Iron County register., 1898-08-04

| lu Itoo.ou tuesday naV1ng In custody
D. L. Pritchard of Ripley county who
Is charged with carrying on the busi-
ness OF retail liquor dealer without
having paid the federal license there
for. Unless he fills bond Pritchard
will remain in jail here until the meet
ing of the District Court in St. Louis
in September.
Word has been received from Frank
Hotson. who joined the regular army
couple OF months since at Jefferson
Barracks, and is now with the troops
at Santiago. He says the suferings of
the starved Cubaus cannot be describ-
ed, and that short stay on the island
would readily convince the most skep-
tical that the Spanish cruelty had nev-
er been half told.
The ladies of the Guild of St. Paul's
church were entertained by Mrs. Thorn
son at Valley Home last Thursday af-
ternOon. Information was given by
Mrs. Thomson and Mrs. White concern
sng the work of the Woman's Auxiliary
for the Diocese of Missouri. and by
Miss May Thomson concerning ST.
Stephens Mission in the City in which
she assists. i very pleasant and
agreeable afternoon was spent by all
present.
The second annual Convention of
the Ninth District OF the Missouri
Christian Endeavor Union will be held
in Ironton August 9Th, 10th and 18th.
From the programme it Is learned that
Mayor Edgar will deliver the address
of welcome to the visitors and that
during the session talks will be made
by the ministers of the various church |
es in the Valley. Some fifty or more
delegates are expected TO be in at
tendance.
wide-awake snake was discovered |
in the third story OF W. a. Fletcher's |
residence in Arcadia one evening last |
week. Some of the boys had bee > |
sleeping in q tent in the yard for se.-
eral nights, and the day before had |
carried their bed clothes back to the
house, and, in so doing. it is thought, |
likely carried the snake in with |
them. No other theory can be ad-
vanced for the presence of his snake
ship in the third story.
A curious looking outfit wended its
way up Main street Sunday evening. |
Il was an old omnibus or herdic drawn |
by a couple of apparently ill-fed and
neglected mules. The occupants proved /
to be ..Dingling Jim" and his family, |
who several years ago were residents
of north Ironton and for a number of
years lived on the charity of this COM
munity. It is understood their home
is now in a county west OF here but
they are most of the time on the road
seeking charity and assistance as they
travel.
II is said that certain parties not a
thousand miles away are daily violat-
ing the game law, especially as applied
to turkeys. Our informant says he
dislikes TO get any one in trouble, but
that unless the offenders cease slsy-
ing the young turkeys he intends
to place the matter before the next
grand jury. Better look out, boys,
and 60 a little slow. You can't afford
10 violate the law with impunity. You
are sure to come to grief if you do So
don't kill any more OF the turkeys,
bows, until the law is out.
Mrs. Belle Lay will sell at public
auction, on the Lay farm, oue-half
mile east of Belleview. on Saturday.
August 20, 1898, commencing at nine
o'clock A NJ, the following described
articles of personal property: A lot Of
Live Stock-Cattle, Hogs and Horses
Farm Machinery, Mowers, Farm
Wagons, Cultivators, etc. Also, 10
of Household and Kitchen Furniture.
Terms of Sale.-Live Stock. cash in
hand. On other articles, all sums un-
der S. cash; over that amount, note at
6 per cent, with approved security.
List of letters remaining IN the Post
Office at Ironton. Mo-, for the month
ending July 31st, 1898. If not called
for within thirty days, they will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office:
Boyer Carrie Mrs Noel James Mr.
Bailey Z f Mr. Owens W II
Coble Rosa Miss Parsons T L
Cottner Fife Miss Prier A P & wills
Dewitt g W Rite Macy Mr.
Fire G W Sheppard r Miss
Godat Chas Mr. West Charley Mr.
FOREIGN.
WIchmount Ludwig Mr.
Persons claiming the above will
please say advertised" and give date
of this list. J. n. BISHOP, P. NJ.
The petition addressed TO the pas
senger department of the railroad ask
ing that the run of the accommodation
tain be extended to the Valley was
last week presented TO General Passen-
ger agent Townsend by Mr.. w. b.
Watson. of St Louis. who had the ma,
ter in charge. Mr.. Watson says that
Col. Townsend accorded him most cOur-
teous treatment and promised to give /
the subject immediate attention. Mr.. |
Watson afterwards had a talk with /
General Manager Doddridge relative
to the matter, who also assured him /
that he would see what could be done. |
Mr.. Watson is a staunch advocate of /
the advantages of the Valley as sum |
mer resort, and firmly believes that /
were the proper accommodations to be
had we could have hundreds of visitors |
all through the summer season.
The case of Jay Ray VS.. the City of
Poplar Bluff for damages was tried in |
the circuit court here couple OF years |
since. Rays wife and child fell