Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-10-19
LOCAL BREVIrIEs.

Winter apples, 90 cents bushel.
No. 50 was two hours late Tuesday.
w. H. Kaths of Pilot Knob las
Thursday received an appointment a.
clerk IN the railway mail service.
Good property for sale cheap. Two
houses and six lots, at a bargain. Fol
terms enquire of NJ. L. Claybaugh.
The Hon. Jasper Burks doesn't like
Ironton. There's no waste of affec-
tion's raw material on this side of the
fence.
The Bonanza sports a new sign, ar
t1stically painted by Mr.. c. w. New
man. Also, a new ad. builded by the
REGISTER printers. Read 'em both.
The docket for the October term OF
Circuit Court, which meets Monday,
October Esd, is published in this issue
of the REGISTER. The docket is not a
large one.
A little boy arrived at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. D. S. Huff, of Arcadia
Valley, on Wednesday, Oct. 4. 1899.
Mother and Dewey are doing well and
Douglas is all smiles.
4 glorious rainfall of two inches
broke the long-continued drouth Mon
day, aud with it came cooler weather.
A drop of forty degrees took place be-
tween morning and evening of that day.
The Christian Endeavorers of the
Presbyterian church are making ar
engagements for a social entertainment,
Halloween, 20 which all members and
friends of the society and church will
be invited.
The ice man took another short in
ming last week. but we hope the Their
mometer has now done with the nine
ties until long after the coming of the
wear which shall round out the nine
teenth century.
Special meeting ofIronton Camp No.
1856, Modern Woodmen of America,
Tuesday, Oct. "a. All members are
requested to be there.
IRA MARSHALL, V c.
c. DEMIER, Clerk.
Hon. j. n. Morrison was rendered
reception and banquet at his old home
in Piedmont last Friday night, prior to
his departure for the PHILIPPINES. 1t
Is said the speeches were not all in
favor of expansion, not by whole lot.
With the advent of the fall rains the
gloom of the shortened days exacts
full recompense for the intervening
recesses of sunshine and brightness
but ..spring would be but gloomy
weather If we had nothing else but
spring"
The A. V. Band boys are perfecting
their arrangements for the ball and
oyster supper to be given on the 9Th
-proxiuo. As thls will be the first OF
the season, no doubt a large attend
auce will greet their efforts to please.
Invitations will be issued in due time.
Tbeo. Ghermau of Bismarck is now
clerking in the grocery store OF John
L. Roughly. Mr.. Gherman is expert
enced in the grocery line and gentle
man of sterling qualities in whom Mr..
Roughly has made wise selection as
his business manager. Soto FdctS.
A junior nine from Ironton went to
Grauiteville Saturday and played ball.
Irouton came out victorious In a score
of 10 to 10. Here is the score in de-
tail: %
Iron.on 40 104 0 *-19
Graniteville 2 2 2 2 10
The Arcadia Valley prides herself
,non her surrounding hills. Does that
Dexter advocate who deprecaungiy
raferred to them before the Insane
ASYLUM Commission believe that his
people have an equal affection Tor the
malaria breeding swamps when en-
viron his town!
TT it's bonus the Commission is after,
Da Soto is in it, in the insane asylum
contest; but if it's location it wants,
Ironton is bound to win hands down
uaalthfulness, accessibility, centrality
of Iocation-all attach to the Arcadia
Valley to a degree unknown to any OF
its competitors:
Mrs. Cora Craine Cramer was mar
~;ed at Murphysboro, H., Oct. 2, to
q T Barr, of Knoxville, Tenn. She
"a a sister of Mrs. A. B. Sloan. former
IL of Kenuett. Her former husband
goe Maurice Cramer, formerly of Cape
Girardeau, from whom she was recen'-
1y divorced. DunkIip Democrat.
The initial meeting to form soclai
club in this town was held at Mr.. Ed-
oars Office last Friday evening. Com
rnittees on Rules and Regulations ana
on Arrangements were appointed ana
the meeting adjourned to Friday night
th;s week. when the reports OF the
committees will be received and acted
upon
There was a rear-end collision Just
nortb of the depot about four O'Clock
Er;dav morning. A south bound
fraight train was standing on the main
track when another train struck the
rear end of the first train. The ca
boose and a box car loaded with mer-
chandise were completely destroyed.
SShiIe the engine was pretty badly done
nm In consequence the main track
-as blocked for several hours, but no
aeiav in trains was occasioned as they
rot around the wreck using the passing
track. The engineer on the rear train
accounts for the mishap by saying his
air failed to work.