Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-13

A basket of homing pigeons from
Green Bay, Wisconsin. were liberated
at the station here early SATURDAY
morning. The distance to Green Bay
Is about six hundred miles and the
oirds were expected to reach there
Saturday afternoon.
VIM. Farmer, of Ironton, who has
been working here at the painters
trade, left Monday for Ironton, where
ne Will spend the 4th and then go to
st. Louis to work at his profession.
Mr.. Farmer is an excellent painter
CentreUilte Reformler.
| Mr.. Smith, an agent of the internal
revenue department. was here last
week making an examination of the
papers on file in the recorders Office
to see ii the deeds, etc., had been duiy
stamped In accordance with the proVis-
ions OF the war revenue law.
Bud Sawyer and family spent the 18th
here with relatives and friends. Mr..
Sawyer is quite confident that he has
gold ore on his land near Hogan in
paying quantities. He is Investigate
ing, hoping that the assay may show
up all right. Piedmont Banner.
1t is time that the citizens of this
community take some decisive action
| toward securing the location of the
| new insane asylum in this valley. The
Governor will appoint the commission
within the next month, and we should
be ready to place our proposition be-
fore them at any time after that date.
Mrs. Hettie Jones and children and
Mrs. Langdon, mother OF Mrs. Jones.
| stopped in the city yesterday evening
on their return from Dexter to their
home at Ironton. They were accom-
panied by L. Jones of Dexter, who
saw them safely on board the north
bound train, returning to Dexter this
morning. Poplar Bluff Citizen.
There will be Communion Service at
Fort Hill church next Sunday morn
ing, July 16-to which all the mem
bers are respectfully invited. Below
ed, make an effort to come to this our
communion, praying the Lord to meet
with us. l hope to meet every mem
Der OF the church. Come.
l.. (. ASPLEY, Pastor.
A special election has been called
for September 9Th in Madison county
to vote on a proposition to- bond the
county for $4,000 for the purpose of
building a new courthouse. The
structure is certainly badly needed, the
old building being in such dilapidat-
ed condition that Judge Fox has refus-
ed to hold another term of court there
in.
Once or twice recently the REGISTER
has called attention to the dilapidated
condition of the foot-bridge on the
road just this side of Russellville. The
bridge Is now in a terrible condition.
and it is only rare good luck that some
belated pedestrian hasn't suffered a
broken limb, or worse, therefrom. long
ere now. We insist on the roadover-
seer paying some attention to his du-
ties.
C. w. Tetwiler left Tuesday morn
ing for Detroit, Mich, to attend a
national convention of Christian En-
deavorers, and will be away ten days.
He expects to visit Niagara Falls and
other eastern places before returning.
Mrs. Tetwiler and the children left the
same time for Newport, Ark, where
they will visit with the family of Mr..
Tetwiler's brother during his absence.
Poplar Bluff Republican.
A young man in this community who
has been figuring on building an iron
fence around his home has had prac-
teal lesson that ought to be sufficient
to demonstrate to any one the power
of the trusts to name and control pri-
ces. When the first idea of building
the fence occurred to him, about ninety
days ago, he found that the fence
would cost $40; sixty days later the
price of the same fence had increased
to $S5.
Capt William Aston Chanler, Con-
gresham from New York. is the pres
ident of the NeU York Star, which is
giving away Forty Dollar Bicycle
| daily, as offered by their advertisement
in another column. Hon. Amos J.
Cummings, NJ. c., Col. Asa Bird Gard
ner. District Attorney of New York,
Ex-Governor Hogg, of Texas. and Col.
L h,
the well known names in their Board
| of Directors.
G. A. Matthias and r. II. Murphy OF
| st. Louis have been doing som pros
| pecting for lead on the Thomas tract
of land, seven miles from here on the
Belleyiew road. Tuesday these gen.
tlemen were in town on their way to
| St. Louis with some very fine speci
mems of disseminated lead ore. At
depth OF eighteen feet they say the
prospect is very promising, indeed.
| Messrs. Matthias and Murphy say they
will at once arrange for extensive and
thorough prospecting of the property.
The following were installed as Of
Ecers of Iron Lodge, No. 10Y, l. o. o.
| F., for the ensuing term last Monday
night: G. w. Marshall, n. g.; VIM.
Curtis, Sec'y; Samuel Mitts, W.; G.
d. Marks, c.; Chas. Dalton, R. 5. N.
g.; Fred Bemis, l.. s. n. c.; NJ. ID.
BELLS, R. S. V. g.; Geo. Schultz, L.
S. V. g.; G. H. Broadwell, /. G. The
| following members of Doe Run lodge
were present: Price Montgomery.
District Deputy Grand Master, j. S.
Cleveland, John London, Jos. Ritter,
Estes Templeton. Elsa johnson. John
| Faulkner, A. j. Bone, G. c. Clements,
Rob't Rudy, VIM. London and Frank
| Sample.
At its regular meeting, held last
Thursday evening, the Arcadia Valley
/ COrnet Rand unanimously adOnted the