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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-10-22
IURSDAY. OCTOBER %. 1891.

the steps, coming out across the fields by
a little foot path home again. The air is
pure, bracing, and fragrant with new
mown hay. The day is perfect; little
too cool in the house and shady places,
land this on the 18th day of August!
There is railroad from here to Visp,
and we're going down there tonight
with pleasant memories Of Zermatt.
The town itself is odd, with its narrow,
uneven, cobble- tone streets, and queer
little Swiss houses. There are some
large hotels, built very much after the
American plan. a queer little church is
near us, and has clock with faint set OF
chimes. Old fashioned pinks, sweet peas
and pansies are growing in the little GEN.
esery beside it. There is a wooden cross
at every grave. One granite stone is
roughly carved with an inscription to
Michael Croz, a guide who lost his life
ascending the Mat terhorn. He perished
it said zen homme de occur ct guide
fidele.,'
The flowers here are constant sur
prise We found this morning something
that looks like pale purple crocus. 1t
was growing thick in meadow. Pansies
are wild in these high places, and delicate
flowers that | never saw before. Edel-
weiss is a disappointment to me. Itlooks
like lever lasting,'' Or star cut out OF
gray felt. | haven't packed any yet my
self and don't want to buy it if can pos
sibly find il myself.
Our ride over the Simplon was the
grandest drive 7 eyer had or expect to
have. The road is perfectly smooth, and
we made twenty-six miles in four hours,
up hill at that, reminding one of the city
asphalt pavements. We wound along
the side of green hills, sometimes sheer
mountains of rock rising abruptly at one
side. Now a deep gorge or rushing tor
rent. and now slope dotted with fields
and chalets. For while we were above
the line where trees grows, bare rocks
and few flowers the only things in sight.
We could see clouds below us, and drove
behind us the other carriages looked like
phantoms, half visible through the clouds.
We saw any number OF places showing
the marks of avalanches. One place in the
road was just being repaired because OF a
recent avalanche. We have hardly realiz-
ed how dangerous they are, and how cas-
lily we might have been victims. Some OF
us have been longing to see a real ava
lanche, but Pm willing to live without
that experience. The night ON the Simp-
lon was lovely, and the little ssFletsch-
horn hotel is very cute. Just such a
little Swiss inn as you imagine, and way
up on the mountains. My, how we did
sleep that night. This air is the best in
the world for sleeping purposes. As we
started away carly next morning we no.
ticed the flowers at the door. On one
side was small tub filled, with fine large
marguerites, and on the other a rose
bush full of tiny crimson roses. Then
there We're pink geraniums and pink
rose in the window. Pansies grow wild
up there, little yellow ones. We reached
Bricg, the end of our drive, at noon on
Tuesday, and took lunch there. Twas
another of the several ideal lunches we've
had this summer. Omelet, good beef
steak and mashed potatoes, with wild
Strawberries to finish off with.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-10-22
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY IRON COUNTY
COURTS:

WV N 4 -
CIRCUIT COURT is held on the
Fourth Monday in April and October.
COUNTY COURT convenes on the
First Monday of March, June, September
and December.
PROBATE COURT is held on the First
Monday in February, May, August and No
Tember.
OFFICERS:
A. W. HoLLoMAN, Presiding Judge Coun-
ty Court.
JOHN KEMPER, County Judge, South
ern District.
J. E. Low, County Judge, Western Dis
trict.
J. 5. JORDAN, Prosecuting Attorney.
p. w. WHTTwoRTH, Collector.
w. a. FLETCHER, County Clerk.
JOS. HUFF, Circuit Clerk.
FRANZ DINGER, Probate Judge.
ID. +. REESE, Treasurer.
w. III. FISHER, Sheriff.
S. =. REYBURN, Assessor.
q. w. HULL, Coroner.
j. L. AXE, Public Admir-, Tronton.
A. w. HOLLOMAN, Surveyor.
A. p. VANCE, School Commissioner.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-10-22
The Case of DIR. Briggs.

