Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-06

ton in this county.
| The REGISTER is indebted to Judge
l. z. Russell for a beautiful bouque;
OF lllacs, and several punches of most
excellent asparagus Our good friend
the Judge. never forgets the editor
| when the good things IN his splendid
garden, are ready to eat.
In his admiration for shade trees
| the writer yields to no man. Yet we
do believe that it would be wise to do
away with some of the trees in the
courthouse yard. The shade is too
| dense. and the trees are so close togeth-
CT that they conflict with each other.
BOrn-To Mr.. and Mrs. P. W. Whit
worth on Monday. May Sd. 1897, 4
| girl. 1t is a pleasure TO state that
| both mother ard child are getting
along nicely. while the happy father
is particularly well satisfied with him
self and all the world. The REGISTER
tenders congratulations.
Monday of last week one of the local
freight trains was taken off the road,
and now there is a local freight each
way every other day on the road be-
tween Bismarck and Poplar Bluff
The train goes down Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday and north Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday.
J. Z. Vance. who has been acting as
deputy in the pOst-office here for the
past year, left Sunday on a visit to
friends and relatives in St. Francois
and Ste. Genevieve counties. Mr..
Vance has proved a most efficient and
accommodating man in the pOst-Office
and is we'll entitled to his vacation.
Following are the signal service
readings at this point for the week
ending May 4th, showing the highest
and lowest temperature each day:
April 2S: 81, So; goth. 6S, SO; 30th,
81. 40; May /, 60. So; I'd. ca, 50: Sd.
IS. Al; 4th, 79, 81 Average highest,
Il, lowest. AZ. Rainfall for the week,
40
A strawberry festival, under the
church. will be given at the New Hall
House, Pilot Knob, on Wednesday
evening, May 18th. The fact that the
affair will be in charge of the Catholic
ladies is every assurance that the en-
tertaiument will be complete success
in every particular. Admission, fifty
cents.
A jury was summoned in the circuit
court last Thursday to try the case of
l.. Burnham VS.. the Royal Insurance
Company brought here on a change of
venue from Butler county. As the
case was about TO go 10 trial, however,
the absence of an important witness
was discovered, the case wa continu-
ed until the next term and the jury
discharged.
Henry Howard. as stated in last
weeks paper. was indicted by the grand
jury for bigamy. The Sheriff located
him in Jefferson county. and Friday
morning he was arraIgned before Judge
Green, where he pleaded guilty and
received a sentence of two years in the
penitentiary. Howard is very polite
sort of individual and received his SEN
teEce from the judge with thanks in
profusion.
Mary Jones, of Pilot knob who was
shot in St. Louis on April 25th, died |
last Thursday in the city hospital from |
the result of the wounds received. A |
coroner's inquest was held the follow
ing day and Lizzie Moore, who did the |
shooting, was held to await the &C
ton of the grand jury. The remains |
of the murdered woman were brought |
to Ironton last Sunday and interment !
occurred in the Pilot Knob cemetery.
The Order of the Easter Star in De
Soto couple of weeks ago gave lady |
minstrel" show that the papers there !
characterize as the best entertainment |
of the season. In speaking of young |
lady from the Valley who took part |
therein the De Soto Facts says: lin |
her song and dance, Brush by Mig
gar, Miss Julia Andrews was a COM
plete success and received round after |
round of applause from her excellent
rendition
The Christian Endeavor, including |
the Junior Society, will give a series
of socials during the month of May. |
The first one. Lemon Social. will be
held in the basement of the Presby-
terrain church, Tuesday evening. May |
11th. Each member Is allowed the
of inviting one guest. and |
every one attending Is requested to
bring a lemon. A literary and music
al programme has been prepared aud
LIGHT refreshments will be served.
The case of Jay Ray against the city
of Poplar Bluff, which was brought to
the Circuit Court here on change of
venue from Butler County. about two
wears ago, and on trial resulted in a
verdict for 50. 900 for the plaintiff has
been reversed and remanded by the
St. Louis court OF appeals. This suit
grew out of Rays wife, with child in
her arms, falling through a bridge into
Black river and drowning, the plain
tiff charging the town with negligence.
The suit will come up again at the
next term of the Circuit Court.
The attractive and elegant line of
millinery goods AT LoPes's continues to
capture the attention of the fsiF sen.
The stock is simply superb one, and
under the direction and management
of Miss Cohn. the skiliful and expert
euced trimmer in charge, the utmost
is assured every purchaser
of n spring hat or bonnet. The fact is
the ladies are unanimous in saying
that Lopez's millinery Is Just too love
IL for anything and all who visit
there are certain to make q purchase