Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-04-11
ST. Louis Letter.
EDITED BIZ J. ". JAQUTTR 3 Co

EDITED BIZ j " JAQTTTH Co
The Club wishes to congratulate the
voters Of Pilot Knob for The hearty en-
dorseuenf Of the ticket We selected al
The last municipal election The Good
Government ticket was elected al the
municipal election The Good Govern
nent ticket was elected By an over
whelming majority Hurrah for the
Good GoEernDent-Hurrah Tor Mayor
Inner-Hurrah for the / c. c. We
did il with orr little hatchet. and the
.-outs1' are completely eliminated.
Rah, Rah, Rah!
E H HTllery, brother Of our COZ
genial Assistant Passenger Agent Of
the Big Four r R., and Miss Florence
Mcdonald were united IN the holy
bonds of xedlock last Wednesday,
April Sd TIE happy couple are nov
OF their wedding tour throughout the
south, and will be at home the early
part Of May Here's looking al yon-
Dick May yo1 i've long and prosper
\ TgTE GHOST sToRT 81 sHEIK HAEsCN
GsFIZZ-
was dismal night at the Iron
County Club. Full twenty minutes
had passed, and no one had bought "
II Was raining outside, and the soft
Rhirr Of the pafteriog raindrops min
gled with The !oyless monotone OF
passing CaliTornia avenue car. The
more fortunate possessors Of cigars
puEed sway in silence, and an unusual
hush had fallen upon the assembly
The faint tinkle of piano il q near
by fat sounded occasionally, broken
into discord By the tiny shrjn whistle
of the peanut ross1er on the corner.
The home going crowds from the In
periAl Theatre down stairs had fled
sloEly past. and disappeared into the
adjoining cafes and passing cars All
was still One By one the members Of
the Iron County Club had dozed OF in
to day. Or rather evening dreams, and
reveries Of home Suddenly the peace
ful silence was broken Bandi Bang.
Bang, Crack, These we're not funny
cracks nor we're they bangs upon
the forehead Of the redheaded dGmsel
Fred Smith had Out walking early in
the evening. They we're the quick
sharp reports Of q revolver The Iron
County Club sprsng TO its feet IS one
man ? they inquired
blankly Of each other May be
some one shooting the can" Tentured
orr President, or Barney Reaghan
discovering burglar" suggested our
Treasurer, or .-One getting the other
half shot" [the better hal1 referring
10 Pasbs Sznpo Einstein. the Junior
member Of Cunningham & Co They
we're all wrong. Hastily they rushed
out into the hall The smell Of gun
powder oozed down the elevator shaft
from the direction Of the Goodsellow
rooms. There was 3 yell OF terror
and 8 Gathering Of descending loot
steps On the stairway The Iron
County Club spread out 10 catch the
fugitive Aroun6 the bend IN the
staircase he came Hying-and who Go
You suppose il Eas2 bad JACK the
elevator boy, frightened almost to
death. and declaring he had seen and
fred Eve stots ST ghost N the Good
fellow Club room What do yoE think
of its The GoodfelloEs have = ghost.
Nov the Iron County Club pr1des it
self on being 3 pretty swell organlZs-
ton. There may be other Clubs Is
warm as it. but we have not Jet run
across then. But re have no ghost!
The GoodfeIloxs, one floor aboTe us,
have Is beaten By one ghost We want
Il distinctly understood tha1 Ne do not
intend 70 le. any bun organization ike
the GcodfeIIoEs beat rs On any new or
starting features and therefore We
must hare 3 ghost Any old kind Of
ghost viii do; new or seeond-banded:
slightly worn Or thraadbare, i ali the
sane % rs. Il IL ghost ne want
Who viii volunteer Let the ghost
waIk. Let the spectre peraDbulate-
Selah-
The new City Council met At the
CITY Hall the 6th Of this month The
following are 1be cEcers OF the Coun-I
ell: Jas L HorDsby. President. Capt
JOS Boyce. Tice-Presidents Geo f
Aokler. Secretary. Goy Goiternann,
Asst Secretary: Richard II Wrsy.