Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-11-04

lo1A 1OGSA VI III AOHOll
A large part of this tract has been
plated by landscape gardeners al
an expense of $4,000; large res
ervations on beautiful command
ing sites have been set apart for a
mammoth hotel and for a large
tabernacle, and the balance laid
of into half-acre lots. 1t is ex-
pected that the sale of these lots
lat 500 apiece) will make the
streets, improve the grounds, and
erect the tabernacle .-DunkIin DEM
ocrat.
Circuit court is still grinding
along. Last week the jury found
Hattie Williams, colored, guilty OF
larceny and sentenced her to three
years in the penitentary. George
Stricklin, charged with cutting
timber or the Sligo Furnace Com
pany's lands, was found guilty,
and fined $40 and costs. The YER
dict was set aside, however, be-
cause the defendant had not been
duly arraigned and the case will
be tried again this week. Sam
Stricklin was found guilty of
stealing timber and fined 81 and
costs. Tuesday was devoted to
trying Will Warren, charged with
cutting timber on land belonging
to G. w. Scoggin, but was con-
tinued until to-day pending the
arrival of a witness for the state.
The case of James Hetrick, of the
west end of the county, charged
with an assault with intent to kill
on his cousin, Seat Hetrick, is
being tried to-day. Court will
likely be in session another week.
The Halloween event was a So
cial given by the st. Paul's Guild
at the Rectory last Friday evening.
The Rectory was appropriately
decorated to suggest the season of
the year and Halloween time,
when fortunes are told and omens
are eagerly sought. Backed and
painted cardboard, images Of bats,
cats, witches and owls decorated
the walls, while in every nook and
corner we're placed pumpkin jack
o'lanterns. The entire place was
made to look as wierd and ghost
like as possible. The programme
was strictly carried out by the sew
eral entertainers in their respective
apartments, attired in ghostly or
wiUchlike costumes. The guests
were given the opportunity of see-
ing the future and learning what
fate had in store for them, in divers
ways and through various meth
DDS. After fortune-telling had run
it's limit, all led to the ele-
gantly decorated dining = room,
where quaint, old-fashioned re-
freshments - gingerbread, home
made apple cider. fruit, etc.-were
served. Shortly after, the guests
departed, regretful in the thought
that Halloween comes but once a
year.
A couple of weeks ago a few of
our "Yerman people" arranged to
spend Sunday with one of their
countrymen who lives a few miles
from town. To make the occasion
the more enjoyable, and like the
good old times in faderland, a key
of beer was purchased Saturday
and left at the home of the pros
pective guests, to be called for the
following morning when they
were ready to start on the trip to
the country. Sunday morning,
bright and early, the rig drove up
to the home of the custodian of the
foaming beverage, and the an
nouncement was made that the
master of the house was sick in
bed. This sad news was greeted
with lamentations from the people
in the rig, but, after considering
the matter, they concluded to get
the key OF beer and go on to the
country. They soon located the
keg, but it's contents were gone.
Not even a drop remained. The
key was empty, empty, empty !
Now it must not be thought for a
moment that the indisposition Of
the custodian and the emptiness
of the key had any connection,
whatever. 1t was just a strange
coincidence. The picnic was
abandoned for that day.
An opportunity to meet in per-
son and enjoy an address from
DR.. E. E. Fleming, late of Ichowfu,
China, will be afforded the church
people of this vicinity very soon.
DR.. Fleming took a medical
course in Chicago, followed by
three months Of special training
in Moody Institute under the care
of the Southwest Board. She
sailed from San Francisco August
18th, 1898, for Ichowfu, Shantung
Mission, China. She was granted
a furlough in about seven years,
when she came to the United
States to visit those whom she
loved and from whom she had been
separated by the call of her Master.
She is again at home having been
called by the illness of her mother.
And now the Board is sending
her on a tour of loving ministry
and inspiration to the various
Missionary Societies throughout
Iron Mountain Presbytery. The
date of her visit to this particular
field will be announced later and
we trust a good audience will greet
her, All denominations are in
vited and urged to be present. 1t
is a privilege to know these beau
tiful Christian characters, who
have consecrated their all to the
cause of Christ, and who like Paul