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

a new 7-pound girl At 10 o'clock this
morning. This is No. IL, ten of whom
are living, seven boys and three girls.
This ought to be satisfactory to Teddy
and his complaints about race sui
eide" or childless families. Poplar
Bluff Republican.
At the meeting of the City Council
Monday evening the Mayor made the
following appointments to Office for
the ensuing year: Assessor, David
Kendall; Treasurer, G. A. Easenweiu;
Clerk, Mrs. Mamie Walker; Collector,
w. L. O'Neal. The appointments
were promptly confirmed by the Coun-
Gil.
The May festival at the Academy OF
Music Tuesday evening was largely
attended and the occasion was uni
versally termed a success. Aside from
the local attendance delegations were
present from Granitevllle, Bismarck,
Doe Run and other places and all
seemed to enjoy the evening very
much.
The County Court last Saturday
morning compromised with the people
who were petltioning COR a wagon
bridge across the branch this side of
Pilot Knob by agreeing to build a foot
bridge. The petition for a wagon
bridge was Withdrawn aud an order
made for the construction of a suitable
foot bridge.
Mrs. Susan c. Bethel died at the
home of her son, John Bethel, in
Arcadia, on Tuesday, May II, 1908, at
1920 o'clock P. M, aged SO years, l
month and II days. The family have
the sympathy of the community in
their bereavement. The funeral &C.
ours from Fort Hill church this after
noon at two o'clock.
We were pleased to have a call on
last Saturday from W. H. O%hnsorg,
the popular superintendent of the COM
pany works at Iron Mountain. He
tells us that the company has just re-
Gently put in another new crusher of
the same capacity-300 tons a day
OF the one put in about Is months ago.
bloomington NeWS.
At the meeting of the City Council
Monday evening John T. Baldwin
asked for An ordinance granting him a
franchise to put up a telephone system
in Ironton. We have no doubt that
the franchise will be readily granted,
for if there is one thing we do need
more than another in this town it is
a telephone system. Mr.. Baldwin
should receive every encouragement.
Ligon Jones vas afraid he might be
robbed of his $3.50 diamond ring while
in the crowds here for the dedication
and so he carried it in his pocket.
Saturday morning he reported to the
police that while on an Olive street
car late Friday night, his pockets were
picked and he lost the ring and a 500
watch. Jones lives at 1911 Pine ST.
Post Dispatch.
Four troops of the Fourth Cavalry,
stI," 'K," ''L" and ''M," arrived in
the Valley from the Barracks last Sun
day, having been four days on the
road. This is the largest number Of
troops that has ever been at the range
there being something over three
hundred there now. They will re-
main about six weeks, when they will
be succeeded by a like number who
will be here for the remainder of the
summer.
Aug. Schwab and wife we're quite
painfully burned at their home west of
Pilot Knob Saturday evening. They
we're arranging TO oil a floor, and had
some oil on the stove warming it. In
some way the oil become igntted and
Mr.. Schwab attempted to throw it out
doors. In doing Sc he was rather
badly burned about the face. Mrs.
Schwab was also slightly burned.
Fortunately, their injuries are more
painful than serious.
There promises to be a good attend
ance from here at the X. p. celebration
at Oran next Wednesday, May Goth.
The coaches carrying the people from
here will be taken to Bismarck by one
of the pushers, leaving here about
1880 o'clock and returning on the mid
night train that night. The price for
the round trip is only $3.50. The citi-
zens of 0ran have arranged an inter-
estipg programme for the day, and
those who attend are assured an en-
joyable time.
Superintendent Smith, more than
three months ago, promised that we
should have a new depot and that
right soon, too. We know nothing to
the contrary and believe that Mr..
Smith is a truthful man. We hope he
is anyway. If he would come down
here again and take another look at
the horrible ''shack" that serves for a
depot at this place we are certain that
he would hurry his builders along. If
he will give US, oHr depot without more
delay We are sure that Bill Bailey will
come right on home.
The feather renovator has q new
graft. He goes to the house and wants
to ~renovate the bed and pillows. A
lady does not usually want anything
done, but he suspects the existence of
feather moths. While he is talking
he rips open the bed, brings out a
handful Of feathers, shows her two or
, three worIls Of tho m,ost horrible ap-
p%earance. The lady surfenders eng the
( r%enovator mar takes the feathers and
brings them back in a few days about
sixty per cent. lighter and is paid
handsomely for his work besides.
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