Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-05
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

The horse-trader was in Ironton
Tuesday.
Special music at St. Paul's church
Sunday night.
The City Financial Statement is
published this week.
Guild of St. Paul's meets at Mrs.
Meyers, Thursday at 2 P. NJ.
when the springtime comes, gentle
Annie"-aye, when 1t comes!
Choir practice of St. Paul's church
Wednesday, 7 P. M, at Mrs. O'Brien's
Office.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. VIM! Dixie,
on Tuesday, March Sd, at $50 A. M,
a daughter. All are we'll.
..The Great Transgression," is the
subject for sermon in st. Paul's church
Sunday night at 1880 o'clock service.
Services every day at 4:so P. M. at
St. Paul's church. For the man who
keeps no Lent, there is no Easter.
There is some consolation to the
Dirt Road in the fact that the Rail
Road isn't having a feather-bed time
of it, either.
If the narrow tired wheel had been
created to cut up the roads, 1t could
not have more completely carried out
the purpose of it's designer.
The mail route from Belleview to
Graniteville, and thence to Middle
brook, was let to Elisha Bearer last
week, for four years, beginning July
l., 1908.
Arthur Huff last Tuesday sold his
Ironton residence to Joseph A. Rey-
burn, who will take possession the
first of next month. 1t is a handsome
and desirable property.
No. 2 broke the record for lateness
last Monday, coming in ten hours be-
hind time. The delay was caused by
the derailment of several coaches, the
mishap occurring somewhere on the
Arkansas division.
1t was '.blue Monday" for a fact.
Clouds, snow and mud did make a
most uncongenial, unsightly, unwhole-
some whole. Even the dogs crouch
ingly traversing the streets looked
forlorn and homeless.
A correspondent calls attention to
the condition of the crossing north OF
the railway station. Complaints have
been frequent with reference TO it, and
I hope the proper authorities will take
immediate measures to rectify the evil.
All the trains we're late yesterday
morning, ever the "fast mail" being
three hours behind schedule time.
No. 2 fingered its usual three or four
hours, and the other trains from the
south pulled their freight conformingly
late.
Ex-Treasurer j. H. Cline, the de-
faulting treasurer of Wayne county,
was sentenced to two years in the
~penitentiary, at a recent term OF the
circuit court in that county. He
pleaded guilty to embezzlement. He
IS short 5 1880.
Y All are invited to attend the meet
ing which began at Fort Hill church
yesterday evening. There will be
prayer meeting each evening until
Sunday. Rev. Mr.. T%rotter, who is to
assist, will arrive Monday and will
preach at 1880 o'clock each evening.
The grocery store on the corner
south OF the REGISTER Office has put
up a street gasoline lamp, the pro-
prietors proposing to run it all night
il the city will furnish the gasoline.
1t is a proffer that ought to be &C.
cepted, and I wish a similar arrange
meut could be made with some n on
every corner on Main street.
March came in like a lamb, but he
soon put on the semblance of the lion.
The genial sun of Sunday was ex-
changed for clouded skies and a snow
storm Monday morning. The white
sifted steadily down until all the earth
was hidden with the frigid covering.
All the signs are against comfort this
spring, and the grounding is about to
be v~indicated.
The road through Russelville is well
nigh impossible. / have known the
time when this highway was con-
sidered the pride Of Iron county roads.
but alas the old times have gone and
the new is upon us. Let us hope there
is amendment in the future, for go long
as we hope the blackness of despair
shall not ~envelop our souls beyond
effort, and a good deal of effort is 60.
ing to be necessary to pull us out o.
this miserable state OF the public
highways.
Louis Miller makes a liberal propo
sition in connection with the working
of the public roads, and / would like
to give him an opportunity to try biz
hand In that direction. He Is a mar
OF good judgment and ability, and
am sure that what he did would b.
we'll done. And I believe he -coult
help matters without the re-enactmen'
of the Farrar law; therefore 1t is tt
be hoped that the county authoritie
may engage his good services undel
the present law.
And now we are being told tina
t'the peaches are all killed" I reall.
would like to be able to remember
year when they weren't cali killed.
Perhaps In the time Of the Ramese
they had better luok or were NOR
favored; but sever since the war" tn
peach crop has been q disappointment