Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-01-11

view, has an ad. in this issue of the
REGISTER.
Miss Belle Muffiey entertained a
number of young people Friday night
last. The guests unanimously declar-
ed the evening most enjoyable one
in every respect.
Richard, the fve-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Sawyer, who live in north
lronton. died, after a brief illness,
Tuesday morning
Greater Bonanza is on deck this
week with new ad., setting forth the
bargains left over from the Holiday
sales. The reader will find it to his
advantage to carefully study the offers
set forth by this favorite store.
j. Nj. Pickens, who was Prosecuting
Attorney of Reynolds county twenty
years ago, but has been making his
home in the Far West for the past ten
years or more, has recently located in
Corning. Arkansas, where he will
make his future home. He was ad-
mitted to the bar In that county last
| week.
| Everybody is cordially invited to the
evangelistic meetings to be conducted
in the Presbyterian church by Mr.
Chester Birch January 1926. Mr.
Birch is an able speaker, fine singer
and an excellent cornet player. He
has an admirable way of blending
preaching with fine singing and in
strumental music.
The following were installed as Of
ficers of Iron Lodge, No. 107, L. 0. D.
F., for the ensuing term. last Monday
night: W. A. Curtis, Y. G.; Samuel
Mitts, V. g.; J. T. Baldwin. r. S. n.
e.; Nj. d. Bells, L. S. n. g.; &. ID.
Marks. r. S. V. g.; John Dixie, l.. S.
V. G.; Chas. Dalton, w; J. E. Grand
homme, |. G.; VIM. Curtis, c.; G. H. |
Broadwell, Secretary.
The divorce case of Mrs. Hettie d. |
L. Jones VS. r. II. Jones, of this place,
was on Tuesday dismissed in the cir
cult court of st. Louis, by Judge Fer
ress, for want of jurisdiction. The
many friends of this couple in South
east Missouri, and especially in Dunk
lin county, will hope that they may
find an amicable way in which to come
to a happy Observation-Disclosures
Democrat.
Silas Vaughn has been refitting and
refurnishing his shop and now has as
neat and clean and handsome a ton
serial saloon as can be found in all
Southeast Missouri. Sis skill and
ability as barber are too well known
to need any comment He can be
found at his place of business at all
times from early Monday morning un-
til midnight Saturday. He respectful
Iy solicits a share of the public patron
age and guarantees satisfaction in
every instance.
Older residents of the Valley will
remember Rev. Joseph Marlatt, who
had charge of the NJ. z. Church, in
Ironton, about twenty years ago. The
following is taken from Sundays Post
Dispatch: ''Rev. Joseph Marlatt, pas
tor of the Tarentum Methodist Episco-
pal Church in Pittsburg, so closely
resembles President Mckinley that
persons stop him in the street and ask
him to make them postmasters. He is
a distant relative through the Allisons
of the nations chief executive"
A miniature riot came very near oc-
curing between several white boys
and a number of colored youths in the
north end of town Tuesday evening.
Bert Hill. son of Robert Hill, and a
negro boy named Harry Merrill. had
some words when the negro picked up
a rock and hit Hill in the back. The
latter with some companions started
after Merrill, who had a number of
negro boys with him. Merrill got into
Lopez's store and gave his pursuers
the slip by getting out the back way
and going home. Next day Hill swore
out a warrant for Merrill who plead
guilty and will spend several weeks
as a boarder in the county bastile.
Farmers meetings will be held in
the courthouse at Ironton on Friday.
January 10Th, at ten o'clock A. NJ, aud
two o'clock P. VI. The object of the
meetings is to encourage the employ
ment of more modern methods in gen.
eral farming, fruit culture for COM
mercia1 purposes. poultry farming for
profit, and a diversifcation of farm
crops that will benefit each and every
vi tue Will
be present to address these meetings
\. F. Murray, q. a. Atwood, NJ. But
terfield, r. j. Bagby and other promi-
nent horticulturists and orchadists
from outside points in the State. This
is matter Of much Importance to all
and it is hoped there will be large
attendance at these meetings. Every
farmer in Iron county is urged to at
tend.
Sheriff Turner of Clay county, Ark
ausas, is in Irontou to-day after j. j.
Gilpin, who has been confined in Jail
here for thirty days for selling whisky
without government license. Gilpiu
on being discharged was taken in
charge by Sheriff Turner, who will
take him to Arkansas. where he is
wanted on the charge of forgery, COM
mitted two years ago. It seems Gilpin
had a suit in a Justices court there
which was decided against him. In
fixing an appeal bond he forged the
name of a surety. The authorities
there have been looking for him ever
since but never succeeded in locating
him until he got in Jail here. Gilpin
was sent TO Jail here by the federal
court iu ST. Louis for selling whiskey
at Ash Hill. Butler county, without pay
ing government tax.
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