Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-10-03

MS place In the western part of town.
The DR.. has one of the most attractive
and comfortable homes in the Valley,
and a genial, iovial gentleman he ia,
too.
A feature of the millinery opening
at Miss GilIam's Friday and Saturday
will be a hat trimmed especially fol-
the occasion by Mr.. Roy E. Starkey OF
Nevada, Mo. 1t is quite a piece of arr
and we'll worthy the attention Of the
ladies.
The REGISTER is in receipt of a card
announcing the marriage of MIR. Guy
Mills Lindsay and Miss Emma Clouse
at Dallas, Texas, September 30th, 1901.
Mr.. Lindsay formerly made his home
in Ironton and ia we'll known here.
May happiness be his!
Miss Gillian promises the the ladies
who attend her millinery opening Fri
day and Saturday that they will see as
elegant a line of fall and winter millin-
cry as has ever been displayed in South
east Missouri. And the prices will be
found to be very reasonable.
Henry Hart, who was arrested a
couple of weeks since charged with
cutting timber on the rifle range, was
discharged from custody last Thursday,
Mr.. Morsey, the assistant district at
torney, not deeming the evidence suff-
cient to warrant Harris prosecution.
James Laurence Brierton sends the
REGISTER word all the way from Ala
bama that he is not married, o has
he any intention of taking the fatal
step. He says he will institute a suit
for damages-big and plenty-the first
time he sets his feet on Missouri soil.
Willis Snodgrass of Reynolds county
was lodged is Jail here Tuesday
charged with having committed an as
sault on Cory Wadlow, a fourteen
year old girl. Snodgrass will be kept
in Jail here until the meeting of the
Circuit Court in Reynolds county in
November.
MI. E. Nj. Logan of Belleview has
had a long and serious spell of sick
ness. For several weeks he has been
in St. Louis for treatment, and the
REGISTER is glad to state is now on the
road to recovery. His many friends
hope to hear of his complete and early
restoration to- health.
SEPTEMBER WEATHER-Mean maxi
temperature, 81 degrees; mean
minimum, so degrees; mean tempera-
ture, 6S.5; maximum temperature, SO;
minimum temperature, ~. Precipita-
So sc ~nhnn Nh ~ doyc nunR
go Ga.
w. 81. DELANO, Observer.
The S. M. & A. railroad has reached
Poplar Bluff, and an excursion was run
from the latter town to Cape Girar-
deau last Sunday. In consequence of
the advent of the new road into Poplar
Bluff we have been told that freight
rates to that point from St. Louis have
been cut in two. There's nothing like
competition-even in railroad lines.
Mrs. F. Weidman fell down stairs at
the home of Mr.. G.. S. Russell in Rus
sellville Tuesday noon and received in
juries which rendered her unconscious
for twelve hours. Wednesday. how
ever, Mrs. Weidman was reported
much better, and considering that she
is more than eighty years of age she is
getting along as well as could be ex-
pected.
Rev. T. A. Waterman solemuized a
marriage last Saturday in the circles
of the four hundred at DE Soto the con-
tracing parties being MI. Lewis Mich
OILS and Miss Margaret Beisbarth, DR..
Beisbarth of ST. Louis being the ''best
man." Rev. A. T. Britain delivered
a beautiful nuptial address. About
fourteen guests we're present, among
them being the reverend clergy.
Mrs. M. Mason, who has been maxi
ing her home in G~raniteville for nearly
thirty years past, leaves this week for
St. Louis where she will in future re-
side. Mrs. Mason is a most estlmable
lady and in her long residence at Gran
iteville has made many friends who
sincerely mourn her departure. The
REGISTER wishes Mrs. Mason every
comfort and happiness in her new
home.
VIM. Reed, of Thayer, Mo-, a brake
man in the employ of the Frisco rail-
road, was fatally injured on the bridge
at Memphis one day last week. The
remains were taken to West Plains for
interment. The deceased was for q
number of years a resident of Pilot
Knob and had many acquaintances in
this county who will hear of his death
with sorrow. Mr.. Reed was a brother
in-law of Mrs. S. E. Luthy who lives
in the west end of this county.
at a meeting of the stockholders of
the St. Francois County Electric Rail-
road Company held in Pennington last
Saturday it was unanimously voted to
increase the capital stock of the COM
pauy from $50, 900 to $3.50, 600 and to
issue 800, 900 in bonds to be used in
the construction OF the road. This
certainly means hat the road will be
built at no distant date. As is gener-
ally understood the projected line is
from DeLassus via Harrington to Flat
River. A great boom is in store for
the lead district.-Led Belt NesCS.
The regular sacrament service at st.
Paul's Church Sunday morning will
have reference to the general conven-
ton. the prayer for this gathering be-
ing used as a communion collect. 1t
is requested that the members offer
(any one else so minded can do SOY
this prayer or one of similar import