Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-10-27

Latest news from the proorietors Is
however. that the factory will resum
operations in November.
1t is reported that P. W. WLrtwortl
and half dozen of his Pilot Knol
neighbors went out 'possum huntins
Thursday night of last week and wer,
frightened into the tree tops by wha
they thought 20 be q panther, bu
proved to be harmless ground hog
Ihls Is the tale as twas told to us.
i Following are the signal servic.
readings al this point for the weeE
ending Oct. 18th, showing the highes
and lowest temperature recorded eacf
day: Oct 18th, SO, 80: 10Th, SO. 81
2lst, Al, 81; 22a. 50. 81; 23d. 30. "a
! oath, II, 4S; 25th, 81, so. Rainfall
LIZ W. H. DELANO, Observer
Capt A. B. Sloan. who has beer
with the sixth regiment at Jackson.
vile. Florida, for the past three
months. arrived on visit to his family
at Pilot Knob Monday morning. On
the expiration of his leave of absence
about week hence he will reioin his
company at Savannah. Ga, whence
they will embark for Cuba
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Bap-
list church desire 20 inform the public.
that. in the near future, they. assisted
by young people in the Valley, will
come forward with first class enter
tainment. While the nature of il will
soon be made known. yet. the public
| may rest assured il will favorably COM
pare with other live entertainments
given under their auspices in years
gone By.
The millinery opening at Lopez
week before last afforded one of the
most elegant displays of fail and win
ter hats and hornets ever exhibited in
Southeast Missouri The decorations
in national cOlors and emblems were
superb, and the ladies who flied the
store ali day long were extravagant in
their praise of the lovely sights pre-
sented TO view. Every visitor was
presented with handsome pin tray as
souyenier OF the occasion.
Judge Green arrived on the south
bound passenger Monday afternoon and
court convened about two o'clock. The
charge was delivered to the grand jury.
the Judge appointing Eli d. Axe, fore
man. Then the trial of cases began.
Val. Efinger and Geo. Schultz charged
with selling liquor to minors. both
pleaded guilty and were fined $50 and
costs each. Effnger was also fined
SO and costs in several cases for sell
ing liquor on Sunday. Syl. Kitchell
of Annapolis pleaded guilty to selling
liquor without license and was fined
$40 and costs. Court will probably
get through and adjourn this week.
Albert Griffin of St Louis delivered
g Repu blican speech at the courthouse
Thursday evening. About the only
notoriety Mr.. Griffin ever attained in
the political world came from his as
ISOLATION with Chaupcey Ives Filley,
whose man Friday he has always
BEEN On this occasion, however, Mr.
Filley did not accompany Mr.. g.,
neither did the latter say one word in
his behalf. His speech, while mild
hammered. was replete with misrepre
sensations and inaccuracies. just
about the kind OF speech TO expect from
man who has the nerve to attempt to
defend the record made by Republi-
cans when they were in control in
Missouri.
The REGISTER is day late this
week. in order that the official ballot
may be published in this issue. The |
POpulists in the State had a wraugle |
among themselves as 10 which of their |
tickets should be placed on the ballot |
under the head of Peoples Party |
Ticket" The case was taken before |
the Supreme Court and that tribunal /
did rot render its decision until Tues |
day morning. The decision declares |
that all of the contending factions nave
a right to be represented. so, as will be |
seen by reference to the ballot, there |
are three peoples party tickets in the |
field this year. These certificates of /
nomination were not received from the /
Secretary of State until Thursday noon. |
hence the delay in the REGISTER this |
week.
Active solicitors wanted everywhere |
for The Story of the Philippines by |
Murat Halsiead. commissioned by the /
Government as Official Historian to the |
War Department. The book was writ |
ten in army camps at San Francisco, |
on the Pacific with General Merritt. in |
the hospitals at Honolulu. in Hong |
Kong. in the American trenches at /
Manila. in the insurgeut camps with |
Aguinaldo, on the deck of the Olympia |
with Dewey. and in the roar of battle |
at the fall of Manila. Bonanza for
agents. Brimful of original pictures
taken by government photographers on
the spot. Large book Low prices |
Big profits. Freight paid. Credit given. |
Drop all trashy unofficial war books. |
Outfit free Address, F. T. Barber,
Sec'y.. Star Insurance Bldg, Chicago.
1t was decided, al meeting of the
ministers of the Arcadia Valley, to
hold special services each Tuesday
evening for several weeks, in order 10
strengthen the good influences of the
gospel work now manifest These
meetings will be held in each of the
churches of the Valley, beginning next
Tuesday evening 10 the Baptist church
The subject to be discussed Is, What
Christ Should Be TO U.s." This sub
ject is divided into five heads, one of
which will be discussed each evening
as follows: Christ should be TO Us,
first, ..Divine;" second. s.Human;"
third, The Savior" fourth, The
Tosnher-- fifth ss0lr Only Hone All