Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-24

millinery was there in profusion
Miss Reel, who has charge of tn,
department this season, and he
assistants, were generally compli.
mented and commended. A pleas.
ing feature of the event was music
by the Budweiser orchestra in the
afternoon.
Rev. T. A. Waterman arrived
here yesterday, representing the
Worlds Fair Jerusalem exhibit
AS this is commended by the
clergy, Catholic, Protestant and
Jewish, he may explain publicly
the religious features, as also de.
tail its admitted value as a bust
ness investment.
The Baptist ladies have resumed
work after ten weeks vacation.
They are still agents for Ladies'
Home Journal, one dollar: Delineator,
one dollar; Designer, so cents and
McCaHs Fashion Magazine Zone free
p%attern), so cts. per. annum-they
earnestly solicit your subscrip-
tons. They also have a few Area
dia Valley Cook Books for sale for
benefit of new church building
fund.
F. R. Mills of Belleview brought
to this Office last Saturday what is
probably Us old a document as
there is in this county. 1t was a
patent to 1850 acres of land issued
to Alex Mills, Mr.. Mills grand
father, in the year 1918. The
patent is signed by James Monroe,
who vas then president of the
United States, and the land was
given to Alex. Mills for his services
in the Blackhawk war. The land
was situated neal the present city
of Vincennes in Indian.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Nall, 423s
Cleveland Avenue, st. Louis, have
issued cards of invitation to the
wedding of their daughter, Irene,
and John Yancey Coffman of Com
merce, Nc. The ceremony takes
place at the home of the bride
Thursday evening October list,
1908, at $3.50 o'clock. Mr.. and Mrs.
Coffman will be at home at Com
merce, Mo-, after November list.
The REGISTER joins many friends
of the bride here in the Valley in
wishing her every happiness.
While Mr.. Jones and Mr..
Kretschmar were driving from
town out to The Naples, last Mon
day, their horse became frightened
at a train on the railroad bridge
and turned the buggy over About
the only damage resulting was the
demolition of about half hundred
eggs. Friend Kretschmar was
positive for a while that he had
been badly hurt, but what he i'm
agined was blood on the back of
his head proved to be some of the
broken eggs. So in a short time
he was all right again.
Frank Harris of Pilot Knob and
James Stout engaged in a shooting
match at Iron Mountain last Sum-
day afternoon between four and
five o'clock. Stout was shot in the
arm with a revolver and Harris
back was filed with bird shot. Al
ter the shooting Harris came home
to Pilot Knob. Neither of the men
is seriously hurt. On advice from
the authorities in St. Francois
county Sheriff Polk arrested Harris
Monday night and Tuesday he was
taken to Pennington where he is
now in jail. Stout's wife is said
to be the cause of the trouble.
The I'd Squadron of the 9Th Cav
airy returned from the Arcadia
Rifle Range, reaching the post soon
after 900 A. M. Saturday. They
had wet and unpleasant weather
for their return march, and were
glad to get back into the garrison.
They report having had a very
pleasant time while at the range,
however, and every n seems
satisfied with their first visit there.
The following named officers and
men qualified as sharpshooters:
Lieutenants Wells, Norvell and
Latrobe. Squadron Sergeant Maj.
Green. Sergeants Booth and By
ington, Troop G. Sergeant Wor-
lex, Troop F.-Regimental Standard.
On last Sunday evening, while
Rev. Cole, of Courtois, and I
were pleasantly passing the eve
ming with Chas. Ferguson and
family, of G%raniteville, three young
men came hurriedly in inquiring
for the preacher. They said we
were wanted down west of Schnei-
derville at once. Rev. Cole and l
started to follow them, going over
rocks, through the woods and
fields and were finally landed at
Mr.. McKinney's, where awaited
w. E. Carter and Miss Alice May
Cooper, of st. Louis, to be united
in matrimony. We performed the
ceremony, and after spending a
short time with the company, we
returned to Graniteville, tired,
worn and hungry; and the way
cold cabbage, clabber-milk and
what had been left from supper
disappeared was a sight to behold.
The evening will be a memorable
one to the preachers.
REV. T. G. PETERSON.
Maj. Gen. John G. Bates, in COM
mand of the Department of Mis-
souri,, id his annual report to the
Secretary of War says the follow
ing in reference to the rifle range
here: "The range at Arcadia, Mo-,
which is used by the troops at
Jefferson barracks, will require the
expenditure Of considerable money
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