Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-10-12

| The hills are dressed in their gayes
Icolors and Natures warn and WOO
carpets the ground.
Hon. A. j. MeCullom returned HON,
Friday from Poplar Bluff where he baC
been employed by the Butler Count,
Court to check up the books of B. j
Pucket ex-circuit clerk. He finished
his examination and fled his report
IL shows 50. so of fees collected By
Mr. Pickett during his four years il
ONCE which was not reported by hin
to the court. So much for Buffers ex
perience with Republican Office holders
I-Doniphdn Prospect Ne,cs.
Following is from the Van Burer
Local: The Commission to locate
the Asylum in Southeast Mill meet al
the Laclede Hotel in St. Louis the 10th
inst. We would like for the asylum
to be located in a healthy place as
Its name-sake in the mountains OF
southern Greece; but the measure has
fallen into the hands of the Philistines.
We fear. and would not be much sur
| prlsed If our insane are placed amid the
! frog ponds of the river bottom coun-
ties"
| VIM. Edmonds of Belleview came to
town Wednesday and asked the au-
thorities to go to his home and take
| charge of his son, Alouzo, whose mind
| had become deranged. He had made
attempts to hurt several members of
the family. Alonzo is about twenty
three years OF age and has been deaf
and dumb all his life. Sheriff Gregory
went out and took charge of him the
same evening. a special term of
county court will likely be held during
the week to inquire into his condition.
The following from a late issue of
the Charleston Enterprise tells OF the
failure of another mutual fire insur-
ance company: Judge H. e. O'Bryan,
attorney for II. d. Lutz and Mrs. c.
Fabin, received a check the other day
from the Town Mutual Fire Insurance
company of Eredericktown, for
1865. 65, twenty per cent of the insur-
ance losses of Lutz and Mrs. Fabin
sustained over eighteen months ago.
The company is in bad shape inan-
cially and it is doubtful whether any
more money will be paid unless by the
stockholders.
Thursday last was the twenty fifth
birthday of Mrs. Mccormack, wife of
Rev. Mccormack, paster of the Meth
odist church here. A number of
friends called at the parsonage and
spent a very pleasant evening. indeed.
a purse containing s. was presented
Mrs. Mccormack. Those present were:
Rev. Steel and wife, Thad. Saltz and
wife, Mr.. Haywood and wife, DR..
Smith and wife, Mesdames Elliott,
Reagan, Strickland, Razor, Marks.
Gillian, Thomas, W. T. Gay, Curtis,
Misses Bertha Fairchild, Eva Marshall.
Lulu Gillian, Bessie Gillian, Maud
Saltz, Mr.. Huff, Johnnie Steel, Roy
Steel, Roy Saltz and Oscar Haywood.
Lopez's Millinery Department was
the most popular place in town Wednes-
day. 1t was the occasion of the fall
and winter opening, and from morn
till night the ladies of the Valley
crowded the place admiring and prais-
ing the lovely array of millinery beau
ties spread before them. The decora-
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and the brightest and daintiest tints of
the rainbow blended in perfect har-
mony. There were scores and scores
of elegantly trimmed hats and bonnets
embracing all the novelties and faci-
mating innovations of the season. The
visitors were all of one mind that the
display was most superb in every re-
spect, and furnished indisputable proof
and evidence of the excellent taste and
skill and ingenuity of Miss Merrigan,
the young lady in charge of the de-
partment. A pleasing feature of the
day was the presentation of hand
bug-to all visitors.
The following in reference to form
Southeast Missourian, well known in
Iron county, is reproduced from
Wednesdays GLObe-DemOcrat: maj.
j. \. Morrison, recently assigned to
duty as Judge advocate general of the
army 10 the Philippines, arrived ia the
city from Washington, D. c., yester-
day and is the guest of his sister, Mrs. |
Seneca n. Taylor. 1920 Washington |
avenue He will remain here two
days, after which be will proceed to |
San Francisco, whence he sails for |
Manila October 20 on the City of Pekiu. |
Il left Washington under orders to go |
to Manila and report to Gen. Otis,
said the Major last night. i will be
connected with his staff in the capacity |
of Judge advocate general. We Intend |
to establish a good government over
there in the course of time. and it will |
be my duty to give legal advice where |
such advice is needed. | expect to |
arrive in Manila about the middle of /
next month. My family, which | left |
in Washington, will join me there in |
about a year. My son is attending |
school 10 Washington, and it was
thought best to let him complete the |
term; otherwise they might have &C.
companied me. As 1t is they will start |
from New York in the spring, spend |
several months visiting the various |
points of interest in Europe and prof.
coed to Manila over the route taken by |
Admiral Dewey on his return to the |
United States. l have no idea how |
long we will be there, as that will de- |
pend entirely upon conditions. / am |
under orders, you know Maj. Nor |
rison formerly lived in Greenville, |
Wayne county, Mo-, where he met and |
married his wife, a daughter of DR.. L. |
NJ. Petit. During this time he prac- |
ticed law in the various courts of the |
State, appearing often in the courts of |
st. Louis. He is personally acquaint- |