Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-02

this was the warmest day, so late
in December, of which he has any
record. December 10, 1896, the
maximum temperature was 70.
New Years was ushered in in
the valley with footing of whistles,
ringing of bells and firing of guns.
There was rain after midnight, but
the day dawned bright and clear,
and it is as lovely and pleasant a
New Year as we ever remember.
To Manager Ringo of the Lopez
Store Company we are indebted
for a box of Mercantile cigars, a
holiday remembrance. Consider
ing the conditions in the country
the big store did a rafting Christ
mas business and all were much
pleased.
Services will be held in st.
Paul's Church Sunday at ii A. NJ,
and 1880 P. M. The members of
the congregation are reminded
that the offerings are for the Do
cesar assessment and Diocesan
Missions and are asked to give
literally.
Rev. DR.. Geo. Guivey preached
at the Baptist church last Sunday.
He will be here again next Sum
day and will preach morning and
evening at the usual hours, and
will preach every evening next
week. Every one is invited to
these services.
The following pupils from Room
3 OF Ironton Public School have
been neither absent nor tardy
during the first term: Russell Far
rar, Ralph Hummel, Fred Dixie,
Russell johnson, Bryan Lewis,
Mabel Dixie, Zadie Lewis.
ALICE M. GAY.
The pleasing statement is made
that the railroad company will
now hurry to completion the house
track, west of the new station. For
a month or more no work has been
done on the siding, and the APP
proaches to the depot are in a hor-
rible condition. We hope for i'm
mediate relief.
w. H. Webb came down from
st. Louis Sunday and Wednesday
morning he and j. P. Barger left
for the far west end of the county.
Mr.. Webb says that most of the
smaller mills along the new road
have closed down because of the
panic, but that the Sligo Company
is still operating full bla st.
Treasurer Bowles received a
check from the State Auditor last
week for the sum of S1,8l7.35 in
payment of the cost in the cases of
the State of Missouri VS.. VIM.
Spaugh, Jr., and Mary E. Spaugh,
which were tried in this county
on a change of venue from Iron
county -Centreville R~eformer.
Ed. Fairchild, who has a Pull
man run on the Burlington be-
tween St. Louis and Denver, got
through the past year without hay
ing a single complaint recorded
against him. In appreciation of
this most excellent record the COM
pany made Ed. a Christmas pres
ent of a full months salary. We
congratulate him.
We are told that there is more
work in the granite quarries just
at present than there has been for
a number of years past. Schneider
has a big paving contract and the
lSyenite Company has just closed
a deal to furnish a big lot Of paw
ing blocks to the Mckinley line
that is building the new bridge at
st. Louis. The Ozark Red Granite
Company also has some good con-
tracts
A couple of weeks ago Frank
Sweazie, colored, sold his place in
Russellville to Theodore A. Con-
rad, of st. Louis. There are about
twenty acres in the tract. Consid-
Grafton named in the deed, S1750.
| MI. Conrad this week bought SIX
ty-fve acres of land, adjoining the
Sweazie tract, from Azariah Mar
tin. 1t is said that Mr.. Conrad
will build a summer home in the
near future.
The friends of Gus. Long, the
veteran hat drummer, will be sor-
ry to hear of the financial misfor-
tune that has befallen him. About
a year ago Mr.. Long associated
himself with the McConkin-L utt-
mer Hat Co., of st. Louis, and in
vested several thousand dollars
in the corporation. Recently the
company failed and the stockhold-
ers, it is said, will get nothing.
Mr.. Long is now in the employ of
Boogher, Force & Goodbar again.
County court was in session on
Saturday, and opened bids for the
court house bonds. There were
two bids received, viz:-The bid
of Mr.. M. J. Casey, of Potosi, who
made a flat offer Of $780, 900 for the
issue of 100000. The William r.
Compton Bond and Mortgage Co.,
of Macon, Mo-, offered a premium
Of 500, and saccrued interest from
date of bonds to date Of this de-
livery. The bid Of Mr.. M. J.
Casey was by far the best offered
and the bonds were sold to Mr..
Casey at a premium of S300.-Po-
tosi Independent
Accompanying a fine box of CT
CARS presented to us Monday eve