Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-15
IRONTON, MISSOURI.
THURSDAY FEBRUARY IS, 1906.
LOCAL BREvITIES.

SICK lilo Pds1 WcOh'
Many of the sidewalks in town
badly need attention.
Entertainments and patties most
numerous these days.
Hicks says we are to have some
more winter in this month.
The Guild will meet at Mrs.
Roehry's Thursday afternoon.
st. Valentines Day, and the
post Office is the busiest place in
town.
Some ice was put up in the VAL
ley last week in some of the private
ice houses.
The REGISTER Office does the
best of printing promptly and at
reasonable rates.
Fred. Mayes had his right hand
quite badly hurt in the hub factory
one day last week.
Messrs. O'Neal and Whitworth
Monday took Henry Savage to the
asylum at Pennington.
"Hooligan's Troubles" at the
Academy of Music last Wednesday
night, was a real good show.
Hon. M. R. Smith of Farming
ton, candidate for Congress in this
district, was in Ironton to-day.
Now they say a double wedding,
and then, later on, in the lovely
month of May, still another we'd
ding.
A drama, written by a local
playwright and produced by local
talent is promised us in the near
fsture.
The visitors to the Frink Thurs
day evening were served ice cream
asd cake, and a very delightful
evening was spent.
Remember the ball and supper
given by the Modern Woodmen at
Graniteville next Wednesday eve
ming, February 21st.
We were mistaken last week in
saying a school commissioner
would be elected this spring. No
election will take place until next
year.
County court proceedings are
published elsewhere. An adj
journed term of court will be held
March 20, for the purpose Of set
Ting with the Collector. 1
A number of our people sat up
late Thursday night and witnessed
the eclipse Of the noon. The
eclipse became total about 1870
o'clock A. M, Friday, and lasted
several minutes.
The parties who took the two
pairs of rubbers and gloves from
the rink, last Thursday evening,
are known. If they return same
Immediately no questions will be
asked. Otherwise the law will be
enforced against them.
The Farmhouse Mercantile Com
pany last week closed out its stock
of general merchandise to Gay &
Kindell and will retire from bust
ness in Ironton. W. understand
that Mr.. Farmhouse and family
will remove to st. Louis.
Judge Buford tells us that he is
going to Wayne county this week
to consult the woman fortune teller
near Williamsville, to see if she
can locate some missing stock for
him. The Judge promises to tell
us what he finds out on his return
In reply to an inquiry as to
whether he will be a candidate fol
reelection to the Legislature
Hon. John G. Horn informs us
that he has fully decided not to
permit his name to be used in this
connection this year.-OSark Ban
ner.
Mrs. John Newman entertained
a large crowd of the young people
at a Valentine party Tuesday eve
ming, the occasion being a sur
prise to DR.. Marshall. A very in
teresting programme had beef
arranged and the evening PROVED
a very delightful one.
w. A. Curtis, a guard at tn
p~enitentiary in Jefferson City
visited his mother in Ironton tn
past week. Alb. says there wa
considerable excitement in tn
prison about the time of the rio
in November when the two guard
were killed. But quiet now reign
again.
So far as Ironton is concerne'
the fast mail train is not a success
The mail is thrown off the trai,
anywhere from Pilot Knob to Ar
cadia, and the carrier has had t
put in half the morning on severe
days before the pouches have bee
located and the mail brought t.
the post-office.
MI. w. H. Smollinger is con
~structing an elliptical one-mile
regulation race track, forty fee
wide, at Iron Mountain, where i
wintering many valuable horses
several Of whom have been bi
winners on the circuit. We hea
that one of the stud won $4,000
last season, and can beat the ney
fast mail.-Bismarck Gdzettee.
MARRIED-At the residence Q
John Wadlow, in Lesterville, Mo.
Saturday, February 10, 1906
Richard Gnuldinp of Irnntnn. Mo,