Iron County register., 1899-05-18
LOCAL BREvIrIEs.

Roses are in bloom.
Summer coming fast.
See that ad. of Lopezs.
Now for strawberry shortcake.
Fl. Davis is making the city assess
ment.
The band boys will give a plcni,
July 4.
Excursion from St. Louis to the Val
ley next Sunday.
The summer visitors seem to be late
in arriving this season.
Our former citizen, Prof. B. Fox,
has been re-employed as principal OF
the Potosi schools for the coming year.
The Schneider Granite Company has
recently secured contracts that will
keep fifty or more stone cutters at work
for two or three months.
Rt. Rev. D. S. Tuttle delivered a
a sermon and held. confirmation servi-
evening. A class of seven was con-
firmed.
Jacobs soda fountain is now in fine
working order. AS a mixer of deli
cious summer drinks, George can't be
beat. Give him call when you're
thirsty.
A number of the third cavalry troops
are now stationed at Jefferson Bar
racks, and it is rumored that some of
them will visit the rife range this
summer.
The imported strawberry is in the
market. The homegrown article will
be ripe In about ten days. Ordinarily
the homegrown fruit is in the market
the middle of May.
Prof. A. B. Sloan, who has served
as captain of one of the Sixth Missouri
companies in Cuba the past year, has
been again chosen as principal OF the
Kennel public school.
On returning from Jefferson City
Sheriff Gregory brought with him from
st. Louis VIM. Hough, sentenced to a
year in the Jail here. by the U. ).
court for counterfeiting.
The many friends of Geo. W. Craine,
who is now living in Murphysborough.
Illinois, will be sorry to learn OF his
serious illness. It is not at all likely
that Mr.. Craine will ever recover.
Prof. A. P. Vance was last Saturday
elected principal of the Piedmont
school for the coming year. Our Pied
mont friends can rest assured that they
have secured the services Of most
competent instructor.
Sheriff Gregory last Friday took
Theodore Walterreck to the penitenti-
ary. Walterreck was convicted at the
last term of court of placing obstruct-
ions on the railroad track and received
a sentence of seven years.
The May Festival at Workmen's
Hall, Graniteville, last night was large
ly attended and proved a most COM
plete success in every respect. The
merry-makers kept up the fun until the
wee sma' hours of Thursday.
We hear of a clergyman who re-
Gently visited the southern portion OF
the county, talking of carrying the
gospel to the Philippines at the can
mons mouth" :" A consistent follow
ar of the meek and lowly JESUS!
DR.. S. E. Strong who has been an
INN ate of the Alexian Brothers hos
pital, st. Louis, for several weeks past,
is now stopping with Mrs. Strongs 8
parents, near the Silver Mines. There
is some improvement in the DIR. 8 con-
dition.
LAUNDRY NoTICE-Fron and after
this time laundry will be shipped to
the Superior Laundry of st. Louis on
Tuesday and be received Friday even
ing of each week. Office two doors
south of postoffice.
G. II. BRoADwELL, Agent.
The excursion train from St. Louis
to the Valley next Sunday will leave
Union Station at 8:15 o'clock A. Nj.
The train will consist of seven coaches
and a ..refreshment" car. The pro-
moters are expecting about 4oO excur-
siouists to come to the Valley that day.
The excursion to st. Louis Sunday
was a success in point of numbers at
least. Seventy-two tickets were SOLO
at this station. The trained consisted
of fifteen coaches comfortably filled.
An excursion of twelve coaches went
to the city the same day from the Bel
mont branch.
Ike Haney and Thos. higgins, OF
Dent county, were brought to lronton
Wednesday by Deputy U. S. Marshal
Kennedy, charged with selling liquor
witbout paving federal license. Both
defendants waived examination before
the Commissioner and were taken TO
St. Louis for trial.
Ed Kil,alee writes from Honolulu
Island that Battery L. 9th U. S. artil-
lerv with other batteries, hospital
corpse. bands, etc., numbering l44o
men arrived there on the transport
Warren. They will go ashore iour
davs also march through the principal
streets and be reviewed by the gov
ernor and staff. They will sail direct
from Honolulu to Manila. P. l. 20.
reports himself in good health having
gained lbs. He also says California
is one of the finest States he passed
THROUGH and should he ever return TO
the United States he intends making
a. b;s f,.t.,ro home. .-s