Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-09-05
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

And still the drouth continues.
County Court ia in session this week.
The summer visitors are going home.
There will be other weddidg bells in
September.
Hay and corn are coming to town in
car load lots.
Baldwin Bros. are building an Office
at the hub factory.
For Sale-Second-hand brick. APP
ply to Alex. Buckley, Ironton, Mo.
Paul Patton is now employed as
clerk in the office of the Circuit Clerk
In Jefferson county.
Beginning with next Sunday, the
hour for evening service at St. Paul's
Church will be 7:30.
A number of Ironton ladies will at
tend an Episcopalian entertainment at
Fredericktown to-day.
Otto Rieke, who recently enlisted in
the y. s. army. is now at Fort Wash
ington on the Potomac river.
The M. w. Ball at Graniteville Mon
day night was well attended and
proved a very pleasant affair, indeed.
School begins next Monday certain.
Prof. Ogier requests all pupils that
possibly a to be there at the opening.
An ell egant line of silverware just
received at Adolph's. The ladies es-
pecially, are invited to call and see it.
vice-President and General Manager
of the Missouri Pacific, Russell Hard
ing, spent Monday at Arcadia in his
private a
The water supply in the Valley Ia
growing short, and If the drouth con-
tinues much longer the question will
become q serious one.
Miss Lillian Steel very delightfully."-
entertained a number of young friends
Monday evening. All present report
q most enjoyable time.
For Sale-A fresh Mich Cover
sey and Holstein. Will be sold at
reasonable price. Apply to
Jos. A. REYBURN.
Lost-A lady's leather purse q
keepsake - with q ~one-dollar bill.
Finder can keep money, but will please
return purse to this Office, and receive
additional reward.
Bob johnson, colored, was ~arraigned
before Squire Eairchild Wednesday
charged with having disturbed the
peace of a dusky m alden. Eva Merrill.
johnson was fined $5 and costs.
The public school convened Monday
but owing to the dry hot weather, the
board decided to give the children an
other weeks vacation, ead the opening
was postponed until Monday next.
Dr.. a. d. Ball will preach in the NJ.
E. Church Sunday evening, September
eighth, at 8 O'Clock, and Monday even
ing following. at the same hour.
j. w. OsMENT, P. G.
AUGUST WEATHER-Mean maximum,
95; mean minimum, 81; mean IS.
Maximum, 105; minimum, so. Pre-
cipitation, 1.41 inches.
w. Fl. DELANo, Observer.
MIR. and Mrs. A. P. Vance have is
sued invitations to the marriage OF
their daughter, Elsie L., and August
NJ. Trauernicht at ten o'clock on Tues
day, September 10, 1901, al Fort Hill
Church.
From this mornings Republic we see
that q marriage license was issued in
St. Louis Yesterday to DR.. G. Fl. Jones OF
Rrunot aud Miss Sarah Brewington OF
Des Arc. The REGISTER extends con-
CALCULATIONS.
The Geo. A. HELEN Stave Factory
have all their new machinery set and
expect soon to be running steadily.
They have commenced buying slaves
and are the only stave factory now per-
maueutly located in Iron county.
We suggest to the honorable County
Court that some steps be taken at once
looking to the improvement of the
courthouse yard. The premises have
a neglected and di~lapidated air that
should not be permitted to continue.
Mr.. F. H. Remington representing
the HeIein Stave Co. OF St. o was
In Centreville this week making ar
rangements to put in q stave yard de
will investigate the feasibility of float
inu staye down the river to the rail-
road.-CentreVille Reformer.
William and Grant Amburn, two
Dent county boys, were arraigned be-
fore the u. S. Commissioner here
"wednesday charged with selling whis-
key without paying governments tax;
William was held for the federal grand
iury and Grant was discharged.
II is proposed TO organize q first
class Dramatic Co.. to play a series OF
standard plays during the ensuing sea
aon. in Ironton. Persons desiring to
mite with the club are requested to
send their applications 70 Manager
care Box 81, City, at as early q date
as convenient.
Samuel and Fritz Ship, @ couple OF
Young men from the west end OF the
county were before Squire Fairchild
Monday charged with stealing timber
from the land of the Missouri Iron
Company. They pleaded guilty and