Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-11

III the insurance companies Keep on
advancing the rates In ~Ironton it will
soon be out Of the question to think of
insuring property OF Main street. The
rates are simply outrageous.
Notwithstanding the almost complete
failure of the crops last year and the
good crops this year, yet trade is re-
ported duller this season than it was
at the same time last year.
January let will be moving day at
the courthouse. The only men now in
the courthouse who will remain are
Messrs. O'Neal and Hampton. All the
other newly elected officials are new
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Freight business on the railroad is
In no way as brisk this year as it was
the same time last season. Cotton has
been moving very slowly this year,
though, and perhaps the rush will
come later on.
MI. H. M. Collins last week had the
old Ironton House saloon torn down.
The structure had been there forty
years and at one time was quite q
prominent resort. But its glory had
long, long departed.
w. T. Donnelly, late trainmaster at
De Soto, has been appointed a Division
Superintendent on the Denver & Rio
Grande in Colorado. There are a
great many of the Iron Mountain men
now on the d. & r. G.
Tonight at the Academy of Music a
grand entertainment especially for St.
Paul's Bazaar. A first-class concert,
solos by skilled artists, elocution ex-
e%rcises and a very pleasant time
thrown in, all for nothing.
The Jefferson county hunters who
recently spent q week or more in the
west end of this county and in Reynolds
succeeded in killing ten turkeys but
got no deer. The deer seem to be
pretty hard to capture this season.
Regular meeting of Ironton Lodge,
No. pa, K. of P, Friday evening,
December IL. Work in rank OF Knight
and election of officers. All members
are asked to attend.
H. ADoLPH, X. of r. & S.
The Schneider Granite Company at
Graniteville is at work on two very
fine mausoleums. One of them is for
the Ziegenhein family in St. Louis and
the other for Mr.. Schneider. The
cost of the two is In excess of $50, 600.
Alex. Thomas, VIM. Steffens, Jr.,
VIM. Blue and Jno. Murray went
south on a hunting tour yesterday.
They will probably remain out three
or four days. Orders for game may
be left with VIM. Steffens, ST., Granite
Vile.
Reynolds county only wants three
clerkships at the coming legislature.
At least there are only applicants for
three places so far. We are not adj
vIsed as to how many applications
have been filed with representative
elect Horn from this county.
1t is definitely announced that the
Syenite Granite Company has released
the granite quarries for number of
years. We understand that a crusher
will be put in without delay and every
thirg points to lively times in that
vicinity by the time that spring opens.
If you want a wash blueing that will
give entire satisfaction, buy Lashly's
Eagle Brand Liquid Blueing, every
bottle guaranteed. 1t Is manufactured
by G. G. LASTLY, Ironton, Mo. He
also has the Eagle Brand Lightning
Stove Polish. Give these articles a
trial. t~
w. G.. Frye, the local manager of
the Bell Telephone Company at Farm
ington, skipped III one day last week
taking with him about $3.50 of the
Company's mony. He came back,
though, in a few days and promised to
make the shortage good. Taking on
to much booze is said to have been the
cause of his downfall.
The following are salaries per annum
which will be paid to the officials of
the Pennington insane asylum: Super
intendent, DR.. l.. 7. Hall, $4,000;
assistant superintendent, DR.. F. L.,
Keith, $500; M. G. Grisham, secre-
tary and b,ok-keeper, $1,000; Mrs.
Maggie Gray, matron. $500; Jos. j.
Hoeken, steward, $1,000; W. N. Flem-
ing, Treasurer, $500.
The local Worlds Fair COMMITTEES
took notice of the proposal Of the Iron
County Club in the St. Louis letter,
regarding a reproduction of some OF
our beautiful Valley scenery. But the
secretary of said committee has already
received plans for a reproduction OF
Pilot Knob, representing a deserted
village, which have been approved.
SECRETARY.
Mr.. j. A. Markham left last Saturday
for Pittsburgh, Kansas, where be and
Mr.. Geo. H. Russell, formerly OF
this city, will engage In gardening and
truck farming. Messrs. Russell and
Markham are both energetic and de.
serving men and we take pleasure in
commencing them to the people OF
their new home. May success attend
them. Mr.. Markham's sister and
l mother will continue to make Ironton
their home, for the present, at least.
, A pox-supper will be given at the
Cove church, one and a half miles
southeast of Ironton, Friday night,
> December 18th, for the purpose Of
having another month Of school in the
, same district. Every boy, girl, gentle
. man or lady who is interested in edu.