Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-11-04
Sunday was Hallow Zen.

Thanksgiving three weeks from to-
day.
No more dust nor hot weather for
1897.
Movers wagons are quite numerous
these days.
Probate court convenes in regular
session next Monday.
Northern potatoes are being spipped
to this market by the car load.
Collins. the Ironton livery man.
wants to buy scrap iron and bleached
bones.
Henry Peetz and wife of Pilot Knob
celebrated their golden wedding last
Thursday.
Several sportsmen from st. louis
have arrived in the county the past
week to hunt birds.
Misses Marie Gratiot and Julia An
drews entertained their friends at a
card party last Friday evening.
Rev. VauDerlippe. of St. Louis. will
preach at the Presbyterian church
next Sunday, November 9TH, 1897.
Circuit court adjourned Saturday
morning. The docket. with the dis
position of each case, is published this
week.
The north-bound Memphis train has
been crowded every night the past week
with refugees fleeing from the yellow
fever.
The young people are rehearsiug for
benefit Of the NJ. Z. church in the near
future.
Preaching at the NJ. Z. Church. Iron
ton. Sunday evening at Z o'clock, by
the pastor. Everybody cordially in
vited to attend.
The steel gang that has been at work
in this section for the past month will
get through this week. and the board
ing cars will be moved.
Rev. Jos. Stirmlinger. of st. Charles,
who was recently called to the pastor
ate of the Baptist Church, has declined
the call. and will remain at St. Charles.
The Baptist people contemplate
holding a big meeting, lasting ten
days or more, in the Academy of Music
in the near future. Plans are not yet
fully completed.
The Halloween social at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Louis Miller in Arcadia
was, owing to the inclement weather,
postponed from Monday until Tuesday
evening. All who attended report a
very pleasant time.
Married-At the residence of VIM.
T. O'Neal. Ironton, Mo, on the Sd day
of November, 1897, by w. G Fair
child, J. P, Mr. WIN. j. RUSSELL, of
Iron county, Mo, and Miss LULA
SToKELY. of Madison county, Mo.
The Ladies' Missionary Society of
the Presbyterian church will meet at
the home of Miss Hattie Russell, next
Friday at half past two o'clock, No
vember 5th, 1897. All the members
are earnestly requested to be present.
Rev. G. w. King spent last Sunday
at Bonnie Terre where he had gone to
administer the Sacrament of Baptism
to a number of new converts that have
recently united with the church at that
place. Rev. Edward Koeth is the pas
tor.
DR.. Lowry was attending to DR.. Nor
wines patients at Bismarck last week,
DR.. n. being at the hospital in st.
Louis We are pleased to state that
Dr. Norwine has sufficiently recovered
to return home and resume his prac
tice.
C. B. Hill returned from jefferson
City Saturday. He has the thanks of
the editor for a chain made of hair
the handiwork of one of the Bald Knob
outlaws, now serving a life sentence
in the penitentiary. The chain is
quite curiosity.
Following are the signal service
readings at this point for the week
ending Nov. I'd, showing the highest
and lowest temperature recorded each
day: Oct. 9th, 81, So; 2Sth, 81, 40;
29th, 81, 81: 30th, 76, 20; S1st, 54
AZ; Nov. 1st, As, AZ; I'd, 81, Al. Rain
fall, POS.
Charles Winters and Miss Pearl
Exum were married at the residence OF
John Exum Tuesday afternoon at 2
O'Clock, Rev. G. F. McGhee perform
ing the ceremony. The young couple
will go to housekeeping on North Main
street near A. A. Mehaffey's residence.
-Poelar Bluff Republican.
Allan Tullock. colored. was indicted
by the grand jury last week for murder
in the trst degree for killing Andy
Cooley, ealso colored, in Arcadia a cou-
nile of months since. The court ap-
nointed B. F. Marbury OF Pennington
and IL. II. Buford of Ironton to defend
Tullock. The case was continued un-
til the next term.
The long-waited for rain came Sun
day. The precipitation was not rapid
bnt continued steadily for over twenty
fonr hours - from Sunday evening
until Monday night. The total rain
fall was over two inches; cisterns were
spnplied, wells replenished, and it is
hoped there will be no more scarcity
of water this year.
List of letters remaining In the Post
Oaice at Ironton. Mo-, for the month
ending October 81, 1897. If not called
for within thirty days, they will be
sast IN the Dead Letter Office:
Allen BIB Miss Hill James Mr.
AThertou Jno Mr. Hayden F Mrs