Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-09-07

DIED-In Middlebrook, Septembe
LIST, 1898. CECILIA RoDAcH, daughter
OF Mr.. +. Rodach, aged years. Fun
eral services were conducted at the
residence by Rev. o. w. Rose, and tn,
remains were inferred in the Middle
brook cemetery. One of the brigh,
flowers of the planting of the RICH,
hand OF God, has been plucked in its
beauty from scenes of earth to bloom
forever in the world where sorrow new.
err comes. The parents and relatives
OF the deceased have the sympathy oil
the entire community.
List OF letters remaining in the Post
office at Ironton. No., for the month
ending August 81. 1898. If not called
for within thirty days, they will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office:
Allen Vinton johnson John
Camepell Liza MrsLewis L B
Ford Sarah Mrs Ronalds James
Guims w N Vance J2
Henson Harmon Williams L w
Hawkins NJ S Whitcome w
Walker A j
When calling for these letters please
say advertised. A. P. VANCE, p. NJ.
An attache of this paper attended
the Fair at Harrington last week and
what he saw, or rather didn't see, leads
him TO believe that the country fair is a
thing of the past. There was time
when the Harrington fair afforded a
first-rate exhibition, the stock and other
displays were good, and some splendid
racing was always to be seen. 1t is all
changed now, the exhibits, with rare
exceptions, were poor and few in num-
bers, and the racing of littNA or no in
terest. We understand an effort will
be made to rejuvcnate next fall; we
certainly hope it may prove successful.
Among the countless attractions Of
fered by the big Reynolds Circus and
Menagerie that exhibits here on Friday,
September Sth, are pair of enormous
elephants known as "Baldy," and
..Queen Jumbo" These elephants
were for several years the pet and pride
of Juvenile San Francisco being station
ed in the geological department of
Woodward's Gardens. They were
brought to this country by the cele-
brated traveller, j. B. Gaylord, and
were once the property OF the King of
Siam. The intelligence displayed by
these huge quadrupeds warrant the
statement that they are beyond ques-
ton, the finest performing elephants
in America.
The subject of removing the Belle
view Collegiate Institute from Gale
donia will come up for discussion
before the next conference of the M. +.
Church, South. Many of the most in
fluential members of the Conference
are said to be in favor of removal
and it is that some decisive action will
be taken. The reason for leaving
Caledonia is because of its being off the
railroad, and so Inconvenience of access.
A great many of those interested are
in favor of bringing the school to Ar
cadia Valley and will do SO provided
they are given sufficient encourage
ment by our people. This institution
would be of direct benefit to US all and
nothing should be left undone that will
tend to bring it here. De Soto, Fred
ericktown and other points are COM
peting for the school, and promise to
back their claims in a substantial way.
People are still talking of the sud
den death of Mrs. Francis. near Sabu-
la. couple of weeks since, and insist
that she was victim of foul play.
There has been no new evidence adj
= L., Nv E'poy
els, however, states that there is no
truth in the story that he refused to
allow the neighbors to dress the body
for interment; on the contrary he
maintains that there was no restrictions
of any kind. The prosecuting attorney
has decided to bring the matter up be-
fore the grand jury and then If the
evidence warrants such proceeding,
the body will be exhumed and the con-
tents of the stomach analysed. Pub
lie opinion seems to be divided on the
subject, many contending that there is
a mystery attached to the affair, while
others assert that there is nothing
wrong, whatever. Francis himself, 1t
is said, stoutly denies that he is any
way the cause of his wife's death, and
insists on the matter being thoroughly
Investigated that his innocence may be
clearly and fully established.
The Iropton base ball nine went
over to Pennington last Thursday with
the expectation OF playing another
game of ball with the club there.
When they arrived, however, they were
somewhat surprised to learn that the
Pennington boys were so badly Frat
tied" over the defeat they had sustain
ed here a couple of weeks ago that they
had sent to Bismarck for a pitcher and
catcher to help them out, To this our
boys very naturally objected, and as
the Pennington nine was afraid to play
without aid of the Bismarck battery
the game was finally declared off.
Viewing the matter in the most favor
able light, the actions of the Farming
ton boys were, to say the least, some
what singular. Two games had al
ready been played. one at Pennington
and one here, each club scoring victo-
ry on the home grounds. Then by all
rules governing contests the final game
should have occurred on neutral ground;
but the overwhelming defeat whi;h the
Pennington nine had sustained here
had evidently impaired their nerve,
and they positively refused to play the
third game at any other piase than en-
their home grounds. These were big