Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-27

IN making arrangements for your
livery Tor the 4th OF July don't forget
collins, the Ironton liVeryman. Mr..
Collins has lately received several new
swell rigs, and claims to have the
most 1p-to-date stable in all Southeast
missouri. Rubber tired buggies and
surrevs Tor hire. and the best horses.
Don't forget Collins.
The ladies OF st. Paul's Church
Gulld desire US to return their thanks
70 the members of the Ironton Social
Club for the use of their rooms gener-
ously donated to the Guild on the 4:h
OF June. In fact. We had promised to
make this acknowledgment at an ear
her date. and it is right to tell the
Clubites that the ladies are in no wise
responsible for tie delay.
Chss. j. Tual of Arcadia yesterday
received a telegram from Jefferson
Barracks announcing that he had been
awarded the contract for building the
fence around the rife range near here.
There will be about nine miles o. wire
fencing, and considerable Of it iron
posts. The price paid is understood
to be in the neighborhood of 81, 200.
Work will commence at once
Alexander Sanders was acquitted in
the Circuit Court of Butler county last
week OF the charge of murder for kill
ing John Z. Dacus in the summer of
1898. Sanders spent some time N jail
here Immediately after the killing be-
cause it was feared he would be lynched
If kept in Poplar Bluff. His acquittal
can be attributed to one of those
mysterious conclusions that only juries
a explain.
Quite a crowd of Pennington people
leave tomorrow for a weeks camping
at Iron Mountain. Those who will en-
Joy the outing are Mr.. and Mrs. M. P.
Cayce, DR.. and Mrs. c. r. Fleming,
Misses Elsie and Adele Cayce, Myra
Ciardy, Helen Horton of St. Joseph.
Wayne Sydnor of Higginsville, Bill
Fletcher of Ironton, Macy Morris, Fan
ME Lang, Nell Rushing, Misses Phil
Paul Cayce, Will Lang, Koss Weber,
Bird Smith, Jim Morris and DR.. Will
Observation-Disclosures Times.
Rev. L. F. Potter of Kirkwood, dean
Of the Southern Convocation, preached
Sunday and Monday evenings at al St.
Paul's Church Il good and attentive
congregations, the offerings being also
generous at all services. He was
greeted by a number of friends who
had remembered former visits. He
left Tuesday morning. While here
his reverence was entertained at the
Valley Home. The services were
somewhat in the character Of a mission
which the pastor is very anxious to
have conducted here. but the presence
of other duties seem to prevent the
parish clergy leaving their own
churches for this purpose.
The local lodge of the Knights of
the Maccabees organized Saturday
evening with thirty charter members.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing term: F. L. Mayor, P. C.;I
VIM. 7. Farmhouse, G.; John w. Pet
ty, L. c.; Howard E. Melhado. r. K.;l
Theo. d. Fisher, F. K; Rev. Thos. F.
Marshall, Chaplain; Edward White,
Sergeant; Ira A. Marshall. Physicians;
Theo. Freeman, NJ. A; Edward Cur
tbs, 1st M; Edward D1nger, I'd M;
Claude NJ. Marshall. Sentinel; Albert
Hartle, Pic. A dozen more applica-
lions will be balloted on next meeting, |
Saturday, June 90, when the initiation
will be given. MIR. Aiken, the organi-
ger. leaves in a few days for Piedmont. |
The following, telegraphed from
AG14, NJ - 4atr4- fuo- C--lo-s- |
Republic: While out driving with a
young horse attached to a surrey yes
terday evening Lyon Jones and his
sister-ln-law, Mrs. Langdon Jones,
Mrs. Birdie Carter aud Miss May Ed
wards were the victims of a serious
accident. The horse became fright
ened and vas oon unmanageable.
While rounding a corner in the north
end of town one of the forward wheels
of the vehicle broke and all the occu-
pants were thrown heavily into the
street. Mrs. Jones alighted on her
head and was rendered unconscious.
She was badly cut in the forehead and
the doctors had to perform an opera
ton upon her. Mr.. Jones struck the
street on his back and has been uncon-
scious ever since. The other two Ia
dies we're seriously injured, but will
recover. Mr.. Jones and his sister-in-
law we're residents of st. Louis until
three weeks ago. when they moved
here and rented the elegant home of
Mr.. James White"
Seldom has a better chance for
.'stay-at-home travelling" been offered
than in the Ladies Home Journal for
July. From West Point, as pictured
by George Gibbs on the cover, readers
may 60 with W. L. Taylor to see "a
Busy Boston Street at High Noon'';
next try ''Goin' Fishin' with Joe JEFF
ferson" in Florida; then travel out
West with Ernest Seton-Thompsor to
see Tine Mother Teal and the Over
land Route; next go along the Allan
tic Coast to ind out how the places
Where Our Country Began" look to-
day; then seek Northern Michigan to
hear 1.-The Story of a Maple Tree" by
William Davenport Hubert; next visit
an Eastern magazine editors Office and
enjoy the good-humored r~aillery OF
The Case Against the Editor" by
Edward Box; and finally see what
s.The Country OF Sheridan's Ride"
looks like nowadays. There are many
other articles OF equal interest on va
rious subjects. By The Curtis Pub
.ol.-- ro-nanr DhiIado1phia ODa