Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-25

, HE w. {. I. q. will meet at the
home of Miss Lula Fairchild, SATURDAY
afternoon, at 8 o'clock.
The brick across the street will soor
be ready for the roof, the brIcklayers
having about completed their part OF
the work.
Details have about been completed
to lease the rife range to the govern
ment for another year. 1t is under
stood that orders have been received
at the Barracks for the troops to de-
part for here about May 18th.
Baldwin Bros, will at once CON-
mence the erection of two story resi-
dence on Knob street, just east of Mrs.
Pilley's home. The house is to be
completed by June Ist and will be oc-
cuPied by Mr.. A. F. Bond and family.
The Legislature adjourned Monday
noon and DR.. Farrar returned to his
home in Belleview yesterday. He de-
sires to inform the public that he has
resumed the practice of his profession
and is ready to answer all calls made
on him.
1 AAS p%CGGCOfSs
by Mr.. Scruggs, is to be revived. A
gentleman by the name of Richardson
lately of Illinois has, we understand,
purchased the outfit from Mr.. Scruggs
and will have out his first paper in
few days.
Rev. d. w. Crow. P. E., will hold
quarterly conference at the NJ. E.
church, Graniteville, Saturday evening.
The official members are urged to be
present. Rev. Crow will deliver a
sermon at the Graniteville church Sat-
urday evening and Sunday morning.
Capt. VIM. Searle, at one time res
ident here, is now engaged in the
restaurant business in Phoenix, Ari-
iona, where he has gone in search of
relief from asthma. Mr.. Searle's
health is improved, and is reported as
being well satisfied with his present
surroundings.
Rev. r. F. Chew. as financial agent
of the Marion Collegiate Institute at
Fredericktown, is travelling through
southeast Missouri endesvoring to Sc
cure fund of $4,000 for building q
boarding house for the school. Better
pay off the old debts, Bro. Chew, be-
fore making any new ones.
Mr.. James P. Lindsay, and old Iron
ton boy, now of Chicago, is an appli-
cant for General Superintendent of the
Railway Mail Service under the Nc
Kinley administration. Mr.. Lindsay
was for many years in the mail service,
and is unquestionably we'll qualified
for the responsible position he seeks.
A rear-end collision between two
freight trains at Glen Park, about
twenty miles this side of St. Louis,
blockaded the track from five o'clock
last Saturday evening until three the
following morning. Saturday nights
southbound trains did not reach here
until after four o'clock Sunday morn
ing.
soon be here. An experienced trim
mer from St. Louis will arrive about
the first of April to take charge of the
millinery department at Lopez's. Jake
writes that the stock will be an elegant
one and, as usual will embrace all the
latest styles. Due announcement of
the opening will appear later.
A tramp happened into the depot
one day recently. His face was not q
indicated that counting ties" hadn't
always been his avocation. He asked
and received permission to weigh him
self. In a moment after he broke out
in laugh with the remark, "Well,
hoboing certainly agrees with me:
have been at it just two weeks and
weigh more than / ever did befOrem
It is understood that some of the ap-
plicants for the post-office are yet con-
sidering the advisability OF holding a
primary election for the purpose OF as
certaining who is the choice of ma
jority of the Republican patrons of the
office. Some of the aspirants favor
this plan while others are opposd to it,
the latter preferring to rely on their
.'pulls" and petitions. And SO the
fight goes on. Who the winner will
be is yet undetermined, with no easy
solution in sight.
1t is reported that venerable gen.
tleman, already past the allotted three
score years and ten, but still healthy
and vigorous, who sometimes sojourns
in the Valley, is in search of a better
half, and, if all reports are true. has
determined to find one. The individ-
ual in question is reported as being
well off in this worlds goods, and is
DESTROYS of uniting his fortunes with
one of the fair sex equally fixed finan-
cially. A wedding may, in time re-
sult-iu which event the REGISTERS
readers will be duly informed.
DIED-At Ironton, Mo-. Sunday.
March 21st, 1897, at nine o'clock P. NJ,
w. c. HuTCHINs. aged "a years. 8
months and days. The deceased was
young man of upright character and
true worth, and was held in highest
esteem by all who knew him. His life
was singularly free from the shortcom-
ings to which humanity is prone, and
his every endeavor was to live in &C
cordance with the precepts that lead
to a nobler and more perfect state.
The funeral occurred from Fort Hill
church Monday. Rev. Aspley deliver
ing a most appropriate and feeling
sermon. To the bereaved widow-a
bride of four short months ago-and
stricken father and other relatives We
extend our assurances of sincerest sym