Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-20

day, 1880 P. NJ; Thursday, 1880 A.
M. and 4:t5 P. NJ: Good Friday,
10 A. M. and 1880 P. M.
At the next meeting of the city
council John T. Baldwin & Sons
will withdraw their petition asking
for an electric light franchise. We
are not advised as to why the pc
tition will be withdrawn.
MI. Kanouse and his family
have the sympathy of the entire
community in their misfortune.
They r temporarily located in
Mr.. Winkler's building across the
street and north of the REGISTER
Office.
A horse ran away with a couple
of the Hungarians at Pilot Knob
last Saturday and one of them in
falling from the wagon had his leg
broken. The other was badly
bruised The wagon was a total
wreck.
The Pioneer Stave Company,
that has been operating a stave
mill near French Mills all winter,
will soon commence shipping. It
has not yet been determined
whether the shipping will be done
from Sabula or Arcadia.
AT a congregational meeting in
the Presbyterian church, last Sab
bath morning, Mr.. G. P. Damron
was elected to the Office of ruling
elder. The ordination and install
lation will take place at the morn
ing service next Sunday.
The unusually warm weather
terminated last Friday and that
night we we're treated to a slight
fall of snow. Saturday and Sun
day nights we had two killing
frosts, which it is feared have done
much damage to the fruit.
Drs. Marshall and Gay Tuesday
operated on the twelve-year-old
son of James G. Austin in Arcadia
for tuberculosis of the bone. The
unfortunate lad stood the operation
very we'll, and the surgeons are in
hopes of beneficial results.
MI. Fred. Kindell, ST., wishes to
thank the good citizens who la
bored so diligently to keep the
flames from his building ON the
occasion of the fire Sunday night.
He wishes to assure them all that
he is very grateful, indeed.
MI. and Mrs. Kanouse ask the
REGISTER to return their sincere
and heartfelt thanks to the good
citizens who worked so hard and
valiantly to save the hotel furni-
ture from destruction by fire Sun
day night. They will always hold
these good friends in grateful mem
ory.
A. Winkler, of Poplar Bluff, was
in Ironton last week. While here
Mr.. Winkler purchased a couple
of lots from j. Lopez. The lots
are just east of the residence Mr..
w. formerly owned on the noun
tain side. Mr.. Winkler will erect
a residence thereon in the near
future.
Special meeting Ironton Lodge,
No. pa, K. P, Thursday evening,
April Goth. Work in second rank.
After the lodge meeting a banquet
will be held in the Academy of
Music for the members and their
families. All knights urged to at
tend. j. M. HAWKINS,
K. R. & s..
The bucket brigade worked he
roically at the fire Monday morn
ing. Every available bucket on
Main street was brought into S
and willing hands battled manful-
ly to hold the flames in subsection.
AS we have had occasion to state
heretofore, for amateur fire fighters
Ironton and the Valley cannot be
beat.
The creamery whistle sounded
for the first time at noon Saturday.
The ice plant is expected to be in
working shape this week and all
the plant in operation in side of
ten days. Mr.. Chas. Grant, who
has had charge of the construction,
will, we understand, operate the
plant until everything gets to
running smoothly.
A troop of colored cavalry left
Jefferson Barracks for the rifle
range Monday morning and are
due to arrive here Thursday some
time before noon. Later three
more troops belonging to the ninth
cavalry, all colored, will be sent
here and then some white troops,
just home from the Philippines,
will be at the range.
George Collier, who was for a
number of years locomotive en-
gineer for the Syenite Granite
Company, but who has been maxi
his home in Birmingham, Ala
bama, for some time past has re-
turned to Graniteville and will
again take up his abode there,
much to the delight of many of
his old friends and neighbors.
TX Summer School.
Beginning May 18th, and !