Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-04-28

VIM HAS Oecu d passenger con-
ductor on the Iron Mountain for
many years, is thinking of be-
coming a candidate for Railroad
Commissioner. MI. Hall is a
loyal Democrat and good man,
and would unquestionably have a
strong following in this part of the
State.
George Sutherland, of Marble
Creek, Iron county, was in Centre
vile a short while to-day. Mr..
Sutherland lived in this county
some fifteen years ago, when he
moved to Iron county. He has
one OF the best farms in Iron coun-
ty and has it we'll stocked with
cattle and hogs.-Reynolds County
Outlook.
One of the most attractive and
instructive exhibits at the Worlds
Fair will be the PHILIPPINE Exhibit.
A school of PHILIPPINE children
will be in constant operation on
the reservation. Every Missouri
teacher and child should spend a
few hours with these people in the
extreme west end of the expo
sition grounds.
Work on the electric railway is
progressing at a good rate. The
trolley wires are in place from De
Lassus to the power house north
of Pennington. 1t is expected that
the road will be in operation by
June 18th or before, and completed
to Flat River by December 31st.
Mr.. Thurlby, the manager, is a
pusher.-Farmington Times.
After all, there will be very little
of what was designated as olive
school work. at the st. Louis ex-
position. Just why it was not
arranged after so much promise
will never be known. There will
be more to instruct and interest in
the educational building than can
be studied in a brief visit. Let
that be the Mecca of all teachers
and school officers.
Mr.. w. A. Russell is greatly i'm
proving his property this spring.
He has a force of men employed
in building a park in front of his
beautiful home in this city. In
the park will be a fish pond which
will add greatly to it's magnifcence.
When the park is completed this
will be one of the most beautiful
and picturesque homes in South
east Missouri.-Potosi Independent.
The attorneys met in the court
room Monday morning and elected
Judge Dining to preside over
Circuit Court in the absence of
Judge bearing, who is sick and
unable to attend. A few minor
matters were disposed of Monday
and Tuesday and then court ad-
journed until the next regular
term in October, all cases being
continued until then.
In this issue of the REGISTER
appears the announcement of
James G. Austin, who is a candi-
date for Assessor. MI. Austin has
been a resident of the county all
his life and has a pretty general
acquaintance with III people. He
asks the voters to give him kindly
consideration at the primary cleo
ton, and assures them that if he
should be nominated and elected
he will use his best endeavors to
make a faithful and competent
official.
John H. Smith, who twenty
years ago was publishing the
Herald in Ironton, was visiting old
friends in the Valley this week.
John says he has had a good many
ups and downs the last score of
years, but that he is getting along
very we'll just now. He has charge
of the Massachusetts, Mutual Life
Insurance Company's business in
Tennessee and Alabama, with
headquarters at Nashville. w. j.
Russell, of Belleview, this county,
is working under him at Birming-
ham, Alabama.
MARRIED-At the home of the
bride, April 81, 1904, at 2 o'clock
P. M, Mr.. Joe Warren and Miss
Fannie Orr, Elder Chas. H. Polk
officiating. The groom was dressed
in black and the bride in white.
T. D. Bone was groomsman and
Miss Eusebia Polk bridesmaid.
After the ceremony was performed
all retired to the dining room,
where a sumptuous feast was
awaiting them, to which all did
ample Justice. May they live a
life of happiness is the wish of the
writer. A FRIEND.
A cyclone swept over a portion of
the old Twoomey farm, now owned
by j. A. Smith, on Marble Creek,
| about six miles south of Ironton,
Monday morning at five o'clock.
Fences about the garden and barn
were blown down; eight apple
trees-some of them of forty years
growth-were uprooted, and two
cedar trees were twisted off about
eight feet from the ground. A door
in the dwelling was blown open
and the building shook but no
damage resulted. The storm last
| ed only two minutes and covered
but five acres of ground. The cy-
| clone was not felt ~anvwhere else
in the locality.
The members of the Baptist
Ladies' Aid Society desire to an
nounce to their friends in Arcadia
Valley, that a bazaar will be given
at the Academy Of Music, May IL,
1904, Thursday afternoon and eve