Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-09-26

damages for personal injuries re
ceived while at work in Sheahan'i
quarry near Graniteville about a yeal
ago. W. P. Clarkson and-J F. Greer
represent the plaintiff and Mr.. Edgai
has been retained by the defendant.
Next Sunday being what is known
as the feast of st. Michael and all an.
gels. the order of services al st. Paul's
Church will correspond. A sermon
will be delivered in the morning or
the ministry of angels. In the evening
the subject will be What does the
Episcopal Church stand forP" Hours
OF worship at IL and 1880. Everybody
welcome at all times.
Last Monday another allotment oil
soldiers came down to the Rifle Range.
There are about one hundred and fifty
men in the detachment, commanded
by First Lieut.. Boyd. L~ieutenants
Henry and Moeu and DR.. Leeper are
with them. They will remain It the
Range W or three weeks, when they
will be succeeded by two other troops.
Those here now are of the 4th Cavalry,
fresh from the PHILIPPINES.
A special train OF two coaches Sunday
brought about one hundred and fifty of
the Wholesale druggists from St. Louis
to the Valley. The party went u to
Schneider's quarry from Iron Noun
tain and looked at the big rocks and
mountains of granite. They reached
the Valley about two o'clock and din
ner was served by Mrs. Blemel on the
Arcadia hotel grounds. The train
started on the return trip at five o'clock.
1t is reported that Tom Hall. who
lives in the west end Of this county
was shot and killed, just across the
line In Dent county, one day the past
week. In July, 1900, Hall killed one
James Asher. He was tried therefor
at the October term of Circuit Court
last year, found guilty of murder in
the second degree and given a sem
tence of ten years in the ~penitentiary.
The case was appealed to the Supreme
Court and Hall released on bond. 1t
is supposed that he was killed by some
of Asher's friends. The shot was fired
from ambush.
A friend ~encloses the following clip
ping taken from the Green Bag, pub
lished in Boston, Massachusetts: sod
dities in legal papers r of frequent
occurrence, but the following verbatim
copy of q return has features of it's own
that are rarely found: Executed the
within subpoena in Reynolds, Mo-, on
the - day OF - by going to river.
The river vas up and couldn't get
acrosst. The n was on the other
side. Sheriff. This return
was actually made by the sheriff of
Reynolds county on a subpoena return
able to the Iron County Circuit Court"
Our friend in commenting on the clip
ping says .'this is much like an Arksn-
sas sheriff"
Last Saturday evening a small party
the Budweiser Bandits and other
h%aIf-dozen Vallegians-called at ''The
Naples" the newly finished elegant
residence of Mr.. G. N. Jones. He was
sat home" to US, received US cordially,
and entertained us most Hospitality
ably assisted by our old-time friend,
Herman Kretschmar, Esq. Among the
persons there, were Messrs. Thomson
and White of St. Louis and the Valley,
and the evenings pleasures were by
no means abated because OF their pres
ence. For two short hours, music
brass. string and vocal-story, jest and
iibe-with, maybe "a little on the
side"-prevailed, when ''au reVoir"
was said, and, safely guided by Luna's
kindly light, home we wendell.
Rev. R. w. Mason and bride re-
turned Wednesday from a months tour
of Northern and Western points that
included Lake Geneva, Cincinnati,
Pueblo, Leadville and Salida, Colora-
do. Rev. Mason's friends YER pre-
pairing to tender Mrs. Mason and him
a reception on their return but the
plans were brought to a standstill by
the announcement that Rev. Mason
would resign the pastorate of the
Presbyterian church. He has accept
ed a call to Salida, Col, and as soon
as his pastoral relations here r dis
solved, will leave for that place where
he and his bride will make their future
home. Rev. Mason will begin his
work in Salida sometime in the early
part of October Soto Press.
Memorial exercises were observed
Thursday at St. Paul's Church which
had been put in good order by the
ladies and appropriately decorated
with flags and portraits, the chancel
rail and pulpit being draped in u
ing. The memorial hymns were sung,
a variation of America being suns as a
professional. Following the general
custom of the Episcopal clergy, there
was no political reference but the hon.
oring of the lawfully constituted civil
authority so customary in this church
was followed and the personal purity
of life as universally admitted OF the
deceased was commended as an exam
pie for all, his integrity as a soldier
and civilian being set forth amidst the
well known temptations of both army
and official life. An example OF en-
tire submission Il God in all life's
charges was drawn and commended.
The burial Office was followed in part.
After the Lords prayer and benedic-
ton the exercises were closed by the
| chanting of the nnnc dimttis. ''Lord
now lettest thou thy servant depart in
peace" A large congregation was
present Notwithstanding the threaten
ing weather and exercises elsewhere.
4 TL1 commissioners a.n0i.fo1 IN "a.