Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-08-03

A visitor to the Valley one day re
Gently tells US he witnessed a game OIL
part OF a game OF base ball. in which
some fair visitors to the Valley were
taking a prominent part. But the
game, for some reason or other, stop
ped as soon as he arrived on the scene.
1t is rumored that there will soon be
change in the time of No. So, the
fast mali train from st. Louis. 1t il
said the train will leave Union Station
about five hours later than at present.
Under the proposed schedule we would
not get the st. Louis papers until elev-
en- o'clock.
j. S. O'Neal, formerly of this coun-
ty, but who has been living at Leeper
for several years. lat week purchased
a half interest in the mercantile bust
ness of Evans & Russell at Mill Springs
Mr.. O'Neal has many Iron county
friends who wish him every success in
his new home.
The boys went over to Pennington
Sunday TO play ball. but on arriving
there found that Pennington had gone
to half-dozen different towns to get g
nine together for the occasion. The
weather was just little too warm to
tackle the entire Southeast, and the
Ironton boys refused to play.
Following is Collector O'Neal's col.
lection of back taxes during the month
of Jul: state tax. $60.O1; county tax,
$40; road tax, S25.O5; school tax,
S112-20; clerks fees, $500. Total,
$332-56 This makes total of over
$1,000 Mr. O'Neal has collected IN
back taxes the past three months.
Capt. W. T. Leeper was in town last
Saturday and was telling some of his
friends of find on his farm. He be-
lieves he has found gold in paying
quantities scattered over a ten-acre
tract lying in the hills near Mill
Spring. He will give the matter a
thorough test-Piednaont Banner.
JULY WEATHER temper
ature, 90 degrees on 2Sth and 29th:
minimum temperature, AZ degrees on
lst. Mean temperature, 1873. Mean
maximum temperature, 80. Mean
minimum temperature. 81. Monthly
range. 81. Total precipitation, 5.2S.
W. II. DELANo, Observer.
The Fete Champetre, already an
nounced under the auspices of St.
Paul's Church Ladies' Guild, is to be
held by the kind permission of DR..
Goulding in his park on Thursday, Au-
La H. 49, wi
nally given. Full particulars and pro-
gramme will be published next week.
James Smith. the Fredericktown ne
gro charged with endeavoring to OBJ
tain an invalid pension under false
representation, had a hearing before
the L. S. Commissioner, here, Tues
day. Smith admitted his guilt, and in
default of 81 200 bail was sent to .jail
TO await the action Of the federal grand
jury in November.
Judge r. S. Thurman has consented,
temporarily, to take the agency for the
sale and introduction of the Great
Book, Republic or Empire? The Phil
ippine question discussed by Americas
greatest Statesmen from a non-partisan
standpoint. This book is a bonanza
10 solicitors. Parties desiring work
would do well to call upon the Judge.
The names of the boys who unhitch-
ed horse or two and played other
smart(?) tricks at the Episcopal Church
Sunday night are all well known, and
it required special pleading on the
part of their friends to keep complaint
from being made to the officers of the
law. Should they ever do the like
again they may expect to be vigorous
ly prosecuted. This is no joke, either.
The Woodmen had a big time Tues
day night. Four candidates were duly
initiated into the mysteries of the order
and after Lodge the company repaired
to the Blue Store, where a fine spread
awaited them, to which each and ev-
cry one present did full justice. There
were twenty-seven visitors from the
Birmarck lodge in attendance. The
Woodmen are growing in popularity
and prominence.
Capt. William Aston Chanler. Con-
gresham from New York, is the pres
ident of the Ne0 York Star, which is
giving away a 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.
Fred Feigl, of New York, are among
the well known names in their Board
of Directors.
Orders have recently been issued to
hold No. 81. the soutb-bound Belmont
passenger train at Bismarck twenty
minutes in order that passengers on
No. 50. the north-bound main line
train, may make connections with the
train on the branch. This is quite an
accommodation. Under the present
arrangement one can leave here on the
1918 train, spend an hour or more in
Pennington and get back home at SAC
in the evening.
Thos. Miller and Chas. Pannebaker
are near neighbors on Marble Creek,
about eight miles south of town. Il
seems they have garden in partner.
ship. On Sunday they had some disa
greement as to the garden. and being
unable to reach satisfactory conclu
sion, started TO fight it out. Rocks and
clubs, and most ''every old thing" were
hurled about in the scrap, but outsid
ers stopped the combatants before
either one of them was badly hurt.
Delegates from a number of &. P
Lodges in Southeast Missouri held q
meeting in Bismarck Friday and issu