Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-09-16
Anniversary Notes.


it to the Committee to use at the celebration
If any persons in this vicinityl have any oil
army camp kettle and fry pans fit to max
ooffee or fry bacon in, the Committee woul
like to borrow them for campfire by the oil
veterans.
The Executive Committee has appointe,
Capt. Rapp, Captain of Artillery, and b
will organize a company that will wake u
the mountains on the 27sh,!and fire salute
at the unwilling ceremonies.
Capt. Dinger wants 100 muskets on tina
day. Will everybody within ten miles, VIII
has an old musket, please report TO Capt
Dinger, and bring it for that day, to be us9t
in firing infantry salutes? Please report
right off, and see about caps and powder
the same-who can raise Il musket, repor
to Capt. Dinger and aid in this matter. W,
want a lively time, YOU BET! Don't delay
the 9th is right upon us!
1t Will require about $500 to pay expenses
FOR supplies, g., and the executive commit
tee wish to ask the financial committee t.
rustic and raise the money. Our bushes:
men, merchants, ho-els, saloons, restaurants
| livery men, and others will all be benefited
and will, of course, help literally.
Our people in town and in the county
should have at least fifty conyeyances fitted
| up to carry passengers between Pilot Knob
lronton and Arcadia that day, and charge IL
cents between Ironton and the Knob, and
say, 90 cents from Arcadia to the Knob
Here is chance for rigs 10 make something
and still accommodate the people.
The executive committee think our citi-
zens in the Valley should have at least 2 500
flags up that day. Why don't the Commit
tee on Decorations bring on The flags so the
people can buy them cheap. Hurry up!
The Committee on Refreshments ask the
ladies in all parts of the adjacent country,
as well as those at lion Mountain, Middle
brook, Pilot Knob, Ironton and Arcadia,
and the men also, to go to work vigorously
and prepare and bring everything good to
eat anything and everything, no mat er
what. 1t takes good deal to feed five to
ten thousand hungry men and woman all
day. DON'T wait to be specially invited and
asked, but let each act as a committee OF
one to act and talk it up. The barbecue will
be a big feature. Who will give lamb, a
sheep, calf, an OK? Everything helps.
Chickens? OF course chickens. Anything
that can be eaten. Knives and forks-now,
don't wait and expect someone else to act.
The reunion of the veterans of Grants old
regiments will continue day or two longer
than the day OF celeb ration: hat night and
next day at least. There will be 100 to $50
of them, and few ladies with them. The
Committee on eriainment want to find
room for them and wish us to ash the citi-
zens of Arcadia, Ironton and Pilot Knob to
be as liberal as they can in taking care of as
many rs possible. They may not stop more
than one night-anywav the burden will be
light, and the committee want to give those
strangers good impression of social quality
and hospitality OF Arcadia Valley,
1t is not known yet who all the speakers
will be at the celebration on the 9th.
Gen. Ewing, Of New York, who was in COM
Gov. Fletcher, Hon. M. L. Clardv, Col Muir
ply, Col. Leeper, NJ. Cahoon, and others
have been invited.
At the unveiling of the statue, the Illinois
Veterans have invited Gov. Sherman, OF
Iowa, Gov. Oglesbv, of Illinois, Capt. Harlan,
also, their old chaplain and one OF two 9TH
ecs, so that visitors are likely to be well en-
intellectually.
1t is expected the ce sbration will begin in
on the arrival of the train at Pilot
Knob, about II o'ciock-salutes, music, &c.
Then probably about one O'Clock, dinner at
the barbecue grounds near bv. Then music,
addresses, salutes. inspection of battle
ground, &c. Tnen about four, grand salute
by artillery and infantry at the fort. Then
the Illinois Veterans and olber old soldiers
will move down to I'opton and unyeil the
with orations by Oglesby and
others, salutes, music, glee club, &c. in
The evening, old soldiers, campfire, and
mess on hard tack, bacon and coffee, and |
songs and in.
Z The items published last week to the effect |
hat Judge Emerson was going to erect |
monument to Gen. Grant were an entire |
mistake. No statue of Gen. Grant is to be |
erected. No artist has yet made model,
INC it would cost at least ten to fifteen |
thousand dollars if an original cast or pat
ern had to be made. IT is simply monu
nent being erected by the veterans of Grants
I'D Regiment to be unveiled by them at
heir reunion here on the 9th, to mark the
pot where he received his commission as
General and where he parted from them as
Colonel in 1861. Judge Emerson dedicates
he ground for the monument to stand on,
tut the old soldiers will unveil it with their
wn ceremonies firing salutes, orations,
orgs, music, &c. 1t is nos statue of
Irant. 1t ia spelter bronze statue of an
infantry soldier, standing at rest arms, cast
n New York, after pattern there already
n existence. The New York people say it
S one of the finest models ever produced in
his country. 1t will stand on granite base
nd will be in position by the 9th, but not
1sibe until after the old veterans unveil it
hat afternoon. That ceremony will only be
sort of side-show to the general ceebra-
ion, We hear hints of an intended surprise
D our citizens, however, in the probable
orr of Hettig's celebrated bronze statue of
n Angel in the attitude of blessing the
Tater, to be placed over the old rock arch
Jay at lHe spring uuutI Tue dTauC YAK, |
ut we can get no information about this
rom Judge Emerson and shall have to wait
nd see.
At meeting of the Committee on Refresh
lents, the following were selected as Table
ommittee for 9Th ins,., INCLUDING Iron
Belleview table,. W. Lashley.
Pilot Knob F. Kaths.
Ironton IN. p. Guffy.