Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-09-14
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

See Bonanza's Shoe ad.
The leaves have begun to fall.
Melancholy days will soon be here.
Choice Dairy Butter at Barnhouse's.
Mighty close to frost Tuesday morn.
ing.
Cabbage fresh from the city at Barn.
houses.
Bakers Bread fresh every day a,
Barnhouse's.
Picnic at Belleview, Saturday, Sep
TENDER 10th.
County Court proceedings are pub
lished this week.
The brass band will make music for
the Belleview picnic Saturday.
The diminutive homegrown melon
is alone in its glory these days.
The ball club expects to go to Des
Arc to play game next Sunday.
Hub logs are coming in pretty lively
these days-both by wagon and rail.
New molasses barrels and kegs in
great variety, cheap, at Barnhouse's.
Redden's tent is the place for fine
most of the opportunity while it is
yours.
Prospecting in the lead mine on Tom
Sank has been temporarily suspended.
Operations will be resumed in the near
future, it is said.
Judge bearing is quite sick at his
home in Hillsboro, suffering the Jeter-
son Democrat says, with malaria con-
tracted in Wayne county.
The weather is in marked contrast
with that of last week. Wraps and
blankets have been necessary to COM
fort every night this week.
The man who insists on a clearly
shaven face, and can't manipulate the
razor himself, Is barred from attending
Sunday church services in Ironton.
Theo. Gherman and family returned
to their home in Middlebrook yester-
day, after spending few days visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Gherman.-De Soto
Facts.
1t is said the screen factory will re-
sumo operations about the first of next
month. Arrangements are being made
to build a warehouse on the east side
of the track.
The railroad tank at Arcadia is
empty most of the time these days and
the pusher engines have to get water
by using a syphon in the creek at the
Pilot Knob bridge.
The stock buyer from Illinois, who
a few weeks ago shipped couple cars
of hogs from here, is again in the
country; this time, we are told, in
search of beef cattle.
Mrs. j. L. Hinchey, with her guests,
Mrs. Montgomery, and Misses Helen
Stewart and Mary Hinchey left Mon
day evening for short visit to friends
at Arcadia.-De Soto Press.
The REGISTER is indebted to Mrs.
w. II. Thomson for couple of most
magnificent American Beauty roses
grown in the flower gardens at Valley
Home. They are certainly beautiful.
St. Louis Exposition September IL
to October IA; one and one-third fare
for the round trip; sell September IA,
10, 81, 26, %, October 3. 8, 10, II;
limited to return five days from date
of sale. w. L. WEMP, agent.
The annual Conference of the Nj. E.
Church, South, convened in Bonnie
Terre Tuesday and will be in session
about one week. Rev. Aspley having
served the allotted time Of four years
at Arcadia a new pastor will likely be
sent to Fort Hill church.
The official statement of the Iron
County Bank is published in this issue
of the REGISTER. This institution has
recently increased its surplus from
$1,000 to $4,000, and the statement
gives evidence that the bank Is in a
very healthy condition, indeed.
The REGISTER acknowledges very
pleasant call Tuesday afternoon from
Mr.. T. F. Walsh of the Syenite Gran
tie Company, Graniteville. Mr..
Walsh tells US his company have been
quite busy shipping paving material
the past few weeks. Mrs. Walsh and
Miss Reed accompanied him on his
visit to Ironton that day.
It is understood that the Governor
will appoint the commission to locate
the Southeast Missouri insane asylum
sometime within the coming week.
The commission will be composed OF
men from other parts of the State. 1t
is certainly high time for the Arcadia
Valley to make some definite move II
it is the intention to endeavor to Sc
cure the location of the institution
here. What shall be done, fellow-clt-
izensp
A telegram was received here Thurs
day evening last announcing the drown
ing of DIR. Geo. F. Emerson OF Boston
in Moosehead Lake, Maine. that day.
No particulars have been received but
IL is supposed the DR.. was bathing In
the lake at the time. Mrs. Emerson
was with him. The deceased was we'll
known in Ironton. being brother OF
the late Jno. w. Emerson. DIR. Em-
erson spent several weeks in 1ronton
this summer, leaving here for his east