Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-05-16

turing the summer the post-Ofhc
viii close at $50 o'clock A. NJ. on Sun
day-in order that Mr.. Bishop ma,
have an opportunity to attend church
And well lei that he does attend.
c. P. Talbot, well known to man,
Irontonians, is now confined in Jail a
Denver, Colorado. What the charg,
against Talbot is, is not known, blu
in a recent letter to a friend here b
asserts that he is innocent.
Aside from a couple of shanties con
structed Immediately after the recen
fire Bismarck has made no genera
move toward rebuilding. 1t is under
stood, though, that some creditablt
structures will be put up this summer
The Baptist ladies desire to cal
the attention of the public to their
Handkerchief Bazaar which will be
held Thursday, May Esd, at Academy
of Music. Cake, ice cream, strawber
ries and lemonade served all afternoon
and evening.
The Valley will probably have al
least three thousand visitors on the
4th of June. It will be quite an un-
dertaking to take proper care of them
all, but those having the matter in
charge will unquestionably prove
equal to the emergency.
In its account of the recent meeting
OF the Press Association at De Soto the
Lead Belt NeS1S says: CATER surveying
the iron build of Eli D. AXE Of the
Ironton REGISTER, one can readily I'M
derstand why it is that Iron county
has but n drug store in all her do
main.n
Prof. E. E. Wilkinson has accepted
a position as instructor in the Nilsson
ri Military Academy at Mexico, Mo-,
at a salary of $1,000 per year. We
congratulate our young friend on Sc
such a desirable berth, and we
are certain he will give eminent salts
John Murray, an old and highly es-
teemed resident, died at his home in
Arcadia Saturday morning, after a
long and painful illness. The funeral
occurred from the Arcadia Convent
Chapel Monday morning and the re-
mains were inferred in the Catholic
cemetery at Pilot Knob. Peace to his
ashesi
Ed. B. Inner of Pilot Knob, is the
proud p~ossessor of a fast horse, as well
as a bran new rubber-tired buggy
both recent purchases. Sunday Ed.
was out speeding the horse and the
buggy, and the horse got just a little
o fast. No great damage re-
and our young friend escaped
At the meeting of the School Board
Monday night the following teachers
elected for the ensuing year:
w. c. Ogier. of Grant City,
Mo-; first assistant, NJ. w. Daugherty;
assistant, Miss Alice Gay; pri-
mary teacher, Miss Fannie Markham.
.olored school, j. c. Stayton, Farm
The closing sermon in a course for
The Sundays after Easter will be deliv-
cred at St. Paul's Episcopal Church
evening on 1.-The Life Beyond
he Grave" in which the various theo-
les of the future life will be explained
and compared. Services Wednesday
evening at seven o'clock with the op-
oortunity for choir practice afterwards.
Lopez's wish the ladies to know that
here meyer was a time when they were
10 well prepared to serve them in the
millinery line as they are just at
he present. The handsome and ele-
CANT stock embraces everything new
and up-to-date, and the prices are be-
7ond compare. Miss Laughlin, the
trimmer, is in charge, and will
AXE pleasure in waiting on you.
When the names of Profs. Wilkinson
and Hawkins were Withdrawn as ap-
for principal of the Ironton
school at the meeting OF the
Board Monday night, the application
If NJ. w. Daugherty for that position
was filed. Messrs. Marshall and Wemp
voted for Daugherty and Messrs. Whit
worth, Gay, Russell and Carly voted
or the stranger. There we're ten 9TH
Or applicants for the place.
NOW tu6s VIC OdlI ID Of6E Will IuO
board please take the public in
10 its confidence and give the reasons
which lmpelled the rejection of a wor-
tried and competent candidate for
The principalshipP 1t is a risky bust
ness this substitution of an unknown
ind untried principal for one who has
proven himself faithful and capable.
Only the gravest u a justify it,
and the public has a right to be inform
I'd if any such cause exists.
A story is told about a dozen small
boys sitting in a circle with a small
log in the centre, when a preacher
happened along and asked: s'What
are you doing boys?" One of them
replied: I'VE are telling lies, Mister,
and the one what tells the biggest gifts
the dog" The reverend gentleman
that when he was a little fell
boys didn't tell lies, whereupon
the smallest kid spoke up, saying,
''give 'em the dog, you can't beat it,"
Miss Lulu Gillian has just returned
St. Louis where she purchased a
most elegant line of summer millinery,
and she invites the ladies who have
need OF anything in the millinery line
to call and see her as she is confident
she can please them. The stock will
be found superb and complete in every
and must be seen to be appre-
Miss Gillam's skill and rare