Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-11-05

st. Francois county voted Tues
day on a proposition to bond tn,
county for 5000, 900 to build rocl
roads. The proposition was badly
defeated.
The petition to disincorporatt
the town of Pilot Knob was re.
fused in the County Court Mon
day. I%rregularity in the petition
was the cause.
Will Thomas, Harry Byers and
Walter Nagel bid farewell to the
Valley last Thursday, boarded No,
s and said they were going to
Southern California.
To Robert Hotson, ESQ.,, we are
under obligations, for some very
fine celery. 1t was grown in Mr..
Hotson's garden and is fine as the
very best of the imported.
The local telephone line now ex-
tends to the southern limits Of
Arcadia. 1t will be but a shorI
time, now, until we have COM
munication with all Arcadia.
A ball will be given at the Acad-
envy of Music Thanksgiving night,
November Goth, for the benefit Of
the K. O.. 1T. M. Admission, 81,
Invitations will be issued this
week.
We hear that one of those we'd
dings SO near the REGISTER Office
is sure going to take place in q
very few days now. "And there'll
be a change in business all
around"
Rev. j. T. Green of White Hall,
Ills, is conducting a series Of
meetings in the Baptist church this
week. The attendance is quite
large and considerable interest is
manifested.
For SALE-Six room house,
partly furnished, and screened,
Good cellar, we'll, and cistern,
laundry, woodhouse, stable, etc.
For terms, apply to D. A. Pilley.
Ironton, Nc.
The hub factory closed Tuesday
because of the lack of timber,
The factory has fifty or more cars
of timber at different points on
the railroad, but cannot get cars to
ship the same.
James Bird, who lives on the
Newman place, west of town, had
ten tons of hay destroyed by fire
Wednesday night of last week,
The fire was unquestionably of in
cendiary origin.
They are already talking politics
over in Madison county and it is
said the aspirants for county offices
will soon announce. We believe
that county has more politics than
any other county in the state.
The Fredericktown Tribune thinks
that the railroad company will give
that town better railroad service
without them kicking for it. Evil
IDENTIFY the Ttbune knows little Of
the ways of the railroad folk.
Sheriff Polk Tuesday took Chris
Thomas, the negro who was last
week sentenced to ninety-nine
years in the penitentiary, to Jeffer-
son City. Thomas has likely bid
farewell to his native heath for
ever.
To Geo. w. Sloan of Winfield,
Kansas, we are indebted for a
souvenir edition of the Winfield
Courier, telling all about Winfield
and Cowley county. Mr.. Sloan
also sent us a splendid map of his
county.
Mr.. F. M. Curtis, formerly Of
Ironton, and Miss Rose Graendor1
were united in marriage at Lexing-
ton, Mo-, on October 2Sth. An &C
count of the wedding, taken from
the Lexington News will be printed
next week.
A petition, addressed to the rail-
way officials and to the railroad
commissioners, asking better train
service at this station, was sent
away this week. We trust the
petitions will result in giving us
more trains.
The town of Des Arc will seek to
become dis-incorporated at the
next term of the county court. 1t
was intended to make application
at this term but the effort was not
made until it was too late to give
the proper notice.
Four members of the Ironton
colored band Freeman Martin,
Cum Brandon, Will Lacks and
Arthur Williams-left Monday fol-
Bismarck to join a minstrel show
organizing there. They will visit
Ironton Nov. 18th.
The Baptist folk have not yetlet
the contract for their new church
building. The delay has been oc-
casioned by the fact that the archi-
tect's plans call for more money
than the committee has available
at the present time.
Rev. j. T. Green, the evangelist
will preach a special sermon Sc
young men Thursday night at the
Baptist church. The topic for Sum
day morning, Nov. 9Th, is "The
Glorious Destiny of the Children
of God" All are cordially in.
vited.
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