Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-13

hhoo next w euneSday lnsures goOt
time to all. Be sure and attend.
The little folks of the loyal Temper
ance Legion, will give an entertain
ment at Fort Hill church Friday even
ing, May Is.
1t is understood that the petitions O
all three applicants for the Irontor
post-office are now on file in the de
partment at Washington. In the
meantime the contest increases in bit
terness and the followers of the three
aspirants all claim victory.
The ladies of St. Paui's Episcopal
| Church, 1ronton. Mo-, are preparing
to give an entertainment at the Area.
| dia Hotel, on Thursday, May 20. Pro.
ceeds to be devoted to repairing the
church building. Programme will be
announced in next Thursdays paper.
The ladies of st. Paul's Episcopal
Church, Ironton, are requested to at
tend meeting at the residence OF
Mrs. Kate f. DeIano on Saturday
evening. at 1880 P. NJ. to arrange for
an entertainment to be given at the
Arcadia Hotel, on Thursday. May 20.
Our ueighbor intimates that the REG
IsTER Office is taking on coat of Nc
Kinley paint. The statement isn't
borne out by the facts The yellow
streak that followed the lavish hand of
Mark Hanna in the printing offices
throughout the country is lacking!
COnspicuously absent!
Mananla-What in the world are
you doing. child?
WiiAe-rm rubbing the rust off the
street lamp.
Mamma-What put such an idea in
to your head?
WilHe-Well, they have been in
soak so many years. X.
Following are the signal service
reading at this point for the week
ending May 18th, giving the highest
and lowest temperature Cor each day:
May 9Th. So, SO; 9Th, 50, AZ; 9TH,
80. Al; Sth, 20, 81; 9th, SO, 81; 10th,
70, IA; 18th, 10, 50. Average high
est, 10; lowest, A. Rainfall for the
week, LAY.
Numerous complaints have recently
been made at this Office of the careless
shooting of hunters along the creek in
the neighborhood of the cemetery.
Frequently the bullets and shot go
whizzing through the grave yard and
it is only rare good luck some one
hasn't been injured before now. The
practice should be stopped.
Rieke & Backoff last week received
a carload of the famous Anheuser-
Busch beer and are now prepared to
fill all orders Tor the foaming beverage,
that has become such popular sum-
mer drink. .'Budweiser," in quarts and
pints, delivered on orders. Messrs.
Rieke & Backoff solicit your patronage
and promise prompt and careful atten-
ton.
j. w. Clarkson handed in his resig
nation to the DOniphan Lumber Com
pany where he had been employed as
timber inspector and departed last Fri
day for Grandin, where he has accept
ed a position with the Missouri Mining
and Lumber Company. Mr.. ClarksOn
and wife while here made many warm
friends who regret to learn of .heir
departure. -DOniphGn Prospect NeOs.
Matters in regard to the rifle range
are in Stdtu quo. 1t is known that or
ders have been issued from the War
Department for the troops to leave
Jefferson Barracks for the Arcadia
range May 10Th. Some of the officers
there, it seems, are opposed to coming
MI oil IF
cuses for delay. just what will trans
pire is at present impossible to ascer-
tain.
subscriber, who has given much
attention and painful thought - the
natural result OF enforced leisure and
an empty pocket - to the subject,
hands us the following formula for the
Take 3 gallons of Confidence, quarts
International Agreement, l quart Gold
Standard, teaspoonfulls Prosperity,
2 quarts Sound Money, pound Simple
Protection. Boil with ~ months of
No Work. Season with lbs. Pro-
tected Wool. Serve Smoking Hot.
ID. Richard, who came here several
weeks ago claiming to be an attorney
at law from Ohio. and who shortly af
ter his arrival, began the publication
of the Iron County Republican. in part
nership with Harold BrOadwell, took
his departure from here rather sud-
denly Sunday night, That he intend
ed leaving was not generally known,
and We are not advised as TO whether
it is his purpose TO return or not. 1t
is understood that Richard has gone
to some town in northeastern Arkansas.
Lopez's millinery department is at
tracing an extraordinary large trade
this spring. This can easily be &C
counted for in the immense stock and
wonderful assortment on hand, and in
the skill and rare good taste and judg
ment of Miss Cohn, the young laday
in charge of the trimming department.
People who have been to Lopez'S readi
" see that they can get just what they
want there and the prices are all right.
The ladies fully appreciate the fact
that Lopez's is the place for fine mil
linery.
The REGISTER is in receipt of a letter
from the Franklin Lightning Rod
Works of st. Louis stating that they
employe no travelling agents. nor has
any one any right to represent them.
The proprietors had seen the publica-
ton in the REGISTER a couple weeks
since telling OF the operations of GER
tain LIGHTNING rod men in this section !