Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-04-14

Gus. Hinchey was here from d.
Soto making a photograph of thu
jail for the use of the POST Dispatch
The County Central COMMITTEES
met Saturday and called a primary
election for May 21st, to nominate
candidates for county offices. A
mass meeting to select delegates
to the various conventions will bt
held May 28th.
The Clark and Baldwin Manu-.
featuring Company now have
several teams on the road hauling
unfinished hubs from Munger tc
the plant here. The hubs are
turned at Munger and brought
here and finished.
The washing away of the big
dam at Iron Mountain during the
late high waters will do away with
many a pleasant picnic party this
summer. The dam was a great
resort for pleasure seekers here
and in ST. Francois county.
Alfred Hoskins, of the west end
of the county, was arraigned be-
fore Squire Fairchild last Friday
on the charge of stealing some
meat from John Keith, a neighbor.
Hoskins pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to thirty days in Jail.
"Isaac," our Des Arc CORE
spondent, climbs into the Folk
band-wagon this week. What is
the bond of sympathy between
"Isaac" and the circuit attorney?
Is it because "Isaac," like Folk,
scratches the ticket when it doesn't
suit him?
All the north bound trains are
still from two to three hours late
because of the bad track between
Piedmont and Poplar Bluff. There
are seven miles of track south of
Leeper over which no trains are
allowed to make more than seven
miles an hour.
We r sorry to hear of the de-
feat of our old friend, j. S. Jordan,
of Corning, Ark, for the Demo-
cratic nomination for County Judge
of Clay county, Arkansas. MI.
Jordan has been County Judge
the past two years and was a can
didate for denomination.
Since the. high waters but few
trains have gone over the road. 1t
is said that two, and possibly
three, more passenger trains will
be put on the road to accommo-
date Worlds Fair traffic. In such
case passenger trains will be about
all the business the track can well
take care of.
l.. M. johnson is reported quite
sick at the home of his son, Judge
w. G. Johnson, in Middlebrook.
Mr.. Johnson has been for some
time at the Soldiers Home, in
Leavenworth, Kansas, but arrived
home last week quite sick. We
hope to report an early improve
ment in his condition.
G. A. White and family were
here from Lesterville last week.
Mr.. White says that work at the
hub factory there has been pro-
crossing most satisfactorily. They
are somewhat short on timber just
now, but he hopes soon to over
come that trouble and thinks every
thing will be moving on all right.
DR.. E. L. Farmhouse this week
announces as a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Rep
resentative in this county. The
DR.. is a tried and true Democrat,
a man of general information and
knowledge, and we have no doubt
would prove an able and efficient
legislator. He will unquestionably
have a strong following in the
The REGISTER this week prints
the announcement of Marion Lewis
as candidate for denomination for
of the Southern District.
Lewis has filed this position
for almost four years now, and has
made a good officer. Should he be
again elected his constituency may
be certain of the same faithful SER
vice in the future that he has given
them in the past.
Thirty soldiers from Jefferson
Barracks will,arrive at the range
this week and will work a couple
of weeks getting the range in
shape for this years target prac-
tice. A concrete wall, one hun
dred and fifty feet long and ten
feet high, has just been completed
at the pits. The first detachment
of troops to come here to practice
this summer will be here the last
of the month.
Luther Daniels, of Des Arc, this
week announces as a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for
Assessor, subject to the primary
election, May 21st. Mr.. Daniels is
a young man we'll known to the
people in the southern end of the
county, where he has made his
home for a number of years. He
is a staunch Democrat and a good
citizen, and if successful in his
aspirations will unquestionably
prove a competent official.
In this issue of the REGISTER
will be found the announcement OF
James Lewis, who is again seek
ing the Democratic nomination for
Assessor of the county. Mr.. Lewis
is we'll known to the voters and
needs no words of commentator