Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-23

MARRIED-At the residence OF
Chas. Liggett, Middlebrook, Mo-,
Tuesday. February Fl, 1905, Am
lick Moore and Mandie Sheriff.,
Judge w. G. johnson officiating.
We have an unusually late
Easter this year. Lent does not
commence until March Sth and
Easter comes come son April 23d
about as late a date as ever
known.
The report that w. G.. Whit
worth had sold his, merchandise
business in Arcadia to Tual Bros.
is without foundation. Mr.. Whit
worth will continue to do business
in his old stand.
The Graniteville school is closed
for the winter, the six months
term being completed. Mr.. Patter-
son, the principal, is thinking of
accepting a position as book
keeper at Flat River.
The boys are already trying to
make arrangements for base ball
grounds this summer. The diff
Guilty seems to be in getting
grounds where there will be no
objection to Sunday playing.
The party who got small bill
book containing check, cash and
note is known. Present same at
this Office at once and receive lib
eral reward. No questions asked.
Otherwise prosecution will follow.
There will be no early service at
st. Paul's Episcopal church next
Sunday, as the Communion will
be celebrated at eleven o'clock in
stead of the usual Morning Prayer.
Evening prayer and sermon at
7:30 P. M.
A George Washington Social
will be given by the B. Y. P. U. in
the basement of the Baptist church
this Wednesday evening. All are
cordially invited. Refreshments
will be served. Admission, ten
| cents.
While the snow was on the
ground the roads we're in fine con-
| dition and the hub haulers took
advantage of the good roads. Not
in a long time have there been so
many hubs hauled to town as DUR
ing the past month.
Any farmer wishing to feed his
team can drive in at The Leader
and feed. We have corn and hay
for sale. The Leader will pay
highest price for potatoes.
R. w. SNYDER & co.
The Leader.
The preliminary hearing of Jim
Harris, charged with killing Dan
Sparks here in January, was held
before Justice Porter here on
Wednesday, and resulted in Har-
ris being bound over to the next
term of circuit court.-Farmington
| NeaUs.
Mr.. w. P. Pippin of this city has
a seven-year-old boy that is GER
tainly a prodigy in a musical way.
The little fellow has never had any
instruction, whatever, but can play
many of the familiar tunes on a
violin. He is certainly a remark
able child.
The people who put up their
money last summer to repair the
Iron Mountain dam would like to
know just where they are at. The
dam is again in f%irst-class shape,
we'll stocked with fish but the sub
scribers have absolutely no claim
on the property. =
From the ST. Louis papers we
learn that Mr.. S. M. Phelan, who
has a summer home in the Valley,
last week purchased a very hand
some home in the western part of
| st. Louis. It was formerly the
home of the Rev. DR.. Boyd and
the price paid was $4,000.
The latest news from MI. j. Lo-
PEE is that he is enjoying himself
very much in Florida. For several
weeks he has been the guest of
Rev. and Mrs. Richey at Palatka.
Their many friends in the Valley
will be glad to know that they are
pleasantly situated and doing very
nicely in their southern home.
Lieutenant A. j. Mohn is being
tried by court martial at Jefferson
Barracks this week for several al
legged violations of the military
code. Lieutenant Mohn has many
friends in the Valley who do not
believe that he has been guilty OF
any great offence and they hope to
see him come out with colors fly
ing.
Friends in De Soto received
word Tuesday from Mrs. Mason
that her husband, the Rev. Mason,
who for a number of years was
pastor Of the Presbyterian church
in this city, is seriously i'll at their
home in Salida, Colo. Their many
friends here will be panied to
learn of his illness and hope fol
his recovery.-De Soto Press.
Rev. j. R. A. Vaughn, the Pre-
siding Elder, will preach Saturday
at'7:30 P. M. in the brick chapel in
Ironton, Sunday, II A. M. at For'
Hill, where the Sacrament of the
Lords Supper will be administer.
ed and Sunday at 1880 P. M. he will
preach again at the brick chapel
This is the second quarterly meet
ing. All are cordially invited.
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