Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20
Iron County Democratic Ticket
LOCAL BREVITIEs.
The melancholy days.

The melancholy days.
The long distance telephone reached
Potosi last Saturday.
County Court meets in adjourned
session next Tuesday.
The thermometer registered 80 de-
grees Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Bryan's st. Louis speech is
printed on the inside pages.
Mrs. Chamberlain is arranging for
her music class to give an entertain
ment in the near future.
Joseph Hasty brougt two very fine
large sweet potatoes to this Office last
week. They were immense.
Mr.. Robert Trauernicht and daugh-
ter, Miss Nettie, of Graniteville, visited
in Pennington and Leading last week.
Harrington NeOS.
The Baptist Ladies Aid Society will
meet with Mrs. S. z. Ringo, Sept.
9th. at 2 P. NJ. All members are re-
quested to be present.
The St. Louis Conference of the M.
E. Church, South, convened in ST.
Louis Wednesday. The session will
continue about five days.
Mr.. j. Lopez is in St. Louis this
week buying fall stock for I. s. Lopez
& Sons. He promises their patrons
great bargains or his return.
At the meeting of the city council
last week an ordinance was introduced
giving the long distance telephone
company a franchise to build through
the city.
The REGISTER is indebted to Mr..
Joseph Campbell of Marble Creek for
a basket of as fine peaches as were
aver grown-large, yellow and juicy.
Most delicious fruit.
Mrs. Louise Hinchey has moved
from Grandin to Poplar Bluff. She
occupies the Mickey property near the
residence of Hon. j. Perry Johnson
Poplar Bluff Republican.
Rev. l.. e. Wernert paid US a call
Tuesday morning. Father Wernert
has put recently returned from a visit
TO Denver and the Rocky mountains.
He enjoyed the vacation immensely
and thinks the Colorado country grand,
beyond compare.
The entertainment given for the
Galveston food sufferers Friday night
was fairly we'll attended. Half the re-
ceipts, $17, were given to the sufferers.
A subscription amounting to about $40
was made up the day before-making
S57 in all sent from here to Galveston.
Mrs. Catherine HeinrIchs, a German
lady about seventy-fYe years of age,
who lived in Pilot Knob, was oun
dead in her bed Monday morning.
The Coroner held an inquest and a
verdict was rendered declaring death
resulted from natural causes. The
deceased lived all alone, and the dis
covery of her death was made by the
neighbors.
j. NJ. Morris Tuesday purchased
from T. S. Lopez & Sons their store
house in Pennington. Mr. Morris and
his sons, Geo. w. and j. L., will en-
gage in the mercantile business there.
We take pleasure In recommending
the Messrs. Morris to the good people
of Pennington and st. Francois county
as honorable gentlemen and first-class
business men.
Last Friday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
John Trauernicht. of Leadington, gave
an enjoyable social party to the many
friends of their son, William, and
nephew, Alfred Trauernicht, 1t being
the nineteenth birthday OF these two
young men. Refreshments of cream
and cake were served. Music was fur-
nished by Messrs. LaRose and McMa-
han.-Fdrmington NeUS.
Hon. E. G. Crow, Attorney General
of Missouri, delivered a most excellent
Democratic speech at the courthouse
Wednesday afternoon. Mr.. Crow is
a most pleasing and instructive talker
and his address was paid close atten-
tion by az audience of bout one hun
dred voters. Mr.. Grow delivered an
address before the Bryan aud Stevenson
Club at Bellevlew last night.
Miss Laughlin arrived in IroBtou
Tuesday and will have charge OF
Lopez's millinery department this sea-
son. Miss Laughlin was here last
spring and demonstrated the fact that
she was q most skillful and tasty
miIliner. She has just spent several
weeks in St. Louis fsmiliarizing her.
self with the late styles and novelties
The ladies are asked to call before
buying their fall and winter head wear.
George W. Brown. the mail carrier
from this place to Greedy. was taken
suddenly very sick On last Wednesday,
while on his way from Greedy TO Cen
treville. Mr.. Brown is about go years
of age and has walked and carried the
mail from Greedy to this place the
greater part of the summer. He is
now probably reaping the rewards oil
his labor. Mr.. Brown is a hard work
ing man and deserves great praise for
his sticktoftiveness. He would rather
walk and carry the nail 20 miles three
times a week than to throw up the
contract. He is an honorable. upright
old gentleman who we hope may yet
succeed Ia life.-Ceatrectlle Outlook.