Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-09-19

Mr.. T. E. Moore arrived from Mich.
igan Tuesday, and will at once begir
preparations for starting the screen
factory. He expects to have the fac
tory in operation in q couple of weeks.
Mr.. Moore spent the greater portion
of the summer in the Far West and says
be had a most enjoyable time. Hic
many friends here are glad to see him
back in Ironton.
In honor of our late President, Mr..
VIM. Mckinley, memorial services will
be held at the Academy of Music this
afternoon at two o'clock. An address
will be made by Rev. Geo. Steel, and
prayer and other exercises will follow.
The citizens will assemble at the Hall
at / o'clock and proceed to the rail-
road bridge east of town, where they
will meet the soldiers from the Rifle
Range, aud march thence to the Acad-
envy of Music. All are requested to
attend. w. 7. GAY,
/. A. MARSHALL,
Committee.
Our young friend, Gus. Kaesemacher
OF the Glover Valley farm, succeeded
in capturing five premiums on grass
es grown on his place at the State Fair
at Sedalia last week. He captured
first premium for Timothy, Blue Grass,
and Orchard Grass. and second pre-
MUM for millet and clover. Gus. says
the cash received in premiums paid all
his expenses to Sedalia and that he
had a good time. We congratulate
him. The tallest grass was the millet,
six feet, two inches. The blue grass
was four feet, six inches. The display
was sent from the Fair to the museum
at the State University.
In accordance with the proclamation
of both the national and state
tives the day of mourning will be OBJ
served by st. Paul's Episcopal church
this afternoon at four o'clock. The
memorial service will be the burial Of
fee In part with the fayorite hymns of
the deceased president and will be fol-
lowed by a sermon. All are invited.
Other services will be Friday as usual.
and Saturday afternoon service at four,
being St. Matthew's day. Sunday eve-
ming at $50 sermon on St. Matthew.
Practically a week of prayer Is being
observed in this church with reference
to national events during this week.
For several months Mr.. W. T.
O'Neal has been making visits to St.
Louis In order to consult q specialist
in reference to q throat trouble from
which he has been suffering for some
time. He is now in st. Louis and will
remain about ten days, at the expirs-
ton of which time his physician will
know whether it will be necessary for
him to submit to an operation or not.
Williams many friends hope to hear of
his early and complete restoration to
health. During Mr.. O'Neal's absence
the Collectors Office is in charge of
his daughter. Miss Leila, who is ready
to receipt for City, State and County
taxes, and attend to all business per-
tanning to the office.
An entertainment for the benefit of
the Ironton public school laboratory
and library will be given in the Acad-
envy OF Music Friday evening, Septem-
Der q. The program will consist of
dramatic and humorous reeitations by
Prof. David M. Brewer. The Edison
concert photograph will render ex-
quisite musical selections between the
recitations. This photograph is the
largest and best machine made, and Is
much sweeter and purer in tone than
the grand graphophone. Come and
enjoy a literary and musical feast and
at the same time help the public school.
General admission, 15c; reserved seats,
25c; all pupils OF the public school,
1Oc. Program begins at 8 o'clock.
A pretty and quiet wedding took
place at the home of Mr.. W. G. Fair
child on Tuesday, the 18th. The con-
tracing parties were Mr.. Chas. Downey
and Miss Nellie Fairchild, Rev. Hum
phreys officiating. The bride was be-
comingly dressed in q gown of white
Paris muslin and wore bunch of beau
tiful cream roses. Immediately after
the dainty wedding breakfast, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dowuey departed for a visit to
relatives and friends in Illinois. Among
the wedding guests ere: Mr.. and
Mrs. Downey, father and mother Of
the groom, Mrs. F. Beard, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. T. Gay, Mrs. G.. Whitworth,
Misses Collier, Mufley and Gay, and
Messrs. Inner and Schwab. A.
The last case against W. D. Sullens,
late circuit clerk, was tried at Potosi
last week before Judge Fox and vas
quickly over. He was charged with
embezzling $S4, belonging to the coun-
ty, as j~ailer's bill for boarding Albert
Marlin. Defendant showed that he had
paid the amount over after Indictment
and claimed that his first knowledge Of
the transaction was after he vas in
dicted; that it occurred while his faith
er was sick, that his deputy, Gus
Venom, was responsible for the omis-
sion to pay over, and that this was the
only error of his four years. work as
clerk. The state was not permitted
to show a different state of facts, or
that there had been other errors or
omissions during his term, and the
jury very properly acquitted him.
Jefferson County Democrat.
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