Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-10


t the benefit of the NJ. E. church at tn
Academy of Music last Thursday nigh
: was largely attended and was an en
: tire success socially and otherwise
The literary and musical program wa
well rendered by the best local talen
of the Valley and much appreciated b.
the audience. The festival part of tn,
program was also greatly appreciated
as was shown by the liberal patronage
accorded it. The feast consisted o.
ice cream, straw berries, cake, sand
witches, hot coffee and several othel
good things. Much credit is due those
| who assisted in the arrangement and
also to the donors. Everybody went
away we'll pleased. The net proceeds
| amounted to $35-
Commencing with to-day connection
! is given the patrons of the IrOnton
post-ofice with No. sc, the north
bound mail train in the morning.
| This is the service for which the REG
IsTER and the people have been asking
| for several months past. An inspector
was sent here q couple of weeks ago to
! Investigate the situation. His report
| recommended the change and an order
was received By the postmaster here
Tuesday stating the new service would
commence to-day. The mail at this
Office will close as usual at seven
o'clock in the evening, the carrier
takes the same to the Arcadia depot
and the night agent at that place sees
the pouches get on the train. Service
is discontinued from this Office with
No. 81. the north-bound fast mail in
the afternoon. In view of the fact
that we have a north-bound mail two
hours earlier this discontinuance works
no Inconvenience.
Station Agent Wemp last Saturday
received two large baskets of Carrier
or HOming Pigeons sent to him by the
National Federation of American HON.
ing Pigeons of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
There were about twenty-five pigeons
in each basket and the instructions
were to turn them lose at five o'clock
the morning following their arrival
provided the day was clear and the
wind not from the north. Sunday
morning, however, the wind was I'M
favorable and the sky cloudy. These
unfavorable conditions continued until
Wednesday when, the wind being from
the south, and the sky free from clouds,
the pigeons were liberated at FIVE
o'clock in the morning. They flew
straight up for several hundred feet
and then after circling around for few |
moments started at very rapid rate, |
flying little east of north, and soon
were out of sight. They were expect
ed to reach home last evening, cover
ing the entire distance to Milwaukee, |
over four hundred miles, in about four
teen hours.
The following in reference to two
cOlOred individuals who formerly made
their home here and are well known in
the Valley, is taken from last weeks
issue of the Bonnie Terre Democrat
Register: 1.-Two colored men, Jack and
Andy Merrill, got into an alteration
last Sunday which came near ending
for both. Jack and ANDY
are brothers but the tie of relationship
seems no bar to their dislike for one
another as Andy was released from the
Missouri Peuitentiary only this spring
after serving a sentence for a felonious
assault on his brother. The particu-
ars concerning last Sundays unpleas-
antness are reported as follows: Jack,
t seems was having some words with
1 white boy when Andy demonstrated
with his brother for quarrelling. This
Interference angered Jack and he
turned upon Andy to vent his spleen. .
Drawing his re"olver he snapped it at
him several times and once it fired but
missed the mark. OF course Andy ran ,
'ut Jack followed continuing in the en-
ieavor to shoot, but when opposite the ,
It. Louis Store, Andy drew his knife ;
urned and, grasping Jack threw him {
o the ground. He then began to use +
he knife on Jack, and stabbed him ,
'nce in the neck, but was interfered 9
With by bystanders and thus prevented :
rom doing Jack fatal injury. Jack :
nd Andy are now both in the Farm ,
ngton Jail, counter charges having +
een made before Justice Fraser, and .
here will remain until the Prosecut-
ng Attorney takes action in their E
ase." 7
\ very pleasant affair was that
cross the way Wednesday evening of I
lst week. Mrs. j. 5. Benson of Anna ?
oils had come up that day to attend.
mong other things, the meeting of d
ne Rebecca Lodge at this place. At L
ne conclusion of the Lodge proceed Z
lgs, the brothers and sisters were I
iven to understand that an adjourn u
lent to the Blue Store would not be n
-ithOut interest to all concerned. Ac- Il
they proceeded in a body to II
ne place designated, and were met at r
he hOspitable door of the establish
lent by happy concourse of children u
rmGd with various musical contrivan-
IS. and saluted with national and 9th o
r airs effectively rendered both by
DICE and instrument. The overture
nded, the proprietor stepped forward a
nd greeted the visitors in the follow L
lg words: Dear Sisters and Broth o
rs-It is always the unexpected that II
appens, and for this reason / have no r
pologies to offer for the surprise q
ay it be pleasant one in every y
lase!-I have, in conjunction with Il
lie happy children here present. s.
tanned for you. If it shall add a mo- W
ent's happiness to your pilgrimage az
trough this vale of tears my purpose ID
i'll have been most happily served. o.
'elcome to the Blue Store, Welcome d;
especial to Sister Benson. whom we q
| delight 10 LCneti Welcome to all 81