Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-15

The Ironton Public Schools will give
an entertainment at the Academy of
Music on the evening Of January S0th,
for the benefit of the library fund.
The mar who thinks we can have
street lights with out an extra tax is
mistaken. The lights will cost money
but we should have them all the same.
Geo. NJ. johnson had a gang of
about twenty-five men putting up ice
yesterday aud last night. The ice is
about five inches thick and OF good
quality.
The storm last Tuesday night broke
down the telephone wires between here
and St. Louis and the following day
there was no communication on the
long distance.
Several of the ice houses In the
Valley have been filled with four and
five inch ice. Others are waiting for
ten inch ice. And they will probably
take it out in waiting.
Miss Nellie Davis of Little Rock and
Myrtle Mangold of Arcadia are spend
ing a few days in this city, the guests
Of Misses Nell and Margaret Crowley.
Poplar Bluff Journal.
Word was received here yesterday
OF the serious illness of Mrs. Leslie
(aee Lulu Fairchild) at her home in
Great Falls, Montana. Many friends
here pray for her early recovery.
Bill Spaugh and Buck Martin were
arrested Monday, charged with having
disturbed the peace and quiet of 'the
town Saturday night. They pleaded
guilty and were fined So and costs
each.
Last week we made mention of Prof.
A. P. Vance being thrown from a
street car in St. Louis and receiving
painful injuries. He last week set
tied his claim against the street car
people for $40.
G. G. X. desires to inform certain
parties that he is not in the habit Of
communicating to the public peoples
personal affairs, and the assertion
made is false; nor did he ever con-
tribute any Pilot Knob items.
In building a new depot at this
place the house track will be placed
vest of the station house. The spur
to the screen factory it is said will be
taken up and n built to the ware
house on the east side of the track.
LosT-Between the Ironton depot
and Whitworth Sons store, Monday,
January -, 1908, a pocket book con-
tanning between 500 and $25. l will
pay IS for its return to me.
GEO. PHILLIPS, Roselle, Mo.
Our young friend, James L, Brierton
OF Ensley, Alabama, sends IS a sight
draft on the Bank Of Prosperity for
three hundred and sixty-fye happy
days 10 the year 1908. Same to you,
Jimmy, may we all live long and pros
per!
Subscribe for the LADIES' Home
Journal, the Delmeator, the Designer,
each $1.00 per year, and McCaU'S
Magazine Of Fashion, only 50 cents per
year and one pattern free-any of the
Baptist ladies' will gladly take your
subscription.
A party of twenty people went from
here to Annapolis Monday evening to
attend the D. of r. Lodge at An
napolis that night. After lodge there
was a supper and dance. All report
the occasion a very pleasant one, in.
deed.
We are sorry to hear that our good
friend. Rev. l.. 9. Wernert of Arcadia,
has been so seriously indisposed that
it was deemed best to send him TO a
hospital in St. Louis. We trust to be
able soon to announce his early restor.
alton to perfect health.
At the annual election Of the Baptist
Ladies' Aid Society the following
| officers were installed for the coming
year: President, Mrs. j. N. Bishop;
Vice President, Mrs. w. A. Fletcher;
Secretary, Mrs. Louis Miller; Treas
urer, Mrs. S. j. Brown.
Golf Whitworth and wife have re-
moved to St. Louis where Mr.. Whit.
worth has employment in the Auditors
| office of the Missouri Pacific Railway.
Golf Is q most worthy and competent
young man and we hope all kinds Of
prosperity and good luck will be his.
John Hart, after serving thirty days
in jail here for selling whiskey with
out paying the government tax, was
released Wednesday and started for
his home in Reynolds county. The
offense with which Hart was charged
was committed In July, 1901, but for
over a year he eluded the officers.
W. T. Donnelly, late trainmaster al
De Soto, has acepected a position as
Chief Dispatcher with the Iowa Cen.
trail at Oskaloosa, Iowa. Mr.. Donnelly
is a most competent railroad man and
a most pleasant gentleman and he has
many friends along the Mountain who
wish him every success wherever he
may cast his lot.
We understand that the REGISTER
subscribers at Des Arc failed to re.
ceive last weeks paper-or had moi
received them up to Sunday noon.
This is gross %carelessness on the part
of some Of the postal officials as the
papers we're mailed here Thursday
evening and should have been In the
Des Arc Office that night.
Division Superintendent Smith wat
here Saturday and impaired the graft
flying information that a new depot
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