Tie very slight majority of 81 to 62 by
which the New York Presbytery voted
that DIR. Briggs should be brought to trial
seems to indicate that if the Presbyterian
Church were to divide upon the issue
which DR.. Briggs represents it would di-
vide about in the middle. 1t is tolerably
clear also that the younger and more ac-
tive minded of the ministers are on the
Briggs side, which may be called the
modern sidee as opposed to that which
takes its stahd unalterably upon the doc
trine of the Westminster divines of the
seventeenth century.
DIR. Briggs is accused of teaching doct-
rines which conflict irreconciably with
the standards of the Presbyterian Church.
specifically in his declaration that tthere
are historically three great fountains of
divine authority, the Bible, the church
and the reason,' and that the tempera-
meI is and environments OF mel may de-
termine their means of access to God; aud
further in his statement that Moses is not
the author of the Pentateuch, that Isaiah
is not the author of half the book which
bears his name and that there are instances
of predicative prophecy that has not and
never car be fulfilled.
1t will be observed that the questions
here are not so much Of doctrine as of fact.
1t is plain historical truth that through
many centuries, including the earliest age
of Christianity, men gained their knowl-
edpe of Christ through the agencies of the
Church rather than from the written
word, SO that, if DR.. Briggs is wrong, we
must assume that great majority Of all
supposed Christians, and particularly Of
those who lived i'm the world before the
invention of printing, never attained
saving knowledge of God at all. AS to
the authorship of the books of the Old
Testament, DIR. Briggs at least as much
as any of his accusers and more than any
body knew two hundred years ago.
1t is not unreasonable to assert that If
DR.. Briggs were ruled out of the Presby-
terian Church on such grounds as these,
a great many devout men who are stu
dents of history and sacred literature
would have to go with him. But it is by
no means certain that he will be ruled
out. Representing, as he evidently does,
large and Influential body OF thinking
men. with the tolerance, if not with the
positive support, of one-half of his own
Pfcsbytery, it is much easier to believe
that the expected trial will not go against
him. In that event it will be the Vest.
minister Confession that will have to give
way Philadelphia Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-10-22
Official Directory.

MEMBER OF CONGRESS:
Hon. SAMUEL BYRNs, Tenth District,
Potosi, Mo.
U. 5. LAND OFFICE II. c. Ne ELL,
Register; VIM. b. NEWMAN, Receiver -
1ronton, Mo.
j. FRANK. GREEN, Judge Twenty Sixth
.ircuit, De Soto, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-10-22

FOR SALE.-The Fontaine property, near
the depot. Good house six rooms; never
failing we'll; stable and outhouses; good
garden-spot; fruit trees viii be sold cheap.
Inquire ON the premises.
Mrs. G.. T. FoNTAINE.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-10-22

Go to Payton Martins Livery Stable TO
Buggies, Hacks, and for accommodation
for Picnic excursions. New rigs and good
horses.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-25
cHILDREN's HOME BENEFIT.
PROGRAM.


Overture, ''The Chase" Rheinberger,
Miss Beatrice Thomas.
Recitation, Opal Street.
Vocal solo, selected, Rev. z. r. Shipper.
Piano solo, "Gnomen Reigen," concert
etude, LisZt, Mrs. G. w. Mccoy.
Trundle bed musicale, Fode Stanley,
Della Hughes, Esther Van Nays, Maggie
Fordyce, Helene Burrell, Helen Merry,
Lucy Lewis.
Reading ballad of "Pyrarus and This
be-" Miss Blanche Smith.
Music, Floating on the Waves" Man
doline club.
First scene Midsummer Nights
Dream"
Music, "Caliph of Bagdad, Misses Nuss
and Love.
Second scene, "Titania and FAIRIES, Re
hearsal by Moonlight" Transformation
of Bottom" love scene "Titania and Bot
tom," fairy dances, Marie Luling, Susie
Houck, Helene Burrell, Lizzie Carey, Mos
celine Daisy. May Antrim, Birdie Ford,
Clarence Norris.
Music. piano, the banjo. "Gottschalk, u
Miss Jessie Clark.
Third scene, the play Before the Duke
and Duchess" death Of Pyramus,"
death of Thisbe."
The fairy scene, owing to the faithful
training of Miss Lucy Ford, viii be one of
the most taking features Of the program.
The Kimball piano used is generously
donated by Mr. Shaw. who has a warm
place in his heart for the children.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-25
THE CATHOLIC FAIR.
Great Arrangements Being Made and an Excel
lent Time Expected.

