Iron County register., 1899-11-16
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

Probate court Is In session this week.
There were no services at St. Paul's
Church Sunday.
Mr. Mayor will produce ''In White
Robes in Pennington tomorrow night.
The company has few men at work
rebuilding and repairing the old dam,
east of the furnace.
For SALE Four very desirable
houses on College street, in Arcadia.
Apply to A. Begley, Arcadia, Mo.
The diamond drill at work in Belle
view Valley is said to be boring
through rock that promises lead in
abundance.
A marriage license was issued by
Recorder Huff yesterday to Allison
Tins of Flat River and Miss Lena
Scoggin of Glover.
VIM. Gross is now employed as. a
salesman at Bonanza. Mr.. Gross
many friends are pleased to hear of
his return to Ironton.
Out of respect to the memory of Mr..
Kemmett the hub factory closed down
Saturday and did not resume operations
until Tuesday morning.
DR.. S. E. Strong has removed his
Office 10 the Emerson cottage for so
many years occupied by Prof. A. Z.
Vance, where he can be found at all
times.
Joseph Henson, worthy young
man, died at his home in the north
end of town last Friday, after brief
illness. The deceased leaves wife
and one child.
Henry Adolph goes to St. Louis Sun
day to buy his holiday stock of clocks,
jewelry and novelties. Parties wish
ing to make special orders will call
and see Mr.. Adolph before he takes
his departure.
The officers of the Big Muddy Coal
& Iron Company were down here last
week viewing the Pilot Knob property.
There is bare possibility that some
little mining may be done in the
spring. but not before then.
A. Winkler has traded his residence
on the side of Shepherd Mountain to
Ferdinand Inner for a place in Pilot
Knob. Mr. Winkler will occupy his
place here until January 1st, when, we
are told he will remove his family to
Poplar Bluff.
Mrs. Helen B. Wingate desires to
inform the public that she now has
her hotel opened and is ready for
business. She has several rooms nice
ly fitted up and will cater especially to
the transient trade. Good sample
rooms, and the table will be supplied
with all the delicacies of the season.
w. P. McCarver was in st. Louis
last week and while there laid iu full
and complete stock of fall and winter
goods. Mr.. McCarver says he bought
at very lowest prices and he is pre-
pared to meet competition anywhere
and everywhere. He asks the trade to
give him a call and be convinced of
what he says.
The ladies of Goodland will give a
box dinner at the Baptist Church on
Thanksgiving day. Everybody is in
yited. Ladies, come and bring box.
Gents, bring your best girl and help US
to have a good time. The Junior
League will entertain US after dinner
with songs aud recitations.
COMMITTEE.
Whatever may be the outcome of
the asylum contest the REGISTER has
this TO say: no community ever pos
sessed a more enterprising, progress
sive, public-spirited and liberal minded
citizen than Louis Miller of Arcadia.
We certainly wish that there were more
men like him in the Arcadia Valley.
We need them and badly need them.
Judge w. II. Hay was in town over
night Tuesday, having come down to
mill and TO attend to some other busi-
ness matters. He is very confident
that he has good paying lead ore on
his farm near Brunot and is now pros
ecuting vigorous search. He has Sc
cured some rich specimen of lead ore
and if it is there in quantity be has a
good thing Piedmont Banner.
The weight of mail matter passing
through the Irontou post-office during
the 80 DAYS ending Oct. 81, was as toll
lows: Paid frst-class, 145 lbs. and 8
oz. second-class, SAC lbs, o.; free
secoud-class (iu county,, 2S4 lbs, 1C
or: third aud fourth-class, 50 los,
4 oz.: Government free matter, 42S
lbs, 6 o.; equipment, (pouches, sacks,
etc.A 637 lbs, o.; foreign, lbs.
Total, 1929 lbs. and OF.
The REGISTER doesn't make prae'
tice of "blowing" about the superior
quality of printing turned out by Its
lob department. For this reason we
are certain our readers will indulge US
in an occasional reference thereto.
Recently we printed job OF baptis'
minutes (43d annual SESSION. for an
association located two hundred and
fifty miles from here. Following is an
excerpt from a letter acknowledging
their receipt: Minutes received. D.
highly pleased. Says it's the best Jot
fhe association ever had" Bear III
,aiud. please, it was the 43d session
and to the REGISTER Office is accredited
the distinction of doing better Job ol
printing than all the forty-two that
had preceded. This establishment
cant be distanced on fine job work.