Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-12

JACK Lopez 10 treasurer oil the Area
dia relief Society. Pay your monthly
dues to him and become an active
member in the society. Payment OF
monthly dues guarantee membership
and voting privileges.
The 18th District Pythiau Associa-
ton held a business meeting In Farm
ington last Wednesday. Geo. K. Gay
was elected President of the Associa-
tion for the ensuing year. The next
celebration will be held at Gran May
goth.
A. P. Vance was released on bond
last Saturday. The sureties are W.
H. Sweeney and John Thomas of Iron
county, Merrill Pipkin, S. c. Gossom.
j. A. Alternately, ID. l.. Rivers, John
and James Vance Of St. Francois
county.
Maynard Mills of Pilot Knob was
cut in the side by a young man by the
name of Profit from Iron Mountain
Monday evening shortly after dark.
The trouble occurred neal the depot
and theS combatants are cousins.
Mills injuries are not serious.
Our announcement a few weeks
since that Rev. L. G. Wernert had
gone to hospital in St. Louis for the
benefit of his health was an error.
The trip was made for pleasure and
business and we are glad to state that
our good friend is in his usual good
health.
There will be no strike of the train
men on the Iron Mountain railway.
The company has granted al increase
of from twelve to fifteen per cent to
the brakemen and conductors to take
effect March 1st. 1t Is said that other
employees of the company will now be
asking for increased pay.
The Fort Hill congregation is plan.
ming to hold a series of special re-
vival services, beginning Wednesday
evening, March 4th, and take this
method Of inviting all Christians of
the Valley to assist. Rev. Arthur
Trotter, pastor OF the church at Pied
mont, is to assist in the meetings.
w. A. HUMPHREYS.
The county court last week continued
the matter of a petition for a new
bridge across the branch this side OF
Pilot Knob until the next regular term
of the court in May. The REGISTER
can see no occasion for the delay. The
bridge should either be built or not
built and the court has had ample time
to be fully informed in the premises.
Mr.. T. F. Walsh, Secretary and
Treasurer of the Syenite Granite Com
pany, will probably leave Graniteville
within the next month for St. Louis
where be will u charge OF the
company's Office at that place. Mr..
Walsh has been at Graniteville for
owe twenty years and he and his good
wife will be greatly missed by their
many friends in this vicinity. Mr..
Russell Allen will succeed Mr.. Walsh
at Gran1teville.
"The Merry Maids of Arcadia" this
evening will give a supper at their
room in the Academy of Music build
ing, and the public may depend upon
it that it will he IN elegant and de-
licious repast. They invite the public
to come and test their culinary attain
ments, and l am sure they will satisfy
the most exacting taste. And all at
the reasonable price of from 10 to rs
cents. The menu includes ice cream,
cake, coffee, sandwiches, etc.
The County Court met this week in
regular session and occupied a good
portion of the time Investigating A. P.
Farris' saloon license. The citizens of
Jackson township, through their at
torney, R. l. January, presented a
petition asking that a license not be
granted, and an order was made to
that effect. Farris asked that the
order be rescinded, and upon a thor
ough Investigation Of the law, and the
legal advice of the Prosecuting Attor-
ney, the order was resciended and
license granted. -CentrevtAe Reformer.
Valley people who have money in
vested with E. j. Arnold & Co., the
turf in Wrestling company of st Louis,
we're very much dismayed and cha
grined when the daily papers arrived
Tuesday morning announcing that
company would not permit further
withdrawal Of money invested with
them. The officers o. the company
insist that the present embarrassment
is but temporary and that everything
will be all right again in a short time.
In the meantime investors can't help
themselves but must await results and
hope for the best.
"a new idea for children from 5 to
SO years of age" is term used by the
St. Louis Post Dispatch to adver.
tise its new four-page color part, to be
called 1.-The Home Circle Section"
This will be issued in addition to the
Magazine, the Funnyside and other
features, every other week, commenc.
ing Sunday, Feb. Is. This special sec.
ton will contain parlor tricks, games
to be played by the family circle, puz.
zles and illusions. 1t is specially de.
signed for the entertainment and
amusement Of children-all children Of
course-"from 5 TO 80 years of age
as the Post Dispatch puts it.
Mr.. E. H. Amelung, an old Pilot
Knob boy, aud we'll known to many Of
the readers of the REGISTER, writes
that he has removed from New Albany,
Indiana, to Saginaw, Michigan, where
he will in future be located. Mr.,
Amelung entered the service OF the
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