Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-09

q squabble among themselves as
to who shall be United States Sem
itor goes on. Something should be
lone to curb this corporation.
The government owns the mail
service, why can't 1t own the ex-
press company? The legislature
can at least pass laws curbing
their greed and stop discrimina-
ton in rates, but will they do itP
The REGISTER desires to extend
it's good wishes to all the parties
concerned in the following item,
taken from the st. Louis Republic
of last Thursday. Both the bride
and the groom + known here
and all join with US in our felicita-
ton: "Mr. and Mrs. William H.
Thomson witnessed the second
marriage in their family within
six weeks, last evening, when their
daughter, Susan Larkin, was mar
uied to Alexander Bacon Coke,
Lieutenant Eighth United States
Cavalry, son of the late Colonel
Coke. The previous wedding was
of their daughter, Holmes, and
Doctor Allen Fuller, which was a
late December affair. The mar
rage of Miss Susan Thomson and
Lieutenant Coke was marked by
some agreeable military features.
Cavalry yellow made its appear
| ance in the decorations, and num-
erous army men assisted in the
bridal party, while army people
generally figured extensively as
guests. 1t was a house wedding,
the Thomson residence on Lindell
boulevard being the e of
events. Two hundred guests were
invited for s o'clock, with an omis-
sion of the usual reception. AT
that hour the bridal party took
positions in the library, within a
bower of palms and asparagus,
color being lent to the background
by the introduction of cavalry flags
and guidons, while an organ,
which vas yesterday placed in the
rear hall for the purpose, played
the well known Lohengrin. The
Reverend Henry Miner of st.
Stephens read the service. The
bride, who came down the stairs
with her father, wore a white satin
messaline gown, trimmed with a
great deal OF old rose point, some
OF it being her mothers and some
belonging to the mother of Mr..
Coke. Her tulle veil was simply
arranged, while her only ornament
was the white topaz which is al
ways worn by brides in her family.
Her bouquet vas unusual for a
bridal floral effect, and one of the
the prettiest of the winter. Parma
~violets composed it, fringed with
lilies of the valley, the shape be-
ing round. She was attended by
her younger sister, Miss Virginia
Thomson, as maid of honor, year.
ing a white point applique lace
robe built over white chiffon, and
carrying purple violets in a show
er bouquet. Two small brides
maids assisted. They were Miss
Anne Collins and Miss July Col
Inns, nieces of the bride and daugh-
ters of MI. and Mrs. Charles Cum
mings Collins. They wore white
null frocks trimmed deliberately
with Valenciennes lace, and car
ried baskets of violets. Mrs.
Thomson was in white lace and
Mrs. Collins in pink chiffon, while
Miss May Thomson wore white
chiffon and Miss Nan Thompson a
liberty crepe costume with point
lace. Mrs. Fuller wore her we'd
ding gown of white satin. The
best man was Mr. Frank Keller, a
Lieutenant of the Eighth, while
Lieutenants Guy Norvell, John
Watson and Frank Davis, with
Doctor Palmer of the medical
corps, were groomsmen. After a
fortnight's honeymoon trip Mr..
and Mrs. Coke will proceed to San
Francisco, whence they sail on an
army transport for the Philippines,
where they will be stationed two
years."
The following is reproduced
from Tuesdays Globe Democrat:
ga new clew as to the present
whereabouts of the three st. Louis
members of the band of forty
three thieves who have operated
extensively in st. Francois and
adjoining Missouri counties, as
told exclusively in the Globe-Dem-
ocrat of last Thursday, brought
Sheriff James J. Croke of st. Fran
co.'s county to st. Louis yesterday.
The sheriff called at the Four
Courts in the evening, but Chief
Kelly had left there and the visit
ing officer went to the Laclede ho-
tel for the night. when all that
is known of the operations of the
gang is made public said the
sheriff, developments OF a most
sensational nature will follow. At
present, while the majority of the
gang are at large, | am unable to
make a complete statement, but
when they are all rounded up and
in Jail at Pennington additional
accounts OF their operations will
be given to the public The band,
according to the statements OF the
sheriff, has operated for a period
of three years in st. Francois
county and under the most mys-
FERROUS circumstances. Stores at
Flat River were entered and plum
der valued at thousands of dollars
was taken away. Within a few
nights after a first robbery the
thieves would visit the same place.
A number of stores were visited as
many as four times and not a clew