Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-04-19

at 7:30 P. VI. Admission will be fire,
and the public is most cordially invited
Coming again-R. Foster Stone will
deliver his famous lecture, ..Chip
hunks, Cutworms and Crows" at tn
Courthouse, Tuesday, April "a, 7:3t
p. NJ, under the direction of the Minis
terial Association. Admission free
Miss Laughlin, the young lady il
charge of Lopez's millinery department
this season, has been universally
praised and complimented for her rare
good taste and skill. Her creations il
millinery fancies are exquisite, indeed
The Congressional Committee will
meet 10 De Soto next Thursday to re
consider the action taken several weeks
since calling for a primary election
The Indications are that the former
action of the committee will be re
versed.
A civil suit for damages, with Jos
Thompson as plaintiff and r. G..
Croker as defendant, was tried before
Justice Fairchild last Thursday. Judg.
ment was given for defendant. Both
litigants live in the west end of the
county.
| The publication of the increase in
assessment of personal property as
made by the Board of Equalization last
week caused some comment. A num-
Der of people have since visited the
recorders Office and cancelled defunct
| mortgages.
The closing exercises of the Ironton
school will take place at the Academy
of Music Friday evening. Owing to
the fact that the essay and defamation
contests have been abandoned there
will be no exercises Thursday evening
as was announced last week.
We understand that Prof. B. Fox.
principal of the public schools at Po-
tosi, was assaulted one day last week
by two or three eighteen year old boys
in the school and severely hurt. The
young offenders, whoever they are,
should be vigorously prosecuted.
We learn that the Ellsinore Lumber
Company has changed hands, or lie
about to change; William Crommer
selling to the South Missouri Pine
Lumber Company. a corporation COM
posed of A. j. Haus, w. T. Maxwell of
st. Joseph. Mo-; E P Ewart and E.
G. Hartwig of Topeka, Kan. - Yam
Buren, Current Local.
Eleven converts were baptized in
Stout's Creek, near the bridge. Sunday
afternoon by Rev. Steel. The exer-
cises were witnessed by couple hun
dred. Those receiving the rite of
baptism were: Miss Mildred Steel, Mr..
S. P. Ringo, Chester Prince, Carl Ell
gan, Alex Stout, Charlie Warren, Har-
ry Warren, John Steel, Franco Bond,
Chester Brown and Roy Steel.
The store of w. J. Coleman at Sabu-
la was destroyed by fire last Thursday
night. Building and contents were a
total loss. The loss on building and
stock is about $500; insurance, $2500.
The general opinion is that the fire
was of incendiary origin, as the store
had not been opened after dark that
evening, and the confagration was dis
covered about midnight. Mr.. Cole
man has the sympathy Of many friends
In his misfortune.
On May 1st Postmasters will be sup
piled with stamp books of three differ
ent sizes interviewed with paraftined
paper to prevent stamps from ''stick-
ing" One book of twelve 2-cent
stamps; one book of twenty-four 2-cent
stamps; and one book of forty-eight 2
cent stamps; of postage value "a, 4o
and 96 cents, respectively. Each book
will be sold at an advance of one cent
on the stamp value to cover cost OF
binding. This will certainly be ''hit"
with the public, as much annoyance
has been caused by the pre-
mature adhesion of stamps.-MisSOurt
Postmaster.
The work of putting down the shaft
at Pilot Knob is progressing quite sat-
isfactorily. The shaft is some thirty
feet deep. and, with the aid OF steam
holster, it is expected to rush the work
from now on. AS soon as the shaft is
completed, which will likely be in less
than six months, and the drifting fair
lv started, two hundred or more men
will likely be put to work. The COM
pany has just closed contract for a
washer, with a capacity of handling
three hundred tons of ore day. The
washer will be in operation in sixty
days. Truly. it begins to look very
much like Pilot Knob will again resume
its wonted activity.
The Spring Opening at Miss Gillam's
millinery store last week was so large
ly attended that it seems supertiuous
to talk of it; yet the display was so
elegant and varied, the appointments
so appropriate, and everything in such
good taste, that the REGISTER cannot
refrain from rushing in where angels |
in-waiting only are supposed to tread
with impunity and fitness, and adding |
it's unauthenticated huzzah to the gen.
eral applause. The editor knows bet |
ter than to attempt to specify where
women's-fxins are concerned, but
speaking generally and collectively,
he boldly AYERS that no fairer Easter
exhibition ever greeted the feminine
eye than that set out at Miss Gillam's
last week.
The Festival held in Workman's
Hall last Tuesday evening, under the
auspices of the Catholic ladies of
Graniteville. was very largely attend
ed. 1t was a success, socially as well
as financially Neighbor met neigh
Dor as neighbors should, each with
good will toward the other, and all of
them endued with the desire not only
to enjoy himself but to help make it
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