Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-17


From the st. Louis papers we
see that one Columbus Cooley, OF
ebony hue, was recently sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary in
the criminal court of that city, for
burglary. Wonder if that is the
same Columbus Cooley that for
merly made his home hereabouts?
H. B. Jones, of Pilot Knob, last
week purchased from A. Winkler
the old Delano store house on
Main street, north and across the
street from the REGISTER Office.
Mr.. Jones contemplates some i'm
provements on the building and
may after a while establish a feed
store therein.
A meeting OF the Ladies' and
Gentlemen's Riding and Driving
Club of Ironton will be held in the
courthouse Saturday evening,
August 10th, at 1880 o'clock. All
members are urged to be present.
Those who have not yet paid their
membership fee n requested to
do so at once.
H. NJ. COLLINS, President.
G.. A. White, who recently
severed his connection with the
Clark & Gay hub factory at ELL
ington, was in Ironton last week.
MI. White informed US that he
would probably engage in the
manufacture of hubs in the near
future. He has several propo-
sitions before him, but has not yet
decided which one he will accept.
During the storm Monday after
noon lightning struck a tree in
front of one of the houses belong
ing to the Ironton Manufacturing
Company, on the road leading to
the railroad bridge. The peal ac-
companying the lightning was a
terrific one, but Mrs. Sutton, who
was standing on the porch not over
ten feet from the tree, was not hurt
at all.
j. w. Lucas, the mail carrier to
the west end of the county, has
sub-let his contract to Emmett I'm
boden, who will carry the mail in
the future. The route is from Ar
cadia to Munger, every day in the
week except Sunday, and pays
about SIG a week. Mr.. Lucas has
been carrying the mail about two
years and his contract has two
years to run.
Last September the Springfield
Normal School put in a depart
ment of biography. 1t was an i'm
mediate success. Every one who
has completed the ourse has a
situation. The school has a tele-
graph line connecting with the
Queen City Business College. 1t
is the best place in the country to
learn biography.
The tent meeting will continue
on over Sunday. The attendance
at these meetings is good and the
interest unabating. DR.. Stoves
will preach every night. The SER
vices for Sunday will be Sunday
school at $3.50 A. NJ, preaching at
II A. M. and 8 and s P. M. Miss
Lydia D'Oench, of st. Louis, will
sing a solo at the Thursday and
Sunday night services.
Hon. Joseph G. Pratt, Prosecut-
ing Attorney of Ste. Genevieve
county, was in Ironton Monday
evening. Mr.. Pratt will be a can
didate for the Democratic nominal
ton for Congress in this district
next year, and is now making a
preliminary survey Of the field,
preparatory to putting in his best
ticks when the campaign comes on.
Mr.. Pratt left next morning for
Wayne county.
While the county court was in
session last week the matter of
paying the reward offered by the
court for tho capture of the
Spaughs was considered. The
section Of law under which the re-
ward was offered, provides that
the reward shall be paid on the
arrest and conviction of the fugit-
ives, so the court determined the
money should not be paid until
after conviction.
L. Reese, of Annapolis, Mo-, a
brakeman in the employ of the
Iron Mountain railroad, was killed
while switching in the yards at
Hoxie, Ark, last Friday. The de-
ceased was a brother of Addison
Reese, twenty EIGHT years of age
and unmarried. The remains were
brought to Annapolis and inferred
Saturday. The relatives of the
deceased have the sympathy OF
many friends in their sorrow.
An exchange tells of the three
stingiest men on record. The first
will not drink water unless il
comes from a neighbours well; the
second forbids to write any but a
small hand, as it wastes ink tc
make large letters; and the third
stops the clock at night to save the
wear and tear on the machinery
All of them refuse to- take a news
paper on the grounds that it is q
terrible strain on their spectacles
to read.
Bismarck entertained the com.
missioners who select the site fol-
the new State Sanitarium for the
treatment of incipient tubercu-
losis, last Thursday evening. A
brass band met the commission a
the depot. and a general good time
was had. About the list of Sep.