Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-04-07
st. Louis Letter.

from this city, We thought lew lot
tings might be of some interest to the
readers of the greatest of all South
eastern Missouri county journals. This
we say without fear of successful con-
tradiction, and from past and present
knowledge of its general makeup, its
magnificent corps OF correspondents
who are always willing and ready to
editor to give his subscribers value
received i'll the way of news and facts
for their money.
Anent the Spanish-American war
that is on the eve of being precipitat-
ed our metropolitan papers are hand
ling the subject with unabated interest,
which IN turn gives our county papers
through exchange mediums, a correct
synopsis of the latest events.
Mr.. Mckinley, however. deplores
war and is trying every conceivable
idea to delay matters aud hopes to
have the matter settled by armistice
through diplomatic negotiations, but
in the language of the girl student of
the Chase Art school of New York
City, ''to hell with diplomacy" | say
let US settle with Spain in the sam e
manner as is characteristic with them.
The sending of their Flotilla to the
Western hemisphere is a second but a
much harder slap at Uncle Sam than
most people believe, and our represen-
tatives in Congress and Senate are
justified in urging our dilatory Pres
ident to get move on himself ere
it is too late. Mr.. Mckinley, you
know, Is only the tool of Mark Hanna
and must bide the dictates of the all
powerful man from Ohio, lest some
thing may drop.
In our evening strolls down around
Union Station, we occasionally see old
time friends from Arcadia Valley and
its adjacent towns, which makes one
feel more cheerful. We had the
pleasure of meeting and conversing
with ex-Probate Judge J. A. Zwart a
few evening ago, and he's the same
old Joe, full of business and as talka-
tive as a poll parrot. An especial
invitation was given US to call at their
place of business, 1901 Fullerton Build
ing. We promised to do so.
On the evening of March 31st we
had the pleasure OF attending an up
to-date benefit concert aud ball.
Some two months ago David Brough,
a member of the Soft Stone Cutters
Union, and employed by the Geo. F.
Bruce Company, was working on a
large building the company is erecting
on 10th and Washington avenue for
the McKittrick dry goods firm. A
large derrick that was being used,
somehow or other, gave way and fell
to the ground, and Mr.. Brough, in
trying to get out of the way, stumbled
and fell when the derrick caught him,
MASKING both feet so that they had to
be amputated, one above and the other
below the knee, rendering him a Grip
pie for life.
The Scottish Clans, Soft Stone Cut
ters and Granite Cutters, set about to
get up benefit for himself and family,
so a concert and ball was held at Har-
monte Hall on the evening of March
31st. The programme was as follows:
The first was grand selection by
an AL union orchestra.
I'd. Solo by Miss Emma J. Phillips
when the Tide Comes In"-was
we'll rendered as is characteristic of
Miss Emma as an artist. Miss Phillips,
it will be remembered, was an erst-
while resident of Graniteville, but who
last summer went east with her folks
for few months stay; has returned to
the city and is now doing good work
in the Cumberland Presbyterian church
as an accomplished choir singer.
Sd. Scotch Reel by Misses Iva Cor
don, Lille Aitken and Messrs. Chas.
Gum and David Patrick, the execu-
tion of which was excellent and pleas
ing to the audience.
4th. Recitation-'sThe Dudes So
liloquy of the Horse Car" by Mr..
Chas. A. Reeder. that was very funny.
9TH. Solo-"You'n Remember Me, :"
by Miss Maggie Clyde; that also
brought out an appreciating feeling.
9th. Sword Dance by little Miss
Aitken that was artistically executed.
9TH. Piano Solo by Miss Mae Will
son. The grand old song, ''Annie
Laurie" that never wears out, was
well rendered and called for return
of Miss Wilson, who responded by a
performance on the queen of instru-
ments.
Sth. Highland Fling by Miss Iva
Gordon. Piper Alex Robertson, now
of the police force, with his favorite
Scotch instrument. the bagpipes, fur
nished the mnsic for Scotch Reel