Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-03

. w. H. Dela1o's store house, at pre-,
ent the home of the racket store, ha
been leased by a gentleman from I4ittl
Rock, Arkansas, who will open a res
taurant therein at an early day.
The K. P. boys are thinking of max
ing trip to Piedmont sometime thi
month to work the .'ampliied'' for tn
lodge down there. A special car viii
likely be chartered for the occasion.
| Cards have been issued announcing
the engagement of Mrs. Catherine Eli
zabeth Delano and Howard Emmanue
Melhado. The wedding, it is under
stood, will occur during the mex
month.
Miss Maude Fisher was eight year:
| old Wednesday and celebrated the oc
casIon by giving party for ner friends
There was a crowd of the little ones
present and all enjoyed the occasion
immensely.
Capt. Chase of the L. S. army. oil
| whose serious illness at Jefferson Bar
racks we made mention last week, is
now convalescing and promises to be
in his usual good health in a short
time again.
The wreck of a freight train near
De Soto early last Friday morning
blOckaded the road for several hours.
No. 50, the south-bound fast mail. did
not reach here until eleven o'clock
that morning.
DIR. Adams, of Goodland, was ser
iously injured one day of last week by
fall from mis- horse. We are glad to
note that he is slowly recovering and
hope that he will soon be able to be
around again.
Mr.. E. c. Tual has received his
commission as postmaster at Arcadia.
On the suggestion of the department
he Will not take charge until the last
of June-the expiration of the fiscal
year and end of the quarter.
The local e. A r. post observed
Decoration Day on Monday. Services
were held at Pilot Knob in the morning
and at Ironton in the afternoon. The
sermon was preached by Rev. King at
the NJ. Z. church Sunday morning.
The talk of the Arcadia train being
put back on the road this summer is
very likely without foundation. In
fact, it is said, that there is a POSSIBLE
ity of the Bismarck train being discon-
tinued. and IN future running it from
De Soto.
Mrs. DIR. Lowry has been seriously
i'll during the past week suffering from
infiammatory rheumatism. We are glad
to state, though, that at the present
writing the lady is greatly improved
and promises to be in good health
again soon.
Several couples of young people par
ticipated in a very pleasant dance at
the hospitable home of Mr.. and Mrs.
5. w. Andrews in Arcadia last Thurs
day evening. The "old folks" were
away from home and the young folks"
report a grand time.
Our much esteemed friend, James F.
Hatteu, OF Arcadia. was in town Tues
day with f. j. Hickman, of the Puxico
Inder. and gave us a sociable call.
Mr.. Hatten is one of the staunchest
Democrats in the Thirteenth Congress
sional district. Southeast Gazette.
The latest information obtainable in
dictates that the soldiers from Jefferson
Barracks will probably come to the
rifle range here shortly after July 1st,
when the appropriations for the new
year are available. There is no GER
tainty in regard TO the matter, how
ever.
AS per announcement made by the
commissioner in this issue of the REG
IsTER the Teachers Institute will con-
vene in Belleview, June 2lst. The
commissioner has appointed Judge
Robert Hill of Belleview and Z. d. AXE
as members of the institute board for
the ensuing year.
Following are the signal service
readings at this point for the week
ending June 1st, showing the highest
and lowest temperature recorded each |
day: May 26th, SO, "A; 27th, 81, 40; |
28th, 73. 90; goth. IS. 80; 30th, ~, |
IL; 31st, IS, 81; June 1st, so, Al. |
Rainfall for the week, 1.22.
The remains of the late Judge S. r. |
Harviell and his wife and two children |
were last week removed from the fam |
lily cemetery on the home place to the |
Masonic Cemetery. There is a posi- |
bility of the property passing into the |
hands of strangers and it was deemed |
best to remove the remains to the pub |
lie cemetery.
Collector Fisher enjoys the distiuc- |
ton of having caught the biggest bass
taken out of Stout's Creek this season. |
The fish vas in the neighborhoOd of
two feet long and when dressed |
weighed over three pounds. There |
are said to be plenty of bass in the |
creek, but they are not disposed to |
..bite," and catches are comparatively |
few.
List of letters remaining In the Post |
Office at Ironton, Mo-, for the month |
ending May 81, 1897. II not called
for within thirty days, they will be |
sent to the Dead Letter Office:
Arcadia w Mill Omega Alpha
Hall John Mr. Penire Lou Mrs
higgins Mr.
Persons claiming the above will
please say advertised" and give date
of this list. :. P. VANCE. P. NJ
Sheriff Bowers of Reynolds county
was in Ironton last Saturday. lie
brought with him Tom Smith, who
will serve a sentence in the Iron