Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-08
GranltevilIe Items.

Ed. RegtSteT-A large number OF our
young people attended the ball ana
festival at Pilot Knob on last Wednes-
day night. given by the ladies of Area
dia Parish Catholic church. An inn
mense crowd was present and every
body enjoyed themselves splendidly.
An elegant luncheon was in waiting at
II o'clock. when every one present
was invited To partake of the viands
and dainties prepared for the occasion
by those who know exactly what it
takes to appease the hungered appe-
tite. $4,000 were the net proceeds of
the entertainment, and of which
amount the ladies that had charge of
the affair are highly pleased and are
under many obligations to the public
for their patronage. Good music.
splendid order, and an all-prevailing
sociability, were the noticeable feat
ures.
Mrs. James Beer returned home last
Sunday from two months health trip
to the east, feeling greatly improved.
Alex Anderson has returned home
from Kansas City.
Miss Annie Burk left last Friday for
st. Louis to spend few months.
Miss Julia Bildner and Nora Halo
ran went to the city last Sunday. AL
so, John McGrath, to see the sights.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. F. Hansen, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Hume will leave to-day
to take in this weeks festivities in the
city. aud perhaps several others will
do likewise.
An- + I'D Ilo af
Louis, were visitors in our town last
week, guests of Mrs. Z. M. Smith.
Elder D. w. Crow held the third
Quarterly Conference at the M. E.
church here yesterday.
Rev. Mr.. Reach filled Rev. Duty's
pulpit at this place Sunday afternoon.
Several of our hunters have been
cooning here lately with good results.
The health of community is on the
improve at present.
Well, our club held its regular
weekly meeting Saturday night, and
an even dozen accessions to the roll.
There's more to follow. After the
routine business was gone through
with, Iron county's favorite sou. Hon.
w. r. Edgar, being present, was in
troduced aud made one of his master
speeches on the issues now confronting
the American people. The consensus
of opinion of men of both party affiilia-
tions is that Mr.. Edgar made the best
hours speech ever made in this town.
He was there with both feet. fluent in
speech, earnest in thought. courageous
in expression, and fervent in his plead
ings, for the man who is before the
American people espousiug cause
that he thinks best suited to the de-
mands of the toiling masses, and which
touches the heart of more than six mill
lion wage earning voters-W. j. Bry-
an, whose name brought forth great
applause After Mr.. Edgar had fn-
ished, Mr. W. j. Reese, OF Kansas City,
who was billed to deliver an illustrat-
ed lecture on the question OF free silver
was present, and then introduced. Be-
fore Mr. Reese began his magic lam
tern part of the programme he made q
few Introductory remarks to the entire
satisfaction of the audience, save three.
to whom we refer hereafter. His sciop-
ticon views were simply immense from
beginning to end. and his lecture or
explanatory remarks in exeInplifying
the disastrous results OF the single gold
standard to the common people, and
its goodly effects to the monied classes.
monopolies aud high protected manu-
facturess. were telling, and drove home
70 the hearts of the major portion of
his hearers the exact situation Of things
as they actually exist to-day. Is it
any wonder that the rich grow richer
and poor poorer? Mr.. Reese received
rounds OF applause too numerous 70
calculate, and also few Misses
There were present q large number