Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-26
LOCAL BREvIrIEs.
Masque Ball tonight.


logs
Aug Schwab, the newly appointed
City Clerk, has qualified an6 taken
charge of the Office.
Arcadia Valley should make 8
strong effort TO secure the insane asy-
lum which it is proposed TO locate IN
Southeast Missouri.
A special term of county court Will
be held Monday, February 9th, for the
purpose of appointing the roadover-
seers for the ensuing year.
Patrick Tierney of Poplar Bluff re-
Gently accepted a position with a min
ing company in Florence. Arizona.
His family Will join him in the spring
From Wednesdays St. Louis papers
We see that Ed ward Coad of Granite
Vile on Tuesday secured a license to
marry Mrs. Mary O'Brieu OF St. Louis
An individual claiming to be a gen.
uine Swedish Count was around town
Tuesday night looking for the price of
bed The supposition Is that he was
fraud.
siouer in the adjoining county of Rey-
nolds is already on A a. Larkin and
VIM. II. johnson have announced for
the position.
The saloon building of the late D.
A. johnson at Annapolis was sold at
trustees sale last Saturday. The
property was purchased by J. S. Ben
son for $3.50.
The band boys wish the public to
know that the gallery will be reserved
exclusively for white people who wish
TO ..look on" at the nasque ball to-
night. Admission. % cents
Regular meeting &. P. lodge to-
morrow friday night Installation
of officers and other important business
TO be transacted.
A. HUFF, K. r. & S.
VIM. Hawk, who was arrested last
week on the charge of cutting timber
on W. r. Aliens land, had his trial
before Squire Fairchild Thursday, was
found guilty and sentenced to thirty
days in Jail
John Lotz tells Us that he has a
lamb on his place which when it was
three hours old weighed 10 lbs, was
sixteen inches high and sixteen inches
around the body. He wants to know
who can beat this?
Rev. b E. h Warren, q Methodist
minister, who many years ago made
his home at Belleview, this county. |
was last week elected as Chaplain of
the Montana House of Representatives. |
This is the second time Mr.. Warren |
has held the position.
Frank Hotson and Frank Walker |
arrived home Sunday from Huntsville, |
Alabama, having been discharged from |
Company l. 10Th Infantry, the Friday |
previous. They enlisted in June last. |
Hotson says he has had enough of a.
my life but Walker says he proposes
to re-enlist in the near future
Following are the signal service
readings at this point for the week
ending Jan. Oath. showing the highest
ana lowest temperature recorded each
day: jan. 18th, 81. %; 18th, Al, 10;
2Oth, Al. %; 21st. SO, 90; 22d, sc. 81;
Esd, 81, "a; Gath, Al. %. Rainfall, .o5.
W. II. DELANo. Observer.
M. T. Chestnut of St. Louis was in
les Arc las. week looking over the
ground with the view of doing some
prospecting for lead in that vicinity 10
the near future. Mr.. Chestnut found |
so many of the lands under option to
other parties that it is understood ne
concluded not TO attempt to do any
thing st present
The REGISTER this week continues
the publication of the personal assess
inert. 1t is well worthy the readers
careful attention. and, TO our mind,
furnishes iudisputabie proof that the
present system of assessment and tax
alton is an utter failure, a farce and
humbug. The people who have the
property. or are supposed TO have 1t,
are certainly not paying the taxes
Marshall Bohle and Deputy Nall
were here from St. Louis Saturday
having in charge Charles Gwaltney,
Mart Decard. John Lambert aud Will
lis Shaefer. convicted of selling liquor
without license. This viii probably
be the last federal prisoners brought
here for some time. as the court has
issued an order that in future the pris-
ouers be taken to Montgomery City,
No.
Wednesday, St. Paul's day. was duly
obserued at ST. Paul's church By early
communion at 7:S0 A. NJ, morning
prayer at 10 o'clock, and evening pray
er and sermon in the evening at seven.
Rev. Britain entertained the cougre-
cation at the Guild Room after the
evening service. Music was provided,
refreshments served. and very pleas
ant hour enjoyed by those in attend
ance.
With no flourish OF trumpets, but in
a plain. unosteutstious way. the firm
of Hansen & Shular are building up a
substantial and permanent trade. They
are turning out some excellent wagons,
while in the line OF general black
smithlng the number of their patrons
is steadily growing. The REGISTER
extends its congratulations and wishes
them the full measure of the success
they so well deserve.
There were four passenger trains
passed south over the road between
eleven and twelve o'clock Tuesday
night In addition to the regular
trains were the Pacific Coast Limited !
and the American Tourists Special.
The latter consisted of eight coaches