Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02

quality OF pure lead as was ever found
anywhere, and it is there in paying
quantity, too. Mr.. Trauernicht has
already got out about 5000 pounds of
this high grade ore, and by energy and
perseverance he has made "a rich
strike" and he is to be congratulated
upon his success.-IrOndale Gazette.
The closing exercises of the Pilot
Knob public school were witnessed by
a crowded house, as they deserved. /
do not remember having attended an
entertainment more pleasing in char
acter and attainment. The little folks
in speech, song and dialogue did them
selves proud, while the drills were
almost perfect. Prof. Hawkins and
his good wife certainly may congratu-
late themselves upon the general YER
dict not only on the closing exercises
but the school work proper, as we'll.
The Budweisers attended that evening,
aud | have heard some envious people
insinuate that maybe it was due to
this fact that the curtain support gave
way; but / treat the suggestion with
the contempt it deserves.
Mrs. Lulu Gillian Woodside asks the
REGISTER to announce that she will
have her Spring Millinery Opening
Saturday, April 18th. Mrs. Woodside
will be assisted by a competent trim
mer from St. Louis and the ladies may
be assured that the display will be a
most elegant one, embracing every
thing new, novel and up-to-date in
millinery. No souvenirs will be given
away but every lady attending the
opening will have a chance to secure
a S. hat free. Every lady visiting
the millinery parlors that day will be
expected to register and select a num-
Der, and the lucky guesser of the prize
number will be presented with a beau
tiful spring bonnet. A most cordial
invitation is extended to every lady in
the Valley and vicinity to attend the
opening.
James Burnett, OF Burnett's Spring,
Dent county, was arraigned before the
U. S. Commissioner here last Thurs
day, charged with selling liquor with
out paying the government tax. The
defendant waived preliminary examin-
alton and was held for the District
Court OF St. Louis. This is the third
time in the last few years that Burnett
has been brought here charged with
violating the revenue law, but has here
tofore always escaped conviction.
Whether he will be as fortunate this
time remains to be Burnett is
quite q character. He Is probably
seventy years of age and is in appear
ance an exact reproduction OF the
pictures Of Uncle Sam" He has a
park fitted up in some backwoods sec
tion, Of Dent county and IN the sum
mer season gives pionics and reunions
galore. He says that his arrest this
time is the result of some bitter con-
tests in the late election.
Mr.. S. V. Denn1son, of Pilot Knob,
we'll known to many of our readers, is
a nephew of C. G. Dennison of Chica-
go, of whose mysterious disappearance
is told in the following, telegraphed
from Buffalo. N. Y, to the Globe DEM
ocrdt of March 22d: "Despite sys-
tematic efforts on the part of the po-
lice and extensive advertising in the
newspapers, the whereabouts of Chas.
G. Denuison, a wealthy Chicago man,
who came here on q business trip and
who has mysteriously disappeared, is
still unknown. Mr.. Dennison, who is
81 years old, left the Hotel Broezel
last Wednesday morning, and has not
since been seen. The missing mans
wife and her son, Gus. Dennison, ar
rived here to-day from the west. De-
t%ective Watts, who has charge OF the
search, said tonight that no tangible
clew had thus far been discovered.
Mr.. Denuison had only a small amount
of money with him, and the sugges,
ton of foul play, with robbery as a
motive, is secuted by his friends"
The citizens of Flat River and sur.
rounding country are glad that the
heavy blasting in the cut between Flat
River and Esther, which has dis.
turbed them by day and night for
months, is at an end. The cut was
completed the first of last week, and
steel was laid a few days later. The
work of this cut has heen slow and ex.
pensive. 1t will be long remembered
by people living in that vicinity. W.
understand that the plastering in
many houses has been greatly injured
by the jars of the terrific blasts that
have been required to remove the i'm.
meuse amount of rock that has been
torn out. The cut is 290 yards long
and is from 10 to 35 feet in depth. II
is said to have cost 1926, 900, while the
value of the explosives used is placed
at about $4,000. We have heard
the opinion expressed frequently thai
many local mine workers, familiar
with this district, could have handled
this contract much better and more
cheaply than did the firm which put il
through. The cut, however, is re.
garded as a fine piece of railroad work,
and the road bed through it is SO vel
graded as to scarcely require ballast
ing. With the exception Of about loo
yards in East Flat River, at the points
of the Grawley and Federal switch
crossings, the track has been laid or
the S. M. from Ste. Geneyieve te
Elvins. A portion Of it has already
been ballasted. Much work remains
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