Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23

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bridge between here and Arcadia.
The road has been in the present
condition for three months.
L. Miller visited the Lead Belt
yesterday in the interest of the
Bismarck Milling and Mfg. Co., OF
which he is now president and
general manager.-Bismarck Ban
ner.
DR.. Gay reports the following
births: To Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Calison, Marble Creek, June, 18th,
a girl; to Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis SUIT
ton, Marble Creek, June Goth, a
boy.
A representative of a bridge
company in st. Louis was here last
week estimating the cost of build
ing another span on the Stout's
creek bridge. The addition will
cost about $500.
1t has been rumored the past few
days that an order will shortly be
issued for No. A to be made a reg
ular stop for st. Louis passengers
at this station. Particulars will
probably be forthcoming soon.
So far as we have heard, not a
single Republican from the county
is attending the Republican Ma
tional convention in Chicago this
week. What is the cause? Lack
of interest in the old craft these
days?
The man who auctioned a car of
horses in Ironton last week found
prompt sale for his stock here. He
regretted that he didn't have an
other car on hand. Horses are
unusually high and scarce in this
community.
The stockholders of the Clark &
Baldwin Manufacturing Company
have a meeting at their Office IN
this city next Saturday, for the
purpose of decreasing the capital
stock of the company, and also to
change the name of the corpora
ton.
MARRIED-In East St. Louis,
Ills, Wednesday, June Is, 1904,
Will Ahrens of st. Louis and Miss
Lydia Nagel of Ironton. The
REGISTER tenders it's best wishes
to the young couple and trusts
that every happiness may be
theirs.
The June Festival at Granite
vile Wednesday night of last
week attracted a large crowd, and
those present enjoyed the evening
to the utmost. The occasion was
universally declared a complete
success.
Troops ST." "K," 81" and en-"
of the 18th Cavalry arrived here
from jefferson Barracks last Thurs
day morning, and will spend about
six weeks at the rifle range. There
are probably more soldiers at the
range now than there have ever
been before.
The talent with the country show
has a pretty hard time. The stars
in the aggregation that was here
Monday said the 'ghost hadn't
walked" for just about a month,
and some of them were getting
very short on some of the neces-
saries of life. It's a pretty hard
life, sure.
John Stevenson, of Des Arc, was
a caller at this Office last Thurs
day. Mr.. Stevenson tells us that
his brother, William, will leave
soon on an extended visit to New
Mexico. The latter is not in good
health, and will try a change of
climate in the hope that it will
prove beneficial.
Chas. E. Stokes, leader of the
prohibition movement in Missouri,
and Mrs. Carrie Lee Carter, a
well-known temperance lecturer,
were united in marriage at Dexter
on Tuesday, June 18th. Mr.. and
Mrs. Stokes spent several days of
the past week at DR.. Smiths sani-
tarium in the Valley.
There will be a Griffin excursion
over the Iron Mountain route Sun
day, June 26, 1904, $1.25 for the
round trip. Leave st. Louis Union
Station 9:20 A. NJ, arrive at Ar
cadia 1890 noon. Returning,
leave Arcadia Gas P. NJ, arrive at
st. Louis 10 P. M.
G. E. DowNEY, Agent.
The troops now at the range will,
shortly after their return to the
Barracks, be sent to California.
1t is reported now that a lot of ne
gro soldiers from the ninth cavalry
will be here next summer. If
that's the case water melon patch
es and chicken roosts will have to
be closely guarded next summer.
Genie Bequette,' the fve-year-
daughter of Mr.. F. j. Bequette of
Bloomfield, was run over by a
wagon and killed in st. Louis
Tuesday night of last week. The
Bequette family made their home
in Ironton a couple of summers
ago and many acquaintance here
sympathize with them in their sor-
row..
The Western Military Academy
at Upper Alton, Illinois, had COM
mencement exercises last week.
Prof. Wilkinson's many friends
here will be glad to know that he
has been re-employed for the en-
suing year at al increased salary.
The Prof. and his family will spend
the summer at Arcadia, after visit