Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-03-21
LOCAL BREvITIES.


Easter hats soon be mere.
A miserable month March certainly
has been.
The spring time. Gentle Annie. COM
eth apace.
The people think the streets should
be lighted.
The woodmeu had initiation work
Tuesday night.
The early gardener has been at
work the past week.
The wild geese have been flying
northward the past week.
Sheriff Gregory edits several COL
umns of the paper this week.
County court will hold al adjourned
term, March 9th, to settle with the
collector.
Mr.. Mayors ~melo-drama, ''In White
Robes" will be gwen in Poplar Bluff,
March goth.
G.. A. Buckley has the contract for
building FIVE cottages for DR.. Chas. Z.
Harviell at Poplar Bluff.
Collector O'Neal is making up his
deliuqent list. The collections sre
hardly as good as last year.
A rear-end collision between two
freight trains blocked the track for
several hours at Leeper Tuesday.
Do not forget the date. DR.. We'll
burn will he pleased to give free con-
s~ultation at the Kesling hotel, April l
and 2.
For Sale-The Schmittner sawmill,
at Graniteville; very cheap. Apply
20 Mrs. Frances Schmittner, Pilot
Knob.
Mr.. Chambers tells US the stave bus
mess is rushing. He Gays his compa-
nv ia handling an immense number OF
slaves.
DR.. l.. Werblum, opticiau OF ST.
Louis, will be in Ironton at hes-
ling hotel Monday and Tuesday, April
I and 2.
The bridge gang are at work putting
In the new bridge across Stout's creek
this week. It will require about three
weeks to complete the job.
Regular meeting Ironton K. P. lodge
tomorrow friday evening. Work in
second rank aid other important bus
mess. J. M. HAWKINS. Z. K. q 3.
P. W. Whitworth was thrown from
q horse at Pilot Knob and badly bruis-
ed Wednesday afternoon. 1t 10 hoped
nothing serious will result,
Miss Laughlin, who will have charge
of the millinery department at Lopezs
this season, will arrive next week.
Announcement of spring opening later.
It is said that one of the resident
preachers, in the course OF a recent
sermon, took occasion to say That there
was lots of crsp-shooting going on In
the Valley.
DR.. w. R. Goodykoontz OF Caledonia
was a caller at this Office Wednesday.
The DR., had with him some very line
specimens of asbestos, found in Iron
county. He thinks the discovery
valuable one.
For SALE-A good, sound, well-bred
Black Horse, fifteen hands one inch
high; good riding horse; will work
double or single. Enquire at w. ID
thomson ., ou0 QudEbO "AS
Arcadia station.
Mr.. Louis Miller is building quite
handsome dwelling on the Moore prop
erty In Arcadia. As the REGISTER ha'
remarked heretofore, tits a pity th'
Valley hasn't more such progressive
citizens as Mr.. Miller.
Geo. A. Smith and partner, working
z.. Aonooroco Mipin0 Gn
at Tip Top, mining manganese on
royalty, have struck a good thing tax
ing out over three tons of hard ore i
q day and q half, and have a splendi
body of ore in sight.
w. w. Strother, contractor an
builder, has an advertisement in thi
weeks REGISTER. Mr.. Strother is
6rst-class workman, and any work gi'
en- him will be most satisfactorily a
tended to. He respectfully solicits
share of the public patronage.
Thusrday night thieves broke in tn
store of A. d. Boss at Bismarck an
r~ansacked the establishment from to
to cellar. After partaking OF a fin
lunch they departed for parts undno
with 50. 90 worth OF pocket knive
shoes, clothing. and numerous m
articles.-FGrnstnqton Herald.
The REGISTER this week prints ii
advertisement of P. H. Jaquith, To
general merchant at Pilot Knob. M
Jaouith has been in business man
years and is thoroughly posted as
the want of the people OF this section
His stock is attractive and up to II
times. He invites you to call and 81
him.
Lemrow Hart and John A. Conws,
two Reynolds county youths. were a
raigned before the q. S. Commission
here Monday, charged with selling !
quor Without paving the federal Ia
Hart admitted his guilt and will SER
thirty days in Jail. Conway, howeve
insists be 1t innocent and will have 9
examination, March 18th.
List of letters remaining in the Pc
Office at Ironton. Mo-, for the wee
ending March 10, 1901. III notscallt
for within two weeks. they will
sent to the Dead Letter Office:
Mr. William Moony