Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-12
st. Louis Letter.
EDITED BY THE s. e. MO. W f. A.

The St. Louis city bond issue Of So
600, 900, in aid Of the Louisina Pur-
chase Exposition, was sold on June 2
to the Mississippi Valley Trust Com
pany, and Whitaker 81 Co, both Of
ST. Louis, at $1 ,000.01 per 81 900 bond,
the highest bid received. They are
twenty-five year, 81 per cent. gold
bonds.
The first detachment OF the Jefferson
Guard appointed by Commandant f.
A. Goodwin went on duty June /. The
detachment is made up of six men
Henry Donaldson, first sergeant, J.
Clyde Wolf, j. f. Il. Boylan. K. &.
Dalton, Stephen Hook and j. l..
Sweeney. They are quartered on the
lower floor of the jefferson guard
building, and the shifts OF two will be
s hours on duty and 1G hours of, serv-
ing as watch at night and stationed as
guides to visitors at the main entrance
OF the Administration building in day
time. No additional guards will be
appointed until the grounds are en-
tirely fenced in and the public is ad-
mitted through gates and turnstiles.
1t Is announced from Washington
that so soon as the Sundry Civil bill
becomes a law, the Governments
Worlds Fair Board will hold a meeting
for the purpose of appointing the eX-
hibit fund and space among the several
departments, SO that each n imme-
diately begin the preparation Of its ex-
hibits. 1t is expected that the bill
will be passed next week.
Mr.. Charles Gregory Smith, an
American resident of Italy, who is
married to q St. Louis lady, attended
a meeting of the Foreign Relations
Committee June 2, and gave the mem
bers considerable information in re-
gard to the condition OF affairs in that
country. He is confident that Italy
will be most creditably represented at
the Worlds Fair.
The following taken from the 81.
LoajS WORTH shows that our secretary
is rapidly coming to the front as an
orator:
IA mass-meeting Of the Republicans
of the Fourth Ward who are dissatis-
fed with the proceedings Of the regu-
lar delegation was held last night at
Lightstone Hall. on franklin venue.
There was a large crowd present, and
the meeting was very enthusiastic.
William Vogen made an address, and
was followed by Secretary Killalee, Of
the lron County Club. They were ap-
plauded, and a resolution was adopted
to the effect that those present use
every effort to bring about purity OF
the ballot box. James NJ. Piper, E..
II. L~afhagen, Hi Klapper and William
Bicker were selected TO represent the
ward at the convention at Jefferson
City"
We notice that a U. S. Senator is
wearing a 500 Panama Hat. The
question which seems TO be agitating
the Senate at present is, whether 1t
shall be the Nicaraguan Route or the
Panama Hat.
We understand that Col. Ed. Butler
will take n change Of venue to Iron
county. Dollars to doughnuts that
tho Colonel will be acquitted.
The Rev. A. Britain and Mr.. Adam
Mummert were present at the Episco-
pal convention in St. Louis last week,
representing Trinity church, and at
the meeting OF the Woman's Auxiliary
on Friday last Mrs. Frank Hamel was
in attendance % a delegate and Mrs.
G. T. Humphreys and Mrs. Sitter as
yisltors.-De Soto Press.
No. 2 of the Iron Mountain was de.
laycd for over an hour one day las
week, caused by a hot journal. Owing
to the untiring efforts of the popular
brakeman, Ed. Allen, the same wa
cooled with numeous applications o
cold water. Ed. ia rapidly making
his mark as a journalist.
The members of the Rochambear
party were well supplied with maps o
the city Of ST. Louis by Mr.. j. S. Hig
gins, a member OF the firm Of Higgins
& CO., map publishers. The maps
were blue penciled in q way TO show
the route taken by the party on the
trip to and from the Country Club or
June 5. Mr.. Higgins said in a letter
accompany them: being a French
man from Cork and DESTROYS Of help
ing entertain the French representa-
tives lowing to French blood in ouI
~veins), the maps are sent with GU
compliments"
The French tri-color and the Ameri
can flags were both raised over th,
administration building on June 4 IL
honor of the arrival OF the Frencl
Commissioner, M. Lagraye and tn
Rochambeau party as guests of tn
exposition.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany opened an office in room ITO o
the Administration Building on Jun,
A. The first dispatch received wa
one from L.. j. Alleman, Lafayette, La.
to X. III. Sexton, Superintendent o
advertising, requesting that stereopti
con slides be sent him by express
The receiving operator vas Waite
Jost.
Director-of-Work Isaac s Taylo
sent out for publication on june 6
notices that sealed proposals would b
received at his Office on the World
Fair site till 3 r. NJ. on June 20, 1902