Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-05-14

Father Hussman, OF Charleston, re-
turned home last night from a visit in
Arcadia, Mo.-Poplar Bluff Citizen.
Services at the Presbyterian church
of Ironton on next Sunday. morning
and evening, at II and s O'Clock re-
spectively. Every one is INVITED to
come.
DR.. Zwart Of Kansas City, who has
been visiting his brothers, Messrs. j..
A. and A. j. Zwart, returned to his
home Wednesday afternoon. -Farm-
ington Times.
The Iron County Eagle suspended
publication last Thursday. The out
fit was Tuesday shipped to Xenia. Ills,
where G. H. Broadwell will publish a
paper in the future.
The excursion train from St. Louis
next Sunday leaves Union Station at
$50 o'clock A. L.. Returning leaves
Arcadia at $50 O'Clock P. M. Fare for
the round trip, 81 %.
Bill Spaugh and Deputy Marshal
Ben Left had q little unpleasantness
Sunday afternoon. Spaugh hit Left
in the face when Left pulled his gun.
There the trouble ended.
Geo. w. Eubanks of Butler county,
after serving six months in Jail here
for selling liquor without paying
government tax, was released Tuesday
and went on his way rejoicing.
Rev. W. G.. Acomb returned from
Bluffton, Ohio, Saturday and held SER
vices in the Presbyterian church the
following day. Mr.. Acomb's family
will be here in a couple of weeks.
A fine horse for sale; gentle, good
driver, not afraid of the train. safe for
family. Sound and in good condition.
Will sell or trade for two ponies. APP
ply to Jos. Madlinger, Pilot Knob, Mo.
The REGIsrER's corner promises to
be the best lighted of any in town.
The gasoline lamp of the Leader gives
a fine light. and the Blue Store across
the street is going to put up n just
like it.
Word has been received announcing
the safe arrival of Misses Nettie O'Neal
and Mamie Brown in California. The
young ladies were five days on the
road and say they enjoyed the trip i'm.
mensely.
Jacob Grandhomme last week sold
the horse that he recently purchased
in Poplar Bluff to a man by the name
of Barger in Caledonia. Jake says his
next horse will not be a ''fourteen'
year old colt"
Friend Rieke Sunday afternoon en-
tertained a number of friends with
May wine, champagne, Strawberries
and cigars. The occasion was a sue
cess and everybody enjoyed the after.
noon immensely.
John Webb, an old resident, died al
his home in Belleview last Thursday
after a long illness. The deceased
was eighty-four years of age and leaves
a number OF sons and daughters te
mourn his demise.
To our old-time friend, Frank SEQ
Vile, we are indebted for a box o.
most delicious California oranges,
which arrived Sunday ir most excel
lent condition. May he and his al
live long and prosper!
Platte Overton, who fifteen years age
was engaged iu the lumber business
10 Annapolis; this county, and is nov
located in Sullivan county, Missouri
visited his old friends in this part o
the state the past week.
w. H. Whitworth, j. l.. Baldwin
and John |. Marshall spent the pas
week on the St. Francis river fishing
Considering that the water was yer.
low they said that they had very fail
luck and made some good catches.
The forty-ninth car Of screens foi
this season was shipped from tn
screen factory Wednesday. The ca
contained about fourteen hundred
doors and was for the Norvell-Shap
leigh Hardware Company, St. Louis.
Potosi is putting in a telephone sys
TEN. Ironton and the Valley need ON
and need it bad. There is no place il
all southeast Missouri where a tele
phone system would be more of a con
venience than right here in the Valley
We should make a concerted NOV
to have better train service in thi
town. A long pull, a strong pull, ant
a pull all together might accomplish
whole lot, and it could not possibly d.
any harm. Let's try, and that with
out delay.
An excursion from St. Louis to tn
Valley Sunday. Fare for the roun'
trip, $40. Doubtless a number o
our former citizens cow making thei
home in St. Louis will take adyantag
of the occasion to pay q visit to thef
old home.
Circuit court, county court and pro
bate court sessions for the spring ar
all over and unless an emergenc,
arises we will have no more court il
the county until the County Court con
vanes ip regular term the first Monda
In August,
The soldiers h6ys IN excellent 10
of horses, and they naae a fine, ar
pearance as they passed down th
street Sunday morning. They bad n
pack mules this time, some of the sur
plies coming by wagon, but most
them by railroad,
w. W. Hinchey, formerly Roa
Department clerk in Superintendent
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