Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-10-31

entertained few of their young friends
last Saturday evening. After an hour
or two In social enjoyment some delic-
ious refreshments were served, and the
occasion in every way proved a COM
plete success.
j. M. Morris of Pennington was In
town Tuesday. Mr.. Morris tells US
that the drouth in Pennington is, il
possible, more annoying and dis
astrous than here. He says that near
ly every family in Pennington has to
haul drinking water.
A claim agent of the railroad was
here q day last week, with an attach
ment to an ordinary bicycle that en-
abled him to run a wheel on the rails
OF the railroad track. 1t is a great in
v~ention and the speed that can be at
tanned is remarkable.
Messrs. Clarence N. Jones and Louis
Miller propose furnishing the capital
to establish an electric light plant in
the valley, provided they are assured
sufficient patronage to make the VEN
ture a paying n They should re-
ceive every encouragement.
There came very near being another
head-end collision between q passenger
and a freight train at Cadet last Sun
day morning. The error was discov-
cred in time to send an engine after
the freight train and overlook it. That
was all that averted a collision.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w.
Adolph, Irontou, Mo-, on Friday eve
ming, October 25, 1901, a boy. The
mother and child are doing well, while
Henry walks about town as if he
thought he was the only man in the
whole state the father of two baby boys.
Prof. Robert E. Wilkinson writes
fro N Mexico, Mo-, hat he is most
pleasantly situated, and is getting
along very nicely with his work. He
also writes that the boys from Iron
county at the school are making good
progress, and in every way satisfied
and happy.
MARRIED-At st. Louis, Mo; on
Wednesday, October Esd, 1901, Mr..
Edward Steffens of Graniteville and
Miss Lulu Huber of St. Louis. The
REGISTER extend congratulations and
"4o1O6 v NIL oeOASh6 oh0 III /
every happiness. May they live long
and prosper!
W. G. Evans of Steelville visited
relatives in the Valley the past week.
This was Mr.. Evans first visit to the
Valley in sixteen years, n he noted
many improvements. MIR. Evans has
held the position of Circuit Clerk and
Recorder in Crawford county for
twenty-six years.
Sundays st. Louis Republic devoted
about half a page to our good friend
Barney Frauenthal telling of his trials
and tribulations as Manager of the
Bureau of Information in the Union
Station. The article was we'll con-
ceived and written and was read with
considerable interest by Barney's many
friends here. |
Col. J. N. Horn, e%x-county collector
of St. Francois county, with Mr.. Vance,
both members of the firm of Williams
& Co; owners of a number of good race
horses, and Isom O'Bannon, trainer all
oId-time friends of the writer's boyhood
days, took up quarters at the Caruth-
ersville fair and captured several nice
purses.-CaruthersUiUe Democrat.
Willie keenan,, a thirteen-year-old
boy who lived with his parents at
Pilot Knob, and a neighbor boy went
out hunting Sunday morning. In some
way or other a ball got fastened in the
gun and in attempting to get it out the
keenan, boy was shot. The ball went
through his body inflicting a mortal
wound. The unfortunate lad died
Sunday night about twelve o'clock.
Nicholas Algier's team got frightened
in the lot at Gay & Kindell's store last
Friday afternoon and wen dashing
down Main street. They ran into
Whitworth's furniture store, q of
the horses actually getting in the door.
Some glass in the front of the store
was broken and the wagon was scat
tered along Main street, but the horses I
escaped injury. Mr.. Algier was I
slightly hurt trying to stop the rum {
Always. ,
Circuit court has been dull and I'M :
interesting. Several unimportant cases !
were disposed of Monday, Tuesday and !
Wednesday. The only jury case thus :
lar mas Deen that Oh Sb8L6 vs.. JAS.
Lloyd, charged with robbery. The
trial tool all of Wednesday afternoon.
Court will likely be in session until ,
Saturday. The jury in the Lloyd case
returned a verdict of guilty and fixed
his punishment at six years in the PEN
itentiary.
A seven-story commercial building
is soon to be erected by Mr.. Adolph
Lopez on the east side of Eleventh
street, just north of Washington ave-
nue.. 1t will be on the sl~ow-combus-
ton order, having the stair-ways and
elevator in fire proof shafts, and the
rear of the building will be metal
frames and sashes, with wire glass.
The cost will be about $50, 900, aud it
will cover an area of 36x66 feet. 1t
will be built of red brick. with granite
and terra Gotta trimmings.-Gt Globe
Democrat.
For some unknown reason and wholly
inexplicable to those acquainted with
the circumstances the Post Office De-
partment at Washington has changed
the base of supply for mail for the west
end of Iron county from lrouton TO Ar
cadia. The change can In no way bene-
fit the service and delays all mail for
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