Iron County register., 1899-02-16

word was received last week of tn
death of A. E. Buchanan which occur
red at his home in Bentonville, Arkan
sas, On February I'd. Mr.. Buchanan
was twenty years ago superintendent
on the Iron Mountain road, and mad,
his home here. Many of the olde
residents will remember Mr. Buchanan
aud sympathize with the family il
their bereavement.
james &. Simpson, who was a mum
per OF years ago manager of the St
Louis Ore & Steel Company at PiloI
Knob, but has been Vice-President and
General Manager OF the Consolidated
Coal Company in st. Louis for the
past ten years. has resigned his posi-.
ton with the latter company, and will
shortly leave for Edinburgh, Scotland,
where he will make his future home.
Following are the signal service
readings at this point for the week end
Ing Feb 14th. showing the highest and
lowest temperature recorded each day:
Feb. Sth, II, -16; 9th, 4. -2I; 10th.
lO, -23-5; 11th, 10, 10; 18th, O,
-23: 18th, 10, -25.5; 14th. 81, o.
Rainfall, go. Snow inches from
which the above go inches rainfall
was obtained.
w. II. DELANo, Observer.
A special meeting of the Arcadia
Valley Literary and Debating Society
will be held Wednesday evening, Feb
ruary %, 1899, at the usual hour.
This being Washington's birthday, a
programme appropriate to the occa-
sion has been arranged, and a full at
tendance of the members is desired.
Turn out and spend a pleasant even
ing. The exercises will consist of
patriotic songs, recitations and read
ings, with an address on George
Washington, etc.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE.
Mrs. Lucinda Parkhurst of Farming
ton, Mo, has issued cards announcing
the marriage of her daughter, Clara,
TO Mr.. A. j. Zwart, at st. Zavier's
Church, st. Louis, February z, 1899.
Mr.. Zwart is an Ironton boy and as
worthy and deserving a young man in
every respect as ever left the Valley.
His bride is an accomplished and cul-
tHred young lady of our sister town oil
Pennington, and is well known here,
having spent number of years as a
student at the Ursuline Convent. Mr..
and Mrs. Zwart will make their home
at the Hyde Park Hotel, Chicago. The
REGISTER wishes them a life replete
with happiness.
While the street commissioner is
wrestling with that road to Baldwin's
hub factory, why would it not be well
for him to formulate some plan where
by the railroad station may be put in
connection with the outside world?
The muddy season nearly isolates it
from approach from all points of the
compass except from the north, which
is long way around for the freight
haulers and hackmen. A good road
ought to be built from main street
across the common" which is now
traversed by an unconstructed high
way that is anything but high and
comes mighty near being no way at all.
The Big Muddy owns the common"
we understand; but no doubt it would
donate right-of-way, if requested.
Never was there change of weather
more grateful than that which made
its debut Monday morning last. 1t
came timidly tip-toeing, at first, in
well justified fear of the cruel hyper
borean monster it was to supplant, but
gathered courage as the hours passed,
until its milder sway was established
IL a. do H.,ollu tho
icy fetters that bind lake and pond,
brook and river, are being dissolved
under the life-giving rays of the re-
turning sun, and milder skies give
hope and comfort to all. Even the
weather prophet, peni-
tent of power cruelty used, joins in the
cry of cheer to suffering humanity and
Indicates" a lot more of
the geniality we are now enjoying and
blessing. So mote it be-
Mr.. C. w. Kemmett received a tel
egram Tuesday morning announcing
the death of Mrs. E. C. Clark at Hot
Springs Monday evening. Mrs. Clark
had been in quite poor health for a
number Of years past, and ever since
her removal to Hot Springs q month
since her condition was known to be
serious. Mr.. Clark and Mrs. Kemmett
we're with Mrs Clark when she died. |
The remains were taken through here
Wednesday morning en- route to Wis
consin for burial. Mrs. Clark was
born in Ogdensburg, New York She
leaves four daughters to mourn her
demise and revere her memory. the
remains will be inferred at Ormo,
Wisconsin, to-day, in the cemetery
where her father and mother are bur-
led. To Mr.. Clark and the family the
REGISTER tenders assurance of sincere
sympathy in their bereavement.
Thos. H. Moore died at his home in
Poplar Bluff Sunday night, aged fifty
two years. Mr.. Moore was many
wears ago resident of Irontou, but
has been living in Poplar Bluff for
nearly twenty years. About three or
four years ago on account of failing
health he closed out his business in
Poplar Bluff and went to California in
the hope that the change of cline
would restore him to health, but a So
journ of couple of years or more
onA hn