Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-05-11

The little folks in Miss Fair.
child's and Miss Gays rooms il
the public school had closing ex,
ercises last Wednesday and Thurs
day afternoon. Mr.. Tins pupils
rendered a programme on Friday
afternoon at the school house
The children did very nicely, and
the parents and teachers were
proud of their efforts.
In some way or other, in print
ing the financial statement last
week, we inadverten tly omitted
that portion of the statement Civ
ing the receipts and expenditures
OF the road fund. We this week
reprint the statement in full to-
gether with what was omitted in
our last issue. The oversight was
our own, and we regret that it oc-
CURED.
One of the Hungarians, recently
imported to Pilot Knob, and his
wife had a fight last Sunday morn
ing, and the wife sent for the
sheriff and the constable. By the
time those officers arrived on the
scene, however, the fighting was
over. Matters were finally ad-
justed by the husband agreeing to
give the wife $50 to take her back
east to the old home.
The Southeast Missouri Medical
Society, in session at Charleston
last week, recommended DR.. j. L.
Eaton, of Bismarck, for appoint
ment on the commission for the
location of the proposed tubercu-
losis sanitarium. The politicians
say the institution will be located
on the Frisco in Southwest Mis-
souri,, and hat this was agreed to
practically before the measure be-
came a law.
The funeral of DR.. Lee M. Petit,
of Wayne county, who died in this
city May I'd, occurred from the
home of the deceased's sister, Mrs.
M. j. Edwards, in Ironton last
Thursday afternoon. A number
of citizens from Wayne county
were in attendance, among them
being: Judge T. A. johnson and
wife, DR.. Toney and wife, w. P.
Mrs. S. Fraser, VIM. Car
ter and j.. S. O'Neal.
Judge R. A.. Anthony on last
Wednesday received a telegram
that he had been appointed by the
Court to act as commits
sioner to take the testimony in the
case of the State of Missouri VS..
the Standard Oil Company. 1t is
estimated that it will take over a
year to complete the taking of this
testimony which may extend over
several states. This is an honor
to n of Fredericktown's leading
attorneys. -Frederickto,Un Democrat
NeWs.
The Arcadia Valley Creamery
and Ice Company filed articles of
agreement, in order to corporate,
with the recorder Monday. The
amount of capital stock of the
company is $4,000, divided into
one hundred shares of the par
value of $500 each-one-half paid
up. The incorporators, with the
number of shares of stock sub
scribed by each, are as follows;
Louis Miller, 20; August Schwab,
10; R. L. Carly, 10; w. T. Gay,
10; VIM. A.. Fletcher, 20; Frank
0. Codding, 10; G. S. Russell, 20.
In accordance with a decision of
the Acknowledgement, MI. Had
ley, the county boards of educa-
in ninety-seven counties of
the state and county superintend-
ents in the other seventeen coun-
ties will have the right, after June
18th, to select the books to be used
in the schools under their respec-
tive jurisdictions. This right will
be exercised by boards of direc-
tors in cities with 1000 or more
The state board Of edu-
is considering the matter
and will doubtless make some
recommendations to the county
boards and superintendent as to
the course of study and textbooks.
The Ironton land Office will be
July list. The follow
telegraphed from Washing
ton, D.. c., appeared in Wednes-
Globe Democrat: "The Presi-
dent killed something besides
bears during his sojourn in Colo
RADIO. By executive order of May
list, he ordered the discontinuance
of several land districts, and their
consolidation with other offices.
Ironton and Bonneville, Mo-, were
among the list. The order is to
become effective July 1st. The
two Missouri Offices mentioned are
ordered consolidated with the
Office at Springfield, which will
then be the only public land office
in the State"
Senator Bradley, from st. Fran
co.'s county, who was one of the
most active members of the recent
State Senate, was in Piedmont
yesterday. 1t is said that the SEN
ator will probably become a can
didate for Congress from this
district. When questioned he said
that he had not made up his mind
to do SO, but admitted that he was
being urged by friends and said
in the event he ran and was elect
ed he intended to introduce a bill
prohibiting the landing of unde-
sirable immigrants, such as only a
few days ago caused SO much
trol1ble in the lead belt. The Sem