Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-05-05

Frot. Wilkinson and Miss MARKHAM
intend conducting a private school THU
summer. See announcement else
where
j. w. Wh1tworth in Arcadia has one
OF the handsomest and most complete
livery stables in Southeast Missouri
The structure is model one and the
appurtenances frst-class in every re.
spect. 1t is indeed a perfect estab.
| lishment.
| A country editor wants the world to
know that The clothes press is a
swell affair for garments nice and
neat, the hay press is grand machine
and does its work complete; the cider
press is lovely with its juices red and
sweet, but the printing press controls
the world and gets there with both
feet"
1.-The spring and summer millinery
now on display at Lopez's is beautiful
and bewitching beyond the power of
ordinary pen or tongue to describe, "
so said an enthusiastic lady visitor to
that emporium the other day. And
Jake says she didn't exaggerate in the
least. The lovely creations. happy
designs and artistic novelties. conceiv-
ed and executed by Miss Kohn, the
expert trimmer in charge, cannot be
fittingly portrayed. The widest posi-
bic range is given as to the shape of
head dress this season, and the plu-
mage of every known bird is brought
into requisitiOn, beside artistic dupii-
Gates of many of the favOrite flowers of
dollhouse, garden and field, are to be
seen at Lopez's splendid exhibition.
The ladies are cordially urged 10 call
and are assured they will find just
what they want at Lopez's millinery
parlOrs.
The Grand Lodge. Knights of Honor
of Missouri, received a lot of new
goats from the Highlands of Scotland,
bred especially for the X. of H. They
are o. Celtic and Norman origin, and
said to thrive we'll on thorn brush and
excelsior. Through the able manage
ment of Representative Fairchild, Val
ley Lodge secured one of them. He is
very large, strong and active, and said
to be a good PAGER. Stands II! hands
high, head erect, and horns that would
do justice to a moose. Goatee some
what larger than Uncle Sans profile.
The saddle is of the Keybo pattern,
having all the latest improvements,
consisting of lances, shields, life-lines,
ring-bolts, turret-hooks and sidepOck
eter. Any candidate for the Order of
knighthood ought to be proud Of the
journey Of youth to manhood along the
banks of Stout's Creek on the back of
at Odd Fellows Hall on
Wednesday evening, May 10th. Sir
Knights, come and see him and judge
for yourselves his good qualities.
r. Z. PURKIsS. Reporter.
Some irresponsible idiot or con-
scienceless scoundrel made an attempt
to wreck No. So, the south bound fast
passenger and mail train last Saturday
night by placing a railroad tie across
the track, on the iron bridge over
Knob creek, north of the Ironton sta
ton. The train was about twenty
minutes late and was running at very
high speed. The pilot struck the tie,
forced it under the pilot, and showed it
along on the rails mile and more I'M
til the cattle guards were reached on
the crossing north of the Arcadia depot,
where the tie came in contact with an
obstruction and was thrown to the side
of the track. 1t seems miraculous that
the engine and entire train were not
ditched. The engineer, Frank Will
liams, says he heard the engine strike
the tie, but supposed it was thrown to
the side of the track, and of course had |
no idea that it was being showed along
in front of the engine at a speed of |
possibly mile a minute, nor did he |
know anything of it until the tie was
jerked from under the pilot at the Ar
cadia crossing. An examination of the |
tie revealed two big grooves in either
end, which had been cut in there by |
the rails as the tie was being showed |
along the track. All in all it Is Just |
about as singular an incident of the |
kind as was ever called to our at1an- |
ton, and the fact that positively no |
damage or accident resulted seems al |
most incredible. How the tie came or
the track is mystery. The railroad |
state. however, that on |
three different occasions within the |
past two weeks distractions have been |
placed on the track between here and |
1t is to be hoped that |
the offenders whoever they may be |
will be speedily apprehended and sum-
marily and severely punished.
A crowded house witnessed the clos |
ing exercises of the Ironton Public |
High School at the Academy of Music |
evening. The programme
published last week was strictly adj
hered to, excepting that Willie Edgar
gave a recitatlon-well done, tOo-in |
place of Prof. Hawkins, and Rev. |
Britain made the presentation of the !
prize awarded to the successful con- J
testant in elocution, which pleasing |
duty had been allotted to Hon. VIM. r. |
Edgar. Messrs. Hawkins aud Edgar
were unavoidably absent from town.
The chief feature of the evening was |
the contest for the prize. in elocution,
in by Misses Mae Gay and
Ada Marks. and Masters Chester
Prince and Lewis Delano. The boys |
acclaimed and the young ladies read |
original compositions. The
speeches and essays were interspersed |
with music vocal and instrumental. |
and the interest of the audience was
not suffered to lag. The stage was
tastefulIy decorated with flowers, and |
pleasant was the scene it presented to |
the eve when filled in addition with |