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


j. W. Hale and wife. of St Louis,
spent the holidays 10 Iron county visit
ing relatives. Mr.. Hale is taking q
course in a medical college aud ex-
poets to graduate In a couple Of years.
Our old friend, W. S Watt, had the
misfortune to fall and break one OF his
hips at his home "a Caledonia Mon
day morning. The injury is q severe
one, but we hope to hear OF Mr.. Watts
rapid recovery.
There WAS an explosion at the screen
factory last Wednesday morning.
Fortunately no one was hurt, but the
engine was broken down and it will
be two weeks before the factory will
be In operation again.
John and Fred Spitzmiller were
arrested last week charged with dis
turbiug an assembly at the church in
the Coye, on the night of December
20th. They pleaded guilty, paid fine
and costs and we're released.
Losr-A watch fob, on morning OF
Dec. 9th. on sidewalk between store
of DR.. Ed. Farmhouse and my office.
Finder please return to me and re-
ceive liberal reward.
DR. A. S. PRINCE.
County Court was 10 session this
week. A settlement was made with
the Collector Monday. Mr.. Lewis,
the new treasurer. takes charge to-
day. Mr.. Polk, the new sheriff, also
assumes charge Of his Office to-day.
To an old Ironton boy, Geo. Begley,
now living in Poplar Bluff, we are in
debted for a very pretty calsndar for
1908 Mr.. Begley operates n of the
largest and most successful machinery
and buggy establishments in all South
east Missouri.
VIM. and JEFF Brooks and q couple
of the Lee boys, at Graniteville, got
into a general fight Monday of last
week. In the tumult VIM. Brooks hit
one of the Lees over the head with a
gun. Brooks was arrested aud paid
fine and costs.
C. D. Alexander, of De Soto, Mon
day purchased the old Minden farm,
east of town, from A. Begley. Con.
sideration, $1.1o0. Mr.. Alexander is
a son-in-law of Judge Hampton, and
will probably remove to the farm in
the lei future.
F. W. Prentice of Hilsdale, Michi-
gan, recently purchased the stock of
L. E. Moore In the screen factory al
this place. This makes Mr.. Prentice
sole owner OF the factory, and he also
has a controlling interest in the fac
tory at Hilsdale, Michigan.
Mr.. and MIRA, j. R. Baldwin who
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward j. Hrmilton for the past week
departed this morning for Bardwell.
Ky where they will visit some time
before returning TO their home in IRON
ton, Mo,-Du Quoin (W Evening Gall
MARRIED-At the home of the brides
parents in Arcadia, Mo on Friday,
December 26, 1902, Mr.. Fred, Patton
and Miss Emma Oliver, Rev w A.
Humphreys officiating. The REGISTER
tenders it's congratulations and wishes
Mr. and Mrs Patton every happiness.
Rev j R A Vaughan, P. E of the
Pennington district M f. Church
South, will preach at Fort Hill church
next Sunday evening, and will hold
quarterly conference Monday. Com.
munion service following the morning
sermon. All are cordially invited.
W. A HUMPHREYS, P. G.
The masque ball given by the
Daughters of Rebekah at the Academy
of Music, last Friday night, vas a very
successful affair There were about
forty-fve couples in attendance, and
the dance went gaily on from early in
the evening until the wee sma' hours
of the following day. Everybody had
q good time.
We learn that our very good friend.
H. A. K%retschmar, was Tuesday
detected President of the Western Com.
mercial Travellers Association for the
ensuing year. The association could
not have made a better choice. Mr..
Kretschmar is a genial. big-hearted
gentleman, and his friends are as
many as the sands on the s%eashore,
the leaves on the trees or the stars In
the heavens.
There will be a five minutes sermon
for the children at the M. E church,
Ironton, just before the regular morn
ing discourse next Sunday morning,
at II o'clock, Jan. 4, 1908. Subject:
'.Bees that Sting 1t is our custom
to have this sermonet every Sunday
morning, and in this way encourage
the attendance Of children on the
church services. Parents, bring your
children. A. d. BURREss, Pastor.
Mahmood Joseph, an Assyrian mer-
chant OF Ironton, was in Centreville
Monday and Tuesday. He acted as
an interpreter for Chas. Nosser, an
Assyrian peddler, who was tried 10
Justice Tate's court Tuesday, on a
charge of carrying concealed weapons.
Nosser was declared not guilty by the
jury. The defence was represented
by Atty's Miley and January, the
prosecution by Prosecuting Attorney
Daniel.-ReymoIds County Outlook.
On Monday night at about 1890
O'Clock Frank Kerchner, Of Middle
brook, was found dead in the wash
room OF the Norrid Hotel, The body
was removed 70 the home of A Block,
where an inquest was held on Tues
day. The verdict OF the jury was that
the deceased came TO his death by an
unknown cause. After services at the
Catholic church on Tuesday the re-
mains we're taken to MiddlebrOok and