Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-02

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from here had good rains, while
we had but short showers.
To Mr.. j.. P. Gillian the REGISTER
is indebted for a large and most
magnificent head of lettuce, pre-
scented last Saturday. 1t was just
about as fine a specimen of the
vegetable as we ever saw. AS a
gardener Mr.. G. is hard to excel.
The drummers' meeting at Ken
nett last week is pronounceda great
success. The hospitality of the
citizens was unbounded and every
body had a good time. "Scully"
was elected president for the ensu-
ing year and the next celebration
will be held in Cape Girardeau.
The murder of Henry Mays on
the road near his home, six miles
east of Pilot Knob, has created
considerable excitement in the
neighborhood. 1t is to be hoped
that the perpetrators of so horrible
and dastardly a crime will be ap-
pretended and brought to speedy
justice.
Mrs. Slayton, a renowned vocal
ist of De Soto, will give a concert
under the auspices of the Baptist
Ladies's Aid Society, on the eve
ming of June 18th, at Academy of
Music. The Baptist ladies will
serve refreshments during the
afternoon and evening. All are
cordially invited. Admission, Is
cents; all seats reserved. Tickets
will be for sale later on.
The dedication services of the
Methodist church at Belleview,
last Sunday, attracted the largest
crowd of visitors that has been
assembled in the valley for years.
The services were interesting and
a splendid dinner was provided
for the multitude. A heavy rain
just at noon interrupted the SER
vices, but dinner was served in the
school house, hall and other build
ings.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Wild was
here from St. Louis Monday bring
ing with him n Marshall, a New
Madrid county boot logger. Mar
shall carried his jug and glass with
him and when he came upon a
thirsty crowd as he travelled about
the county, he Immediately open
ed shop at the regular price of ten
cents a drink. Marshall says the
business was remunerative and
yielded good returns.
Four men at Graniteville-we
have not learned their names
were arrested by the st. Francois
county authorities, this week, and
made to pay fine and costs for sein-
ing in the Iron Mountain dam. This
action on the part of the authori-
ties will meet with general APP
prevail. There has been a great
deal of complaint because of sein-
ing at the dam this spring. The
practice should be stopped.
The Democrats of Iron county
held a mass meeting in the court
house Saturday afternoon to select
delegates to the various conven-
tons. w. HI. Whitworth and j. B.
Holloman were chosen as delegates
to the State convention at Jeffer-
son City July 10Th; A. Huff and w.
H. Van Mort were chosen as dele
gates to the judicial convention at
st. Joseph, June 2tst; w. R. Ed
gar and Newt. Warren we're chosen
as delegates to the Joplin conven-
ton June goth to select delegates
to the national convention. w. T.
O'Neal and E. M. Logan were chos-
en- as delegates to the Court of APP
peals convention, st. Louis, June
18th; w. R. Edgar, DR.. Marshall,
G. P. Damron and DR.. Clarkson
were chosen as delegates to the
judicial convention, Ironton, June
7th. The delegates to the state
convention were instructed for
Folk for Governor, Rubey for
Lieutenant Governor, Cook for
Secretary of State, Allen for Au-
ditor, Orchard for Treasurer and
Majors for Attorney General. The
county central committee then
rendered their designations and the
following new committee was
elected: Arc ada Township-W.
R. Edgar, A. Huff, Chas. Holloman
and DR.. E. L. Farmhouse. Iron
Township-Dr. G. w. Farrar, Jr.,
James Bloomfield, T. N. M arr and
Newton Warren. Liberty Town
ship-W. R. Patterson and A. G.
Kimmell. Union Township-D.
Clarkson, Henry Ruble, G. w.
Wallis and Henry Wray. Kaolin
Township-M. Keesling. Dent
Township-Nelson Stricklin.
In the race between Hon: M. R.
Smith and Hon. Edward Robb for
Congress it has been impossible to
obtain from over the district any
definite returns but Mr.. Smith and
his friends concede Mr.. Robb's
nomination. The Committee meets
at Bismarck tomorrow to cast up
the returns, when the exact result
will be shown. We believe Mr..
Smith has carried five and posi-
bly, six of the eleven counties, one
or two by large majorities and
several are very close. This
county, contrary to the expecta-
tons of MI. Smiths friends, gave
Robb a majority of 1862. Of this
and the influence that brought it
about we may have something to
say next week. 1t was industri-
o,1c1u cirn,11ata1 in MANY r1aoac