lie denunciation of the demon drink.
That iron fence around the court
house yard, we are assured, will be
built some of these days before so very
long.
The REGISTER this week prints let
ter from Ed. Killalee, formerly of Pr
lot Knob, now a soldier in the Phillip
pines.
The whitening of the walls and CELL
ing. and a new desk, add greatly to
the appearance of Collector O'Neal's
Office.
The soldier boys were paid off last
Friday evening. and there was sure
enough ''hot time" at the range that
night.
The artesian we'll in the northern
limits of Pilot Knob town is a popular
resort for man and beast these hot |
summer evenings.
The Clark hub factory has a new
the old one, but sufficiently loud for all |
practical purposes.
The first car of Missouri melons |
went north over the road Tuesday. 1t
is said train loads are being shipped |
daily on the branch.
H. n. Baird has sold his stock of
merchandise in Arcadia to S. j. and |
f. c. Tual, Jr. The new proprietors
take charge August LIST.
The pack mules which have been at
the rifle range were taken back to JEFF
ferson Barracks last week. They will |
be sent to Manila in the near future.
A s.kid" base ball club from Doe
Run came oyer to Ironton last Thurs
day and defeated local juvenile team.
The score stood 10 to 16 in favor of
the visitors.
Remember the Basket Picnic at
Belleyiew, Saturday, July 22d, 1899. |
Good speaking, music and base ball |
game. Refreshments on the grounds. |
Everybody invited.
Married-At the residence of the
brides parents, Ironton, Mo-, Wednes-
day, July 9Th, 1899, by Rev. L. F. |
Marshall, Mr.. Charles n. Luthy and |
Miss Minnie Purkiss.
Lopez's haven't said much about
their scoop on wall paper, because
they are busy getting it in selling or
der. But you can buy it at fifty cents
on the dollar of regular price.
Mr.. Beard informs US that the pros
pecting of the Shut-In mine on Black
river is progressing very satisfactorily.
1t may be that diamond drill will be
put to work on the property in the
course of the next few weeks.
Capt. Coghlan, Commander OF the
Raleigh, who was with Dewey at Ma
Mia, arrived in Ironton Saturday eve
ming as the guest of his cousin. Col.
r. NJ. johnson ard family OF st. Louis
who are spending the summer here.
Lopezs' are busy this week marking
down their goods. All their ladies'
waists, both in silk and percale, have
bean slashed; also, dress skirts, belts,
lawns, and many other goods. They
are also making big cuts in shoes,
clothing, straw hats, etc. Look out
for bargains at Lopezs'.