Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-07-12

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her adopted State, we'll bet.
A game of ball between the Arcadi.
boys and the ..Rough and Readys" O
this place Tuesday was all one way, a,
the score below will show. Following
is the score by innings:
l 2 3 / 5 6 Z s 9
Arcadia 0 0 O O O 0 0 - {
Ironton 1242 3 IA IA 4 II IL
STRAYED-From my farm May 26
1900. a pony bay mare, 143 hands high
blaze face blind in left eye; three white
feet; had on yoke and bell when last
seen. Any Information will be gladly
received and duly rewarded by
g. w. WILLIAMS,
Jewett p. O,
Madison Co., Nc.
The Rev. Frank w. Sneed, d. D., oil
the Washington and Compton Aye.
Presbyterian Church. St. Louis, will
preach at the Presbyterian Church
next Sunday, morning and evening.
DR.. Sneed is a very gifted pulpit orator,
and everybody should attend and en-
JOY his preaching. He will be the
guest of Mrs. Grover while here.
The official statement of the Iron
County Bank is published in this issue
of the REGISTER. The showing made
is a magnificent one and furnishes un-
mistakable evidence that the institu-
ton is prospecting. Bank Examiner
Oldham, after a recent examination
here in making his report to Secretary
of State Lesueur said: Give this bank
a clean bill OF health. Its condition is
first class"
During the severe storm Saturday
night last Mrs. G. w. Collins and two
children who live on Crane Pond FIVE
miles east of Annapolis, we're quite
severely injured by lightning. Mrs.
| Collins was hurled across the room
and the children quite badly bruised.
Mr.. Collins, who was also in the house,
was fortunate enough to escape injury.
The lightning did but little damage to
the building.
A recent meeting of Baptist Ladies'
Aid Society held at Mrs. H. Fl. Buford's,
resulted, by a unanimous vote, In the
adjournment of that active body during
the summer months until the middle
of September. The ladies desire to
state to the public, that they are fully
equipped with good glngham house
aprons and ARCADIA Valley Cook
Books" which any of them will take
pleasure In providing those who are in
need of the substantial articles men
toned.
Rev. Isaac Lane died at Glover last
Thursday, June 26, aged 65 years and
Is days. He was born in Tennessee
and emigrated TO this country in early
boyhood. He was converted and
Joined Big Lake Baptist church in in
1854 and at nee began preaching.
He served as pastor in the Baptist
churches around through this country
for 46 years and we suppose was known
by nearly everybody. He was a good
man, well liked by all who knew him.
Piedmont Banner.
An exchange says that the rural
postoffice is surely doomed. The de-
partment intends to discontinue more
than a thousand during the year.
Farmers will get their mail delivered at
their houses, and the postal route will
radiate from the larger towns. Ii
rural free delivery is to be made a
financial success, the department finds
it necessary to abolish the small off,
ces. There is every Indication that
there will be a great change in the
conduct of postal business IN the next
few years.
Mr.. Clarence n. Jones OF St. Louis,
who has been spending several weeks
at the Arcadia House. has about COM
pleted arrangements for the purchase
of twenty-five acres of land in RUSSELL
Vile from Misses Mary and Hattie
Russell. 1t is the and just across the
road from A. j.. Langdon's residence,
and is as lovely a spot for a home as
there is in the Valley. The deal was
made by Mrs. Helen O'Brien, the en-
terprising and progressive real estate
agent in Arcadia. The deeds will
probably be signed and final transfer
made in a day or two. Mr.. Jones, we
are told. contemplates building a most
elegant residence thereon at one
A Cat Show at Irene Marshall's, Fri
day, July 18th, 1900. from 4 to 5
O'Clock. Everybody is cordially in
vited to bring their cats old and young,
big and little. There will be four
prizes given, one 10 the oldest, one to
the youngest, n to the prettiest and
one to the ugliest. Admission sc for
children, 10c for grown people and 25c
for a family if there are not more than
80 in the family. The proceeds for
the Children's Home Finding Society.
Everybody come and see our handsome
show and help the little homeless chill
dreu. Ice cream will be served.
MARION SHELBY. ETHEL ELLIOT.
IRENE MARSHALL. LORA BISHOP.
EFFIE BALDWIN. LILLE Bishop.
Prof. w. NJ. Hoge, examiner of
schools for the State University, Wis
tied the Ironton public school last
spring. Following are the compliment
tary terms in which he refers to the
work being done by Prof. Wilkinson:
'sBooNvILLE, Mo-, June %. 1900.
PREs'T r. H. JESSE, Columbia, Mo-:
M Dear Sir-Replying to your let
ter of the 25th will state that | spent
a day with Mr.. Wilkinson in his school
last spring. I was well impressed
with the work that Mr.. Wilkinson is
doing, as well as the general tone and
sentiment that seemed to pervade his
school. I think that he is worthy OF
all encouragement. With additional
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