Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-11-03

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rlously injured his knee cap. He i.
now confined to his room with the
knee set in plaster Paris. bat hopes t.
be out Ia another week. The REGIS
TER trusts TO hear of his early anG
complete recovery.
The band boys have secured a rate
OF one and one-third fare for the round
| trip 10 Williamsville Saturday, from
where they go over the Holiday road
to Greenvlile to attend the Democratic
rally there. ANY person who desire:
to make the trip that day can take ad:
vantage of the rate.
The REGISTER is recently in receipt
OF the annual report of the Roman
Catholic Orphan AsyluDs of the Arch
diocese of st. Louis. The total col
lections of the Arcadia Parish Orphan
Aid Society. under the direction OF
Rev. l.. G. Wernert, rector, amount to
S44-4O. A very creditable showing in
deed.
G. W. Craine of Pilot Knob has re-
Gently built an elegant home In Muir
| physboro. His. and will remove to that
place during the coming week. Mr..
CRANE has been a resident of this
county for forty years and will carry
| with him the best wishes of many old
friends for health AND happiness in his
new home.
The editor is in receipt OF card an
| nouncing the arrival of Horace Tong
Scott at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
.. Scott in Sherman, Texas, on Tues
day. October 25th, 1898. Mrs. Scott,
nee Tong, was born and reared in the
Valley and has many friends here who
will join the REGISTER in extending
congratulations.
Rev. A. Britain this week received
letter from a friend in India, which
when mailed there bore the address
''Rev. A. Britain, Missouri" The
letter was delayed in New York City
just five days, and was then promptly
forwarded to this Office. A splendid il
lustration of the remarkable efficiency
of Uncle Sans mail service.
Following are the signal service
readings at this point for the week
ending Nov. 1st, showing the highest
and lowest temperature recorded each
day: Oct. 26th, so. So; 9th, 55, 81;
2Sth, 65, 80; goth, 81, 50; 30th, 50,
So; 31st, 60, 20; Nov. LIST, 20, 81.
Rainfall, .O3.
w. H. DELANo, Observer.
The following conversation recently
occurred between a grand father and
grand son who live in this county:
GRAND Son. (NINE YEARS OLD
Grand pa, what are you going to do
with your money when you die?
GRAND PA-Why, take it with me, l
suppose. /
G. Son. (Thoughyully) Aren't you
afraid it will burn?
The editor is in receipt of a letter
from G. S. Hart, formerly of Annapolis,
this county, who is now at Wewoka,
Indian Territory. MIR. Hart has just
been mustered out of one of the yolun-
teer companies from Arkansas, but
says he will join the regular army in
the near future. He says he is well
and asks to be remembered to all his
old friends III Iron county.
List of letters remaining In the Post
Office at Ironton, Mo-, for the week
ending Oct. 31st, 1898. If not called
for within two weeks, they will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office:
DOdson Dick Kidel ID 2
Hall Miss Nettie MsGarvey John
Willburn Elgia
Persons claiming the above will
please say advertised" and give date
of this list. J. n. BISHOP, P. NJ.
Attention Is drawn to the regulations
regarding the competition in compost
tions in connection with st. Paul's
Church Bazaar All compositions are
required TO be sent in by November
10Th to the Rev. A. Britain. The
subjects as announced two months ago
are % The American Navy, its Past,
Present and Future; ~ A Comparison
of Southeast Missouri forty years ago
with it's present condition. The prize |
to be given to the successful cOmpeti- |
tor is a watch, and the names of the |
gentlemen to be asked to adjudicate |
will be announced as soon as the COM |
positions are sent in.
By reference to the ballot as pub |
lished in the REGISTER it will be seen
there are eight tickets for the voter TO |
chose from at the coming election. |
They are: Democratic, Republican, |
three Peoples Party tickets, Prohibit
ton, Socialist-Labor and SocialDemo- |
cratic ticket. The voter should be |
careful and not confound the latter
with the regular Democratic ticket, |
headed by VIM. G. Marshall for Su-
preme Judge and the other State nom |
inees, together with the county ticket. |
When you go to cast your ballot be
sure you have the one headed Demo |
cratic Ticket" and you will be all right.
OCTOBER WEATHER. highest tenn /
perature for October was SO degrees;
lowest, 90 degrees; a monthly range /
of 6S degrees. Total rainfall was 4. 65 |
inches, triae more than September
last. Mean maximum was 65.55.
mean minimum. 43 80. October, 1897,
mean maximum was S1.54, and mean
minimum was 41.03. This is the first
year have any record o: snow in Oc-
toher, and leaves on trees green up to
within few days of November. AT
close of month grass is quite green in |
pastures. A great many people think |
the weather predictions which appear
at the post-office daily. except Sunday, |
do not amount to anything and do not |
prove true. l will say that in October |
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