Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-01-02

ball given by the married ladies OF the
Valley, the proceeds to be devoted to
charitable purposes. All ladies who
are willing to assist in any way are re-
quested to meet with Mrs. Gross, Fri
day, Jan. 8. 1902, at 2:30 P. NJ.
Mr.. g. c. Kaesemacher, who lives
on his farm north of Pilot Knob. picked
up a few days ago the tiniest arrow
head We have ever seen. 1t is only
one-half inch long and %one-fourth inch
in width. 1t is Of flint of pinkish tint
and is perfectly formed, except that
perhaps its width Is out of proportion
to the length.
Old John, the banana man, is one of
the best known men in all Southeast
Missouri. He makes his home in St.
Louis, but is continually on the road
selling fruit. He doesn't 60 any
farther south than lronton, but he
comes near to knowing every man,
oma and child on the road between
here and St. Louis.
Mr.. Chas. M Hay. of Brunot,
Wayne County, will make an address
on the subject of temperance at the M.
f. Church this evening. He will also
speak at the Court House on to.mor-
row evening. Mr.. Hay has made
quite a reputation as an orator. He
is we'll known here and We bespeak
for him lorOa oudiopoao no not foil
to attend.
Genial, jovial Jim Brierton-all the
way from Acknowledgment In on
his Irouton friends for a few hours last
Thursday evening. He's the same
Jim as Of old, and was accorded a
very hearty welcome by his many
friends. While he didn't say 80 in just
that many words, yet w are inclined
to think that Jim has some idea of be-
coming a benedict in the not far dis
tant future.
DIED-At Pilot Knob. Mo-, Thurs
day, December &c, 1901, at 4:20
o'clock P. NJ, Mrs. Halle Madlinger,
beloved wife Of Joseph Madlinger,
aged thirty-three years and twenty
nine days. The funeral occurred from
the Catholic church, Pilot Knob, Sat-
urday and the remains we're inferred
in Calvary cemetery. Mr.. Madlinger
has the sympathy of many friends in
his bereavement.
DIED-At Graniteville, Mo-, on
Monday, Dec. 80, 1901, at 1915 A. NJ,
Daniel O'Brien, in the eighty-ffth
year Of his age. The funeral took
place Tuesday at 2 o'clock P. NJ, from
the Catholic Church, Graniteville, and
was largely attended. The remains
were laid to rest in Middlebrook ceme-
terry. Mr.. O'Brien was an old citizen
and we'll and favorably known. The
REGISTER extends sympathy to the
bereaved family.
At a children's party at Mr.. HI. M.
Collins residence, Tuesday night, the
proceedings were interrupted by the
upsetting of a cosl.oil lamp, which
broke in the falling. The flame from
the wick was communicated to the oil,
and a coniagration was threatened for
a few minutes; but the older heads
present succeeded in putting out the
fire before damage resulted, and the
programme was shortly resumed.
With the exception Of this accident,
everybody had a good time-as they
always have at Collins.
The REGISTER is in receipt of a
twentieth century souvenir, issued by
the Berry-Wright Dry Goods Co. of
Fort Smith, Arkansas. Mr.. R. A.
C~larkson, who formerly lived in this
county, is a large stakeholder and
director in the company, which does
the biggest business of any institution
of the kind In that section. Mr.. Clark
son was for many years in the whole
sale grocery business in Fort Smith,
but recently disposed of his interests
in that line and has gone into the dry
goods business. His friends will be
glad to know that he is prospecting.
Wednesday morning Mr.. w. H.
Delano found one of his chickens dead,
and partly devoured by some "yar-
mint" Mr.. d. %thereupon peppered
the half-eaten carcass with strychnine
and put it out as a bait that night.
Thursday morning he saw that more
of the chicken was consumed, and on
looking around found an owl stark
and stiff near by. His birdship was
full-grown and a fine specimen OF his
kind, weighing four and one-half
pounds and measuring four feet from
tip to tip of wings, and twenty-five
inches from head to tail. The body
was sem to DR.. Summa Of St. Louis,
who pronounces it a fine representa-
tive Of its species.
Judge Cole has remained in Iron
dale the greater part of last week, per-
sonally experimenting the work of
establishing the proper quarantine
regulations in the Maryden and Hap
py Hollow" neighborhoods, where
smallpox prevails. The Judge secured
the services of DR.. Almeroth of Sum
NIT, and in company with the Doctor
made several trips to these communi-
ties. They found eight or ten cases
of the disease in a virulent form, all
the result of the infection brought in
by j. H. Crump. Thus, we are begin
ming to see the harm caused by a fail
ure on the part Of the authorities to
faithfully discharge their duty.-Lrom-
dale Lead Miner.
The following from last Fridays
Republic: 'John W. Taylor, chief
engineer OF the Terminal Railroad