Iron County register., 1897-10-14

ling for a chance to make money easy
write the Post Dispatch, St. Louis, Mo.
Prof. Wilkinson's notice in this pa
per is self-explanatory. Under the
conditions, the halliday plan for the
younger pupils is good one. and we
are sure will be satisfactory to the
patrons of the school. Mr.. w. has
several letters from the best teachers
in the State commencing it, which let
ters we regret we cannot give space to
this week. Anyway, we believe all
are willing to trust to the Principals
judgment in the premises.
The REGISTER acknowledges a very
pleasant call from Rev. j. c. Berry
man on the occasion of his recent visit
to the Valley. Notwithstanding that
Father Bergman is considerably
more than four score years of age, he
is still quite vigorous and were it not
| for his failing eye-sight, would be
about as spry as the average man at
sixty. Mr.. Bergman has been iden-
titled with Southeast Missouri for sixty
years and probably knows more of the
early history of this section than any
man now living. May he live to reach
the century mark!
Mr.. ID. F. Reese, who has had charge
of t. S. Lopez & Sons store at this
place for two or three years, will leave
next week for old Mexico to look
around with a view of moving there.
His family will remain in Pennington
for the present. Mr.. Reese has made
many friends during his stay among
US, and we regret to lose him as citi
zen. Mr.. A. S. Davis will take Mr..
Reese'5 place as business manager of
the Lopez store. Lon is a good busi-
ness man, deservedly popular, and
the firm has done well in getting him
to take charge of the business. Farm
ingtOe Times.
The fall opening at Lopez's millinery
parlors yesterday attracted an undsu-
ally large crowd of visitors. The la
dies present generally declared the
display the haudsomest ever seen in
Ironton. The ceiling and walls were
decorated with ribbons of every color,
and a profusion of all the dainty mil
lirery novelties together with a selec-
tion of liYe plants added greatly to the
loveliuess of the scene. The display
of fall and winter hats and bonnets ar
ranged by Miss Cohn was especially
elegant. and captivated the ladies all
alike. The opening was in every
sense decided and complete success.
Mrs. Mary Clifford, (nee, Miss Mary
Hayden), will address the children in
the Presbyterian church, Sabbath, Oc
tober 10th, at three o'clock in the af-
ternoon. All children and their par
ents are invited out. She will also ad
dress the congregation in the evering.
As Mrs. Clifford was formerly a Mem-
Der of this church and was reared in
this community, and has been chosen
to go to a Foreign Field of labor, there
is quite an interest IN what she may
have to say to US. All are invited out
TO a rare treat, and to a participation
in giving a most kindly welcome to
one who once made this Valley her
home.
The large cotton-gin of J. NJ. Baird
& Co.. at Senath, was entirely destroy
ed by fire last Saturday morning about
9 o'clock, together with about 100
bales of cotton, the engine and boiler
and IS cords of wood. The origin of
the fire is mystery. 1t was first no.
ticed in or near the press, and it may
have caught from stray match or by
friction. The loss was probably $5,-
900 and there was no insurance. That
is a cotton center and the firm was do
ing big business in connection with
their store. j. NJ. Baird at once took
the train for st. Louis, where he or
dered new and complete outfit of ma
chinery and it will be here and in op-
Grafton as soon as possible.-Duraktin
Democrat.
Andrew Jett was fined $500 in the
United States District Court Monday
for issuing pOstoffice money orders
without having the money to show for
the issue. Jett was postmaster at
Akers, Mo-, and was short in his ac-
counts when postal inspector visited
his office. He issued the orders and
got the money cashed to cover the loss.
He expected to get the money to pay
for the order. But he was slow about
it. He finally did make the loss good,
but not until his acts were discovered.
He thought as he had made the loss
good, the court would let him off light.
He pleaded guilty and Judge Adams
fined him $500. He could not pay the
fine and will serve thirty days in the
Iron County jail.-St. Louis Post Dts-
patch.
NOTICE-Owing to the crowded con-
dition of Miss Fannie Markham's room,
and the lack of funds to employ anoth-
er teacher. the Board of Education of
Ironton Public Schools think it best to
relieve Miss Markham and the pupils
in her charge by having those of the
primer grade attend only a halliday.
When the weather becomes disagree
able there will probably be a falling
off of attendance: then all can come
all day again. In several of the best
schools in the State the halliday sys-
tenn has been used to relieve the crowd
ed conditions of the primary depart
ment. Those that have used it claim
that they have secured as good results
as they did when the pupils were per-
mitted to attend all day.
RoB'r f. WILKINSON.
| A j. and j. A. Zwart rode over from
Pennington on their bicycles Wednes-
day. Albert has just returned from
old Mexico, where he spent the past
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