Iron County register., 1900-05-31

1 ~ As' "a. Willis VI El0QmOQb wa
an lronton visitor last Saturday
Capt. Collins is thinking of purchasin,
residence and making his home here
Mr.. John Newman celebrated hi
sixtieth birthday Wednesday, May 23d
with a dinner party to his relatives
some fifty-three of whom were in at
tendance.
A beautiful bouquet of rare rose
from the Turner residence adorns anC
perfumes the editors sanctum. NJ
finer flowers than these can be grown
anywhere.
Miss Lillian Steel who is at present
attending school at Warrensburg. has
secured a position as teacher in the
public schools at Bonne Terre, the
coming year.
K. +. Purkiss who is employed by
the railroad as carpenter returned
Thursday from Alexandria. La, where
he spent some time. He left Sunday
for Little Rock.
The property now occupied by Mr..
w. H. Shelby was last week purchased
by DR.. Wicks of st. Louis whose fam.
lily will take up their residence thereon
at an early day.
The Iron County Institute begins
next Monday. A good attendance is
expected, and there will be lots oi
hustling among the pedagogues for the
ensuing three weeks.
Father Wernert has about completed
the arrangements for the Grand Jubi.
lee Excursion from St. Louis to Gran
lteville on the oath of June. This
promises to be the biggest thing of the
season.
Don't forget the Woodmeu Enter
tainment at the Academy of Music
Friday night. Admission 25c. Child
| rem 10c. All seats reserved. For sale
at Bergen's Drug Store. Gallery for
the colored folks.
DR.. L. Werblun, Opticiau, of st.
Louis will make his next visit to Iron
ton about July 10th, and be pleased to
give free examination at the Kesling
Hotel, as there is not sufficient room in
DIR. Marshall's Office.
The REGISTER is indebted to Mr.. w.
ID. Bay for an invitation to attend the
Commencement Exercises of the Law
Department of the Southern Normal
University at Huntington, Tennessee,
May 9th, June 1st and I'd.
Prof. j. w. Turner. who had been
elected to the position Of principal for
the Arcadia public school, the ensuing
year, has resigned to accept a similar
place at Bismarck. His successor at
Arcadia has not yet been chosen.
From the Carlyon correspondence
to the Potosi Independent we learn:
prof. B. Fox of Potosi, has been en-
ployed by the school board to teach
our school the ensuing term, begin
ming with the first Monday in Septem.
ber."
The Presbyterian Church will OBJ
serve Children's Day on the third Sun
day in June. There will be an ap-
propriate program given in the morn
ing by the children and one in the
evening by the older members Of the
school.
The safe of the Ironton Manufactur-
ing Company was blown open last Sun
day night by burglars. They secured
only twenty dollars for their labor and
risk. So far as we can learn, they
went their way and left no trace as to
the way of their going.
All the excursion tickets to the K.
P. Celebration at Poplar Bluff have
been sold; but anyone wishing to at
tend can go on the same train-the
fast mail-for one fare for the round
trip-$2 35. This from Ironton to
Poplar Bluff and return.
The editor is indebted to Mrs. Wm.
H. Thomson for bouquet of the finest
roses he has ever seen. Of all the
flowers in field or garden, he Gloves
them best of all" Mr.. L. is fancier
of the queen of flowers and banks OF
them adorn his elegant VALLEY Home. y
The announcement OF G. Horn, OF
Belleyiew, for Representative, will be
found in the column devoted to that
| purpose. Mr.. H. is an old resident
aud e good Democrat, and too we'll
known to need. farther recommends
ton from the REGISTER. His friends
will take good care of him.
Mr.. I. E. Moore, superintendent ol
the screen factory, left Monday for
Hillsdale, Michigan, to be absent dur.
| ing the summer months. Mr. Moore
is a most affable and genial gentleman,
whose many friends here always regret
his departure, and are correspondingly
pleased, when he returns in the fall.
Last Sunday evening, Mr.. August
Rieke, assisted by his amiable better
half. entertained few friends at his
residence in North Irontop. With mu.
sic. conversation, and refreshments,
the evening went rapidly by. and the
midnight hour came all too soon for
the guests, who will not soon forget
the occasion.
The Hon. William R. Edgar is to be
congratulated upon the calm, manly
fight he made for the primary before
the State Committee. Mr.. Edgar has
the faculty of winning the respect oi
his political antagonists and his politi'
cal friends never have to appoint q
committee to see that he carries Out
his pledges. -Potosi Independent.
Strayed or Stolen-Since last Friday
morning, a dark brown more; weight
1900 pounds or more; years old,
One very small white spot in forehead.
No marks or brands. Shod all round.
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