Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-02-20
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The constant prayer is for rain.
The revival at the courthouse closes
Friday.
The snow storm of the winter came
last Friday.
The trains are again running on
time, or nearly so.
Where is the man who was talking
about the June bugP
County court will hold an adjourned
term of court March 25th.
The ground hog has proven a
weather prophet this year.
The colored band will give a min
strel performance in the near future.
A. P. Vance and family will remove
to the Baldwin cottage on Knob street.
The Iron County Bank will be closed
next Saturday-Washington's birth
day.
Mr.. /. G. Whitworth, Jr., has sold
his town residence to Mr.. Collins OF
Sabula.
A crap game came near making a
whole lot Of trouble Sunday night.
No arrests followed.
The attendance on the revival has
been good, but the number OF converts
thus far has been few.
Parties who had ~tambourines in the
Gypsy Camp are requested to return
same to Miss Reagan at once.
DR.. Blanks reports three births
Monday-one at G~raniteville, one at
Pilot Knob and one at Arcadia.
For RENT-After March LIST, n Of
the Emerson cottages; plenty OF water.
W. j. SMITH d. o.
Are, then, the courthouse grounds
more sacred than the courthouse itself,
that they may not be put to outside
usesP
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Davis,
Arcadia, Mo-, Monday, February II,
1902, a boy. All are doing we'll, even
the grandfather.
Mrs. Lizzie Oliver and Mrs. w. j.
Schwab are 10 Potosi, where they have
been called by the serious illness Of
Mr.. W. A. Ryan.
The prophets are insisting that we
have another dry season ahead OF US.
Let US hope that the prophets know
nothing aboutit.
1t is said the new superintendent is
making a special effort to run the
passenger trains on time. Let us hope
he will be successful.
In accordance with the new law
road overseers for the various districts
in the county are to be chosen at the
school election in April.
MARRIED-At Ironton, Mo-, Tues.
day, Feb. 18, 1902, by w. G. Fairchild
J. p, Christopher Thomas (colored,
and Susan Deets, both from Belleview,
Mo.
Mrs. Lulu Gillian Woodside is In
the city studying Spring Millinery.
She will return to Ironton in a few
weeks with a complete and up.to-date
etock.
W. j. Schwab and vile paid a visit
to East St. Louis Sunday, where VIM
acted as godfather at the christening
of his nephew, a son of Mr.. and Mrs
Louis Hunt.
Twenty-Five paving cutters were
put 10 work by the Syenite Company
last week. The outlook is good foI
considerable work in the quarries this
summer.
The REGISTER this week commences
the publication Of the personal Assess
ment of the county. 1t will be com
pleted in three weeks: many folks flint
1T interesting.
Geo. H. Russell has gone to the In
dian Territory, where he will %probabl!
buy a farm and locate. Mrs. Russell
will remain in the Valley until Mr.
Russell is located.
The section OF iron pipe whicl
dropped to the bottom OF the Irontol
Manufacturing Company's we'll wa
fshed out the other day, and the fo7
Of water need not be constrained.
Gentry Ramsey OF Sunlight wa
arraigned before the y. 8. Commits
sioner here Tuesday charged will
selling liquor without paying govern
ment license. He was sent to St. Loui
for trial.
Every travelling coon--frcm Popla
Bluff to St. Louis and from St. Loui
to Poplar Bluff-seems to take a de
light in stopping for an iudefinit
period In Ironton Do his way comm
and going.
The weather clerk permits vi OHl
one clear day out of three, but tn
blue of the sky and the golden rad
ance of the u are the more grateful
for his stinting. The ham In q sane
witch is better than all ham.
Surveyors we're In Bellevisw leg
week trying to locate a route for th'
railroad which will be built west iron
Bismarck. Ths road runs from tn
river to Bismarck, aAG will be eS
tended from there to the wsGt,
The weather prophets intimate tina
the coming season VIII match the on
Just passed and be dry as . bone.
49,, III may awake an interest Ia to
waterworks question. Sometimes olesi
ings come through trial and tribula
linn. KIT