Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-01-04
LOCAL BREvIrIEs

May the New Year bring peace ant
happiness to US all!
How many of your New Year resolu
tions are already broken?
The young folks devoted consldera
bic time TIE past week to skating.
Th g erstwhile. hub hauler now de
votes some of his time TO the stave
business.
The wedding or two that was rumor.
ed for the holiday season failed to
materialize.
Mr.. ONeal reports that his tax col
lections for December are in the neigh
borhood of $50, 900.
Mr.. James L. Brierton of Ensley,
Alabama, has our thanks for recent
copies of southern papers.
Finer winter weather never nipped
the ears and noses or tingled the flo
gers and toeses of this generation.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Gross handsome
ly entertained several couples of young
people at their home Friday night last.
The ring of the skate and the shout
of the boy make the frozen streams to
articulate with life and motion these
moonless nights, and fitfully CLEAN the
fires along the banks.
Mr.. Beard still has force of men at
work prospecting in the Shut-ln on
Black river west of Ironton. The
shaft is now almost hundred feet
a 1rift xuih "a
done.
The REGISTER had call from Mr..
l. e. Whitworth, Sr., Wednesday.
Mr.. Whitworth has just about recover
ed from his prolonged illness, and
promises soon to be hale and hearty as
usual.
Miss Marie Gratiot left Sunday for
Chicago, where she expects to take a
position in one Of the hospitals for the
purpose of preparing herself as a
trained nurse. May every success
await her.
chanic of the Iron Mountain, was ten
dered banquet by his friends on the
Missouri division at the Southern
Hotel in St. Louis last Friday evening
1t was swell affair.
Mr.. MaGuire and bride of St. Louis
will arrive in the Valley this week and
locate on the Langdon place east OF
town, which has been recently pur-
chased by Mr.. MaGuire's father. Mr..
MaGuire purposes engaging in fruit
farming.
Geo. NJ. johnson has had a force OF
thirty men putting up ice since Tues
day morning. The ice is about seven
inches thick and of excellent quality.
MIR. j. has everything most convenient
" arranged and the big house will
probably be filled tomorrow.
A very pleasant affair Monday even
ing last was surprise party rendered
Misses Belle aud May Bradley, by
number of their young friends. AL
though completely surprised the young
ladies were equal to the occasion and
saw that all the guests enjoyed the
evening.
Mr.. W. L. O'Neal Wednesday morn
ing received notice of the death OF Miss
Blanche Raney which occurred at the
in Patterson on Tuesday night. The
young lady spent some time here last
summer and made many friends who
will be panied to hear of her death.
DECEMBER WEATHER - Maximum
temperature, 63; minimum, 2. Mean
temperature, 31.93. Mean maximum,
40. pc: mean minimum, 21.61. Total
precipitation, 2 II inches. Total snow
fall. $50 inches. Number clear days,
z: part cloudy. IL; cloudy. Z.
w. II. DELANo, Observer.
LAFAYETTE Midyett, a well-known
resident of the west end of this county,
died very suddenly at bis home on
Thursday prior to Christmas. Mr..
Midyett had gone to the barn TO feed
soue stock, and not returning In reas-
enable time his wife went to look for
him and found him in the barn stiff
and cold in death. He was a good
man and citizen.
The County Court yesterday leased
the moor farm and awarded the keep
ino Of the county paupers for the en-
s,,inp year to Robert Love of the West
End of the county. Mr.. Love pays
S201 rent for the farm and Is to be
paid 81 per month per head for taking
care Of the paupers. The other bid
ders we're Jno. B. Hampton, Elisha
Boerer, Ed. Hartwig and Sam. Mid
dleton.
At the meeting of the County Court
Monday. in accordance with the new
law, the county was divided into six
road districts. The following were
appointed commissioners:
District No. Geo. Wallis, l.. L.
White, c. C. Collins.
District No Gus Bollinger, Chas.
K. Polk, G. w. Scoggin.
District No. 3-John Schwab, A.
Begley. J. I. Blanton:
District No. &c. w. Phillips, A.
7. Palmer. VIM. Ruddock.
District No. Sc. L. Dutton, Jno.
Reagan. T. E. Terry.
District No. "a. NJ. Alcorn, Geo.
Croker, Henry Volner.