Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-20

placed and put in position without dc
lay Approach to the bridge is no,
difficult and almost dangerous
At meeting of Star OF the Yves
Lodge, No. 1913. A. F. & A. NJ, las
Saturday evening, the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year
w. r. Edgar, W. NJ; F. p AXE, S
W; S. H Gosney. j. W.; E. D. AXE
Treasurer; Mann Ringo, Secretary.
| At the last term of the circuit cour
Judge Green intiuated his intention o
showing no mercy to parties convicted
OF selling whiskey without license
The Judge says the license can be paiC
In the circuit court as well as the
county court if the vendor so desires
Mr.. Geo. w. Love of the west end
OF the county brought samples OF
some very fine Strawberries to the REG.
IsTER Office Wednesday. They were
OF the Warfield variety and an even
dozen of them almost filled pint bot
tie. They were certainly elegant
specimens of the fruit
There is skilled fisherman liv-
ing on the st. Francis river near the
mouth of Stout's Creek. who always
| keeps a lot of fish on hand with
which to supply the wants OF fishing
! parties from town who have poor luck,
| This explains why the "mOuth of
| Stout's Creek" has become SO popular
with fishermen.
John Bopp. of St. Louis county, one
of the heirs of Henry Bopp. deceased
last week purchased the GreasOn farm
west of town. The place was sold
here about three moths ago at admin
istratOr's sale but the probate court of
st. Louis county did not approve the
sale then made. John Mann will lease
the farm this year.
Assistant Postmaster. James f.
Vance, of Ironton, Mo-, is in Bonnie
Terre spending few weeks with his
brother, Justice L. b. Vance, and
friends. Mr.. Vance is very favOrably
impressed with Ironton and it's people
and says he has made many pleasant
and desirable acquaintances during his
stay in the beautiful Arcadia Valley
Bonnie T'erre Democrat.
Dake & Co., jewelers., opticians and
photographers, have an advertise
ment in this Issue of the REGISTER.
Mr.. Dake has had many years expert
euce in the business and is highly rec
commended as jeweler and Optician.
His work as photographer speaks for
itself and compares favorably with the
very best work turned out by the best
galleries in the large cities. The pat
ronage of the public is respectfully So
licited.
Fishermen who journey to the mouth
of Stout's Creek tell of a monster tur-
tie lying on one of the sand bars near
there. They say it is fully thirty-six
inches long, and some eighteen or
twenty inches across. while the weight
is estimated at two hundred pounds.
We tell the story as it was told to US,
but are not informed as to what pecu-
liar brand of refreshments travellers to
that fishing resort carry with them.
The turtle in question was shot and
killed by James Singleton.
J. w. Whitworth, dealer in general
merchandise Arcadia, presents an ad-
vertisement in this weeks issue of the
REGISTER. Mr.. WhitwOrth carries a
full and complete stock of goods and
mercantile experience, extending over
a period of many years, enables him
to make prices as low as the lowest.
Especial attention is paid to the gro
Gerry department. A complete line
both in staple and fancy goods-all
fresh and new and up-to-date. The
public is cordially urged to call and in
spect the advantages offered.
The programme to be rendered at
the entertainment which will be given
by the ladies of st. Paul's Episcopal
church Thursday evening. May goth,
at the Log Cabin in the grounds of the
Arcadia Hotel will be unusually good
aud will contain some surprises. Fol-
lowing are few of the leading features:
Instrumental Music-Piano, Miss Min
ME Morris, of St. Louis; Piano, Mrs.
O'Brien; Mandolin, Master David Shell
by; Piccalo, Masters Willie Edgar and
Emil Roehry. Recitations-Mrs. Will
Schwab and Mr.. Howard Melhado.
Vocal Music-Mrs. j. H. Jones, Miss
Leah O'Brieu, Mrs. }. Beers of Gran
iteville and Miss Julia Andrews.
H. N. Hutchins, the old-time resi-
dent, has been here for a week, and
will spend most of the season in Dunk
lin county. He raised and baled the
first cotton ever grown in Missouri.
and sold it at Memphis He and the
late Judge Langdon started the cotton
industry in Dunklin county, at Cotton
Plant, and now this county raises over
Is, 900 bales, annually. Mr.. Hutchius
saws that the farm on which he was
raised, south of Cotton Plant a mile,
has been regularly cultivated, every
season, for more than so years, aud
that though it has never been fertil-
lied. the soil is richer and more pro-
ductive now than it was half century
ago.-Dunklin Democrat.
Mrs. II. Dausman of st. Louis coun-
tv is we'll known to many of the REG
1sTER's readers. The following tel
ling of a recent experience of that lady
is taken from last Fridays Clayton Ar-
ans: s.Mrs. Henrietta Dausmau, OF Cen
trail, last Saturday night heard an IN
usual noise in her yard and on looking
out from her window discovered three
men, one standing Immediately under
the window, and the other two near
the back door. Mrs. Dausman was
not of the bysterical kind, aud conse-
ouently walked oyer to her trusty shot
gun and laid hands on il. She is pos
.o...5 NTH amola nerve To DrOtect her.