The most notable event of the week will
be the Catholic fair which will open at the
Garfield hall Tuesday and close Friday
night. The Catholic people of the city are
as busy as bees preparing for 1t and the
indications now are that it will exceed, If
possible, the fair held last year in point of
interest and financial results. The display
will be much fiuer this year than last and
considering the price of admission there Is
no doubt but what thousands Of people
will attend the fair at some time during
the week. Catholic fairs are becoming
great attraction and this one VIII be no
exception to the general rule. The hall
will be decorated nicely and viii be lighted
brilliantly These ladies will indulge IN an
interesting form of rivalry as TO who can
best work for the fair. There will be two
fancy tables one of which viii be presided
over by the married ladies and the other
bv unmarried ladies. All OF them will
bring their smiles and charms to the fair
with them. The ladies who will preside
over the married ladies table are Mrs NJ
Leveredge, Mrs. l. D. Skinner, Mrs. I.
H. Lynch and Mrs Dunning, and the
young ladies who will preside
over the other table are Miss Mollis
O'Brien, Miss Ella Stanton, Miss Alpha
Russell and a number OF Others whose
names could not be sscertained-
Mrs. T. l.. Bulls, Ms. W. c. Holloway
and Mrs Murray with a corps OF assistants
Will preside over the diniugroom and viii
serve dinner and supper each day which
will consist OF the finest things tie Wich-
ita market can afford.
\ refreshment stand viii be one OF the
features Of the fair aud it viii be presided
over by Messrs. Hannibal. Dugzn, Flem-
ing and Ackerman- The auctloneers and
speakers for the occasion viii be ". y.
Russell and V. J. Christman-
The prizes 70 be awarded are as follows:
For the boy selling the mos. tickets &; for
the girls, handsoms gold ring and Eeck
lace. 4 beautiful chair viii Be given the
most popular candidate for judge; large
and handsome doll to the hsndsomsst
baby: nice gold headed cane 70 the most
popular railroad man There 3 some
talk OF putting up something handsome
for the most popular candidate Tor sherl1
as well as judge
There IS some fne work being done BY
the ladies under the direction of Father
Then and there s 10 question about sue
cess l. VIII be aa excellent pace % 50
70 particularly when there ara 10 ether
anusemsufs billed for TIE week i Is
hoped that There viii Ds good turn out
every day and lhas the ladies vii have
fully a. much success a. tEeE A1tlc1p psss.
Charles Kerr has Just recovered from
oaiIe sps,l O. s.ckaeSs,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-25
THAT POSTUM Dinner.

Messrs. o. G.. Daisy and George Z. Whit
lock. two very local known gentlemen OF
this city. were out hunting on Friday, the
23rd inst, in search of game. OF course
the quail law had not expired yet, so they
coutented themselves by securing other
kinds Of game. During their rambles
across the prairie their faithful dog treed
a fat possum which they captured and
brought home. This magnificent speci-
men Of the 'Didelyphs Virginiana"
weighed twenty-five pounds. He was
taken to the most fashionable restaurant
in the city and there prepared IN the fastest
style "a la DelmonicO."
Daisy aud WhitlOck. who ara notorious
for their gastronom.c feats, invited large
number OF their friends TO dine with them
and to partake of this marsupial qua
druped which they had 50 much difficulty
in capturing.
The dinner party was very merry one
and consisted Of tTeuty-four of Wichita's
elite Several toasts were given after
dinner. the most noteworthy OF which
were those by Oliver. Levy, Mathewsou
aud McClees.
divers theme was: "Cs1 8 possum
nlav dead when alivey7 Lsvy's theme
was: rs 'possuTn meat e. 20 eat by any
one else than a pegros' He ably defended
the Affirmative. Mathewsoa said Of all
the wild animals he had hunted IN bis life,
the 'possum had Afforded him the most
pleasure. McClees concluded By saying
thar his Nse's dream had been realized
when he sas down % q possum dinner
Nuns extra dry was plenty a. the ban
quet
Those who eaioyed tie sumPtuous re-
past were: L Simpson. y. 81 Cortrizhi,
Ed Taylor, c. NJ Jones, Arthur Alien,
John Herrig, E4 DeI4oag. c. r Miller. ..
McCless, ". ". Long, L. D. Skinner. Bob
Holiday, ;. II Bach, J. o. Davidson.
Judge Reed. Chas. M0s5zCher, DATe Dale,
Judge Wall, Johnny Clayton, {. ".
Sc.oggia and A. ". Allen
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-25
ADJUSTMENTS.

