Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-18

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The Reynolds Circuit Court couvenes
Monday
The ice cream saloon aourisheth in
abundance.
Services at night only, next Sunday
at the Baptist Church.
Spring bonnets and spring clothes
were out in abundance Sunday.
If every day was Sunday the livery
men would soon be millionaires.
Some work ia being done on the
streets. Let the good work proceed.
Reese Bros. are showing the finest
line of Mems Hats ever shown in the
Valley.
A. P. Vance has commenced his work
OF assessing the city and will be kept
busy for a couple of weeks.
About fifty men are now EMPLOYED
at Pilot Knob washing ore. They will
probably be kept at work ali summer.
The band boys are preparing for a
minstrel entertainment to be given at
some time in the not far distance fu-
ture.
1t gives us pleasure to state that the
hub factory has all the orders it can fill,
and the plant promises to be kept at
work every day.
One of the north-bound passenger
trains Saturday night, had three extra
Pullmans, filed with Texas editors on
their way to the Worlds Fair.
The district conference of the M. E.
Church, South, meets in Fredericktown
this week, and quite a number of peo-
pie from here contemplate attending.
Mrs. C. F. Schmitz lately purchased
the property one block west of the
court house and at present occupied by
Mr.. j. C. NOEL. Mrs. Schmitz intends
to occupy the same at some future
time.
School district No. 5 will hold a
special election Saturday, June Sd, for
the purpose of voting on the question
of issuing bond to the amount of $500,
to be expended in erecting new
school house.
The Pilot Knob School Board met
last Friday and re-employed Prof.
Greenwood and Miss L. M. Schneider,
as teachers for the coming year.
School begins September 1st and con-
tinues ten months.
Thos. N. Horn, a well-known black
smith of Fredericktown, Mo-, commit
ted suicide at hotel in Pennington
on Saturday last. Horn had been
drinking and gambling all week and
in a fit of dependency took his own
life.
Ironton needs bank and must have
one. Do not let US stay behind all the
larger towns in Southeast Missouri in
this respect. If our business men will
Join hands, there is no question but
what the movement can be made sue
cess.
Next Sunday morning, Rev. W. n.
HORNED will preach on Education" at
the M. E. Church, and Miss E. A.
Carleton, A. NJ, of Carleton College,
will address the same congregation on
the same subject at night. Everybody
should hear these addresses.
Miss Fannie Freeland. the lady who
will teach the intermediate department
of the public school the ensuing year,
comes to Ironton we'll recommended
for the position. She has taught sew
eral terms a. Middlebrook. and is re-
ported as giving excellent satisfaction.
E. E. Masterson was tried in Justice
Axes court Tuesday on the charge
of stealing hogs from Judge Holloman.
Twenty-six witnesses were examined
and the trial lasted most of the day. A
verdict of not guilty was returned by
the jury. Mr.. Edgar represented the
defense.
Two of Ironton's young operators
have secured situations during the past
week. Fred Beard last Friday went to
work at Cliff Cave, and Tuesday OF
this week Geo. L. Moore was checked
inn as agent and operator at O'Keane,
Arkansas. We wish them both unlim-
tied success.
The REGISTER last week received a
COPY of the Louisville Commercial an
nouncing the death of Mrs. Fleming,
which occurred in that city, May 18th.
The deceased was the mother of Mr..
Juo. Clare, formerly of this place, and
we tender him our profound sympathy
In his affection.
The school board held meeting last
Wednesday, and elected the following
teachers to serve in the Ironton public
schools the ensuing year: A. T. Vance.
principal; Miss Fannie Freeland inter
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