Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
Iron County Democratic Ticket
LOCAL EREVITIEs.

The st. Louis fair next week. Rail-
road rate, one fare for the round trip.
The Ladies' Guild of st. Paul's Church
meet al Mrs. Shelby's this afternoon
at two o'clock.
For SaIe-A good family horse, sur
rey and harness for $50. Apply to E.
b. Inner, Pilot Knob.
DIR. Marshall reports another arrival
to Mr.. and Mrs A. d. Rossiter Sat-
urday, September 22d, girl.
Mr.. Blow Grover, we'll known here,
and a Miss Collins of Jonesboro, Ar
kansas, we're united in marriage last
week.
The surveying party is still located
west OF town trying to locate a track
that will avoid the Hogan Mountain
grade.
The Bismarck boys will be here Sun
day to cross bats with b lrouton
team. 1t promises to be an interest
ing game.
Rev. Mr.. Lowe will hold services at
Fort Hill church next Sunday morning
and evening. These will close Rev.
loves work at Arcadia
John Hedger, aged se~venty-six years.
died at his home in Ironton Monday
night, after quite a long illness. The
funeral occurred Wednesday.
The automobile that was in Ironton
last week successfully and safely made
the trip to Centreville. o. w. Ram
sey and a couple of other travelling
men aboard
October 18th will be Dockery day in
Iron county. The next Governor of
Missouri will be at Annapolis in the
afternoon and at Ironton in the even
ing of that day.
Joseph Flory, the Republican nom
inee for Governor, will address he
voters of Iron County at the courthouse
tomorrow. The Republicans are count
ing on having a big time.
The masons are proceeding slowly
with the stone work on the new rail-
road bridge. When once completed,
however, the structure promises to be
good for all time to come.
Henry Esthmond, a youthful 'boot
logger" from Dent county, was ar
raigned before the United States Com
missioner here Monday morning. The
lad acknowledged his guilt and was
Sent to st. Louis.
The shaft at Pilot Knob is now two
hundred and seventy feet deep It was
rather expected to reach a large body
of ore at about two hundred and fifty
feet. But the expectation has not
been realized, yet.
The fall opening at Lopez's millinery
department takes place next Monday.
The stock is a handsome q and
Miss Laughlim's skill and ingenuity
guarantees q pleasing display. Every
body should attend
Rev. White, a lifelong Republican
who lives near Caledonia, addressed
the Bryan and Stevenson Club at
BeIIeview last night Rev White can't
endure the Mckinley administration
and will vote for Bryan.
The well st Arcadia isn't sufficient
to supply the railroad tank with water,
so an iron pipe has been put down
connecting with one of the springs
west of the Arcadia House. The water
is pumped from there to the tank.
The st. Louis Conference closed its
session Monday. Rev. W. a. Hum
phrey was appointed to Arcadia station
for the ensuing year. Rev. VIM. Lowe
goes to Dexter. Rev. L. F. Aspley
was appointed to Washington, Mo.
A number of ladies we're out solicit
ing subscriptions last week to ecure
funds to improve the cemetery. They
secured about $50, and work will begin
at once. The trustees of the cemetery
are arranging to build q new fence
around the property.
Mrs. S. 81. Gosney sends US four fine
peaches, of her own growing, each of
which lacks just the fraction of an
ounce in weighing one-hslf pound.
They are of the variety usually termed
the October peach, are clean-skinned
and of perfect formation.
Mrs. Fenetta Sargent Haskell will
he in Irouton in q few weeks. Mrs.
Haskell is an elocutionist of rare talent.
You should not fail to hear her. Date
and program in next weeks paper.
Proceeds of entertainment for new
Presbyterian church fund.
Dow Jamison, of Iron Mountain, last
week became suddenly deranged. He
was taken to Pennington by the author
tiles, and sent TO the asylum at Fulton,
Mo. The unfortunate man has many
friends in this county who will learn
of his affliction with sorrow.
Long Bros. circus is advertised to
be in Ironton tomorrow. It's q wag-
on circus-that climbs over the bills
and wends It's way through the Valley
But we can't promise that to this cir
Gus will attach any of the merit or
glory of the wagon circus of the days
of old. At least we all anticipated
their coming and enjoyed them after
they came. But the day OF the meri-
torious country circus seems gone Tor
ever! More's the PITY