Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11

are at home 1856 West Pine. The
REGISTER joins friends of the bride
here in extending congratulations.
A monster convention will be
held in st. Louis March list, I'd and
Sd, to promote the development of
the unoccupied and uncultivated
lands in Missouri, and particularly
the lands of the Ozark region, in
dairying, fruit raising and general
farming. 1t is expected there will
be a large attendance from all over
the country. A preliminary meet
ing was held last Saturday. Louis
Miller of Arcadia was in attend
ance.
I see, through an advertisement
in the Once-a- Year, a Milwaukee
Press Club publication, that my
old friend, Mr.. E. F. Blomeyer, is
now President and General Man
ager of the Pere Marquette Steam
ship Company. He was, a good
many years ago, General Ticket
Agent for the St. Louis, Cape Cir
ardeau & Fort Smith Railway, with
headquarters at the Cape. He has
many friends in this section, but
none of them are more pleased
with his advancement than the
writer. The P. M. S. Co. operates
six steel car ferries across Lake
Michigan, with frst-class pas
senger accommodations, to various
points in Wisconsin and Michigan.
At the meeting of the city coun-
Gil Monday night a motion was
passed doing away with lighting
of the street lamps. This action
was taken because of insufficiency
of money in the city treasury to
meet the cost, and the members of
the council did not want the new
council, to be elected in April, to
be confronted with a deficit on
assuming their offices. Arrange
ments have been made, however,
to have the lights kept in shape
the next two months, the members
of the council obligating them
selves individually to e that the
bill is paid, provided the city does
not devise some way to secure the
funds. The cost of the street
lights is about S400 a year.
On last Monday Owl Creek
ceased to be and Leadwood took
it's place. This is a much better
name for this new and wonderful
mining country. Three years ago
Owl Creek wasn't on the map;
now it's all over several large sec
tons of it between Flat River,
Desloge, Bonneterre and Irondale.
1t has all kinds of business enter
prises, numerous shafts, the finest
lead mill in the world and a num-
Der of new furnaces are going in,
at which several hundred men are
employed. The efficient post
master is our good friend, Thos.
R. Tolleson, who has just been re-
appointed. On January list the
name of the post-ofice at Bonnie
Terre was changed to Bonneterre,
West Plains to Westplains, and SO
on, almost all two-word names Of
post offices being changed to one
word names.-Fdrmington NeWs.
Fred. Wyand of st. Louis las
week purchased from L. G. Cham
bers the Halter store house ano
contents on North Main street.
Ironton. The purchaser is already
in charge, and the trade embraces
most Of the household goods as
well as the store stock. Mr.
Wyand runs the bridge Hotel, 30
and Lucas streets, st. Louis. He
has announced that he will oper
the store with a new lot OF goods
in a few days. The building il
one of the best and most COM
modious for mercantile purposes
in the Valley, and has been in the
possession of the Hallers fol
thirty-ive years. Gus. Esenwein
who has been so long in the store
will have a position, for a while a
least, with the new firm. The price
paid for the property is not men
toned, but it is understood tina
Mr.. Chambers has received som'
st. Louis property in part pay
ment.
One day last week Sheriff Mar
shall received a telegram from tn
sheriff at Vancouver, Washington
asking if there was any reward TO
John Henry Orrick, who made hi
escape from the st. Louis jai
about fifteen years ago. Orric,
was tried in the circuit court her
in 1891 for the murder of Hirar
Ants in Wayne county. He wa
found guilty and sentenced to b
hung. The supreme court afirme
, the decision and Orrick was take
to st. Louis for safe keeping, fro1
where he succeeded in making hi
escape and ever since has elude
the vigilance of the officers. Sheri
Marshall at once replied to tn
telegram stating that, Orrick wa
wanted here, and has since re
ceived another telegram frol
3 Washington which leads the ofie
: ers here to think they have not g
: the right man. The Telegram
. stated that the man under surveil
!, lance there was about forty-fy
: : years of age and light complex
! ion. Orrick must be at least sixt
: and is dark. Gov. Folk Monda
Z issued a proclamation offering S2(
for Orrick's arrest.
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