Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-04-14

| Inc diamond drill which has been
used in prospecting for lead in the
south end of the county for the past
two months, has been boring on the
farm of James Lovelace near Des Arc
Cor the past three weeks. The utmost
secresy is maintained as to what the
cores have revealed.
Following are the signal service
readings at this point for the week
ending April 18th, showing the high
est and lowest temperature recorded
each day: April 9th, 40, 27; 9TH, SO,
p; Sth, 60, 35; 9th, rs, As; 10th, 63,
Al; 18th, 81, 81; 18th, 73, 81.
w. H. DELANo, Observer.
Houston Latham in this paper an
nOunces himself candidate for the of
flee of County Judge for the Western
District, subject to the Democratic
Primary. Mr.. L. is an old citizen of
the county and we'll acquainted with
the needs and desires of his people.
We commend him to their favorable
consideration.
The screen factory closed down Sat
urday evening and, it is understood,
Will not resume operations until next
September. All the screen doors to
be used this summer are now on the
market and the factories, generally,
cease operations during the summer
months. The factory here has shipped
about eight cars OF doors this season.
A heavy wind prevailed in this sec
ton yesterday afternoon, doing con-
siderable damage. A stack of lumber
was torn down at Hogan, the lumber
stacked at JohusOn's ice-house scat
tered, the roof on the Harviell barn in
Arcadia torn off, and trees in various
places were uprooted. A fiue on the
Episcopal church also was blown down.
Ferd Schmitz was a caller at the
REGISTER office Monday morning.
Ferd is now employed in the company
store at Crystal City and is very pleas
antly situated. This is his first visit
to lrOntOn in two years and he was quite
surprised at the improvements that had
taken place in his absence. He and
his family will visit relatives here for
a week.
The third cavalry stationed at Jeffer
son Barracks has been ordered to Chat
tanOoga, so as to be accessible to the
coast in the event of war with Spain.
Unless an amicable adjustment is ar
ranged between this country and Spain,
and the troops returned to the Bar
racks in the near future, there will not
likely be any soldiers at the rife range
this summer.
Bishop futile is to arrive in Ironton
on Monday, the 18th, and will hold a
Confirmation In St. Paul's church at
1880 P. NJ. On Tuesday he will address
the Sunday School at a special service
at $50 P. NJ. To the services every
one is cordially INVITED. He will also
make an address at the entertainment
to be given in the Hall at S P. NJ. on
Tuesday evening.
St. Paul's Episcopal church was
very nicely decorated with flowers on
Easter Sunday. The music in the
morning was very fine, especially Miss
Andrews rendition of 1.-The Holy
City" as an offertory-the latter being
repeated, by request, at the evening
service. Visitors noticed a new frontal
on the reading desk and a new kneel-
ing pad in front of the altar, both, it
is understood, Easter gifts.
An embryo cyclone visited the Dixie
farm, about three miles southeast of
Ironton, last Saturday afternoon. 1t
took off a part of the iron roof which
covered the barn, and tore down about |
half of a sheep shed 800 feet long. |
Part of the roof was carried Il hundred |
yards away. Fortunately the dwelling
house was not in the path of the wind, |
and no other damage than that above |
noted was done to the premises.
JAS L. Brierton, who has filled the |
position of night operator at this place
for the past six months, left Wednes- |
day for Poplar Bluff, and he will as
sumo charge of the Western Union !
Telegraph Office at that place. Mr.. !
Brierton is an unusually well informed |
young man and is at all times cOur- |
teous and accommodating to the pub |
lie. The REGISTER has no doubt that
he will attain success wherever he may |
be called.
w. d. Crandall of St. James, Mo-,
spent the first of the week In the Val |
ley as the guest of his daughter, Mrs. |
IL. H. Buford. Mr.. Crandall was for |
a number of years In the newspaper
business in north Missouri, but now
has charge of the federal soldiers home |
at St. James. He favored the REGIS
TER Office with call Monday and we
found him very pleasant and enter
tanning gentleman. Mr.. &. spent some |
time here as a soldier during the war
and this is his first visit to the Valley |
since that time.
H. NJ. Collins, the livery man, de-
sires to direct the attention Of the gen.
eral public TO the fact that never be-
fore was he so well equipped to do a
livery bushes as at the present time.
He has lately received a line of new
buggies and other vehicles and his
stables are filled with first-class horses.
Especial attention paid to summer Wis
itors and travelling men. Picnic and
fishing parties fitted out in irst-class
shape. When in want of anything
whatever, in the livery line remember
Collins and he will fix you all right.
John Inner, an observation patient
at the City Hospital, made an ineffect-
ual attempt to escape from the view
cells Sunday morning. Inner is 20
years old and comes from Pilot Knob,
Mo. His mind became unsettled over