Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-10
LOCAL BREVIrIES.

THIS Week.
How is the ice man going to fare
this winter?
Graham Earle at the Academy of
Music next week.
The Probate Docket for the February
term of court is printed this week.
Did anyone note a Sigh shock of
earthquake about 10 o'clock Sunday
night?
New Century Fete at Workmen's
Hall, Graniteville, Wednesday,, Jan
uary 23d.
So long as there are scraps so long
will there be fines in this fn-de-Stecte
Christian land.
The Willing Workers of the Presby-
terrain Church will meet to-day, (rhurs-
day), with Mrs. j. II. Jones':
Wm. L. Byersdorf, the we'll known
attorney of Reynolds county, died OF
pneumonia at L~esterville last Sunday.
The Ironton Manufacturing Com
pany has presented us with a handsome
calendar for 1901. 1t is an ornament
for any desk or ofhce
The Pennington Laundry, owned by
a Mr.. Newman, was totally destroyed
by fire last Friday night. 1t was a
total loss, there being no insurance.
The plant was valued at $4,000.
Whitworths' hardware store was bur-
plarized of $15 worth of merchandise
last night. Pocket knives, razors and
a couple of revolvers were taken. The
thieves forced an entrance through the
front door.
About twenty employees of the Bell
Telephone Company of Missouri ar
rived mere Monday and are arranging
tn build a telephone line from Bis
marck. The work will be put through
without delay.
Three cars were wrecked at Arcadia
early Sunday morning. The wreck
was occasioued by a north-oound
freight train running into another
train going on the siding but which
had not yet got Sin the clear"
Mr.. Lewis Delano invited a number
of friends to his pleasant home Friday
evening ld5b. II
occasion immensely and they were In
debted to their host for one of the most
delightful evenings of the holidays.
Irouton Lodge, No. pa. K. P. meets
Friday night this week in regular ses-
sion. Installation of officers and can
didates for the Second Rank. All
brethren are requested to attend
H. ADoLPH, K. of +. S.
Never within the memory OF the
oldest inhabitant-oue OF whom we
are yhich-was there so open a winter
with so little falling weather. 10 Whlcn
the hub-hauler is peculiarly blessed,
while the road overseer has a slnecure.
rhere was a fiery glow in the east
Tuesday evening and several folks were
certain there was a fire in Farmlngton'
Next day there were all sorts OF rumors
of fires. 1t was all rumor. however
there being no confagratlon In Farm
ington.
The Graham-Earle Dramatic Com
pauy are exhibiting at the Opera House
this week to good houses. This Is the
first troupe tina has been here tnls
winter. aud it is an up-to-date one
They will continue here all week.
GreenUilte San.
The work of cleaning up the cemetery
has been completed and those inter
as,ed are asked to pay a visit to the
r-opnds and note the improvement
The amount paid the sexton for doing
the work was $45. There is yet OF
hand a balance OF S32.
Miss Alice Gay very happily enter
oIped a few friends Thursday evening
of last week. Those in attendance
sore: Misses Bertha and Nellie Far
chsld and Mae Gay, and Messrs. WI
Emuuer, Ed. Inner. John Schwao' Jr'
and NJ. ". Daugherty-
Thos. Hall, who was convicted Q
uurder in the second degree at an ao
ionrned term of Circuit Court In De
camber and given a sentence OF tie
wears in the ~penitentiary. has beer re
leased on $4,000 bond. The 5 ha
been appealed to the Supreme Court
sae Graham Earle at the Academ
Mnsic next week. Reserved seats o
eoIe Friday morning a t City Drug Store
dies will be admitted free Mond
,ioht when accompanied by either
Isdy or gentleman holding a paid r.
served seat ticket. Prices, TO- ~ an
Scots.
Tuesday evening the editor was pr,
scented with a very handsome umorei
nv the members of the Arcadia Valle
Cornet Baud. 1t was a surprise, |
5eed. and this token of the boys De
wishes and good will is more a
nreciated than words a tell. Beio'
sdiourning for home the band repalre
10 the Commercial Hotel where MIL
host Kanouse served a delicious oyst'
supper
rse Odd Fellows installed the fo
,oxf,s- officers Monday night: "Chs
baton. n. e.; John Dixie, V. u; !
AdoIph. Secretary; John Albert Urea
s,rer. 7. A. Markham. Warden; Ge
schultz, Conductor; J-W. Allen =
4. Blemel, o. c.; w. Curtis. r. :. !
q. g. H. Broadwell, L. S. n. G.;
Curtis. r. S. V. g.; H. Davis. L.S
G.: S. II. Gosney, r. 5; s.; Y;
MARKS, L. S. s.; G. w. Marsha
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