Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-03-27

Senate Frank II. Farris of Craw-
ford county was here last week look.
ing after his candidacy for reelection
to the Senate. Mr.. Farris seems GER
tain of the nomination.
An effort is being made 10 disincor-
porate the Town of Pilot Knob. The
reason given for the disincorporation
is that the are not sufficient
to pay mucipal expenses.
The revival which had been in pro-
gress at the M. E. Church for three
weeks past closed Sunday night. The
meeting was a very successful one in
every way, the converts numbering
si%xty-three.
The millinery opening at Mrs.
Woodside's tomorrow will afford the
ladies an opportunity to see every
thing new and up-to-date in spring
and summer millinery. A souvenir
for every visitor.
Leander Sides, the negro who had
the small pox is about we'll. The
physicians and officers seem to have
been unusually successful in establish
ing a quarantine as not one additional
case has been reported.
A union meeting of the young PEG.
ple's societies of the Valley will be
held in the Fort Hill church next
Sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. A
special Easter program will be carried
out. All young people are urged to
be present.
"Uncle Isaac" wants the REGISTER
to ask Mr.. Edgar whether there is an
age limit in the qualifications of road
overseers. Mr.. E. is out of town, but
an examination Of the law discovers
no bar to holding the position on &C
count of advanced age.
A company of Flat River business
men has been organized with a capital
stock of $4,000 with a view Of estab-
fishing an automobile line between
Bonnie Terre and Pennington; also
between Pennington and Delassus,
says the Lead Belt NeWS.
The members of the Baptist Church
had a business meeting one day last
week, which resulted in the election
of a new church finance committee
composed as follows: E. t. Elgan, A.
S. Prince, S. P. Ringo, K. G. Love and
Mrs. Louis Miller, treasurer of church
building fund.
Mrs. Cox, relict Of the late j. T..
Cox of Belleview, died at the home
of her son, G. P. Cox in Berni, Illinois
last Sunday. The remains we're
brought to Belleview for interment
Tuesday. The deceased was over tour
score years of age and was beloved
and respected by all who knew her.
The members Of the Baptist church
In Ironton are arranging to build a
new church in Ironton in the near
future. The present structure Is not
adequate to the demands of the con-
gregation. The new building will not
be put on the site of the old church
but a nor central location will be
sought.
Mrs. Lulu Gillian Woodside will
have Spring Opening at her millinery
p~arlors on Friday, March 2Sth. A
raisin hat will be n OF the special
features of the occasion. The latest
in Notions, Laces, Handkerchief. Side
Combs, ETC., will be on exhibition.
Orders taken for Ladies' Tailor Made
Suits, Waists and Jackets. A
souvenir for every visitor.
George Bradley died from an over
dose of morphine at Oakland, Illinois,
last Thursday. The deceased was a
brother of Sam Bradley of Arcadia,
and once visited in the Valley. A re-
port has gained circulation that Geo.
Bradley committed suicide. His broth
er asks US to deny the statement, and
says that the opiate was only taken to
relieve pain. The deceased is most
highly spoken Of by the papers in Oak
land.
Charles r. Black has filed a suit In
the Circuit Court here asking for 49,
900 damages from the railroad com
pany. The petition alleges that he
was badly wounded and bruised by be-
ing thrown from one of defendants
trains at Sabula on January 18th.
Plaintiff boarded the train at Annapolis
and alleges he received his injuries
because plaintiff did not stop the train
a sufficient length of time for him to
get off in safety.
Never was spring made more well
come than now by reason of long and
continuous winter; never we're the
songs OF the birds and the ''peepings'
of the frogs more grateful to the ear.
Even house-cleaning and yard-raking
and garden-making are pleasurable by
comparison with the dead-level mo
notony of winters cold inertness. Sc
Here's a toast to Gentle Spring,
A hymn of praise to life
A thankfulness for everything,
And health to good housewife!
Mine host Steffens sends the REG
IsTER word that they have q genuine
Texas oil gusher in Ghermanyille. II
seems that Mr.. Foley, living there,
had forbidden some parties the use o.
his we'll. Then in a day or two the
water was unfit to Use. having a de.