Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-05-21

The colored NJ. E. church people
will give a grand picnic at Wilson's
Grove, Caledonia, on Saturday, June
10th. The colored citizens expect to
make the occasion a great success.
The excursion train from St. Louis
last Sunday consisted of six coaches
and a refreshment car. The day was
spent visiting old friends and seeing
the various sights adjacent to the
Valley.
A freight wreck north Of Bismarck
delayed the excursion train several
hours on the return to st. Louis last
Sunday and it vas long after midnight
before the train pulled into Union
Station.
What a pity it is that we haven't
accommodations for the people who
would like to spend the summer in the
Valley. Every day there are in
quiries, but satisfactory quarters are
hard to obtain.
Three soldiers from the range,
Frank Williams, William Long and
George Smith, were arrested for fast
riding on the street last Saturday.
They pleaded guilty and paid fine and
costs of SO. 25 each.
The section men are now paid $1.4C
a day. They have recently effected an
organization and were just about to
ask an increase in pay when the com
pany forestalled them and voluntarily
raised their wages.
G. W. Phelan Of St. Louis has 9
force of men and teams here from st.
Louis building roads about his place
in Russellville. 1t is said that Mr.
Phelan expects to spend several thou
sand dollars on his driveways.
MARRIED-In the parlor of the New
Commercial Hotel, on Sunday morn
ing, May 18th, by Rev. W. S. Acomb,
Mr.. W. E. Wadlow, Of St. Louis, and
Miss Emma Z. Faulkenberry, O.
Lesterville, Reynolds county, Mo.
G. W. K%etcherside has sued JOSEPH
Bollinger, of Sabula, for fifty dollars
damages for killing a couple OF hounds
Bollinger claims the dogs were after
his sheep. The case will be tried be-
fore Squire johnson at Des Arc mex
Saturday.
The contract for carrying the mai
to the west end of the county for foul
years from July 1st has been let te
some man in the west end of the county
He takes the contract for $3.50 a day
just a little more than half what tht
job is really worth.
Rev. Ira Miller, who assisted Rev
T. F. Marshall in mission work at Iror
Mountain two years ago, graduated
from Louisville Theological Seminary
May 9th, and will take charge of 6
group Of Presbyterian churches il
Bollinger county this summer.
A company of Y. M. G. A. member
from St. Louis have selected a camp
near the dam at Pilot Knob, and {
number of them will be camped there
throughout the summer. Their OBJ
ject is recreation and rest. The tent
will probably be stretched within tn
week.
Constable Marshall received a tele
phone message from Flat River, say
ing that Bert DeMier and Dick Ed
ington, of Arcadia, had got mixed VI
in a fight over there with a crowd o
Hungarians. DeMier and Edingtol
we're both cut with knives, but no
seriously hurt.
The Sunday excursion no longe
carries beer. There is a baggage ca
attached loaded with soda water an
other soft drinks, but beer has bee
cut out. The men who run the trail
are much pleased at the change, an
say that the crowd without beer is nc
half as much trouble to handle as tn
crowd Win peer.
The hub factory belonging to W. j
Lee, located near Bedford, was com
pletely destroyed by fire On last Thurs
day night about Il o'clock. 1t is sur
posed the fire originated from tn
boiler. The loss is considerable, wit
no insurance. Work preparatory t
rebuilding was begun Immediately
CentreUiHe Outlook.
Two new members were received IL
to the fellowship of the Baptist Churc
on Sunday morning. Others are ez
pected to follow. The Building Con
mittap meets tonight to decide upo
plans to lie opbmitted to the Church
DR.. j. M. Breaker, Of St. Louis, wi
preach on the subject OF ''Home Mi
sions" on Sunday, June 21st.
Ironton Camp, No. 1855, M. W. A
and the Ironton Cornet Band will Civ
a grand picnic at Goulding's Park o
July Ath ana Q ball at night. 1t is th
intention to maize tho RFa!r the biz
gest aver held in the VallSy, Pa
ticulars later. In the mean time l
assured that the 4th of July celebri
sisp In IrJnton will be a boss one
The following wore among the Wis
tors to the Valley on the ~oEcursio
Sunday; Will Brown and sister, Mi
Hattie. Miss Mabel Davis, 'Clarent
and George Whitworth, Miss Kat
Hotson,. Miss Celia Martin, Mr.
Bertha Sutton, Will AhrenS, D
Harviell, Andy Blemel. George Mark
G. b. Hill, Miss Belle Muffly, Mrs. D
Meredith, Oby Riddle, Howard Lin
say.
At the meeting Of the Southea
Missouri Drummers' Association
Pennington last week Mr.. A. +. Bon
President OF the Association, was pr
scented q silver loving cup by the ci,
zans nj Farminp&ou. and a very han