Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-05-04
VOLUME XXXVIII,

easy time. There were but two
jury trials during the week, and
neither of them required more than
two hours time in trying.
Judge Buford informs us that the
hailstorm in Belleview last Friday
was the worst that community has
known in years. The hail stones
were almost as large as hen eggs,
and much fruit was destroyed.
Frank Delano won out in the
competitive examination held by
Congressman Rhodes at Potosi last
week and that gentleman has ap-
pointed him to the cadetship at
West Point. Good for Frank!
The Pennington district confer
ence M. E. Church, South, is in
session at Bismarck this week,
Rev. ]. R. A. Vaughn, P. E., pre-
siding. j. N. Lewis and w. A.
Shelton are the delegates from
Fort Hill church.
On May 1st collectors Officially
designated as auditors) were put
on some of the passenger trains on
the Iron Mountain. The auditors
will collect the fares and the con-
ductors devote their time solely to
the trains.
Mrs. George Kells was in st.
Louis last week consulting with
police officers for the apprehension
of Mrs. Minnie Jones, formerly of
this place, whom Mrs. Kells
charges with having stolen her di-
amonds.-Piedmont Banner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kanouse last week
paid a visit to Sligo, Mo-, where
they had been solicited to take
charge of a hotel. Mr.. Kanouse
says, that after looking over the
they concluded they
would much prefer to remain in
Ironton.
When the creamery stockholders
had their meeting at the Academy
of Music last Saturday afternoon,
there was a chunk of ice made at
the factory on exhibition. There
were two hundred pounds in the
piece and it was as fine an article
as we ever saw.
The hotel in Arcadia is being put
in tirst-class condition, preparato-
ry to it's opening by Mrs. Finni-
more, who proposes to conduct a
model hostelry in every respect.
We understand the hotel already
has eighteen rooms engaged by
city people for the summer.
The creamery people say that
the greatest task they have before
them will be getting a sufficient
supply of milk to keep the plant
busy. Once they get the routes
established, and get the collection
of cream down to system, they
say success is sure and certain.
Mails close at the Ironton post
office, as follows: going north, 7
o'clock A. NJ. for train No. 2, and
6 O'Clock P. M. for train No. s. Co.
ing south, 5:15 o'clock P. NJ. for
train No. 1. Going north and
south, for night trains, 7 o'clock P.
M. j. N. BISHOP, P. M.
Among the attorneys in attend
ance on court last week, in addi-
ton to the local bar, were: L. F.
Dinning, De Soto; A. Brewster,
Hillsboro; E. A. Rozier, Geo. M.
Wilson, j. A. Alternately, Jere
Burks, Pennington; D. L. Rivers,
Elvins; T. H. Mauldin, Poplar
Bluff; N. A. Mosley, Bloomfield.
j. H. Mcfarland of Mount Pleas
ant, Texas, is in Ironton as the
guest of j. A. Reyburn and other
relatives. Mr.. Mcfarland is now
agent at Mount Pleasant for the
Cotton Belt. Twenty years and
more ago he worked on the Noun
tain and knows many of the old
men here.
A great many teachers intend
going to Springfield Normal APP
proved Summer School which be-
gins June 9TH and closes August
9TH. Teachers may pay for both
tuition and hoard in monthly pay
ments after their schools begin in
the fall. Railroads will offer ex-
cursion rates.
Lopez Store Go. will have a mil
linery display at their Graniteville
store next Tuesday and Wednes-
day. We invite the ladies of Gran
iteville, Belleview and vicinity to
call and examine their beautiful
display of ladies' and misses Hats,
Skirts, Waists, Belts, Novelties,
etc. LOPEZ STORE co.
The creamery people are nego-
tiating with the railroad to supply
the tank at Arcadia with water
AS the ice making machine must
be kept in constant operation, both
day and night, the creamery folk
figure they can keep the tank filled
with water for less money than ii
is now costing the railroad COM
pany.
A new time card went into effect
on the railroad Sunday. The most
important change in time is that 0!
train No. 2 which now goes north
at Z :35 in the morning, instead Q.
S:04 as heretofore. No. lis now q
very slow train. Although it gets
here twenty mine minutes earlier
than formerly yet it is not due ir
Union Station until nine minutes
later than under the old schedule
The Hot Springs trains were taker