Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-04-07

From the Van Buren, Local we
see that w. H. Bradley, formerly
of this place, had a barn washed
away by the recent high waters in
Current River.
The judicial committee for this
district meets in De Soto to-day to
fix the manner and time for nomi-
mating a circuit Judge. Mr.. Edgar
is the member of the committee
from this county.
The hub factory has reduced the
force considerably the past two
weeks. Scarcity of timber is the
reason therefor. The washouts
along the railroad have interfered
materially with getting timber here.
Lopez's millinery opening last
Saturday was a very successful
affair, and the elegant display of
spring and summer hats was much
praised and complimented by the
large number of ladies in attend
ance.
R. E. Rudy made a trip to Farm
ington last week and got a wagon
load of young fruit trees, which he
has planted on his farm west of
Ironton. Mr.. Rudy is determined
to have one of the most desirable
places in the county.
Our boosted mail service has
shown up mighty badly since the
high water. The service has been
just about as poor as n can i'm
agine. And there is considerable
mail from the south, over one
week due, that has not yet arrived.
VIM. Ross, of Pilot Knob, has
filed suit in the Circuit Court
against John Schwab for $500 dam
ages. The suit is based on the
fact that Mr.. Schwab tore down a
house which plaintiff claims greatly
distressed and Inconvenience him.
The Clarkson Saw Mill Com
pany at Leeper was a heavy loser
because of the late high waters.
Thousands of feet of lumber were
washed away, and the mill and
railroad were badly damaged.
The total loss is said to be in the
neighborhood of S100, 600.
DIED-Friday night, at Green
vile, Mrs. Petit, wife of DR.. L.. M.
Petit, of congestive chill. Her re-
mains were inferred Saturday on
DR.. Petitt's farm one and a half
miles east Of Greenville. DR.. Petit
has the sympathy of his many
friends in the loss of his fifth wife.
Piedmont Banner.
To our old friend, Frank SEQ
vile, we are indebted for a late
copy of the Los Angeles (Cal.),
Eraminer-which he characterizes
as 'the first Democratic paper we
poor Democrats have had in all
Southern California for many
years" Mr.. S. asks to be re-
membered to all his old friends.
The editor is in receipt of a let
ter from his young friend, James
Garrett, announcing his safe ar
rival in Huntington, Oregon, where
his parents have been located for
several months past. Jim is not
altogether satisfied that he likes
the west as well as he does this
country, but says he hopes to be-
come more contented on better ac-
quaintance.
The general opinion seems to be
that the county committee, at the
meeting Saturday, will issue a call
for a primary election to nominate
candidates for county offices May
21st. This will make the cam
paign just six weeks in length.
OF course, one can never tell, but
the outlook indicates that there
will not be a great many contests
for county Offices.
The st. Louis M. E. Conference,
held at Carthage, Mo-, adjourned
Monday, March 2Sth. Rev. T. G.
Peterson was returned to Ironton.
On last Friday evening DR.. Hughes
of Kansas City delivered a lecture
on "The Superanuated Preacher"
taking up a collection for a per-
manent fund for them, and in
thirty minutes raised S6,S15, to
which has since been added about
$4,000 more.
No. 1 Sunday was the first train
to get past the washouts on Black
river since Thursday the week
previous. The track for many
miles is in very bad condition and
the trains only creep along. The
running time from Poplar Bluff
here is over six hours. now, and
probably will be for some time to
come. The company has had a
thousand men at work on the track
for the past week or more.
On account of the absence from
town of the pastor of the Presby-
terrain Church, of Ironton, there
will be no preaching tor two sun
days at that church. Mr.. Acomt
has been invited to unite a couple
in marriage belonging to the con-
gregation on the field in Ohio
where he spent fifteen years of his
ministry, and while there viii
preach in the old church and visit
a son and daughter and other kin
folks in Cincinnati.
George Sutton, about twenty.