Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-09-22

week soliciting aid for the Joseph
Home, "a helping hand for Moth
ers and Children" located at Jop-
lin, Mo. This institution is said to
be doing a noble work.
Mrs. j. N. Morrison of Washing
ton, D. c., has issued Invitations to
the marriage of her sister, Mrs.
Ella Petit Warren and Lieutenant
Charles Greenough Mortimer, Ar
tillery Corps, United States Army,
which will occur Wednesday,
September 2Sth, 1904, at the YER
mont Avenue Christian Church.
Many Missouri friends wish the
contracting parties every happi-
ness.
My old friend, Jacob Ivester, of
Marble Creek, last Saturday pre-
scented me with a basket of peaches
grown on his farm. For beauty
and general perfection they can
not be excelled. The largestmeas-
ured ten inches in circumference
and it's flavor and toothsomeness
we're in consonance with its di-
mension. No spot on earth grows
better fruits than do the hills of
Iron county.
DR.. G. A. Peterson, Correspond
ing Secretary of the Polot Knob
Memorial Association, was here
this week making final arrange
ments for the, celebration next
Tuesday. DR.. Peterson is Of the
opinion that there will be a large
number of visitors in the Valley
that day. Among others who have
signified their intention of being
present is the family of the late
Gen. Ewing.
An attachment suit was tried in
Squire Fairchild's court Monday.
G.. w. Collins attached some per-
sonal property belonging to DR..
w. w. Parks, who located here
some time ago. Mr.. Collins claim
was for rent. The Lopez Store
Company contested the attach
ment, claiming some of the furni-
ture attached belonged to them.
The court decided in favor of the
Lopez Store Company, giving
them the property they claimed.
The other effects of the doctor will
be sold to satisfy Mr.. Collins
claim and pay court costs.
Nugent Kidd, we'll known in this
county, where he spent most of
the years of his life, was killed in
a coal mine at O'Fallon, Ills, last
Friday morning. Mr.. Kidd was a
boss in the mine and had gone
into the mine to make an inspec-
ton before the men went to work.
While in there an immense body
of coal fell from the roof and he
was instantly killed. The de-
ceased paid a visit to this county
about a month ago, being called
here by the death of his father.
He was q good man and many
friends hear of his untimely end
with sorrow.
A quiet wedding took place at
the Central Hotel in this city last
Saturday evening at s o'clock, the
contracting parties being Mr.. John
I'll. Ronald and Miss Mary Collins,
both of St. Louis. Rev. J. I'll.
Sneed performed the ceremony.
Mr.. Ronald recently purchased the
Bourland farm on the north side
of town, of which he expects to
make a fruit and poultry farm,
and to which they expect to move,
after making the necessary i'm
provements, about Dec. list to
make their future home. We well
come Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald to
our town and wish for them I'M
measured happiness andprosper-
ity.-Wright City News.
The State Board Of Agriculture
will hold meetings at Ironton on
Monday, October 3, 1904, at 80
and 7 o'clock P. M. An extra effort
is being made to have these meet
ings interesting as we'll as profit
able to the agricultural and horti-
cultural interests, and it is hoped
everybody will assist by attend
ing the lectures. Those who have
attended these annual lectures in
the past have profited thereby and
will be sure to be on hand. 1t is
hoped that those who have failed
to attend heretofore will be sure tc
be on hand this time. Everybody
is welcome, and matters of inter
est to women in particular will be
discussed. Do not forget the date
Monday, Oct. Sd, at the court
house.
The celebration of the Battle Of
Pilot Knob next Monday promises
to be an affair of unusual interest,
Many of the survivors of the thous-
ands who participated in the en-
gagement in deadly strife will be
present, all now happily united
under one government, and quiet
ly pursuing the arts Of peace
side by side. Arrangements arc
being made by the Memoria.
Association to give cordial wei.
come to all who may come, an6
the REGISTER trusts our home peo-
pie may do everything in theil
power to make the short sojourr
of the visitors satisfactory ant
pleasant. For one, | am Thankful
to have lived to see the old ami
mosities buried forever, and tc
know that all our people are one
in spirit as we'll as name.
Grounded out my ed year las
Monday. This fact is not o
sufficient Importance to warran
general attention, and I would no
here refer to it if | did not desire
rs tho y1r coroa fr;arle fDr thosr av-