Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-20
From Gran1tevilIe.


Ed. Register Charles Schiller
ly returned to-day from two weeks
visit with friends in Bonnie Terre. Mo.
Miss Emma Lindsay, of ST. Louis. is
in town visiting with friends this week.
Misses Jeanette and Josie Hume.
and Miss Matte Webb, Of Syenite,
Mo-. came over last week to attend the
Presbyterian ice cream festival, and
were guests of Mrs. G. B. Reno. They
returned home on Saturday.
Messrs. William Steffens and Jasper
Fitzpatrick went to Salem, Mo-, last
week as delegates to the Democratic
Congressional convention, and. il is
said, they voted first, last and all the
time for the Hon. W. S. Anthony, but
to no avail, as the Hon. Edward Robb,
of Perry county. carried off the plum.
but not. however, until the 18th bal
lot through the aid of the big delega-
ton from Texas county. We guess
this winds up our Democratic conven-
tional business for this season, and in
order that we may achieve victory over
our common enemy next November,
let's go to work in dead earnest, which
can be done more successfully through
organization. So let US organize; the
sooner the better.
Mrs. Robert Trauernicht, who has
been in the city under the care of a
physician for several weeks, has come
home for few days stay. She will
return tc the city after the heat SUBJ
sides little, but says she feels much
Inn 1lw - lAl
Died at Middlebrook last Friday. of
consumption, Miss Mary Taylor. The
remains of the deceased were taken to
Belleview last Sunday for burial, fol-
lowed by large cortege of friends.
Several of our granite cutters are
hunting other fields of labor, as trade
in this vicinity is again slackening up.
The Syenite Company are just finishing
up their vault contracts, of which there
are five of them-all for New Orleans
parties-and which has given work to
from thirty to forty-five granite cutters
for the. past three or four months. We
would like to see another such job
coming in that would gladden. the
hearts of all in this section.
1t is said the proof of the pudding is
the eating of 1t. and if any one doubts
the truth of our assertion in saying
that the nine ladies who compose the
Presbyterian Sewing Circle gave the
most enjoyable festival and entertain
ment last Thursday evening ever given
in this town, both financially and So
cially. Their fancy table was beauti-
full beyond description, and owing TO
the hard times their appraised value
of each article was put down at bed
rock prices, that aggregated total of
about $40, nearly all of which found a
ready cash sale. A clean sweep was
made of all the refreshments, and if
the managers had had the proper con-
fdence in themselves they could have
sold $12 or SIS worth more, which
would have brought the gross pro-
ceeds up to 800; and no exaggeration,
either, but cold facts. The instru-
mental music rendered by the Misses
Katie Golden, of st. Louis, and Sister
Helen, of this town, and Chas. F. Han
son, was simply delightful, and the
most pleasant feature of the evening.
Through the urbanity of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Hanson In furnishing their piano
for the occasion, calls for an express
sion of thanks from those having the
matter in charge, and of which was
highly appreciated by all present.
Parties were in attendance from st.
Louis. Syenite, Arcadia, Ironton and
Belleview.
The ladies of the M. E. church will
give their ice cream festival in Work
mans Hall this evening, instead of at
their church yard as has been previ-
ously announced, and of which full
account will perhaps be given by the
M. E. reporter. CAP.