Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-11-10
LOCAL BREv1rIEs.


itors these days.
Which is the worse: Yellow Democ-
racy or Yellow Journalism?
Services at the Baptist church Sun
day. All are invited to attend.
Remember the festival at the Acade-
my of Music next Wednesday night.
The Greater Bonanza occupies con-
siderable of the REGIsTER's space this
week.
The lying circular issued by the Re-
publicans on the eve of election didn't
do the liars who conceived it any good.
W. L. Mathews, formerly of this
county, was elected Circuit Clerk OF
Wayne county Tuesday on the Repub-
ican ticket.
All kinds of Sheet or Book music
Instrumental or Vocal, can be had by
leaving your orders with FL. Davis,
Ironton, Mo.
The W. c. L. q. will meet Saturday
afternoon at o'clock, at the home of
Miss Bertha Fairchild. All members
are requested to be present.
Regular meeting K. P. lodge to-
morrow friday evening. Work in
first rank. All members urged to at
tend. a. HUFF, Z. r. & S.
The band boys went to Greenville to
make music for the big Democratic
celebration. The trip proved quite
pleasant one and the day was univer-
sally enjoyed.
There will be a grand masquerade
ball at Bismarck, Wednesday evening,
November 23d. Admission, per cou-
pie, seventy-fve cents. A grand time
assured all who attend.
Query: Was it the music of the
Ironton band at Greenville last Satur-
day, or the sinews of war supplied by
the big mill corporation that caused a
Republican majority in Wayne county?
Marshal Bohle and Deputies Nall
and Brennan were here from st. Louis
Sunday for half-dozen federal prison
ers confined in Jail here who had been
indicted by the late q. S. grand jury
in st. Louis.
Pierre Chouteau of St. Louis still has
a force of men employed sinking shaft
on the Imboden fork of Black river,
about twelve miles west of Ironton.
The indications are said to promising
for valuable find of copper.
Election day in the Valley was quiet
and uneventful. The interest immedi-
ately seemed to center in the race for
Justices of the Peace, and the friends
of the opposing candidates were pull
ing and hauling among the voters all
day long.
Among the callers at the REGISTER
Office the past week was our venerable
friend, ..Uncle Bobbie' Lewis of Sabula.
Despite his advanced years, Mr.. Lewis
is still quite active and is enjoying fair
" good health. May he reach the
century mark!
Following was the vote on township
Offices in this township: justice of the
peace: Fairchild, 155; Delano, 144;
Broadwell, 104; Claybaugh. 81;
Schacht, 1S0 Fairchild and Schacht
elected. For constable, John /. Mar
shall, 500; Gillian, 10.
Bor ITO Dr. and Mrs. G. w. Far
rar, Jr., Belleview, Mo, Wednesday,
November 8, 1898, a boy. The DIR.
SAYS the new conner was just day late
for the election, hut assures US that he
is a Democrat. simon-pure. The REG
lister extends congratulations.
We have Republican authority that
w. w. Haywood recently said, ''for
twenty years I've been trying to get
out of politics." Now, boys, as W. w.
seems to have been eliminated COM
plesely let him stay out. What do you
say? Carried without dissenting
voice.
The editor is ia receipt of an invita-
ton to the marriage of Judge Edward
T. Eversole and Miss Mary E. Bugg in
the PRESBYTERIAN church, Potosi. No.,
November 10Th. Judge Eversole has
many friends in Iron county who Will
ioln the REGISTER in wishing him and
his supreme happiness.
The REGISTER is pleased to learn
that Mr.. G. w. CRANE of Pilot Knob,
who was taken to Mullanphy Hospital,
Ct Louis, for treatment several weeks
since. is improving and will be able to
leave the hospital in the course OF
month. Mr.. Craine will make his
home in Murphys6oro. Illinois.
Following are the signal service
readings at this point for the week
ending Nov. Sth, showing the highest
and lowest temperature recorded each
dav. Nov. I'd, 6s. SO; Sd. 76. So; 4th,
-. at: 9th, Il. 81; 9th, 60, 81; 9TH,
81. 90: 9Th, 6S. 4S. Rainfall, %
w. II. DELANo. Observer.
Z J. Proctor Morton, who served as
cine. engineer on the Cruiser, Marble
head. in the late war with Spain, will
arrive In Ironton tomorrow on a visit
of q couple days to his parents. Dr.
and Mrs. Morton. The young man has
haen transferred to the Asiatic squad
ron. and is on mis- way to join the feet
at Manila.
Attention is drawn to the announce
mont concerning additional prizes OF
faraa in connection with the ST. Paulis
Cburch Bazaar. They are both o.
soma value aud should arouse some in
terast and call for many competitors.
r is to be regretted however that the
announcement has been postponed TIL
$50 late in the fall.
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