Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-12-26

MARRIED-At Ironton, Mo-, Tues
day, Dec. "a, 1901, by w. G. Fair
child, j. P, Edward D. Nugent, O
Iron county, and Clara Munger, o
Reynolds county. Mo.
Next Tuesday is the last day for pay
ing state and county taxes aud avoid
ing the penalty. If you have not paid
you had better get around to see Mr.
O'Neal without any more delay.
Charles Newman writes to his ole
friends in Ironton hat he will not ger
home for Christmas. He is now in
Virginia, and expects to spend the
holidays in the city of Richmond.
At a called meeting of the school
board last week the former action oil
the board was reconsidered. and she
school children were given an entire
week for the Christmas holidays.
While In Lesterville last Thursday
James 7. Dobbins lost his pocket book
containing $160. The pocket book
was found the next day but the money
had been taken out.-CenterUiUe Re-
former.
A number of citizens of the Valley
were startled by a loud and unusual
noise Monday evening, about eight
O'Clock. 1t sounded like the explosion
of boiler or something of that kind, but
just what it was hasnot yet been as
certained.
The entertainment and oyster sup
per at Belleview was a success in every
way. The attendance was good; the
audience were orderly and attentive.
The proceeds amounted to $47.5
That will leave a nice little sum for
the school library.
Many residents will hear of the
death of Baxter Broadwell with sor-
row. Every town has its characters,
and Baxter was one identified with the
early history of this community. For
a number of years he was employed on
the REGISTER, and had quite an
acquaintance throughout all Southeast
Missouri. Peace to his ashes!
The REGISTER said last week: 1.-THE
fence around the rifle range property
has been completed and accepted by
the government authorities. We are
informed that the fence is in no sense
a first-class one" In this no reflection
was cast upon contractor or super
visor. The plan didn't call for the
right sort of fence. That's all.
There is talk of an electric railroad
being built from Hogan, on the Iron
railroad. to Centerville, and
connecting with the Missouri Southern
to the county and very
advantageous to the people. Some of
the most Influential men of the county
are interested in it. There is no doubt
that in the near future C%enterville will
be connected with the Iron Mountain
and the Missouri Southern railroads
by an electric railway.-CenterUtUe Re-
George X. Williams, mine Inspector,
informed US that he was now at work
q map of the counties of Madison,
st. Francois, Washington and Jeffer-
son, showing the location of the differ
emit mining properties in these coun-
ties, also the number of acres of land
owned by each company operating in
these counties. They will also con-
tain other valuable Information per-
to the mining interests in these
counties. They will be published in
annual report. = FredericktoaCn
Dem0crGt-NeGOS
While out hunting last Thursday on
jones' hill, about six miles south of
Ironton, Arch Casteel and II. r. Hol-
land, Jr., a couple of boys, had quite
exciting experience. The dogs
a wild cat, and instead of run
ming away, it started right toward
Casteel shot at the animal but
did not kill it, and it came right along.
The cat almost tore the coat off of
Casteel before Holland finally killed
1t by using his rifle as a club. The
animal was an unusually large one,
weighing IS pounds.
The very recent friction between
the Iron Mountain railroad and Bis
mark has caused the railroad to pro-
coed to wipe Bismarck practically
from the railroad map, says the Iron
dale correspondent of the PotoSi hide
pendent. Bismarck is no more a divis-
ion for local freight trains; they being
removed to DeSoto, Piedmont and
Glen Allen. The accommodate n
will run to Fre~dericktown and it is re-
that the section crews will be
removed from there. This is rather
bad on our sister town and especially
SO on those people who have recently
let contracts for buildings which are
now practically completed.
Rev. Ben Deering, who has been in
the employ of the Republican party for
the past year or more, has again
donned sleeps clothing, or so we in
fer. from the following taken from last
Salem Republican, Headlight:
Ben Deering, of st. Louis. who
a successful revival here
years ago, occupied the pulpit
at the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church Sunday morning and evening.
and delivered an address to men at the
courthouse in the afternoon. He will
continue his meetings this week at the
NJ. E. Church. Rev. Deering is an in
telligent, entertaining and eloquent
speaker, and his m are we'll
listening to-"
John E. Jones, born in Alabama,
about 46 years ago, died at his home,