Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-10-05

| aiue Sarrtere, beloved daughter of DR.
V. Alvin and Addie Carriere. (nee
Carter), aged 4 months and s DAVIS
Funeral occurred Tuesday, at 2 p. NJ.
from residence of DR.. G. l.. Carriere
212S st. Louis Avenue.
Mr.. Jas. L. Brierton, formerly nigh,
operator here, is employed as CHIEF
clerk in the Office of the Tennessee Coal.
Iron and Railroad Company at Ensley,
Alabama. The position is a RESPONSE.
bic one. Mr.. B. writes that he is well
pleased with his surroundings, and
thinks the South the coming country.
In speaking of the K. P. meeting
held here last week the Bonnie Terre
Democrat Register says: '.R. F. Mitch
ell, A. c. Norwine, Hartford Thompson
| and Col. Gibson were the delegates
from this place last Tuesday and re-
port a fine reception and entertain
ment at the hands of Ironton Knights. :"
The September just passed furnished
extremes in hot and cold weather.
The maximum temperature during the
month was on the 5th when the Their
moineter registered 104. The mini
mum was % degrees on the 3Oth. This
Is the highest maximum and lowest
minimum ever recorded during the
month.
The editor acknowledges the receipt
of an invitation to attend the wedding
of Mr.. Seldom j. Tual and Miss Blanche
Hatton at the home OF the brides
parents in Arcadia. Mo-, Wednesday
evening, October 18th, 1899, at eight
o'clock. The REGISTER tenders con-
CALCULATIONS and wishes the worthy
young couple every happiness.
Rev. VIM. Lowe and wife left this
morning for their new field of labor at
Arcadia. Rev. Lowe is an able and
earnest minister of the NJ. E. church
south, and he and his wife have many
warm friends in Poplar Bluff, who re-
greet their departure and wish them
success and happiness in their new
home.-PopEGr Bluff Republican.
On the recent visit of circus to
Pennington, St. Francois county,
suckers" generally, were initiated
into the mysteries of the she'll game.
St. Francois is certainly ''behind the
Zines" The pleasing pastime of three
shells and the little rubber ball had
it's run here long, long ago. st. Fran
co.'s should wake up and come on.
The Boys Club junior team met the
Arcadia boys in base base ball game
last Saturday and carried off an easy
victory. At the close the score was
Tho hry inninnS
follows:
123 45 $3.50
Ironton 72 9 s 8 8 0 40
Arcadia 2 / 1 o o l O. 8
SEPTEMBER WEATHER - Maximum
temperature, 104 on 5th; minimum
temperature, % on 3Oth. Monthly
range, 81. Mean max. temperature, |
S3.3; mean minimum temperature,
sos. Total precipitation. 2.76. The
mercury reached the highest and low
est of any September of which l have |
any record.
W. Fl. DELANo, Observer.
List of letters remaining IN the Post |
Office at Ironton, Mo-, for the week |
ending Sept. 30th, 1899. II not called |
for within two weeks, they will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office:
Basset C Mr. Jones j w P Mr.
johnson Annie MrsJohnson II
Persons claiming the above will |
please say advertised" and give date |
of this list. j. n. BISHOP. P. M.
A. Sanders of Poplar Bluff was tried |
in the circuit court at Van Buren, last
week for the killing of a young man |
named Dacus in Poplar Bluff over a
year ago. Dacus and Sanders were
both drilling a company of men to |
take them to Cuba. Dacus got com |
mission and Sanders did not; the latter |
was greatly worried over the matter |
and finally killed Dacus. Sanders was
placed in Jail here for a while after |
the killing to avoid lynching. The
jury in Carter county last week gave |
him sentence of ninety-nine years.
Following is the list of officers and |
committees of the Y. P. S. G. E. at
this place: President, Mrs. j. A. |
Vice-President, Mr.. Harold |
Broadwell; Treasurer, Miss Belle Muf-
fey; Secretary, Miss Eva Purkiss. |
Lookout Committee-Miss Ruth Gay, |
chairman; Mr.. Marshall, Miss Nettie |
O'Neal and Mr.. Fred Russell. Prayer
meeting Committee-Miss Sarah Rus |
sell, chairman; Miss Alice Gay. Mr.. |
Harold Broadwell and Mr.. Howard |
Melhado. Social Committee - Miss |
Bell Muffley, chairman; Mr.. Wllkin-
son. Miss Pearl Sherman, Oscar Hill
and Misses Matte Francis. Relief
Committee-Mr. Marshall, chairman;
Mr.. Melhado. Mr.. Markham. Mrs.
Kindell and Miss Alice Gay.
The display of Millinery at Miss
Gillauis Fall and Winter opening last
Saturday was a most elaborate and
elegant one. The decorations were
pleasing rich and handsome, while |
Miss Gillian had arranged an exhibit |
ton of pattern hats and bonnets which |
for beauty and taste displayed would
be hard to excel. Lady visitors
thronged the place all day long, and
were universally delighted and capti-
waited by the tempting array of lovely
creations in all the latest styles and
novelties In millinery on which their
eyes Toasted. The assortment was
most complete and embraced every
thing new and up-.o-date. Purchasers
were the recipients of substantial and
gratifying souvenirs in the very low
prices made on all classes of goods.
The occasion was indeed a success and
Miss Gillian was generally compli-
mented, and accorded uustinted praise