Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-19

nlgnt anu Qulto d large sum Oi money
stolen. The loss to me is 3 severe one
and l will be greatly obliged If all
customers who are indebted to me will
come forward and settle with out de-
lay. l need the money.
F. P. HnBURN, Annapolis, Mo.
1t ia expected that the granite
quarries will all be fairly busy this
summer. The quarrymen have asked
for a new scale but it lie thought there
will be little trouble in adjusting the
matter. 1t Is understood that they are
not asking for any more money but
just a slight difference In some of the
regulations.
Oil lamps for Ironton in this day is
equivalent to rateing the city at least
forty years behind the times. 1t might
be well to inform the officers of this
up-to-date city, that gasoline lamps
are much cheaper and better for light
ing purposes. Also that electricity is
now used for lighting purposes in all
cities of a progressive nature. X.
Allie Hunt, a sable-hued youth who
loafed about town, here for several
years, writes to his friends that he is
now playing a slide trombone in the
Rabbit Foot Minstrels that has been
playing in the Buckingham Theatre
at Tampa, Florida, for the past few
months. The Rabbit Foot combina-
ton will go on the road next month.
There was a rear-end collision be-
tween two north-bound freight trains
between Iron Mountain and Bismarck
Sunday morning about nine o'clock.
A csboose was badly demolished and
several box cars wrecked. The en-
CINE was thrown from the track and
rolled fifty feet or more down an en-
bankment. In consequence the track
was blocked about eight hours and No.
2 was held at Arcadia about three
hours for the wrecked to be cleared
away.
Tho ginseng industry has become a
business in many places of late, and it
is proving to he a profitable business
too. Rev. j. r. Singleton, our nurs-
eryman is going to try it. He will put
out quite a number of plants this spring
and hopes that with proper car and
culture to make a crop that will net
him some profits. We have seen sew
eral good-sized gardens and are con-
vinced that it is a plant we'll suited to
this country. We hope that Mr..
Singleton will make a success of his
undertaking.-Piedmont Banner.
Daily Wilmer, a brakeman on a
north-bound freight train was fatally
injured at Arcadia about, half-past
seven o'clock Monday evening. The
train had just pulled in from the south
and Wilmer stepped over on to the
side track when he was struck by one
| of the pushers. Both llmbs were cut
off below the knee. DR.. Marshall was
summoned and about midnight he and
DR.. Higginbotham of De Soto operated
on the unfortunate man but he never re-
| covered from the shock OF the acct
dent and died Tuesday morning at one
o'clock. Winners home was in De
Soto. He was twenty-five years of age
and unmarried.
st. Patrick's Day was duly observed
and ittingly celebrated at the Arcadia
College Tuesday afternoon and even
ing. After the noon hour a parade
was organized, and, headed by horn
and drum, where enthusiasm and ex-
uberance of sound excused possible
absence of harmony, the fair brigade
marched, marched, marched, and
cheered, cheered, cheered, in q way
that would have made the good saints
eyes glistsn and his heart bound, had
he been here In the flesh. At 7:15 p.
NJ. the exhibition hall was filled with
Sisters and pupils and a few favored
guests, when began as pleasant an
entertainment of speech and song as i,
was ever my good fortune to hear.
Where each number was so good and
all renditions were so praiseworthy, it
would have been rank favoritism to
have bestowed commentator upon
one more than another. The plaudits
of the audience were not perfunctory,
but came from the heart. l append
the programme; SO that the world may
know how favored l was in my invita-
ton to be present:
'sErin's March," A. and +. Hanick.
1.-The Shamrock" poem, X. Mullany,
Injecting of the Waters" Juniors.
"Game of Tag" poem, J. Webbing,
"Hibernian Waltz" A. Moore, G,
Smith, D. Doris, l. Dandy, G. Dandy,
'Erin's Flag" poem, A. Meehan.
"Believe Me-" chorus, Seniors.
1.-The Guilty Dog" poem, M. Beard,
s.The Wee Wah Land" 0. Barn
house.
Medley, c. Holtschneider, M. Seine
weiss.
"The Quart of Milk" poem, M
Schaefer.
"Noreen Mavoureen, sextette
Seniors.
''St. Patrick's Petition" G. Riley.
"Last Rose of Summer" Trio.
"Bonnie Dundee" P. Weinsberg.
1.-The Dear Little Shamrock, chorus
At $3.50 the concluding selection wa!
given by the whole achool, and ther
goodnight" was said. came home
feeling that, a most enjoyable evening
had been mine, and with thankfulnesi
to the good Sisters for it. May they
live long to pursue the excellent work
to which they have devoted them
selves.