Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-07-16
Bismarck Brevitles.

EH. ReglStcT-lt has been said that
habit creates a fixted nature, and we
feel the influence of the assertion when
this day of the week comes: it always
prompts US to write the REGISTER.
We said last week that this side OF
creation would belong to Bland in No
vember. We mean that it belongs to
Bryan, while Sewell will take good
care of the other side.
Mrs. Hook of St. Louis spent several
days visiting Mr.. Larkins of this place.
f. j. Hitzmann has been transferred
from here to Charleston, where he
shouldered the responsibilities of
Train Dispatcher.
Hon. W. S. Anthony was in town a
few hours last week, and claims sand
ed hold on the Congressional nomina-
ton.
Mrs. c. l.. Norwine and children
spent a few days visiting Mrs. Ben
Kendall of Pevely. Mo.
Mr.. G. L. Tullock has ''blowed him
SELF for a new surry and double har-
ness, and when he and his son-in-law,
Ed. Walters, hook up their bays they
drive the finest rig and team in town,
with A. Barth and his new top double
seated rig and two-ton gray, a close
second.
Mrs. Henry Behrens and children of
Graniteville, spent the week with her
sister, Mrs. Theo Gherman. Henry
was with US also on Sunday.
Mr.. ID. S. Baker, U. S. StOre-Keeper,
spent several days at the City Hotel,
the patient of DIR. Norwine, suffering
from bilious fever.
Mr.. John Kitchell will soon build
on a recently purchased lot in the
east ward.
VIM. Trauernicht and F. Rodach of
Middlebrook were in town this week.
Horace Coffield's base ball record
follows him to his new location, and
the boys place him 1st base with the
irristible Bismarck Browns. who are
always awaiting challenge from the
best clubs in the Southeast.
Chris TullOck, Jr., Street Commits
sioner, continues to dig. pillow and
scrape upon the streets.
Mrs. Parker and children, of East
St. Louis, are spending two weeks at
the City Hotel.
The following gentlemen spent Sun
day at the City Hotel: w. S. Anthony,
j. A. Corrant, and 0. Leismier-all of
St. Louis.
Benjamin Schoch. one of Bismarck's
best citizens. died at his home in Bis
marck, of probable malignant trouble
of the liver July 9th.
Mr.. Schoch was born in Ripoldsau,
Baden. 1913. He came to this New
York in 1865, where he lived one year
before coming to Pennington, Mo-,
where he lived three years and mar
ried the wife who survives him, Miss
Mary Schattle. In 1869 they moved
to this place and was one of the pio-
neer families of this section. He was
a practical boot and shoe maker, which
business he followed in connection
with a general retail dealer in ready
made boots and shoes to a short time
before his death.
Mr.. Schock was especially charac-
terized and admired on account of
steady, geutlemanly habits. He was
honest, industrious and conservative.
He was modest, reserved and faithful
to the obligations of life and family.
ne always iulIy uHu0TSbOOu HIS U" III
business and but little about other peo-
pies, consequently, while quite re-
served, his opinions were good advice
and his life actions a model for man
kind. His funeral was the largest
probably ever attended in the town:
people of all classes assembled to pay
respect to the living in honor for the
dead. He was a true and faithful
member TO the A. +. & A. NJ. and |. o.
o. F., the latter order conducting the
funeral services, complimentary in
number and manner of the occasion,
to the city cemetery where rest the re-
mains of good man, among three de-
parted children. He leaves wife and
six living children-fve girls and one
son-and many friends, who wish that
Benjamin Schock was alive to perpet-
uate his useful life.
Mr.. Bowling, son of Michael BOWL
ing, once the pitcher for the Bismarck
Browns, has accepted the position of
pitcher in the State league game now
playing at Moberly.
Hon. +. NJ. Carter and Judge Din
ming were in town Sunday. Nix.
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