Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-05-01


Every Democrat in the county who
can be here should turn out next
Saturday and here Gov. Stone.
A fire q day last week destroyed
most of the fence around Calvary
cemetery, north of Pilot Knob.
l have surries and buggies which
wish to trade for horses. Apply at
once. H. M. COLLINS.
Two troops arrived from the Bar.
racks Saturday morning. They will
spend about six weeks at the range.
A head-end collision between two
freight trains blocked the track at
Silica for about twelve hours last
Saturday night.
The case of Barney Murray VS.. A. j.
Sheahan for damages was continued in
the circuit court Wednesday until the
next regular term OF the circuit court.
For SALE-The Stafford livery stable
and adjacent property, at Pilot Knob.
Apply to H. O'Brien. Also good resi-
dence property at Bismarck, at low
price.
Senator Farris and Railroad Com
missioner Joe Rice passed through
Ironton last Friday on their way to
Centreville to attend the mass meeting
in that county Saturday.
Rumor has it that doc" Crow will
start a newspaper at Bismarck in the
immediate future. Bismarck is a
good town and out to support a news
paper.-St. Francois Herald.
Robert Hill, of lronton, who drove
one of Mr.. Winkler's fine roadsters
through from that place to Poplar
Bluff, ARRIVING here yesterday, re-
turned home this morning.-Poplas
Bluff Citizen.
The Schneider Granite Company
has secured the contract for furnishing
considerable stone for the Cincinnati
Custom House. The contract will
keep fifty stone cutters at work for
several months.
The Valley Dancing Club will give
a ball Monday night May the 9th. Ii
will be the last dance of the season,
and all those who received invitations
to the other dances are cordially in
vited. Free lunch at Mrs. Blemel's.
Prof. W. G. Ogier last Friday re.
ceived news of the death of his mother
which occurred the day before. In the
last two weeks Prof. Ogier has lost
both father and mother, and many
friends here sympathize with him in
his misfortune.
For a number Of years the court
docket in this county has been exceed
ingly light, but this term eclipses any
thing that has gone before. There is
absolutely nothing doing and court has
hardly been in session as long as an
nOur any uay VI tue tofu.
The following attorneys have been
in attendance on circuit cou this week:
Judge Dining, De Soto; Moses Why
bark, Marble Hill; J. H. Raney, r.
Durham, O. l.. Munger and V. Ing,
Wayne county; J.. F. Green, De Soto,
and G. D. Yancey, Doniphan.
Messrs. Hensley, Rairden and Chas.
Clardy passed through Ironton last
Thursday evening on their way tc
Centreville whittier they went in the
interest of Judge Fox's candidacy for
the Supreme Court. Judge Fox carried
the county at the meeting Saturday.
Chris. Thamas, colored, and Susan
Deets, white, pleaded guilty in the
circuit court Monday morning to vio-
lating the statue which prohibits the
marriage of white and colored people
in this State. They were each sent
enced to two years In the penitentiary.
The closing exercises of the Pilot
Knob Public school will be held in
the school building Friday evening,
May I'd An interesting programme
has been arranged and those who at
tend are assured a pleasant evening.
An admission fee of fifteen cents
will be be charged. Performance
begins at 1920 o'clock.
Love Carly announces himself 9
candidate for County Clerk, subject tc
the Primary election. Mr.. Carly was
born and raised in this county, and il
we'll known as an honest man and 6
good Democrat. That he will faith
fully discharge the duties OF the office
if elected, is beyond question. The
REGISTER leaves him to the care Of th,
Democrats of Iron county.
The REGISTER this week prints thu
announcement of DR.. e. W. Farrar
Jr., as a candidate for Presiding Judge
OF the County court. DR.. Farrar il
we'll known to the people Of Irol
County, he is prominently qualified
for the position he seeks, and there ii
no doubt that il he should be nominated
and elected that he will most accept
ably discharge the duties OF the i'm
portant office to which he aspires.
The announcement of Mr.. Richard
Callison as a candidate for Count!
Judge Of the Southern District il
published in this issue Of the REGISTER
Mr.. Callison lives about five mile
south of Ironton and is we'll acquainted
in the Southern District. He is
practical and successful man ant
possesses qualifications that would un
questionably be valuable In the count.
court. He asks the voter to consi1e
his claims.
A subscriber at Pilot Knob asks u