Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-04-10
DIR. Il. G.. Simmons,
Dentist of Pennington, will be
in Ironton, at Kesling's Hotel,
n week, beginning April 2lst.

one week, beginning April zlsb. e
Observation-Disclosures
The Ladies' Guild of the Episcopal
Church will meet at Mrs. j. T. Axes
residence on Thursday afternoon of
this week. A full attendance is re-
quested as business Of Importance will
be transacted.
DR.. and Mrs. W. j. Smith enter
tanned the members of the M. E..
Church Monday evening. The occas-
ion was in honor of the new members
of the church. A very pleasant even
ing was passed by all present.
Collins livery stable In the north
end came very near being destroyed
by fire Monday evening, about nine
o'clock. The roof got on.fire from a
bad hue, and had it not been promptly
discovered the building would have
been destroyed.
Napoleon Lyons, the negro barber
who was sentenced to thirty days in
Jail for carrying concealed weapons,
completed his term last Friday and at
once departed for st. Louis. 1t is to
be hoped that Napoleon is sadder and
wiser than he used to be.
Mr.. W. II. Van Mort this week an
nounces as a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Prosecuting At
torney. Mr.. Van Mort has been en-
gagged for a number OF years teaching
school, and was recently admitted to
the bar. He is a capable and worthy
young man and will likely secure the
nomination without contest.
DR.. E. G. Simmons, dentist OF Farm
ington will be in Ironton during the
week commencing April 21. He will
have an office at Kesling's, west of the
courthouse, and solicits all who are
in need of dental work to give him a
call. DR.. Simmons has been practicing
dentistry in Pennington the past six
years and is highly recommended.
DR.. Marshall Wednesday evening
received a telegram from DR.. j. B.
Buford at Annapolis saying there were
seven cases of smallpox at Jordan
about twelve miles south Of Ironton.
A quarantine was at once established
and every care will be taken to pre-
vent the disease from spreading.
There are four adults and three child.
rem who have the disease.
The road lying between the city
limits and the wagon bridge over
| Stout's creek is in a most deplorable
condition. 1t ought to receive the
immediate attention Of the road over
seer, and the good people will bless
Mr.. Dixon's early effort to make the
road passable at that point. As the
highway is now it reflects credit upor
neither the community nor the owners,
In this issue of the REGISTER will be
found the announcement of P. W
Whitworth as a candidate for Collector
OF the Revenue Of Iron county. Mr.
Whitworth needs no introduction to
the Democrats of Iron county. They
all know him as an honest man, ar
unyielding Democrat, and a competent
and faithful Official. II he Is chosen
as the Democratic nominee for Collector
of Iron county the duties of that Office
will be intelligently and faithfully dis
charged during his incumbency.
The announcement OF Jesse M
Hawkins as a candidate for Circuit
Clerk and Recorder to Iron county
was received too late last week tt
make mention thereof In that issue o
the paper. Mr.. Hawkins ia a young
man. capable and we'll known to thu
people Of the county. He has served
a number Of years as School Commits
sioner of the county and made a mos
excellent oficial-a record Of which
his friends may we'll be proud. Tha
he is fully competent for the position
he seeks every one knows. He is
splendid young man and II elected
will make a model Circuit Clerk and
Recorder.