Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-07-08
LOCAL BREvITIFs.
Roasting ears here.

Roasting ears here.
Oats are being harvested
Black berries are ripening.
The employees of the Clark hub fac.
tory held picnic at Goulding's Park
last Sunday.
The swimming hole is a popular re-
sort with Young America just at the
present time.
Regular meeting of Star of he West
Lodge, No. 1873. A. F. & A. NJ. next
Saturday night.
Orders for ice cream by the quart
or gallon filed at the Epworth League
entertainment this afternoon and even
ing.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. James Pink
ley, Arcadia, Mo-, Wednesday, July Z,
1897, at s P. NJ, a son. All doing
we'll.
Miss Melton, of Persia, will give lee
lures at the Presbyterian church We'd
nesday and Thursday evenings next
week Admission free.
Mrs. Chamberlin intends giving
Cantata at the Academy of Music in
the near future. 1t promises to be
very delightful entertainment.
Work has begun on the foundation
for ST Vaughn's new barber shop. The
structure will be a one-story frame and
fitted with all the conveniences of
modern tonsorial shop.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
are arranging for a dramatic enter
tainment the latter part of the month.
Miss Bessie Morse of De Soto will have
charge of the rehearsals.
Preaching. at the NJ. f. Church,
IrOnton, next Sunday morning 10:45
N. At Pilot Knob $3.50 P. NJ, also
at Graniteville at 7:45 Pm
G. w. KING, Pastor.
The thermometer has ranged near
the century mark every day the past
week and sweltering humanity is fond
ly waiting for the cool spell that some
weather prophet has promised for
July.
The teachers all express themselves
as very highly pleased with the late
institute. Under the capable and eff
Gent management of Commissioner
Hawkins and Prof. A. P. Vance it was
success in every respect.
There will be an eclipse of the sun
July 29, visible, if clear, all over the
United States, and will be in the form
called annular That is to say, the
sun will appear as ring of light
around and outside the black body of
the moon.
Rev. G. B. ID. Miller, of st. Louis,
will hold services at the Episcopal
church Sunday, July 18th. morning
and evening. There will be cele-
bration of the holy communion at the
morning service. All are cordially
invited to attend.
Pref. F. NJ. Vance has concluded not
to accept the presidency of the Belle
vue Collegiate Institute at Caledonia,
which position was rendered him sew
eral weeks sinek The Professor is
not determined yet as to what he will
do the coming year.
Little johnnie Baldwin while riding
his bicycle last Sunday morning ran
into a team of horses and was knocked
off the wheel and run over. Although
his limbs were bruised and skinned.
luckily there were no bones broken
and he is now out again.
Free Matinee at the Academy of
Music this afternoon from 2:30 TO $3.50
o'clock Concert at night. Admis-
sion, 10 cents; children, cents. Ice
cream, lemonade, cake, ETC., served
after both entertainments. Proceeds
for benefit of the Epworth League.
Following are the signal service
readings at this point for the week
ending July 9th, showing the highest
and lowest temperature recorded each
day: June 30th, 81, 6S; July 1st, "a,
20; I'd, 90, II; Sd, 81, SO; 4th, 81, 40;
5th, "a, 90; 9th, 80, g.. Rainfall for
the.week, .76.
In giving an item last week telling
of the Mckinley prosperity" and how
it had effected the employees OF the st.
Charles Car Works. the agents name
was printed as white" 1t should
have been Hess. Just a mistake In
names. The facts of the case are just
as stated last week.
The lack OF railroad accommodations
is very likely to keep a great many st. |
Louis people from the Valley this sum- |
mer. Every day or so word is received |
from folks who would be here this
summer If the accommodation train
was on the road. But they will not
come under present conditions.
Three troops of cavalry leave JEFF
fersou Barracks this morning and |
will arrive here next Sunday TO spend |
several weeks at the rifle range. |
About twenty men are now at work at
the range digging bitches, cutting the
grass and getting the property in shape.
The troops will be under the command
of Capt. Chase.
Mr.. j. II. Jones, Congressman Robb's
secretary arrived from Washington /
the first of the week and Will spend /
the summer here with his family. |
Mr.. j. says that when he left the Cap
itol it was expected that Congress
would adjourn about July goth. Mr.. /
}. is clever, entertaining gentleman
and we are glad TO have him as a citi-
zen.
Among the visitors to the Valley on
the 4th was Mr. Henry CaulfieId a