Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-09-04

WIN uoret steallng. lnoy Will DC
tried at a special term of circuit courl
In Reynolds county this week.
The young people of the Valley had
a very pleasant dance at the Academy
of Music Monday night, in honor Of
Labor Day. A good crowd was In at.
tendance, there being forty couples,
and all enjoyed the occasion very much.
Miss Gillam.W oodside will continue
the clearing sale Of Summer Millinery
for another week. Ready-to-wesr hats
that we're as much as $500, go now fol-
Doc and 75c. A few more beautifully
trimmed hats for SOC each. Every.
thing must 60, regardless Of cost.
Mr.. w. B. Rush will leave Sunday
for Atlanta, Ga, where he has &C.
cepted a position on the Southern R.
R. Mrs. Rush will accompany him az
far as St. Louis, where she will re.
main with relatives until they are
located. Their many friends wish
them success.
Black river got on a big rampage
after the big rains last week, and the
waters were higher than ever known
before. The town of C%entreville was
almost inundated and the foundation
was washed away from several build.
ings In the town. This Is something
never known in the previous history
of Centreville.
There will be a meeting of the
Guild of St. Paul's Church at the home
of Mrs. J. 7. AXE, on Thursday after.
noon, Sept. 4th, at 2 P. NJ. As this is
an important meeting each member il
urged to attend. After their short
vacation they wish to resume work
and prepare for the bazaar to be held
in the nea future.
A north. bound freight train broke
in two on the south side of Gadshill
Tuesday night, and the wild cars ran
into a train following. A stockman
was seriously hurt, and Brakeman
Hampton also received some injury.
just how much of a wreck it was ia
unknown here. The day trains were
not delayed in consequence.
MARR1ED-At the parsonage of the
NJ. E Church. South, in Arcadia, Mo-,
Mr.. Newman Farmer of lronton, Mo-,
and Miss Hattie M. Crews Of Flat
Mo-, Rev. W. A. Humphrey
officiating. Mr.. and Mrs. Farmer are
now making their home at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Emma Hills in this city.
The REGISTER tenders congratulations
and wishes Mr.. and Mrs. Farmer every
happiness.
Lorenz Kirchner, an old and we'll
known citizen of this county, died at
his home in Graniteville, this county,
Monday morning, September l, 1902,
at 1880 o'clock, aged 70 years and II
days. The deceased had been in poor
health for some time, and his death
occasioned no surprise. The remains
we're inferred IN the Middlebrook
cemetery. Wednesday. The family
have the sympathy OF many friends In
their affection.
Public sale OF Hereford cattle. John
G. and Jas. V. Carly will, at Salem,
on Wednesday, October l, 1902, com
mencing at l o'clock at Doss Gibson'G
lot, sell to the highest bidder, ter
head of high grade bull calves and
yearlings. Some good as full bloods
No by-bidding, everything goes
straight. Will also have our two-year'
old bull, Dockery, there, to show what
We have. Remember the date. Come
and see. Terms cash.
j. g. & j. V. CARTY.
Monsour Shaban, an Assyrian who
peddles out Of this town, had a ter
dollar Confederate bill passed on hin
while peddling in the vicinity o.
Lesterville some time last fall. HI
came to town and swore out a warran'
against one Sam Parks charging hin
with having passed the bill on him
The officers we're unable to locate
Parks until last week, when he was
arrested in Reynolds county anG
brought to Ironton and placed in jail
Parks will have a hearing before the
U. s. Commissioner tomorrow.
What is more refreshing than a rea
bright, gingery minstrel performance
with Its jolly comedians, graceful
dancers, superb vocalists, grand aug
mented orchestra-all keeping time
with the happy jingle and taps of thu
bones and tabourine. A supremel,
handsome scenic mounting and daz
lzing costumes, to set the burnt cork OF
with. All the latest Innovations tina
possibly could be secured have beef
put together by the Mahara Operati,
Minstrel firm, which will be seen a
the Academy Of Music, Friday, Sep
TENDER 9th.
Thomas Seitz, night operator a
Middlebrook, was assaulted by tw'
unknown men in the station at Middle
brook Monday night about ten o'clock
Mr.. Seitz was hit over the head with
revolver intlicting a scalp wound, bu
not seriously hurting him. Mr.. Seit
says bis assailants had white masks OF
their faces and appeared to be younI
men. Their object was robbery, Blu
they must have became frightened, 10
they hurried away without attempting
to take Mr.. Seitz's watch or make an,
search for money. Several citizen
soon arrived on the scene, but I'll
would.be thieves made good thei
escape.
W. E. Bearden's mother died In thi
city, July 18, and the remains wer
shipped to Irondale the following da
tor burial. The same afternoon Of tn
death of Mrs. Bearden, Mr.. Bearde