Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-08-13

Blemel Monday night. Quite a
number were in attendance and
the evening proved a most enjoy
able one.
The first car of water melons for
the season reached Ironton last
Thursday. That evening DR.. E.
L. Farmhouse presented us with a
fine, large melon for which he has
our sincere thanks
Troops &C.," ST." sc" and "H"
of the Eight Cavalry arrived in the
Valley from the Barracks last
Saturday about eleven o'clock.
They will remain at the range
about three months.
Deputy U. S. Marshall Straszer
was here last Thursday evening
having in custody Henry caves, a
Dent county boot logger. caves
gave bond for his appearance be-
fore the District court.
Miss Macy Morris and Walter
Morris left Tuesday morning for a
vacation trip through the East.
They will visit in Baltimore, Wash
ington, Richmond and Old Point
Comfort.-Farmingtou Times.
Hayes Malugen attended the
funeral of a relative in Bonnie Terre
Monday. Mr.. Malugen says that
while there he met his four BROTH
ers. 1t was the first time in fifteen
years that they had all been to-
gether.
R. H. Jones took his three boys
to ST. Louis last Thursday, where
they will visit with their mother, a
few weeks, and then enter school,
somewhere-the two oldest in a
school, probably.-Dunk-
lin Democrat.
There should be a concerted
effort on the part of our people to
build q modern and up-to-date
hotel in the Valley. We do not
know of anything that would be of
more benefit to everybody than a
fi~rst-class hotel.
The summer kitchen of John
residence was struck by
lightning during the storm We'd
nesday afternoon of last week.
Mrs. Conway was in the building
at the time but fortunately escaped
injury. But little damage resulted.
Henry Bishop and his "woman"
Grain, both colored, had a
misunderstanding last Saturday
and quite a fight followed.
Neither of them was seriously hurt
and Bishop paid a fine of So and
costs in Squire Fairchild's court
Monday.
w. M. O'Neal came up from
Des Arc last Thursday and is now
assisting his brother in the store.
Godfrey O'Neal, who has been in
the store, has gone to his home at
Ironton for a rest, after which he
expects to enter business college,
hondaIe Gazette.
There will be services at Fort
Hill church next Sunday morning,
and the union service will be held
there In the evening and Rev. w.
S. Acomb will preach the sermon.
The young peoples service will be
held at 7 P. M. All are very
cordially invited.
Services at the Presbyterian
church on next Sunday morning.
Sunday School at $3.50 and preach
ing at II o'clock. Everybody. is
cordially invited to come. In the
evening this congregation will
unite in the services at Fort Hill
Methodist church.
Chas. Russell, a former resident
of the Valley who has been making
his home in st. Louis for the past
twelve years, is visiting relatives
here and will probably make his
home on his farm again. Mr..
Russell has not been in very good
health and he thinks the country
may prove beneficial.
An entertainment is in progress
of rehearsal, to be presented on the
25th of August by home talent.
Many old favorites, who have not
been before the public recently,
will assist. Proceeds to be used in
paying for new rectory building of
St. Paul's, Ironton. An evening
full of amusement is promised.
Regular meeting of Ironton
Lodge K. of P, No. 244, on Friday
night, August ID, 1908. Work in
Second and Third Rank and cleo
ton of a new G. c.; also ice cream
supper and other refreshments after
lodge. Full attendance desired.
FRED KINDELL, JR.,
X. of R. and S.
Harry Weaver, a soldier at the
range, was arrested last Saturday
evening on the charge of disturb
ing the ordinary peace and quiet
of the town. He was walking
about the streets with a rock in his
hand evidently looking for trouble.
He was taken before the Mayor
where he paid fine and costs
amounting to So.
Christian Amelung died at his
home in Pilot Knob last Thursday
afternoon after a long and painful
illness at the age of seventy-one.
The deceased was a good man and
was highly respected in the COM
munity where he had SO long made
his home. The remains were in
tered in the Pilot Knob cemetery