Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-07-29

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season OF the year 10 start to the north
ern cline. SO there viii not likely b
any euigrarts 70 The Alaska gold fell
from this section inst 81 present
H Davis Of this city last week ad
dressed q letter 20 the Secretary OF TIT
State Board Of Agriculture iDouirins
whether the milk from a COW afflicted
with the disease OF the eye, which La.
troubled the cattle here 50 much o.
late, was wholesome and fl for use
In reply the Secretary states that The
eye disease Is simply q local one and
/ provided the COW i sound Otherwise
the milk Is wholesome and all right
for use The meat. when butchsred,
the Secretary says Is also perfectly
healthy.
Mr. and Mrs c. P Talbot delight
/ fully entertained q number Of young
! people Monday night the occasion
/ being q surprise and birthday party IN
/ honor OF Mss Della Davis Dancing
] Or the lawn was INDUCED IN Tor sever
a hours when some delicious refresh
! nents were served Any one who has
/ ever visited this hospits5le home need
/ not be assured that al present enjoyed
/ the evening immensely Mr. and Mrs
! Ia bOtt are delightful entertainers and
well sustained their reputation on this
/ occasion
/ In point Of numbers, especially. the
/ excursion 10 ST. Louis last Sunday was
! a decided success Nine coaches were
/ crowded 10 overlooking when the train
/ reached here and half q hundred pep
/ pie probably boarded the train at this
1 statipa. In all IL Is estimated that oV-
sr 4 thousand people were taken TO St.
LO1is on the train The beer car was
| literally patrouized and some Of the
crowd grew noisy and hilarious. But
nobody was badly hurt, although q
| few fights were said TO have occurred.
| The train arrived here about half-past
nine and got IN Union Station & half
hour after noon On the return the
train left St. Louis at nine O'Clock
reaching here shortly after midnight.
Simon Durand. the owner Of French
Mills on St. Francis river al the mouth
OF Marble Greek was il town one day
| last week. The old gentleman, though,
reported 10 be quite well supplied with
| this worlds goods, seldom cares TO
wonder from his own Preside and
/ spends most Of his time around his
mill and farm. Although ne lives but
sixteen miles from Ir0nton the visit
| last week was the first trip ne had
| made here since the fire destroyed the
block Of buildings across the street
three years ago last Decem Der Meth
er had he heard Of the confagration
and on arriving in town last week
called at the Arcadia alley drug store
to pay visit TO his cOurtrynau. P.
GARNER. who conducted q clothing
store there before the FIRE. He was
very much surprised not to find Mr..
GARNER, and then. for the first time,
learned Of the changes that had taken
place In that block since his last visit
to IrOutOn-
The last legislature passed an act
requiring the clerk. secretary. auditor
or comptroller Of every. county, city,
town. village or school district IN Mis-
souri,, under penalty OF not less than
SO nor more than 800, to send q
sworn statement to the state auditor
on or before July /, 1897, of all bonds
and coupons or such county. city, town
village or school district then outstaDd-
ing. with RIl the details as 10 date Of
issue and maturity, rate Of interest,
place Of redemption and purpose for
which issued. They are also req uired
TO notify the state auditor OF intention
to pay Of option bonds 80 days before
date Of redemption Very few OF the
officers in the state. II is said, have
complied with the law, and State Au-
ditor Seibert, to whom the reports
must be sent, attributes their failure
70 the fact that the new act has been
overlooked. He believes they viii
make and forward the reports when
their attention Is called to the law,
and has prepared blanks and instruc-
tons, which he has sent TO the county
CLERKS for distribution to school district
clerks.
The lovely new home of Mr.. and
Mrs. 5. w Andrews IN RussellviIle
was last night the scene OF one OF the
most thoroughly enjoyable and delight
ful entertainments that have been given
II the Valley fer many a day the &C
casiOn being a --house-warmIng' party
or informal opening Of the new home
The fame of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews
hospitality has place IN the Valleys
history and no one who has ever
passed the portals Of their happy home
need be assured that every one Of the
/ large number OF visitors enjoyed the
evening and its pleasures 10 the utmost
! The scene presented 10 the guests on
arrival was q fascinating one. An az
| tistiC Arrangements Of Chinese lanterns
/ rendered the spacious lawn q charm
| ing moonlight. while the house was
/ q picture OF radiant splendOr-the
| stained windows meIlowiuC the light
I and throwing shadows of every hue
/ The guests devoted themselves chiefly
/ 10 dancing and eli improved the time.
| About midnight a delightful lunch was
/ served when. after another hour or 50
OF dancing, the guests departed for
home Miss Marie Gratiot and Miss
Julia Andrews happily assisted in re-
ceiving and looking after the comfort
+ and pleasures OF the visitors
Last Friday. J. z Hanna. Special
/ L. :. Pension Agent a. Cape IirRr-
deau, called al this Office and wanted
rs 70 tell Ell we knew Of one Jacob
/ Erebs. who had for several months in
/ The year 1871 resided at Arcadia. We