Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-26
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Irouton was a mighty quiet place
Tuesday.
Mr.. Hawk, a prominent merchant
OF Corning, Ark, has rented the Lopez
cottage for the summer.
For SALE-An %untopped Stanhope
in good condition. Inquire at w. d..
T%homson's, Arcadia, Mo.
The rain last Friday was the grand
est of the season. The rainfall meas
ured one and a half inches.
The we'll drill was last week taken
TO Hogan, and is now at work on a
well for the railroad company.
Losr-On Graniteville rocks, q green
serpent-formed pin with diamond head
Liberal reward for its return to this
office.
Harry Halves, the police commits.
sioner, and family, of St. Louis, Will
spend the summer in Louis MIXERS
cottage on College street in Arcadia.
Married-At Ironton, Mo, Tuesday,
June "a, 1902, by Judge Hampton,
Mr. Neill Pirtle of Phelps county, and
Miss Rose Skaggs of St. Francois
county.
Lewis Delano, late a student at Rol-
la, from the Valley, is now with a
party of civil engineers at Sikeston.
Thev are surveying for the st. H., M.
q S. E. R'y. people.
LOsT-A dark spring %overcoat, be-
tween the s'Shut-in" or rifle range on
Sunday morning, and the court house
in %Ironton. Finder will be suitably
rewarded by leaving it at this office.
The screen factory closed last week
for the season. Mr.. Moore tells us
that the year has been a very salts
factory one, and the output has beer
about ten cars in excess of any former
year.
The Ninth District Christian En-
deavor Convention is in session here
this week, holding their sessions in the
Presbyterian church. A full account
of the proceedings will be given next
week.
A couple of bicyclists from Cincin'
natl on their way to San francisco
passed through here last thursday
evening. They left Cincinnati on the
18th and thus far had stood the trlE
very we'll.
Ironton Lodge, No. 244, X. of P,
holds its regular meeting Tomorrow
evening. Election of delegate to Crane
Lodge, and other business. Full at
tendance desired.
H. ADoLpH, X. OF r. & S.
j. W. Craven, at one time cashier
of the bank here, visited lrontor
friends last week after an absence o
Blk years. Mr.. Craven now has, {
position as a travelling salesman for {
ST. Louis grocery house. His many
friends will be sorry TO hear that Mrs
Craven. is in very poor health and Ii
now in Texas in the hope of being
benefited.
Ironton sent a big delegation to thu
X. z. celebration at Dexter last Tues
day, filing one coach to its limit. Ih'
day was an ideal one for out door al
version-cool and pleasant. h trll
was made without untoward incident
and it was a time of enjoyment al
around. The good people of Dexte
had made ample provision for the en-
tertainment of the crowd of visitors
and everybody had opportunity t.
lunch and dine to his and her heart
content. l met many whom | wa
very glad to see, and returned feellni
better for the outing.
We take the following from tn
Eldon Iowa) Forum, dated June 70
1902: "I'he condition OF Miss Myrtl
Flowers, who is seriously sick at he
home 10 this place. remains very cru
ical. Her life has seemed to waver /
a balance, as it we're, for several days
but at this late writing, the symptom
and conditions seem to denote NOR
favorable Indications than earlier l
the week. The little sufferer Is e1
tremely weak, and very little II an
nourishmeut is taken, but the patti
against the grim reaper is maintaine
with untiring energy. DR.. Jay, an
che nurse Miss Allie Herman, OF tn
Ottumwa hospital, are In constant a
tendance, exerting the most strenuor
efforts known in all their training an
experience to win in the contest. A
that constant arc and loving indu
eeuce can do is being done in behalf
the patient" Since the above al
reared We learn that the little suffepe
died Sunday, June 20, at 3 o'clock
M. The REGISTER extends its warme
sympathy to the bereaved parents.
The entertainment given by OF
young st. Louis friends at the Academ
al Music was an excellent one. III
house was we'll filled, as the progra
deserved. 1t opened with a we'll rel
dered flute solo by Rob't Burn, 10
lowed by q song by Miss Prufrock whie
brought forth general applause. Mr.
Ringen then gave q recitation IN q
cellent voice and manner, elicitlI
representations of approval from a.
A violin solo by Harry Pruirock and
vocal solo (base) by Mr.. Cowan, MI
Rose Davidson accompanist, called Q
..encoren deseryedly. The play I
the evening was a farce entitled, "A
Lord Ia Livery" and 1t was good Gle
through. There were no breaks
wearying halts, and the tide Q i
and enjoyment flowed at it's fuilei