Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-03-22
LOCAL BREVITIES.

LOCAL BREVITIES.
The wild-goose is fitting northward.
St. Patrick's day was quiet and un-
eventful.
The earliest of the spring flowers are
in blossom.
The city election may prove to be a
"warm" affair.
County Court convenes in adjourned
session next Monday.
The broad tire wagon is coming; the
rut-cutter is bound to go.
Work will begin on the new depot
in Arcadia about April LIST.
Winkler's auction sale of household
goods Saturday, March 31st.
The screen factory is shipping sever
al cars of doors each week now.
For Sale-A bicycle and violin; will
be sold cheap. Apply at this office.
The band boys minstrel show will
take place Friday evening, March 30.
Miss Gillian, the milliner, is in St.
Louis this week selecting her spring
stock.
The thermometer Friday night reg
istered six degrees. Pretty cold wealth
er for March.
Spring is officially here: yet the
winds blow chill and the too-early
gardner stands rebuked.
The Ladies' Guild of st. Paul's
church will meet this afternoon at the
residence of Mrs. H. M. Collins.
If Winter isn't making a habitation
of the lap of Spring, he is freezing
her tears with his icy breath. Hinc
illee frostin9.
Prospecting for lead still progresses
in the Brunot neighborhood What
has been discovered, if anything, has
not been made public.
1t is said that a number of young
Republicans are getting into warm
contest for the position of census
enumerator of this township.
Wanted-50 lumber teams. Cash
paid every load.
FREDERICKTOwN LUMBER Co., -.
Fredericktown, Mo.
Thomas Bearer, and old and highly
respected citizen. died at his home
east of Ironton yesterday. aged seven
ty-nine years. The funeral occurs to-
day.
The Congressional Committee meets
in De Soto to-day to fix the basis of
representation and name the time and
place for holding the Congressional
Convention.
Married-At Ironton. Mo-, Saturday,
March 18th, 1900. by w. G. Fairchild,
J.P., Mr. George w. Lloyd and Miss
Virginia May johnson, both of Des
Arc, Iron county, Mo.
At the coming school election two
directors to serve three years will be
voted for Also will be determined
the length of school term, and whether
the school building may be rented.
Mrs. Minnie Evans. wife of Jas. B.
Evans, died at her home in Farming
ton yesterday evening. The funeral
occurs from the Arcadia Convent
Chapel Friday, Esd, at o'clock P. NJ.
Married-At the home of the bride
near Des Arc, Mo, on Sunday, March
IS. 1900, Mr.. Will Curtis of Ironton
and Miss Clara Long. The REGISTER
tenders it's best wishes to the young
couple.
The Southeast Missouri Inter-School
Contest will take place at Caledonia
Friday evening, April 9th at 1880
o'clock. jackson, Pennington, Fred
ericktown and Caledonia comprise the
contestants.
Mrs. Petit, relict of the late Louis
Petit, of Iron Mountain, Mo-, died at
the home of her sister in st. Louis
Mo-, on Friday, March 10, 1900. The
remains were brought to Iron Noun
tain where the funeral occurred Sun
day.
Collector O'Neal has his books in
shane to make settlement with the
county court next week. The collec-
tions have been good. The delinquent
land list is a small one and the total
personal list is not $400-the smallest
in years.
The ST. Louis Stave & Lumber Com
panv. which has been operating
stave factory at Arcadia for several
months past. will remove the plant to
Illinois in the near future. They ex-
pect to return here and resume work
sometime in the summer or fall.
Pilot Knob came very near having
a fire Tuesday morning. The roof OF
a frame residence on the east side OF
Main street, across from the hotel
property, was discovered to be on ire
and it required quite active work for
few moments to put out the flames.