Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-12

Mr.. Lucas sub-let the contract but
afterwards decided that he could,
Mr.. Imboden's contract has two
years to run.
Rev. w. A. Humphreys, wife
and little daughter, Ruth, arrived
Wednesday morning from Festus.
Rev. Humphreys comes to De Soto
as pastor of the Fourth street M,
E. church and he and his family
are gladly welcomed in our midst.
Soto Press.
Married, at the residence Of
Henry Conway near Piedmont,
Saturday night, w. G. Conway, OF
Ironton, to Mrs. Belle Gilbert, OF
Alton, Mo-, Rev. j. R. Singleton
officiating. Mrs. Gilbert has re-
sided at Leeper for some time
Piedmont Banner. g,
w. j. Lee, the hub man, and a
Miss Sullivan of st. Louis are to
be united in marriage tomorrow.
The REGISTER tenders congratula-
tfons. Mr.. Lee, we understand,
has rented the Lincoln cottage in
Arcadia from Louis Miller and will
make his home there.
Many young people are taking
advantage of the October cut rates
offered by the Queen City Bust
ness College, Springfield, Mo
There was never SO good a time to
prepare for business as now
Every competent young man can
be placed in a good situation.
John Shelton, the man who is
wanted by the Chicago Portrait
Company for embezzlement here,
committed about a month ago, has
been located at his old home in
Princeton, Indiana. A requisition
has been asked for and Shelton
will probably be brought back
here for trial.
There was a charivari in town
last Thursday night. The occasion
was the marriage of Thomas Wes-
ley Korby and Mrs. Maggie Rus
sell. The bride is about sixty
years of age and the groom pos
sibly forty. The serenaders were
given 81 to buy drinks and then
went on their way rejoicing.
A meeting of the members Of
the Ladies' and Gentlemen's Driv-
ing and Riding Club of Ironton is
hereby called at the courthouse,
Thursday evening, October 18th,
at 1880 o'clock P. M, for the pur-
pose of considering another horse
show some time this month.
J. M. HAWKINS, Sec'y.
A party of eastern gentlemen
has been here this week and rumors
are current of a sale of the Bren-
necke mine at this place. While
no facts for publication are obtain
able from the parties interested, il
is believed that a deal has been, OF
in a few days will be consum'
mated. The mine is located close
to the town of Irondale and is re.
garded as a very valuable piece o.
Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
About $50 men employed in the
railroad shops at De Soto were no.
tilted Tuesday morning, on sgoin@
to work, that their services would
no longer be required. The an,
nouncement came as a shock and
surprise both to the employees ano
citizens of the town, as there was
no previous intimation of the stel
contemplated by the company
There are now less than two hum
dred men at work in the shops.
Mr.. T. L. Stewart, of Brule, call
ed at the REGISTER Office last Sat
urday. His visit was a pleasan
one to me, and much of his tall
was of the days long gone by. HI
has been a resident of this section
for fifty years-was here before
Iron county was born-and hi
recollection of men and incident
is without a flaw. MI. Stewart
health is good and his years nigh
more heavily burden him. | hop
many more of them are reserved
for him.
By curious coincidence, all saw
one or two of the eleven "Citi
zens and Taxpayers" asking tn
| Circuit Court to annul and Sc
aside the award of the Count.
Court making the Iron Count,
Bank the depository of the count.
funds are stockholders in the Ban
of Ironton. The matter Gis so re
markable from it's singularity tina
I cannot refrain from making
note Of it. Two other name
originally attached were strickel
out before filing the document
"For what reason?
Attorney G. M. Hay expects t
leave here in a few days. He ha
decided to locate at Fulton, Nj
Mr.. Hay is a very brilliant youn
man and has a reputation in South
east Missouri as an able, con
scientious lawyer and a note
public speaker. He has a host {
warm personal friends here VIII
ioin the Sun editor in best wishe
to him and his estimable wifi
We regret that he has decided t
change his location, but believ
he has better opportunities at Flu.
ton than could possibly be offere
him here.-Greenville Sun.
The diamond drill which hi
been at work on Marble Creek til
past three months, 'spulled stakes
last Friday and was taken BAG