Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-12

Our st. Louis correspondent says he
has information that w. T. Gay will
be appointed postmaster at Ironton to
succeed Mr.. Bishop whose term ex-
pires February Goth. When the mat
ter was mentioned to Mr.. Gay by an
attache of the REGISTER be said he was
not an applicant for the place, and
could not and would not accept the
place If it was offered him. We do not
know from whom our St. Louis CORE
%spondent got this Information. Mr..
Bishop. we understand, is an applicant
to succeed himself, and Miss Ruth
Gay, ex-assistant in the office, has
filed an application for the position.
The appointment will likely be made
within a couple of weeks.
A surprise party vas given Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Trauernicht last Saturday
evening in honor of their tweuty-fifth
wedding anniversary. Progressive
euchre was played until II o'clock,
when a repast was served. Mr.. Ferdi-
nand Boss, o. Kentucky, won the gentle
mems prize and Miss Minnie Conzel-
man won the ladies' prize; the eonso-
lation prizes were awarded to Miss
Mary Councilman and Henry Conzel-
man. The guests present were Mes
danes r. T~rauernicht and j. T. Rice,
Messrs. J. I. Rice, F. Boss, r. Trauer-
NIGHT. Henry Councilman, VIM Con-
zelman, A. Trauernicht and L Rice,
and Misses Mary and Minnie Conzel-
man and Nettie Trauernicht.-hon
dale Gazette.
G. w Spencer, W. F. Wernse and
E A. Wernse of St. Louis we're lodged
in Jail here last Saturday, having been
convicted the day before in the United
States District Court on the charge OF
using the mails for fraudulent pur-
poses. Their plan was selling mining
stock on the representation that they
had valuable mining property in Colo
RADIO and the evidence disclosed that
their property was practically worth
less. One of their victims was Gratz
Lindsay, who formerly lived here, and
from whom they got about $500. G,
W. Spencer and w. F. Wernse will
serve twelve months; f. A. Wernse
will be in Jail thirty days.
The Episcopal church was dedicated
yesterday by Bishop futile. He
preached on Wednesday night and the
following new members we're received:
Mayor K%leppsattel and wife, Mrs. Gud-
ger, Miss Davenport, Med Cahoon.
Lionel Thost, Oscar Cohen and Merdith
Leedy. On Thursday the dedication
services were held. The congrega-
tions are small here and they deserve
great praise for their heroic effort in
building an elegant brick ~veneered
house that does them and our city
credit. Most of the congregation be-
ing women, they have had to work
hard to succeed, and their efforts have
been crowned with success. The
pastor and others took part in the SER
vices. We are only sorry we could
not attend all of these services .-Fred-
ericktoWn Tribune.
Honor the dear old mother. Time
has scattered the snowy flakes on her
brow, plowed deep burrows on her
cheeks-but is she not beautiful nowP
The lips are thin and shrunk, but these
are the lips that have kissed many a
hot tear from the children's eyes, and
they are the sweetest lips in the world.
The eye is dim, yet it glows with a
soft radiance of holy love which can
never fade. The sands Of life are
nearly run out, but, feeble as she is,
she will go farther and reach lower
down for you than anyone on earth.
When the world shall despise and for
sake you, when it leaves you by the
wayside to die unnoticed, the dear old
mother will gather you in her feeble
arms and carry you home and tell you
of all your virtues until you forget that
your soul is disfgured by vices. Love
her tenderly and cheer her declining
years with tender devotion.-Er.
Tuesday of last week the City Mar
shall's attention was attracted to a
strange boy in town. He was fairly
well dressed and was spending money
very freely. When taken in charge
the boy said his name was Claud Rich
mond, his age was eleven years, be
had run away from his home in Paris,
| Mo. where his father. Rev. G. +. Rich
mond, was a Presbyterian minister.
| When searched a couple of dollars in
change and a revolver was found on
the boy; he also had copies of the
Life Of the James Boys" and the
Tracey outlaws. He was on his way
to Texas, where he expected to grow
up and be "a bad man." The Mar
shall took the boy in custody and tele-
graphed his father. An answer was
Immediately received saying that the
boys father would come after him.
Friday the Marshal received word to
meet the Rev. Richmond at Bismarck
where he turned over to him his run.
away son. The lad was very much
composed all the time and didn't seem
to be at all disturbed by the fact that
he was a hundred and fifty miles away
from home and almost out of money.
For SALE-Fire and other bricks.
Apply to Arthur Huff, agent, Pilot
Knob, Mo.