Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-05-26

When the troops arrived mere
about a month ago two of the SOL
diers were walking through town
carrying their saddles and leading
their horses. 1t was stated at the
time that the punishment was in
flicted for m~istreating their horses.
This, the soldiers deny. They say
punishment was inflicted for get
ting in a fight at a dance neal
Pennington the night before.
A stock company is being form
ed to make a fishing resort at Iron
Mountain dam. 1t is proposed to
spend about S., 200 on the premises.
The Iron Mountain Company has
kindly offered the use of the prop
erty free of charge. The stock
holders will be in st. Francois, Iron
and adjoining counties. w. R.
Allen, Jr., of Graniteville, is So
l1citing subscriptions in this coun-
ty, and has been quite successful.
H. M. Collins, the Ironton livery
man, wishes to call the attention
of his friends and the public gen.
orally to the fact that he has this
week received a number of new
rigs, buggies, surveys, etc., and
will be in better shape to handle
the livery business this summer
than he has ever been before.
When you want anything in the
livery line he asks you to call on
him.
Frank and Marion Harris were
discharged from the Iron county
Jail last Saturday, after having
served thirty days for selling
whiskey at Annapolis, this county,
without paying government tax.
On their discharge they were i'm
mediately arrested again and taken
before Squire Fairchild on the
charge of selling liquor without
state license. They pleaded guilty
to the charge and were sentenced
to thirty days in jail.
w. w. Durham's friends (as well
as his family are pleased to have
him return to the Cape to again
engage in business. He succeeds
Mr.. ,Imboden at the Broadway
Mercantile Co.'S store as manager.
Mrs. Imboden is in feeble health
and has been with her parents in
Iron county for some time, where
Mr.. l. will return to-day. He is a
clever gentleman and the Cape
dislikes to lose him, but trusts tits
for Mrs. rs good.-Cape Girardeau
Progress.
We are more than sorry to hear
of the death of one of the best citi-
zens of Iron county, Jas. HI. Clark.
We have known him for many
years and always found him to be
an honest, upright, Christian gen.
tleman. He was also a faithful
member of the Methodist church,
south. We fully s%ympathize with
his dear companion. She has no
children to comfort her declining
years. May the Lord bless and
protect her is the prayer of
ISAAC.
A. Warren Prince, a member Of
the Senior Class of William Jewell
College, Liberty, Mo-, kindly re-
members the editor with an invi-
tation to attend the commencement
exercises of that institution June
9Th. Our young friend has spent
several years in this school and
graduates with high honor. In
deed, so we'll has he pursued his
studies that he has been offered,
and has accepted, a position as
assistant instructor in William
Jewell the coming year. This
year he receives the degree of A.
B., and a year later will be made
an A.. M.
MARRIED-At the residence of
G.. D. Marks, Ironton, Thursday
evening, May 10, 1904, by Rev. w.
A.. Humphreys, Mr.. Edgar LashIev
and Miss Maggie Fisher-all of
Iron county, Mo. An elegant
luncheon followed the ceremony,
and then, after good wishes for the
bride and groom the company de-
parted. The REGISTER extends it's
hearty fluctuations to the parties
principal, wishing them many
years of happiness and prosperity.
Mr.. Lashley, who is a worthy
young man, is indeed to be con-
graduated upon his good fortune
in thus securing a life-partner de-
serving of the best that life can
have in store for her, and, through
her, for him.
The Ministerial Association of
Arcadia Valley met in called es-
sion on Monday afternoon and
transacted business as follows:
Rev. Geo. Steel took the chair and
Rev. w. S. Acomb acted as secre-
tary. There were present, besides
the foregoing, Rev. Messrs. Trip
let and Peterson. Union services
on the Sunday evenings of July
and August, as noted below, were
arranged, to be conducted by the
persons whose names are mem
toned: July 3, Fort Hill, MI.
Steel, July 10, M. B., Mr.. Acomb;
July II, Baptist, Mr.. Peterson; July
n, Presbyterian, Mr.. Triplet; July
81, M. E., MI. Steel; Aug. Z, Fort
Hill, Mr.. Acomb; Aug. IA, Presby-
terrain, Mr.. Peterson; Aug. 81, Bap-
fist, Mr.. Triplet. It was also