Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-07-15

FOlIoWlng are the signal serYic
readings at this point for the weel
ending July 18th. showing the highes
and lowest temperature recorded eacI
day: July 7th, SO. SO; Sth, 50, SO
9th, SO. 20; 10th. SO, 81; IIth, 79, 66
18th. 81, SO; 18th, 81, 50. Rainfall
for the week, 10.
On the Both ult. the Boatmen's BanI
of st. Louis issued it's one-hundredtl
semi-annual statement. From 1S47 Il
1897 is long stretch of time. anC
each year succeeding its establishment
has seen the bank grow in strength
and credit Its surplus now is 500,
| 600 and a semi-annual dividend of g.
per cent on a capital stock of s., O0O,.
900 is declared.
The intense heated spell. which last.
ed for three weeks or more, terminated
last Saturday. That afternoon the
wind began to blow and there was in.
| dication of rain. The rain didn't come
but the mercury in the thermometer
fell and the days have been decidedly
| cool and pleasant ever since. 1t is a
| grand relief from the long continued
|
H. H. Buford was last week appoint
| ed U. S. Commissioner at Ironton by
Judge Adams of the U. S. district
court at st. Louis. Mr.. Buford is a
son of James Buford and has been
practicing law in St. Louis for several
years. He will locate in Ironton and
make this his future home The REG
IL, e.. L til II
come and wishes him every success.
Mr.. j. n. Bishop desires us to tell
the public that he will continue to
operate his tin-shop at the old place.
He will have good timer here this
week. who will take charge and run
the shop until such time as Mr.. b.
shall have become thoroughly ac-
quainted with the work in the post
Office. His patrons in his old line
will, in the meantime, be promptly
and satisfactorily attended to.
The Epworth League Matinee, Con-
cert and Festival were all well patron
lied at the Academy of Music last
Thursday afternoon and evening. Miss
Mamie Baird had charge of the con-
certs, and the result sustained her
reputation as proficient in music and
conducting. The audiences were en-
enthusiastic and showed by their ap-
plause their full appreciation of the
excellent rendition of the programme.
About $40 was netted for the benefit
of the League.
Prof. F. NJ. Vance had an overturn
and smash-up last Friday. He drove
Mr.. Fairchild's delivery wagon that
morning, returning to their owners
ice-cream freezers and other utensils
used for the Epworth festival the even
ing previous. A short turn on the
corner opposite P. w. Whitworth's
residence, overset both horse and
wagon, breaking the shafts, splintering
the body of the wagon, and making
various other fractures. But the
horse and driver were unhurt.
Died-At his residence near Pilot
Knob, Mo-, Tuesday July 18th, 1897,
at o'clock P. NJ. JOHN SCHwAB. SR.,
aged II years and months. His re-
mains were inferred in the family
burying ground on the home place
Wednesday afternoon, the services be-
ing conducted by the l. o. o. F.. the
deceased having long been a member
of that order. Mr.. Schwab was an
old resident, honored and loved by all.
He came to this country from SwitZer-
land, the place of his nativity, about
1852, and has continuously resided in
this county ever since. A proper
obituary will follow.
Train So of the Iron Mountain Fri
day morning was made up of nine cars,
four of which were sleeping cars to &C
commocate Christian Endeavor excur-
slonists for California. Two of the
sleepers caused some comment, owing
to the pattern and make. They were
BOudoir cars and built on the pattern
of European sleepers, with the aisle
running on one side of the car the en-
tire length, the sleeping apartments
being all on one side. One of the ex-
cursionists informed us that he had
travelled all over this country and Eu-
rope, but that this was his first expe-
rience of this kind in this country.
The cars were very old.-POplGr Bluff
Republican.
In looking over the records at the
courthouse the other day we ran across
the following model marriage certif-
cate. 1t is a departure from the
'.dead level" OF the monotonous form
in the statutes printed, and we give it to
the REGISTER readers-omitting names
that all ministers, judges and JUS
tees of the peace may study its elab-
crate contents to their advantage and
improvement: 'By authority of the
commonwealth of Missouri, this is to
certify, that on the thirty-irst day of
December. in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred aud sixty
eight, before me, --, one OF the
Justices of the Peace in and for the
County of Iron, -and-@,
both of Iron township aud county
aforesaid, having plighted vows of
duty and affection were by me legally
Joined in marriage, each OF them de-
clariug themselves of full age and free,
respectively, from any prior engage
ment or other lawful impeachment;
whereupon, 1, the said Justice, have
declared, and by these presents do de-
clare, them to be man and wife, &C
cordiug to the constitution and laws of
the commonwealth of Missouri. In
witness whereof |, the said Justice of
the Peace. have subscribed my name
and affixed my seal the day and year
above mentioned"