Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-12-29


vault in the courthouse is the one
in the office of the circuit clerk and
recorder, and doubt is often ex-
pressed as to whether it would
prove fire-proof in the event of a
conflagration. There should be a
vault for the safe-keeping of the
records in the county clerks and
probate judges office. The de-
struction of the papers in either of
those offices would mean no end of
trouble for a great many people.
Commencing with January list,
and on every alternate Sunday
thereafter, until further notice,
services will be held in st. Paul's
Episcopal Church. The pro-
gramme for New Years Day is as
follows: Holy communion, 1880
A. NJ; morning prayer, sermon
and holy communion at 1890 A.
M; evening prayer and sermon,
1880 P. NJ. 1t is hoped that as
many communicates of the Church
as possibly can do so will be pres
ent at the early service, that their
first formal act in the new year
may be the worship of their
Creator and sacramento COM
munion with their Redeemer.
A number of gentlemen went
over the the Williamsville, Green
vile & st. Louis railroad from
Williamsville to the terminus of
the road in their private a last
week. There's many rumor as to
what they have in view. The Sun
has it from good authority that
they are looking over the prospect
for mineral deposits in this coun-
ty. 1t is also reported that they
are representatives of the Missouri
Pacific Railroad and that this road
may be sold to the Mo. p, which
means that it would be extended
on through to some point on the
Belmont branch of the Iron Noun
tain, thus enabling the I. M. to
avoid the heavy grades north of
Piedmont.-Greenuille Sun.
Judge Butler, in the Linn county
circuit court last Saturday found
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad guilty of violating section
1855 of the Missouri Statutes of
1889, and finds that the railroad
must furnish return transportation
for one person with each car of
stock shipped from onepoint with
in the state to another point within
the state. The railroad was en-
Joined from futher violations of
statutes. The court futher ordered
that the plaintiffs recover the sum
they had paid for return transport
tation. Appeal was taken to the
supreme court. The case will be
followed with great interest by
stockmen in all sections of Mis-
souri.-CraWford County Democrat.
Mr.. c.. E. Demier, who has so
long and faithfully served as sta
ton agent for the railroad COM
pany at Arcadia, was substantially
and pleasantly remembered by his
st. Louis friends last week. On
the day before Christmas Mr.. De-
mier received the following letter
with enclosure as stated:
Mr.. G. E. DEMIER, Arcadia, Mo.
Friend Demier I'm commits
stoned with the pleasant task of
wishing you, on behalf Of your st.
Lous friends Summer residents of
the Valley, a Merry Christmas,
and to make it so with you and
yours, I have the pleasure of en-
closing herewith a check for sixty
dollars, your acceptance of which
is asked by the undersigned, as a
token of the high appreciation in
which your ever ready and
courteous attentions are held by
your we'll wishers.
S. M. PHELEN,
r. w. MAGU1RE,
CLARENCE n. JONES,
WARWICK HOUGH,
w. PALMER GARRISON,
w. H.. SHELBY,
MRS. BLANCHE TURNER,
AND MYSELF.
Very Sincerely, Yours,
WIN. H. THOMSON.
Samuel Niccolls, cashier of the
Peoples Bank received a letter
from Hon. John E. Swanger, Sec
rotary of State, apprising him of
the fact that he has been appointed
bank examiner of the State of
Missouri for a term of four years.
The appointment was brought
about by some of Mr.. Niccoll's
friends laying the matter person
ally before Mr.. Swanger. They
realized that no better man for the
place could be found than Mr..
Niccolls, and did not hesitate to
push his claims with the Secretary
of State. Mr.. Niccolls has been in
the banking business for a num-
Der of years. When the State
Bank of Poplar Bluff was organ
lied several years ago, MI. Mic
coils was selected as the cashier,
and served in that capacity for a
couple of years, when after the
death of Mr.. Coxwell, the directors
of the Peoples Bank rendered him
the position of cashier of that in
stitution, which he accepted, and
which position he has filled to the
utmost satisfaction of the board
and to the patrons of the bank,
He is a young man, sober and in
dustrious and will make his mark,
We congratulate him upon his pro
motion and feel that Mr.. Swangel
can congratulate himself upon
having received the services oj