Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-21

ototnOf auOlpu udfo Doou pl6dbdutly
located at Atlantic City the past week.
They will spend about a week more in
the east aud then return home.
Ed. Bollinger, who has been in
Oklahoma for the past year, was In
Ironton Wednesday. Mr.. Bollinger
has been engaged In teaching at Ell
Reno. He expects to return there the
next week.
We understand that the county
court is still considering the question
of putting IN iron fence around the
courthouse at a cost of a thousand dol
lars or more. We do not think it
would be a wise expenditure.
LosT-Bay horse, 4 years old, 2
hind feet white, blaze in face, bell on
when he left, Is hands high, weight
1000 pounds; So for information; $40
for recovery. E. W. BENNETT,
Belleview.
A letter was received from the ''boss"
Sunday announcing his safe arrival at
Portland, Oregon, the Monday pre-
vious. He reports a pleasant trip
across the continent and says he will
probably be home In the course of a
week.
There will be an excursion train
FROM Poplar Bluff to St. Louis Sunday
August Oath. The train will reach
Ironton $40 A. M. Fare for the round
trip, $3.50. Returning train leaves
st. Louis $3.50 P. NJ.
W. P. WEMP Agent.
W. Aker and Jim Louis, Jr., two
Dent county boot-leggers, were
arraigned before the U. S. Commits
sioner here last Saturday. They
pleaded guilty, said they had violated
Uncle Sans laws and were held for
the grand jury.
One of the most successful firms in
all Southeast Missouri is that of VIM.
H.. Stevenson & Bro. at Des Arc this
county. They are progressive, ener-
getic business men and their success
is a credit to them and the community
in which they live.
Word vas received here yesterday
announcing the death of Mrs. r. P.
Owen, sister of the late Mrs. M. j..
Harviell, at Bloomfield, Mo. The re-
mains arrived here this morning and
the funeral will occur from the Baptist
church some time to-day.
There will be the following services
at the Episcopal church, next Sunday
Aug. "a: Holy Communion, 1880 A. NJ.
morning prayer and Communion, IL
A. NJ; evening prayer and sermon at
8 P. NJ. Rev. H. B. Smith, officiating.
A cordial invitation is extended to all.
The Ironton Juniors defeated the
De Soto Crescents in a game of
ball at Bismarck last Saturday, the
score being fifteen to sixteen. This is
the second defeat the C%rescents have
sustained at the hands of the Juniors
and they will probably want no more
games tnl6 season.
Word was received here Tuesday of
the death of MIR. E. w. Hartman which
occurred at his home in Belleview the
night before. Mr.. Hartman was assis-
tant postmaster at Belleview and the
Republican nominee for Circuit Clerk.
The funeral occurred Wednesday, Rev.
Steel conducting the services.
The Times and Herald of Pennington
have been purchased by a stock COM
posed of r. A. Swink, M. Pipkin, M.
r. Smith, E. E. Swink, Thos. H. STAN
and Luther Peers, and will be CONSOLE
dated under the name of the Times
Herald, with T. d. Fisher as editor
Bonnie TerYe Democrat Register.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Hills, OF
Granite City, ILL.,, are visiting friends
at Festus and Herculaneum. A party
was given in their honor last Tuesday
evening. MI. Hills held a position at
Crystal City, but resigned and went
to St. Louis, where he secured a position
as train inspector.-De Soto Press.
"Above the Clouds To-day, In the
Bowels of the Earth Tomorrow" A
lecture by Rey. A. D. Ball, D. D., will
be given at the Academy Of Music,
Tuesday evening, September 9, 1901.
1t will be instructive and entertaining.
You may laugh, you may cry. Come
and be entertained and help a good
cause. Admission, Is cents. Benefit
of the M. E. Church.
Robert Vance, q young man m
ployed in Clark's factory, had his arm
badly mutilated by a spoke machine
last Saturday afternoon. The injuries
were 80 serious that Drs. Marshall and
Gay had to amputate the arm that
evening. The patient is getting along
very nicely Vance is a most worthy
young mar and many friends hear of
his misfortune with sorrow.
/. M. johnson Of Middlebrook who
has been spending the past year in the
Odd bellows home at Liberty, Mo-,
made us a call Tuesday. For a man of
his years-74-Mr. johnson is most
hale and hearty. He says that in the
last year he hasn't missed a single
meal. Mr.. johnson is thinking of
spending the next year in the Masonic
Home OF Missouri in St. Louis.
Willis Bulliner, the negro charged
with the theft of $4,000 from the Butler
County Bank, and who was arrested in
St. Louis, was arraigned in Judge
Henderson's court Tuesday for pre-
liminary hearing, but upon application
of the defendant the case was con-
tinued until Monday morning, August
25. Bulliner is at present out on
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