Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-18

Siooh eOciaI Inls thursday evening
at the basement of the Presbyterian
church.
The following persons were electe,
to Office for the Ninth District C.. Z
Union for the coming year: President
Miss Mary Herman, Yount; Vice
President. Miss Mamie Quackenbush
Cape Girardeau; Secretary, Mr.. Johr
Russell, IrOnton; Treasurer, Miss Mar
Belle Gregory, Fredericktown; Junior
Superintendent, Mrs. w. Fleming
Pennington.
Tuesdays st. Louis papers contained
news from Washington. ID. c., saying
that on October 1st the post-office al
this place would be made a presiden.
tlal office. This means the office will
De placed on salary basis, and the
postmaster appointed by the President
Instead of the Postmaster General as
heretofore. The change is desirable
one for Mr.. Bishop and we congratu.
late him.
Word was received here the first oil
the week announcing the approaching
marriage of DIR. Campbell and Miss
Florence Claybaugh, in Hopewell, Pa,
on Wednesday, August II. 1898. The
bride, who is a most charming young
lady, was visitor to Irontou in the
early spring, and while here made
many friends who will join the REGIS
TER in wishing her a long life of hap
piness and prosperity.
The members of Arcadia Valley W.
G. I. L. are earnestly requested to be
present at Fort Hill church, Wednes-
day, August 24th, 3 p. NJ. Several
things of importance to be brought be-
| fore the Union-annual election of
officers, payment eff semi-annual dues,
initiative steps to be taken towards our
District w. C.. T. U. Convention to be
held here in October. All the mem
bers please come. By order of local
president.
From October Sd, to Sth, for the St.
Louis Fair, the St. Louis & |. NJ. Rail-
way will sell tickets to ST. Louis and
return at the rate of one lowest first
class, standard. regular fare for the
round trip. Tickets will be sold Octo-
Der I'd to 9Th. inclusive. limited to
continuous passage in each direction,
with final limit for return of October
10th. w. P. Wemp, agent here, will
take pleasure in giving further infor-
nation if desired.
As announced in the last issue of the
REGISTER Bird Smith was on Wednes-
day two weeks ago acquitted in the cir
cult court at Greenville for the killing
of one Reuben Thomas at Williams
Vile two years ago. The trial Occu-
pied two days, and unusual interest
was manifested. Messrs. Clardy,
Weber and Raney defended while
Prosecuting Attorney Hines conducted
the States case. The jury was out
about half hour, and the announce
ment of the verdict was received with
cheers in the crowded courtroom.
A petition addressed to the county
court asking the building of a wagon
bridge across the little creek just north
of the Pilot Knob railroad crossing has
been circulated among the citizens of
the Valley the past week by our old
friend, +. Inner of Pilot Knob. The
foot bridge, that has been across the
stream for a number of years was
washed away by one of the heavy rains
this summer, and the ford is rough,
steep and at times dangerous. 1t is to
be hoped the court can see its way
clear to build the bridge without delay.
party of young people including
the following, spent Sunday afternoon
very pleasantly at the Iron Mountain
dam: Misses Hattie Crews, Josie Olson,
Minnie Trauernicht, Bertha Schifferly,
Maude Ferguson. Alice and Nan Kidd.
of Graniteville; Miss Kate Reel, of
Ironton; and Rose Jenes of Arcadia.
Also Messrs. Newm. Farmer, Tom Toll
Lesson, Gilbert Hills and Robert Par
mer, Ironton; j. w. Gosney, Arcadia;
John Tolleson, of Graniteville; j.
Rodach, of Middlebrook, j. NJ. Haw
kins, of Belleview, and Louis Shach,
of Arcadia.
The Rev. A. Britain announces the
following as the subjects for the Com
position Competition in connection with
St. Paul's Church Bazaar next Decem-
ber-Q) The American Navy, its Past,
Present. and Future; (2) A Compare
son of Southeast Missouri forty years
ago with its present condition. Either
of these subjects may be chosen under
the conditions already specified. An
alteration has been made with regard
to the date for sending In. All COM
positions are now required to be sent
in by Nov. Is. to the Rev. A. Britain.
The composition is open to all boys
apd GIRLS under 10
w. B. Watson, who made an effort
to have the accommodation train run
to the Valley again recently received a
letter from General Manager bod
bridge, saying the run could not be ex-
tended because such move would re-
uuire an additional train on the north
end of the road to transact early morn
ing business there. That is that the
extension of the run would necessarily
delay the train on its arrival in st.
Louis-too late for milk and garden
shipments. Mr.. Doddridge does not
think that just at the present time the
business would be sufficient to justify
an additional train.
Messrs. Harry Prufrock and Rob.
Burns arrived in Ironton from St. Louis
last week having made the trip over
land on a couple of fine saddle horses.
They were two days en- route. The
young men started on the return trip