Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-01-25
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Like March the winds are blowing
The lenten season this year begin:
February 28th.
Clifton Speciality Company at the
Academy of Music Friday night.
Much of the January weather has
been delightful, BETTING early spring
time.
Wanted-A good Shepherd Dog.
Apply to j. b. FOllett. present owner
of the Soc. Newman farm.
Dr. G. W. Farrar. Jr., of Belleview
was in town Monday and incidentally
announced that he would be a candi-
date for representative again this year.
As long as the good people of Iron
ton have no greater sin than tolerating
the Sunday barber shop to answer
for-our representation within the
pearly gates will be large.
The Willing Workers of the Presby-
terrain church will meet at the resi-
dence of Mrs. L. r. Oliver tomorrow
friday afternoon at two o'clock. All
members are urged to attend.
There will be meeting of the con-
gregation of St. Paul's Episcopal
Church at the church tomorrow (Fri-
day) afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. All
who are interested in securing a pastor
for the church are urged to attend.
The mail to the west end of the
county is now carried by Jake McNail,
who is paid $1.45 day for the job.
McNail has taken the contract for six
months with the privilege of contin-
uing at the end of that time if he de-
sires.
Ex-Judge j. F. Green has removed
his Office from the Commercial build
ing to the Equitable building, corner
of Sixth and Locust streets, where the
Missouri Pacific hallway Co has fitted
an apartment for him.-St. Louis
Times.
Mrs Pauline G. Halter died at her
home in Ironton at an early hour this
morning, after brief illness, which
the attending physician diagnosed as
Bright's disease. To the bereaved
family the REGISTER begs to tender
assurance of profound sympathy.
Every citizen in the Valley interest
ed in fruit-growing should make it
point to attend the meeting at the
courthouse next Tuesday, when it is
proposed to organize the ARCADIA
Valley Horticultural Society" The
movement should be given every en-
enlargement.
Mr.. A. Nemnich writes to tell US
that we were mistaken last week when
we said there were sixty cases of small
pox in Poplar Bluff; instead of sixty
there are but six cases-all OF whom
Mr.. Nemnich assures US have been
isolated, and every precaution taken to
prevent the spreading of the disease.
OF all inconsistent men in the world
there are none more inconsistent than
the man who condemns the English for
their campaign in South Africa, and
vet upholds the present course OF the
United States in the Philippines. Eng
land has more rights in Africa than
America has in the Philippine Islands.
A daughter of James Singleton. who
lives on the St. Francis. was very Sc
riously burned Tuesday morning Her
clothing caught fire from the flames
under a Kettle out in the yard. Be
fore the flames were extinguished the
clothing was nearly burned from her
back, and the young lady's condition is
serious indeed.
It's a curious sort of philosophy that
justlfies a young miss In staying away
from school because the weather bad,
and then the same day as 1.-The shades
of night are falling" she can spend an
hour swinging on the gate or standing
on the corner talking to callow youth
But then there's nothing "half so
sweet" after all.
Not in twenty-five years have the
roads adjacent to Ironton been in such
horrible condition as they are at the
present time. 1t is true that the hub
and stave industries make lots of team
ing, but for all that we do not believe
that If the roads had been attended to
as they should, that they would be as
bad as they are now.
A new time card went into effect
Sunday. The north-bound day passen-
ger train now gets here at 12:05-thir-
teen minutes earlier than formerly.
NO. O1. GuS PoSSCuSSi
St. Louis arrives here at 5:25-iustead
of $40 as heretofore. This is now one
of the fastest trains on the road, and
makes the run from st. Louis in three
hours and four minutes. The local
freight from the north now reaches
here at $3.50 o'clock in the morning.
There is no change in the time of 9TH
er trains.
In the City of st. Louis. on the goth
of January 1900, MIR. William House.
of St. Louis, aud Miss Hettie Kuhn,
of Arcadia, were united in holy matrl-
ruonv by the writer. The sunshine In
their faces was in keeping with suen
an event and the day was all that could
be desired. May heavens richest Dies
sings rest upoa them as they journey
through life together. It is pleasant
20 be remembered by ths young friends
of former pastorates who comiag to st.
Louis. concluded to leave the ranks OF
siugle-blessedness. come around and
have us, Fannie and y to tbs the knot
A. T. TIDYELL.