Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-06

with Worlds Fair and Southeast
Missouri scenes. Mr.. Redden was
at the Academy of Music Tuesday
night.
Died suddenly, of heart disease,
at her home, near Arcadia, this
Wednesday, morning, 8 o'clock,
Mrs. Jas. G. Austin, aged As years.
The REGISTER extends its sympa-
thy to the family so unexpectedly
| bereaved.
The Ironton telephone exchange
is under the necessity of ordering
a new switch board. At present
104 telephones are in use, all that
the board will accommodate. Anew
switch board with two hundred
drops has been ordered.
The ladies of the Methodist
Episcopal Church are requested to
meet at Sister Lulu Woodside's
millinery store next Tuesday, at 3
P. M, to organize a Ladies' Aid
Society.
Il. u. PETERSON, PaStOr.
Mrs. j. S. O'Neal, of Mill Spring,
who has been in a hospital in st.
Louis for several weeks, under
went a successful operation last
week, and the prospects ror her
speedy recovery are flattering,
which is gratifying news to her
many friends Piedmont Banner.
WANTED-To buy small stock
farm, 60 to 80 acres cultivated,
good land, not flooded, level and
free of stone and stumps, plenty
of running water in pastures; give
particulars of land and improve
ments, location and price. Adj
dress, X, IRON COUNTY REGISTER.
News was received here last Fri
day of the death that day of Mrs.
j. III. Mcfarland at Mount Pleas
ant, Texas. The deceased was a
sister of Mesdames j. A. Reyburn
and P. w. Whitworth of this city,
and for many years lived at Iron
Mountain. Mrs. Mcfarland had
been in poor health for many
years.
Mr.. A. F. Bond, the popular
travelling representative of Nor
veil Shapleigh Hardware Com
pany, st. Louis, last week pur-
chased the hardware business of
Chas. Leggett at Bismarck. Mr..
Bond will continue on the road and
his brother-in-law, MIR. Fleming,
of st. Joseph, Mo-, will conduct
the store at Bismarck.
At the official board meeting of
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
last Monday evening, it was unani-
mously decided to re-paper and
paint the church, build an adj
dition to the parsonage, paint and
do other repairing needed. The
board is one of the most pleasant
boards we have ever met.
PASTOR.
At the annual meeting Of the
stockholders of the Academy of
Music Monday, the old board of
directors were reelected for the
ensuing year and the same officers
were reelected. A dividend of
five per cent. was declared on the
the capital stock. The building
will be improved and some new
scenery ordered in the near future.
When passenger train No. 1 ar
rived at De Soto Tuesday night
the dead body of a man was found
on the pilot of the engine. His
personal effects showed that his
name was Henry Walker, but it is
not learned where he came from.
An inquest was held yesterday. 1t
is supposed he was walking on the
track when struck by the engine.
Poplar Bluff Citizen.
MARRIED-Sunday, April 2, 1905,
at the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Wallis, by
Rev. Rubottom, Mr.. Jas. Lovelace
and Miss Bessie Wallis-all of Iron
county. Mrs. Lovelace is an ac-
complished young lady, and Mr..
L. is one of the most popular
brakemen on the I. M. R. R. They
will make their home for the pres
ent at Piedmont, Mo.
About 1870 ballots were cast at
the school election here Tuesday.
Following is the vote for the vari-
GUS candidates: For Commission
er-O. j. Buford, 80; VIM. Barn
house, 8; J.. M. Hawkins, 1;
Adrain Steel, 1. Directors-John
Schwab, 1902; j. A. Reyburn, 66;
Thomas Gaines, 81; G. S. Russell,
1. Length of School Term-Eight
months, So; Nine months, 80; Ten
months, Is.
Some of the subscribers to the
creamery stock say that they will
contest payment on the ground
that the creamery was not COM
pleted and in running order in
the time named in the contract.
The contract stipulated, so the
subscribers say, that the institu-
ton was to be completed and in
running order by April Sd. The
contract not having been carried
out in this respect, these stock
holders say exempts them from
payment.
Following are the petit jurors
chosen to serve at the April term
, of Circuit Court:
' John Lucy. w. J. Coleman.
VIM. Sheriff.. A. b. Daniels.
John Kelly. J. Vale m
VIM. Hurst. J. II. Sutton.
, ST. Middleton. I. B. Holloman.