Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-11

farm near Annapolis in this county,
extravagant in his praise of this Sc,
ton as a health resort, as we'll as fo
its many other advantages. Mr.. New
berry says that members of his famil
have been suffering for years, and b
has tried most every climate in tn
United States. but none seems to hav
benefited them so much as the pur
air and good water of old Iron.
Miss Ora Martin is a fair and win
ming lass, about nineteen years of age
who until last Friday made her hom
with her uncle, Mr.. Azariah Martin
two miles east of town on the Silver
Mines road. A neighboring farm il
that of MIR. Jos. H. Whitman, whose
son, Louis. just about twenty-one year:
OF age, helps him till the soil. Fol
some time past this young man has
been paying close attention to Miss
Ora. and it has been generally under.
stood among the neighbors that it was
| the intention of these two to soon unite
| their fortunes, for better, for worse,
for richer, for poorer. till death them
did part. At least, that was the opin-
ion until last Friday. Now there is
another story to tell. About ten days
since a young man by the name of
Brown, from Texas, and a cousin of
Miss Ora, arrived at the Martin farm
on visit. On the day last mentioned
the cousins took team and started to-
ward Fredericktown, ostensibly to visit
relatives in Madison county. Next
day. however, the team was returned
home, with the information that the
young couple had gone to Frederick
town, secured a license, and had been
duly and truly united in wedlock. 1t
was complete surprise, not only to
the folks at home, but the young lover
left out in the cold. No further It'd
ings have since been received, but as a
marriage in Missouri between first
cousins is null and void, there may be
future developments. In the mean
time the parties most interested await
the outcome with more than usual
anxiety.
A "Tacky Party" under the auspices
OF the Y. p. S. G. f. at the Academy
of Music last Saturday evening.
was very pleasant affair. The invi-
tations were issued by the social COM
mittee the day before, written in pen
Gil on brown wrapping paper, and in
dictated that prizes would be given to
the ..tackiest" dressed gentleman and
lady. WOuld-be prize-winners started
in; garrets were searched, old ward
robes turned over, old clothes that had
been packed away for seasons, were
brought forth in the endeayor to Sc
cure raiment, such as would capture
the premium. The entertainment was
to begin at 1880 and at that
hour there were present probably
twenty couple to compete for the
prizes. The sight was interesting and
not a little grotesque. There were
little boys in old mems clothes, and !
bigger boys IN younger mems clothes; |
some of the garments were patched, |
and others were minus the patches. A |
boot on one foot and shoe on the |
other; coats without sleeves and hats
that let in both the sunshine and the
rain. With the ladies, their idea of
being "tacky," seemed to be to array
themselves in light dresses IN the win
-Sh SSaSOhs lCCbSt, tulS OplIllOu
founded on the great number of white or
light colored dresses worn; there were
big bonnets, fans, parasols and jewelry
N profusion. To the ..tackey" cos
fumes some added "tacky' ways, and
f stranger had happened in on the
scene, without knowing the occasion.
ne would have certainly been at loss
% determine just exactly "where he
was at" He might have taken it tor
IN entertainment given for the unfor-
,unate inmates of some eleemosynary
or possibly concluded that
ne had tumbled back several rounds in
he cycle of time, but he could hardly
nave guessed the real truth. But he
surely would have observed that every
body was enjoying themselves. After
/ while the prizes were awarded to DR..
=. F. Blanks and Miss Belle Whit
worth. Another prizewas also give
% DR.. Blanks and Miss Matte Jones as
acking the most tacks in a board in
i've minutes-they scoring eighty-four.
Then there was candy pulling and a
general good time before the assembly
departed for home, all more than
pleased with the evenings entertain
nent.
Judge r. E. Rombauer Of the Court
If Appeals settled the Francis G. Del
mo habeas corpus proceedings by an
order, concurred in by all the judges,
hat the infant be remanded to the GUS
ody and personal care of the mother,
f. Delano, who was the re-
pondent in the action. The Judge
aid that in consideration of the tender
-ears of the child, it's welfare required
hat its present location be not chang
ID, and he directed that it be main
aimed at school at Ironton, Mo. He ,
urther ordered the petitioner, the
ather, Frank j. Delano, to contribute
o the support and education of Francis
J. Delanp, one-half of the amount ex-
pended by the mother for that pur-
,ose. The father is given permission
o visit the child whenever he desires,
Ind is allowed to give reasonable di- j
'ectiOns and instructions as to the ed
lcation of the child, as we'll as with '
'egard to its clothing. food and medi-
al care. When he desires the father
S permitted also to have exclusive con-
rol and custody of little Francis for
orty-eight hours, provided he does
lot interrupt the lads attendance at ,
school, and does not take him beyond {;
he limits of the Arcadia Valley. The
Court expressly directs that neither
he father nor the mother shall seek to