Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-01-30
LOCAL BREvITIEs.


And still the trains are late.
The boys were skating all over town
Wednesday.
County court meets in regular session
next Monday.
The thermometer was down to zero
Sunday night.
The lenten season will be here in a
couple Of weeks.
An unusual amount OF sickness IN
the valley these days.
..Gipsy Camp" postponed until
Thursday, February 9th.
It is said that the saloon at Annapolis
will close after February 1st.
The ..Gipsy Camp" has been post
poued until Thursday, February 9th.
Jos. Huff last week sold his resi-
dence on Shepherd street to W.. l.
Gay.
VIZ guess it's not worth while to say
anything about lighting the streets Of
Ironton.
The travelling shows that come here
these days are few and far between
Perhaps it's just as well,
Cicero Collins was last Monday ap'
pointed postmaster at Sabula, 0act
Hartford Collins, resigned.
We had another snow storm las
FRIDAY. But like all its predecessor:
this year 1t didn't last long.
George Steel and G. s. Russell we're
re-appointed Register and Receiver o.
the Irontou Land Office Monday.
The freight business on the railroad
continues to be tremendous. NOT
day but that a yard is blocked some
where.
The editor has a card from DR.. Hugo
Suma who is now In Dallas, Texas
where he was called In consultation
The DR.. says the Texas country is YER!
dry.
A local telephone system in thu
valley would certainly be a great con
venience, and it ought to pay in dol
lars and cents.
Judge bearing has many friends IL
Iron county and and they will see tina
he is not neglected at the Congressional
primary June 7th.
For SALE-The Cunningham pro
perty in Graniteville. Address,
l.. A. SEITz,
1856 S. 4th st., St. Louis.
There was a head-end collision be
tween two freight trains on the side
track at Hogan Monday night. Tht
pilots OF both engines were demolished
For RENT-Farm near Graniteyille
at present occupied by Jesse Hale
Address, l.. A. SEITz,
1856 S. 4th ST., st. Louis.
The drouth this winter has con
siderably damaged the wheat sow
last fall, and the prospect is not flat
tering o for a good yield this season
The earthquake was plainly felt II
the valley last Friday morning. 1
great many people insist that it wa
the most severe shock ever felt in thi
section.
Nelson Campbell and family. VIII
have lived on Marble Creek for man.
wears left on the evening train TO
Lufkin, Texas, where they will max
their future home.
The pastor Of the Presbyterian
Church expects to preach next Sunda,
morning on the subject of .'Predestin
atom as 1t Ia understood by tn
Presbyterian Church.
Milton laughlin died at his home Il
this city after a brief illness with pneu
monia. The deceased was a good ma
and citizen AID many friends ar
crievei at his demise.
We have a recent photograph OF GU
Young friend, j. L. Brierton, of Ensley
Alabama. The photograph is a yer
fine specimen OF work but the pictur
it self does no! do our handsome frien
Justice.
On Wednesday of last week Their
were three wrecks on the road. Th
big collision at Barlow, several car
of the track at Iron Mountain an
another wreck at Morley, on tn
branch.
The REGISTER is In receipt OF tn
initial number Of Society Wh!ts, pull
Iished in St. Louis. with Mrs. Dya
Jacobs, formerly Of this city, editresf
Nrs. Jacobs is a clever writer aud "
have no doubt will make a success
the journal.
Rev. r. A. Waterman returned frot
a trio south Tuesday. On Monday b
visited Little Rock. Ark, and ate dir
ner with the bishop OF that jurisdit
zion. whom he had known when q
wss a general missionary In anothe
part OF the country.
The St. Francois Herald says ths
the report that there were twent
cases OF small-pox In FarMtpgtOn
without foundation. The lHerqtd cay
there have been but three cases !
Farmington. and two OF taem are nov
veil. We gladly make this etatt
ment. We had 40 dasire TO tnjure op
sIster towa. and merely told the pew
~ 1t was being sirsulsted hers,