The Crawford Grand was literally pack
ed last evening 20 see Mr. Geo. G. Staley 10
"A ROYAL Pass" The play is intensely
interesting from beginning 20 end, fan q
dramatic interest, bright. sparkling com
edy and the most catchy dialect songs.
Mr. Staiey's songs The Little Rogus' =
Asleep" and ''MAidcben Sweet" aud the
concerted singing by the company called
for several sncores. Mr.. Staisy's pTeseD-
tation Of the character % Andreas HoiieT
the Swiss mountain guide. was an excel
lent piece Of work aud was heartily en-
cored. Little Claire. ss Louise, vas cute
aud wCn the hearts q all The company
ia general gave exceiieas support
The scenery and mechanical effects
used are novel and interesting specially
the locomotive racs in TIE third act TIE
most realistic piece % stage mechanism
ever shown AZ the CroHfort Crsrd-hsrs
are seen two locomotives liisd with boil
ers. steam Whistles, etc, manned BY en-
cineer and fireman, and using fail track.
The large audisnce vas certainly a well
deserved comrlinns5t both % the popular
ity and merit q the performance AID %
the local management
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-25
THAT DEAD MAN.
A Theory offered Which Nsy Explain the
Arkansas River Mystery.

Chief Burrows continued investigating
the mystery which enveloped the story Of
Officer Guyer concerning the dead body
which he alleged to have seen in the river
the night before last, ali day yesterday,
and the more he investigated the more
mysterious the case became. The bloody
clothing found was examined and re-exam-
ined, and offered no suggestion but the
stern fact that the blood was fresh. The
stains were examined under microscope
and it was ascertained beyond doubt
that it was human blood. About noon
some boys were playing near the bridge
where the body was alleged to have been
seen, and they found a rubber looking
substance Upon investigation they found
it was the skin of a mans foot with the
toe nails still on it. They dropped it as if
was a hot potato when they
suspected what it was and
made themselves scarce in that vicinity.
They reported the matter to Chief Bur
rows and a detail of police and others went
to the scene but they could find nothing
of that which they sought, and were about
to return home when Mr. Shuester found
the skin of mans hand which appeared
to have been cut off the flesh and bone re-
Gently. This gave the search fresh i'm
petus and other pieces of human skin were
found These evidences of mortality were
brought to town and are now in the pos
session of the police except the skin of the
hand, which is in the EAGLE Office, the
man who had found it refusing to have it
in his sleeping apartments last night for
fear the ghost of the man who owned it
might come aud claim it. The form OF
the hand is perfect and every wrinkle is as
distinct as it was in life. The nails are
perfect, too. and apparently it has been
separated from the flesh and bone only
few days at most. 1t looks as if it might
have belonged to a laboring man as it
showed evidences of the shovel or plow
Chief Burrows has theory about it. He
does not think that a murder has been
committed, but be does think that a grave
has been robbed, aud that, too, for the
purpose of procuring a skeleton. Doctors
say that the theory is not improbable by
any means 1t is reasonable to suppose,
Chief Burrows thinks, that the blood on
the sheet and pillow was caused at the dis
section and that when they were thrown
in the river they contained the flesh and
skin of the body. The police are more in
terested than ever after having looked at
the case from this stand point, and it Is
not at all improbable that some amatuer
medical young man will get into trouble.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-25
INSTALLATION AEErING.

Wichita Council No. 3, Order Chosen
Friends, will hold their first regular meet
Ing since institution and installation of
officers IN their council hall, 305 East
Douglas avenue, Monday evening, Oct. %,
at 7:3O sharp. Our last meeting was a
very pleasant one. Twelve candidates
were initiated and officers installed as
follows:
E y. Carter, past councillor.
w. II Ohphant, councillor.
L. > Carter, vice councillor.
" H 4 karicote. secretary.
Frank hearne, assistant secretary.
DR.. Mary Gage Day, treasurer.
Ella Young, prelate.
DR. James {. Harwell, prelAte.
Alice Pool, warden.
r. W. Williams, guard.
W r. Harvey, sentry.
William Thomas, 4. H. Givans, Robert
Adams, trustees.
1t is expected that each officer and MEM
Der viii be present on this evening, as
there viii be important business and q
number Of candidates 10 initiate.
W. H OLIPHANT, Councillor.
W. 81. A. kARIcoFE, Secretary.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-25
THE BUSIEST CITY IN THE STATE.

