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

estate firms put in a bid OF $4,000,
but as a communication was received
asking that the property be held until
arrangements could be made by GER
tain parties, who wish to conduct a
school, no action was taken on the bid.
The board prefers to sell the property
to some one who will conduct a school.
Fdrmington Times.
How dear to our hearts is the old
silver dollar, when some kind SUBJ
scriber presents it to view; the liberty
head without necktie or collar, and all
the strange things which to US seem
new; the wide-spreading eagle, the
arrow below it, the stars and the
words with the strange things they
tell; the coin of our fathers, we'er
glad that we know it, for some time or
other twill come in right we'll, the
spead eagle dollar, the star-spangled
dollar, the old silver dollar we all love
so well.-EG.
The May festival at the Academy of
Music on Tuesday. night Of last week
was a decided success. We are re-
quested to return thanks TO all who
assisted in making the occasion such a
successful one, and full credit is given
to the more than generous efforts OF
the ladies who did not let the very in
clement weather interfere with their
work. Harry Holland won the hand
some toilet set and Miss Bessie Fergu-
son of Charlottesville, Mo-, captured
the beautiful silver tea set. The net
proceeds were 1925.
The colored population had a dance
at the home of Bob johnson on African
boulevard Tuesday night. Between
dances Ollie Green, the barber at
Vaughn's shop, stepped outside to take
a drink. While he was there En-
Grain came up and asked for a drink.
Green told her the whiskey was gone.
Then Henry Bishop came along, said
EN- was his "woman" and hit Green
under the eye. Green grappled with
Bishop and En- picked up a rock and
hit Green on the side of the head.
liner the hght stopped,
A head-end collision between a
special carrying General Manager
Harding, Manager Cotter aud Super
~intendent Tyler, going north, and q
south-bound freight train at White
House last Friday morning, blocked
the track for all Gay, and No. 1 did not
go through here that evening until
after nine o'clock. Both trains were
running at a very high rate of speed,
but fortunately no one was badly hurt.
The wreck was occasioned by the
operator at De Soto failing to deliver a
special time card to the special.
l.. +. Mullins, OF Lawson, Mo-, was
here last Thursday looking over the
Valley with a view of putting in a
local telephone system. He said that
the conditions were most favora BILE
and he was satisfied that such an in
stitution would pay here, but upon be-
ing advised that Mr.. j. 7. Baldwin
had just made application before the
City Council for a franchise, Mr.. Null
Inns said that he would not interfere
with o residents proposition even if
he could. In case anything happened,
however, that Mr.. Baldwin did not
put in the telephone, Mr.. Mullins said
that he would like to be informed, and
he would 60 on with the work at once.
Mr.. Baldwin says that it is his inten-
tipp IN mt in the puotarn with 90 1iftla
delay as possible. The telephone is
the greatest convenience of modern
times and is especially needed here.
Ed. Arms, colored, was caught steal
ing some money out OF the money
drawer in Greater Bonanza last Fri
day morning. He was taken before
Squire Fairchild who sentenced him 10
ninety days in Jail. Arms, plan was
to happen in the store when but one
clerk was in ana call for a nickel's
worth of coal oil. While the clerk
was back In the warehouse getting the
oil Arms would get into the money
drawer. Arms was In the store Wed.
nesday and after his departure some
money was missed. When he came in
Friday a watch was set Oh him and he
was promptly caught. Arms had just
been out OF jail a few weeks after serv.
ing a sentence for stealing money in the
same way al Collins g. Smiths. He is
, enc al the many worthless young
negroes who loaf about this town and
, will not work. 1t is pity that there
isn't some law providing for a good
chastisement for such offenders.
The entertainment Tuesday eve,
ming at the Acadamy of Music drew a
full house. "Per Telephone" 8
comedy in one act, was well rendered,
all the characters being represented
with fidelity. There was no halt nor
"break" in the lines, aud the young
people on the stage were natural anc
graceful. The operetta followed
smoothly and evenly, With interest tt
; all. The solos were pleasing ant
. creditable, while the choruses were full
! and free, the children entering heart
. lily into the spirit Of the play. Mrs
O'Brien certainly accomplished a goot
york in the development and assimila
. tion OF 30 much crude material. NJ
one on the outside has any conception
of the time, patience and ability re
quired for such a task, and the lad!
mentioned is entitled to thanks ant
a credit from all interested In the enter
. tainneRt and its purpose. The ne
proceeds will go i4to the fqnd Of St
Paul's church reGtory. IT 10 perhap
proper to say thai the ball WHICH fol
lowed the ENTERTAINMENT was a separ
ate AFFAIR, with which tho church pel
pie had nothing to do.
The following are the names of thos
IT In Attendance at the summer schoo