Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-13

twenty-five years MIR. Ragan has been
q reader OF the REGISTER. and in all
that time he has been an annual caller
at this Office. May he live to call for
another quarter OF a century!
j. A. Reyburn and and Sam.
Andrews spent several days Of last
week with a party of hunters from St.
Louis who were camped near Lester
vile. They report good time and
the hunters had fair success. They
killed three deer and a number of
turkeys.
The steel gang here has received
orders to be ready to leave here on
Nov. II, and on that date the division
points will be from the south switch at
the Barracks to Hoxie. In a few more
days old Piedmont can throw up her
hat and ask Poplar Bluff where she is
at.-Ptedmont Banner.
The following marriage licenses
have been issued by the Recorder the
past week: Monroe Mayfield and Cora
Ethel Brunei, William Thurman and
Margie Alice Chapman, James F.
Wamble and Susan A. falkland, w. P.
Patterson and Dora Dettmer, Chas.
Dettmer and Lizzie Myers.
We understand the mines and re-
duction mill OF the Irondale Lead Co.
at Irondale have been shut down and
the hands discharged. just what
caused this suspension OF operations,
we have not learned; We hope, how
ever, the shutdown will only be a
temporary one.-Potosi Journal.
We have just learned that young
friend, Geo. L. Moore, who has been
agent for the M. K. & 7. railway at
Wichita Falls, Texas, for the past year
or more, was recently appointed agent
for that road at Waxahachie, Texas.
Waxahachie is a splendid little city,
and we are glad TO know OF Georges
preferement.
Every subscriber to this paper will
receive a copy of the souvenir, "Oua-
neetee," free, upon sending stamps a
cents) to defray postage. Patrons who
receive their mail at Ironton will call
at the REGISTER office. The book is in
the hands of the binders, and will be
ready for delivery next week. Extra
copies rs cents each.
A petition has been filed with County
Court asking that road running east
from Pilot Knob be changed. The
road now crosses the track lear where
the depot used to be and goes past the
old furnace. The petition asks that
the road running under the railroad
bridge and past the officers residences
be made the county road.
The result on the amendments in
this county lie as follows: No. Yes,
2O5; No, 210. No. 2-Yes, 2O7; No.
2O4, No. 3-Yes, 242; No, 172. No.
4-Yes, 234; No, 40. No. 5-Yes,
1876; No, 1877. No. 6--Yes, 225; No,
ia. No. Yes, 2O9; No, 303. No.
S-Yes, ITO; No, 205. Hundreds 0
voters failed to scratch either eyes
or mo-"
That man who wants to lick the
editor of the Democrat will find US do
ing business at the same old stand
where we have been for twenty-sever
years. We are not spelling for a tisti'
combat but we are on hand ready TO.
business, and il we find a man we cal
lick, woe be unto him, for WE will ge
even with some of the other fellow
we have had business with.-Cap
Democrat.
Mr.. Phelan has a number of me-
improving his recently acquired prop
erty in Russellville. He has drilled
we'll and got a fine lot of water. He /
building a water tower and large bar
and the foundation will soon be CON
pleted for the residence, which, it
said, will be one OF the handsomest i
all Southeast Missouri. The well i
located on the hill side and with pipe
the water will flow to any part OF tn
house.
The great and only Sam Jones ha
come and gone. He received th
plaudits and the dollars of Charlesto
intelligence and Charleston Ignorance
and has gone away with his remark
able and Justifable %self-esteem ur
injured. He has gone away leavin
praise and plaudit, smile and laughter
pleasant memories and mild re
breaches, and an indefinite wonde1
how-it-was-done feeling behind him.
Charleston Mo. Democrat.
Next to Col. Ingersoll, Sam |
Jones, the Georgia evangelist an
: terror to the foibles and frailties, DIRE
the largest house of any lecturer know
to Springfield at the Baldwin last nigh
> His treatise Of "Sawciety" was shar
and entertaining through and through
, Sam Jones has left of much OF tt
broad language verging on the u
questionable. He uses diction wit
originality and finds that polish pay
, Leader Democrat Springfield, Mo.
a There was a double wedding at IL
home OF our old friend, A. Dettmer,
Flatwoods Tuesday. Mr.. Dettmer
son, Charles, was united in marriai
= to Miss Lizzie Myers, and his daug
ter, Miss Dora Dettmer, was marie
y to W. P. Patterson, Rev. Steel pc
forming the ceremonies. All Il
neighborhood was present, and fl
: kegs OF beer helped everybody to hay
d a good time. The REGISTER tende
i it's congratulations and best wishes
n the happy couples.
w.. r. Mccormack was called
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