Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-02-20

They have a "Hotel Ringo" a,
Mexico, Mo. It occurs to the REGIS
TER that Ironton's contingent Il the
Missouri Military Academy ought, in
the fitness of things, to lodge at that
hostelry. Its name is q sound from
home.
The REGISTER hears that Mr.. W. H.
Shelby, who last fall removed to St.
Louis, has decided to return to Ironton
and make this his home in the future.
We hope such is the case. We will
be glad to have Mr.. Shelby and his
family in Ironton again.
A racket on the street fronting the
drug store marred the serenity OF last
Sunday evening. The names Of the
striker and strikee the REGISTER can
not give, for justice halted in their
pursuit and they got away without the
usual ''dollar and COSTS"
Mr.. Geo. d. finch and family, who
last fall removed here from Poplar
Bluff went back to the Bluff the first OF
the week. In their short stay here
MI. finch and his family made many
friends who will wish them we'll where
ever they may cast their lot.
F. W. Hempelmann has moved his
meat shop from Arcadia to Ironton,
and is now located in the Albert build
ing, the third door north of the Post
Office. He solicits q share of the public
patronage. Ali orders left at the shop
will have prompt and careful attention.
Herman Davis is now located op.
posite Lopez's hardware department.
II you want q musical instrument or a
sewing.machine repaired, or are in
need of needles, attachments or oil for
your machines, call on him. And on
oyster and fish days he is also in evil
dence.
Last Fridays snowstorm was excep-
tionally heavy and fierce. 1t gave the
Valley a four-inch white coating, in.
creasing in depth southwark. AT
Poplar Bluff the ground was covered
to the depth of six inches, while but a
slight ''skift" decorated the earth at
De Soto and beyond, q,
Mrs. E. S. Metcalfe celebrated her
eighty-ifth birthday to-day. A mum.
Der OF her friends have arranged tc
have a dinner and pleasant reunion.
Notwithstanding her advanced age
Mrs. Metcalfe is remarkably we'll pre-
served-both mentally and physically.
The REGISTER hopes to see her reach
the century mark.
Rev. T. A. Waterman, who returned
Monday from a pleasant visit to De
Soto and Fredericktown, reports much
interest in the new mission at the
latter place, having preached Sunday
evening to a congregation which com
pletely filled the room used for wor
ship. 1t is proposed to begin work II
erecting a church in the spring.
When you hear a lecturer boast o.
how much better he is to-day than be
was yesterday, put him down as
fraud; when you hear him refer to his
past life as a ''horrible example,
view him as a shameless liar; anl
when he points out that his present
cherubic condition has grown frou
surroundings the vilest of the vile
keep a tight grip on your pocket-book
Such a ''reformer'' is worthy the dark
est suspicious of common people-is
travesty upon decency, and a scab or
humanity.
M. X. Farmhouse, who has for clever
years been chief clerk to the superin
tendent of the Missouri division of the
Iron Mountain at De Soto. has accepted
the position of chief clerk to Genera
Superintendent Hardy, of the Missouri
Pacific. W. ". Hinchey, who hal
filled all the clerkships in the De Sott
office, has been promoted to the posi-
ton made vacant. The REGISTER. al
we'll as the many friends of Mr.. H. il
the Valley. are pleased at his promo
ton aud are sure that his lew position
will be we'll and worthily filled.
The teachers of the Arcadia public
school have secured n of the travelling
libraries sent out by the Woman
Federated Clubs OF Missouri, for tn,
use of the reading people of Arcadia
The books are suited to all classes o
readers. The library is located at thu
home OF Miss Ringo, whore she will
receive applications for books on Wed
nesday afternoon and Saturday morn
ing of each week. The books will b.
loaned subject to the usual rules gov
erning libraries. The charges are tina
you give the books good care, a care
full reading, and a safe return.
While in Cuba last Saturday we hat
the pleasure of meeting L. G. Cham
bers, the general assistant superintend
emit of the St. Louis Lumber and STAY
Co. which has a branch located a
Cuba Junction. Mr.. Chambers
quite a young man but he possesse
the business qualities Of a dozen ordi
nary men. He has charge Of all tn
works in Missouri, comprising Craw
ford, Iron, Reynolds, Madison, Wayn'
and St. Francis counties. Considerin,
that the monthly pay roll runs up int
thousands he manages quite a nam
moth business for one OF his years.
Crawford County Democrat.
The REGISTER learns with regret o
the misfortune which has come upol
Dr. IamaS Marfin a fnpmar rasidan