Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-07-12
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The ice man is a busy fellow these
days.
The colored population are contem.
plating a picnic August 4th.
The home grown ro~astin'-ear and
the tomato are in the market.
The national game is exceedingly
popular among the youths of the Val
ley.
Wanted-Twenty-fve good shovel
ers, at once, at Asylum grounds,
Pennington. Mo.
The financial statement of the IRON
ton school district is published in this
issue of the REGISTER.
Chas. Newman has some large paint
ing contracts in the Fiat River country
and al Fredericktown.
There will be an excursion from St.
Louis to the Valley next Sunday. Fare
for the round trip, $1.25.
A. Rieke expects to engage in the
saloon business somewhere in the north
end of town about September 1st.
For SALE-I5O feet ] iuch Galvan-
lied Pipe, perfect order. Very cheap.
A. j. LANGDON.
F. H Remington, manager OF He
lein's stave factory, advertises for
slaves in this Issue of the REGISTER.
The teachers and children Of the
Baptist Sunday School are enjoying a
picnic at the Iron Mountain dam to-day.
Messrs. Ed. Bollinger and w. E.
Roop intend to stump the County in
joint debate during the campaign this
fall.
Married-At I~ronton, Mo-, July 9,
1900, by w. G. Fairchild, j. P. Her.
bert Deweez and Eva Bradley, both of
st. Louis, Mo.
Everybody agrees that Ironton did
herself proud on the 4th. The unan-
imous verdict is that the day and occa-
sion was a complete success.
There will be a grand basket picnic
at Annapolis Park, Annapolis, Satur-
day, August 4th. Arrangements are
being made for a grand time.
Latest information is that the south
east Missouri water melon will be late
in getting in the market this year-not
likely before the first of August.
For SALE-A Horse, Harness and
Surrey outit-at reasonable
price. Apply to S. II. Gosney, Area
dia, Mo. st.
The census euumerators have COM
pleted their labors. The Information
secured by them will be made public
from the department in Washington.
Capt. R. A. Collins of Piedmont has
concluded to make Ironton his home
after September 1st next. He will
likely purchase a residence here at
that time.
P. w. Whitworth aud wife, Thos.
Newman, John Newman, and Fred
Kindell, Sr., leave Saturday on their
trip to Paris. They expect to sail
from New York on the 18th.
The editor is indebted to Miss Birdie
Schneider of Graniteville for a couple
of snap shot pictures of the band taken
at the picnic in Graniteville a few
weeks since. They are all right.
Our County Treasurer. James Bu-
ford, departed Monday on a visit to
relatives in Virginia. May our old
friend have a pleasant trip, and meet
with many widows in his absence.
Geo: NJ. johnson, our enterprising
ice man. now has two wagons deliver
ing ice, one being insufficient to do
the work. In two days last week Mr..
johnson disposed of about seven tons
OF ice.
Rev. J. w. Worsnop returned last
Friday from Nashville, Tenn, where
delivered by a number of leading men
in the Methodist Church.-Jdckson
CdSh-BOoE.
J. K. Curry and j. l.. Curry, broth
ers from Pemiscot County, are serving
a sentence in the Iron County Jail i'm
posed upon them in the federal court
Ia St. Louis for violating Uncle Sans
revenue law.
Our old friend, Mr.. Ferd Inner of
Pilot Knob, has been very sick in a hos
pital at St. Louis for some time past.
He Is reported as some better at this
writing, and we hope soon to ear OF
his complete restoration to health.
The Willing Workers Of the Presby-
terrain Church will conduct a lawn So
cialsThursday evening July II. at the
home of Mrs. j. II. Jones. Ice cream
will be served for the benefit of the
New Church Fund. Everybody come.
Burk's majority over Robb In
Wayne county was nine. The next
county TO vote on the Congressional
contest is Shannon, July 2Sth- Rey-
nolds county votes August 4th, and the
other clever counties in the district
August 18th.
Pictures of the Parade for sale. a
at Haller's store and see them. They
are elegant aud worth twice or thrice
the price asked. Messrs. Halter. Nall
and Gunton are the committee for the
hand. and either of them will take
pleasure in filing your order
To his young friend, Barney w.
Frauenthal OF St. Louis. the editor Is
indebted for q fiag-a souvenir OF the
Damocratic National Convention In
Kansas City last week. We are told
that when Webb Davis made his IA
NOUS speech Barney cheered loud and