Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-07-27

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six miles west of Irontou.
The colored people will give an ex-
cursion from Poplar Bluff to Ironton
On August 4th. A special train will
leave this city on the morning of that
day, returning on the following morn
ing. The party will be under the
charge of Rev. Cakes, pastor of the
Methodist coiored church of this city
Poplar Bluff Citizen.
MARRIED-At the residence of the
brides brother, Pilot Knob. Thursday,
July 20. 1898, bv Rev. II. b. Smith,
MIR. VIM. HAsTY to 5. j. BowEN-all of
Iron county, Mo. After the ceremony
the party adjourned to the residence of
Joseph Hasty, the groom's father, and
danced until 3 o'clock the succeeding
morn. The wedding presents were
numerous and useful
Some of the old-time miners employ
ed at the Knob some years ago, have
arrived in the Valley during the past
week from the Far West. They report
that the state of affairs in the silver
district is horrible, and many of the
miners are actually starving. Their
object in coming here at the present
time Is that the cost of living is cheap
er in the Valley than out West.
A deed conveying the property of
the St. Louis Ore & Steel Company in
Iron county to the Big Muddy Coal
Company was filed in the circuit
clerks Office last Saturday. This sale,
1t will be remembered, was made in st.
Louis last summer, but has only recent
ly been confirmed by the court. The
Big Muddy stock is held by the same
men as composed the Ore 4 Steel
organization.
The gun club held its regular week
ly meeting in Fletcher's field last Fri
day afternoon. Out of twenty shots
each, the participants made the follow
ing record: w. H. Reese, II; Sam
Jones, IL; w. III. Fisher, 8; H. b. AXE,
8; ID. f. Reese, Z; Alex Fletcher. Z; j.
Baldwin, Z; j. w. Noell, 8: l.. GiOva-
noni, 6; Vol. Turner, 4. The ''jack-
pot" after the tournament was secured
by Mr.. Fisher.
| Cards have been received, announc-
ing the wedding of Mr.. Chas. NJ.
Scoville and Miss Sadie Lobdell jack
son, which occurred in Chicago on
Wednesday, July 18th, 1898. The
groom is well known TO Ironton people
as the son of Mr.. and Mrs. +. Scoville,
formerly of this city. We extend to the
young couple our best wishes, and
trust that the future may have nothing
but happiness and prosperity in store
for them.
The general stagnation in business
is falling the hardest on the lumber
men. and it is said that unless there is
sudden revulsion that many of the
old mill men will be pushed to the
wall. All have plenty collateral, but
the cash can not be secured to meet
obligations for bills falling due. and that
is where the trouble is. Many of the
mill owners are selling lumber at a
sacrifice merely to secure funds to tide
them over.
Thursday morning. about II O'Clock,
Il shock of earthquake was felt in this
section. Right here in town it was
not observed. but a party of fishermen
on the st. Francois, some ten miles
south of Ironton, were not a little
alarmed at q sudden shaking of the
earth. The inhabitants of that lOcali-
ty also plainly felt the shock. The
trend of the wave seemed to be from
the northeast and it was preceded by a
-utfied roaring. as if of wind among
the distant trees.
State Geologist Winslow in recent
publication in reference to the mineral
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occurrence of silver in Missouri is at
the Einstein silver mines on the ST.
Francois river, in Madison county.
Here a nearly vertical vein of quartz
occurs traversing the Archean granite
and carrying argentiferous galenite.
Picked specimens of the latter yielded
to the assay all the way from fraction
of an ounce to 1874 ounces to the ton
and one specimen much exceeded the
last figure. The mine was operated
some thirteen years ago and an incline
and shaft were sunk. The mine has
been abandoned ever since for causes
which are not clearly known. Many
are still confident that paying ore exists
here.
We take the following from the San
Jdctitt0 fCdt. RCgtSter, relative 10 one
of the Indian schools, taught by a
( former resident of IrOnton: ..Some of
the children walk eight miles to attend
school, have no midday meal and they
, are glad to come and come regularly.
We wonder how many of our white
children would care enough for school
/, to do this. Another thing is quite
astonishing, how the older men come
| to school and so willing to go into a
class with the younger children. One
man thirty years old had two weeks
with nothing to do and asked if he
, might go into the school for that length
of time. Do the Indians want to learn?
| | think these facts will answer that
= question. One word now for the teach
. er, Mrs. Salisbury. These Indians love
her and in that way she has reached
them 50 truly. They want to please
her and seem to realize what education
can do for them. 1t is not merely the
i. book learning she is teaching. but with
!. that the way to become true men and
women and good citizens of the United
, | States.
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