Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-10-05

uhO 4uieC dALiOJ Ing LII tiide NlCiIIity
Sheep and hogs have suffered con-
siderably in consequence.
There was a rear-end collision
between two south bound freight
trains a short distance south of
Tip-Top, Monday morning. A
number of cars were thrown from
the track, but no one was hurt.
The latest information from Mr..
Chas. j.. Newman, who has been
sick in a hospital in Chicago, is
that he is much better and hoped
to be able to leave there last night.
He is expected home this evening.
A representative of one of the
big life insurance companies ap-
preached a citizen of tine Valley
one day last week with the in
quiry, "Can't l sell you some life
insurance." The reply was, "No,
I'm a Democrat"
T. P. Fitz of Des Arc was in
Ironton last week. Mr.. Fitz in
sists that Des Arc does more busi-
ness than any town of its size on
the Iron Mountain railroad. The
timber interests there now, he
says, are booming.
Mrs. Smith Golf, of Brule, was
the first lady in Iron county to
apply for a hunters license in the
county. Up to the present time,
County Clerk O'Neal has issued
in all about one hundred and
twenty-five licenses.
MI. Geo. w. Clarkson, OF Buffalo,
N. Y, visited the family of Mr..
Jas. L. Smith in Potosi on Sunday
and Monday last. He was ac-
companied home by Miss Ida
Belle Smith, who will spend the
winter with her sister, Mrs. Clark
son.-Potosi Independent.
Harvey Delano, son of the late
John H. Delano, of Murphysboro,
Ills, was in the Valley the past
week visiting his uncle, w. H.
Delano. Harvey has just been
appointed to a cadetship in the
Naval Academy at Annapolis,
Md, and was on his way there.
DR.. D. H. Mckenzie, formerly OF
Lesterville, writes us that he has
located at Owl Creek, in the lead
belt, for the practice Of his pro-
fession. The Dr.. says he enjoyed
his recent trip to the West very
much, but he returns home more
in love with Missouri than ever
The editor is in receipt of a card
from Mrs. Samuel P. Reyburn, OF
st. Louis, announcing the mar
rage of her daughter, Mary, and
Mr.. William Walter Brewer, on
Saturday, September Both, 1903.
Many friends of the bride in Iron
county will wish for her much hap
piness.
The Queen City Business Col
lege, at Springfield, has been run
ming about twenty years. 1t has
placed thousands of young men
and women in splendid situations.
There is a constant demand for
the graduates, and every n TAX
ing a course there can secure a
position.
Louis Miller is now at work put
ting in a hot water system OF heat
ing in the Arcadia Hotel. The hot
water system Of heating is prob
ably the best and most satisfactory
of them all, and the guests of the
Arcadia hosiery are assured OF
comfortable rooms in the cold
days of winter.
The fall opening will occur at
Mrs. Woodside's millinery parlors
next Saturday, October 18th. In
addition to a most exquisite selec-
ton of fall and winter millinery,
there will be on display a COM
plete stock of all that is late and
new in ladies' ready-made skirts,
notions, etc. All the ladies are
most cordially invited to be pres
emit.
j. S. Benson was plaintiff and
w. P. Pippin, defendant, in a law
suit before Squire Kitchell, at An
napolis Saturday. Benson was
suing Pippin on a balance alleged
to be due on a note. Pippin claims
the note has been paid. The
squire found the issues for plain
tiff, and the case was appealed to
the circuit court.
Two of the shots Mr.. Bond fred
at the burglars Saturday night,
travelled as far as the residence OF
w. r. O'Neal, two blocks away.
One of the balls passed through a
window and broke the glass in a
picture frame on the wall; another
lodged in the side of the house.
The occupants OF the home were
somewhat disconnected when the
bullets were flying around SO pro-
~miscuously.
Passenger train No. is from
two to five hours late every eve
ming. A few evenings since the
train left about four hours late and
started over the Knob hill without
a pusher. About an hour later.
after it was supposed the train was
over the hill and gone on its way
t to st. Louis, the train backed into
the Ironton station and called fol
) a pusher. The engine could moi
take the train over the Knob grade
without assistance.
, From last weeks Pennington
News: "Among those from here
attending the reunion at PHO