Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-30

lowing were devoted to teachers
examinations. Twenty-four took
the examinations.
1t is announced that the railroad
company is about to grant the de-
mands recently made by the
telegraphers, and that there will
not be any strike.
DR.. Prince attended the COM
mencement exercises of William
Jewell College at Liberty, Mo.
week before last, and reports a very
pleasant time indeed.
The Arcadia College is one O.
the oldest in this section of thu
state and is doing a wonderful.
work in the training of young la.
dies.-De Soto Republican.
Thieves are looting the railroad
yards in Poplar Bluff by the
wagon load. Over one thousand
dollars worth of merchandise have
been stolen the past three weeks.
Miss Mabel Davis of Irontor
is now employed in the New JET.
ferson Hotel in st. Louis as Assis.
tant Auditor. The position is q
responsible and a lucrative one.
j. B. Russell, a former Valley
boy now living in Reynolds county
writes, "Your paper continues tt
come regularly, and | think it the
best county paper in the state"
Thomas Hinkle in the South enc
of the county has taken up a mar,
mule, bay, IA hands high, three
years old. If not called for by
owner, will be posted after thirty
days.
DR.. w. w. Parks, late of St
Francois county, has located il
Ironton for the practice of his
profession. He has an office il
the building south of the REGISTER
office.
The editor is in receipt OF a letter
from Miss Nettie O'Neal ANNOUNCE
ing that she is now located at Trim
idad, Colorado, where she will
probably spend the remainder Of
the summer.
The contest for circuit judge has
already aroused considerable feel
ing-more particularly between
the contestants from Washington
and Jefferson counties. Keep in
good humor, boys.
Washington and Jefferson coun-
ties have had the circuit judgeshir
for nearly thirty years. Are they
to keep it forever? There is nc
sarcasm in this question. JUS
seeking information.
Services at the Presbyterian
church on next Sunday morning a
10 o'clock. Sunday School at 9:3t
A. NJ. There will be 10 services a
night. Union service at the For
Hill M. E. church at s o'clock.
No. 4, the north bound fast mai
at 4:10 in the afternoon, now stops
at Arcadia for st. Louis passen'
gers. That is, the train will b.
stopped only for passengers hold
ing transportation to St. Louis.
Ice cream and cake served at tn,
Music Hall Thursday after 2 P. M
by Baptist ladies; also after recita
at night. No admission charge il
the afternoon. Proceeds for tn
benefit OF the new Baptist church
This mornings Republic state
that Mr. Edgar of this county will
be chosen to-day at the convention
in Joplin as one of the delegate
from this congressional district tt
the national convention in st
Louis next week.
Word was last week received
here from the superintendent 0
the asylum at Pennington an
nouncing the death in that institu
ton June 18th of James Pressnell o
this county. The remains wer,
taken to Belleview for inter ment
We acknowledge a pleasant cal
on Tuesday from DR.. w. w. Park
and Will McClintock, of Doe Run
DR.. Parks has been in very poo
health for several months, but il
improving rapidly now and ex'
poets to be able to resume his prac
tice soon. He will probably locat'
at Observation-Disclosures NeDs.
Mrs. Gray, accompanied b.
Misses Mary Hoken, Marguerit,
and Mildred Keith, attended thu
commencement exercises of thu
convent of the Ursuline Sisters a
Ironton Tuesday, where the form
er's daughters, Misses Glenda
Gladys and Billie, have beef
students the past year.-Farming
ton NelUS.
Ed. Bollinger visited old friend
in Ironton last week. Ed. has jus
returned to his home in Sabula at
ter spending a year at Emory Col
lege, Oxford, Ga. Ed. has don,
we'll in his studies, and in addition
to other honors received a So
prize for writing the best essay o.
"The Ozark Region" He will re
turn to the school this fall.
Sheriff Murphy last "Wednesday
arrested Elmer and Anderson Hui
of Pendleton township, on a war
rant charging them with the mur
der of Henry Mayes, who wa
assassinated on the public high
way, near Iron Mountain, in thi
county, on May 25th. They wer
brought to Pennington and place
in iail.-Farmington Times.
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