Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-03-24

city the guest of her son. j. w,
Gosney, clerk at the Crown hotel,
who celebrated his Goth birthday
yesterday.-Poplar Bluff Republican.
G.. w. Redeem, the Frederick
town photographer, was here Tues
day taking some views to be used
in a publication now being issued
by the Missouri Worlds Fair
Commission. The views were
taken at Pilot Knob and Granite
vile.
Geo. L. Moore was recently APP
pointed agent for the M. K. & T.
Railroad, at Sherman, Texas.
Sherman is one of the most i'm
portant stations On the "Katy"
system, and Georges many old
friends here are glad to hear of his
preferment.
A couple of sons of sunny Italy
wendell their way through the val
ley Monday afternoon. Each had
a hand organ and a monkey.
This sort of a combination used
to be a frequent visitor but it has
been many years since a hand Or
gan and a monkey were seer in
our streets.
Tual Bros. store in Arcadia was
burglarized Tuesday night. A
panel of the rear door was bored
through and the door unlocked.
Nothing in the post-ofice, which
is in the same room, was disturbed.
Just what was taken from the store
is not known now. That will
probably develop later on. No
clue to the thieves.
In this weeks issue of the REG
ISTER appears the announcement
of John l. Marshall as a candidate
for Marshal of the City of %Ironton.
Mr.. Marshall has filled this po-
sition a number of years and has
made a most competent and faith
full official. His claims will re-
ceive due consideration at the
hands of the voters.
Petit, son of Mrs. E. P. Warren,
formerly of Piedmont, has recent
ly been appointed a Cadet in the
Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md,
by Senator Stone. Mrs. Warren
has recently been promoted to a
$1,000 clerkship in the War De-
partment. Many friends of this
most estimable lady will be glad
to hear Of her good fortune.
Mr.. j. G.. TrueIson, our
salesman and tuner, formerly
of Steinway & Sons, New
York, will be in the city for
the next 7 days. Write a
postal or telephone to the
REGISTER office. He will
call on you in person. O.
K. Houck Piano Co., 1910
Olive street, St. Louis, Mo.
The base ball season is not with
out it's good results in other ways
than as a recreation. The j. v.
Porter timber mills at this place
have just received an order for ten
car loads of hickory and ash bats
from an eastern firm. Of course,
the bats are not the finished prod
uct, but they are to be furnished in
such shape that only a small
amount of turning will be necessa-
ry to provide the sticks so much
desired by the small boys of the
country.-Weekly Citizen Democrat.
Married-At the residence of the
BRIDES mother in Piedmont, Mo-,
Wednesday, March %, 1904, MI.
Stephen B. Hunter of Sikeston,
Mo-, and Miss Mary Medley, Rev.
Marvin Haw of Charleston officiat-
ing. Mr.. Hunter is of the we'll
known and honored family of that
name that have SO long made their
home in Southeast Missouri and
is probably the wealthiest young
man in this section of the state.
Miss Medley for many years made
her home in the valley and has
many friends here The REGISTER
wishes Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter every
happiness.
The good road meeting here last
Monday was poorly attended, Mr..
D. Ward King, who is advocating
the cause of good roads under the
direction of the State Board of
Agriculture, was present and ad-
dressed those who attended the
meeting at the court house in the
afternoon. He advocates the free
use of the road drag, an implement
which can be built by any n out
of the two half sections of a split
log and a few iron rods, With
this implement the ruts are
smoothed down and the road is
built into a ridge with a gradual
slope to the side bitches .-Potosi
Journal.
T. P. Russell, of Cape Girardeau,
has been appointed Superintend-
emit of Foresty by the Worlds Fair
Commission, to succeed w. j.
Ward, resigned. Mr.. Russell's
appointment as recommended by
w. HI. Marshall, of Morehouse, of
the Department of Forestry, was
confirmed at the meeting just
closed of the Commission and Mr..
Russell is now in the timber dis
trict getting out material for the
State exhibit. The new superin-
tendent of Forestry is a practical
saw mill man of IA years exper-
fence. His appointment insures