Without doubt Wichita is the busiest
city in the state of Kansas, from a COM
mercial standpoint. Her packing, grain
and manufacturing interests are well up
in life and activity. But there was no
mistaking the increasing life Of the bust
ness streets for the past two weeks which
eliminated yesterday in rush and jam
that lasted into the late hours of the night.
The boom days never showed a greater
commercial activity. 1t is just inevitable
that Wichita is again to startle the state
with a growth and a business expansion
that VIII surpass anything ever witnessed
in the west.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-25
thai PICTURE WILL BE soAEBoDr's

TIE Bib.oma1iac, CT Tbs Refuse,
copy cf Rubeas' from the original n .
gsIsery a. Darzastsdt, Germany, DOW 10
the window % Martins az store. wiil b
drawn next Hoaday lgAs - 20 o'eioc1
AZ tie above plses. TAs tickets haTs lot
ALI been sold. but taoss wbo purchased
being anxious tie drawing ViI CONE oH
Whether the tickets are AZ sod y Eos- le
uicturs represents nye months Hosk A11
was valued a. go - TIE expert "a tbe
custom house !E Sew YORK waeI Is 7Tzs
held Tor dEiy- y tie tlckels are not al
taken previously ang one can take oes o.
more or al thaE remain uElsa31 tbzt sFea-
~ asscrs tie drawing osSl1A
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-25

Mr.. H. c. McClung, the travelling sales
man for Ge;to 4 McClung Shoe company
Of Wichita. has just returned from trip
over the state IN the interest of the firm.
de states that the business has vastly i'm
proved all over the state, and that he finds
business fully 50 per cent better than it
was year ago. The firm can not fill or
ders fast enough, and he states that ccl-
lections are much better. Not one half of
the wheat has been threshed- The last
Ehree months have been extra good, he
tfateS
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-25
THE PRETrIEsT IN THE WORLD.

In driving up and down the many grand
ly shaded and far-stretching avenues of
the Peerless Princess, around the margins
of the streams that wind through her cor
porate limits and over her slightly suburban
elevations, one no longer wonder why
every stranger is won in admiration and
why her inhabitants are always so ready
to Loyalty defend and praise. And the city
grows more and more attractive with each
succeeding year. For instance, it is doubt
full if one in ten of the inhabitants of this
city are informed of what the present city
administration is doing in the way of i'm
proving and rendering attractive the park
on the south side of the city, known
as Linwood. The grounds have
been cleaned up and grass sown.
The trees along the margin ofthe Chisolm,
which has a beautiful strong and clear
flow, and which winds in and out and
around and around, have been trimmed
up. banks graded down aud sown to grass
and many flower pots and evergreen
clumps added aud scattered about. Foot
and drive bridges have been built and
hundreds of forest trees set out along the
winding roads a force of men were at
work there yesterday. 1t is the making
of a most attractive park, one which inside
of two or three years the city will be proud
Of In fact, it already looks like an old
improved place with one grove of two
or three acres of large trees. 1t viii pay
anybody to drive and see Linwood before
the leaves have all fallen.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-25
ALL FooLIsHNESS
writing.

The biggest fool thing that has lately
come 20 our notice IS proposition TO have
the fake Melbourne 10 produce rain for
Wichita That would be nice advertise
ment for this country even IL it were pos
sible for Melbourne TO bring rain. which it
is not. The Board of Trade cannot afford
to entertain any such proposition. It's
nonsense, worse, charlstism.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-25
SOUTHWESTERN BUSINESS COLLEGE
NOTES
W. 81. A KARIcoFE, Secretary.

A beginning class in shorthand viii be
organized Nov. 5.
John 5. Aikman assumed duties Of book
keeper at the Globe Iron works last week.
Miss Margaret Ross Of the shorthand
department accepted position with the
Wichita Wholesale Confectionery Co.
The typewriting department will re
move into more spacious quarters on the
east side of the hail next week, and new
machines will be added.
Miss Stella Wentworth. who for some
time acted in the capacity of official stem
ographer of the twenty-ifth judicial dis
trict, has been permanently employed as
assistant teacher Of shorthand and type
writing.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-25
SUPPER AND HIGH FIVE PARTY.

Mrs. Bryan gave supper and high five
party st their rooms IN the SedgwicE
block last Monday evening in honor Of Mr..
Bryan's slst birthday. There were pres
eut Mr.. and Mrs. Angle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Markwel. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, Mr.
and Mrs. VIII Bryan. Misses Della War
field. Anna Clegg. Belle Leibhanit, Bertha
Graf. Nessrs VIII Debusmau, Robert
PAYNE and Dave Collins
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-25

Mrs. A. G. Walden, wife of our popular
fire marshal, and her mother, Mrs. Dres-
chaux. who have been in Italy for the
past two years or longer, reached home
last evening and were being welcomed
most heartily by their many friends and
admirers.