Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-01-26

Ellis Dillon, a former resident of
this place, was shot and killed at
Elvins, st. Francois county, this
morning. No particulars.
A young man by the name of
Maloney, aged seventeen, whose
home is in Davenport, Iowa, was
put off the freight train sick at
Arcadia last Saturday. The coun-
ty will probably have to look after
him.
LosT-A black morocco purse
with gilt trimmings, containing
twenty-five dollars cash, between
post-ofhe, Ironton, and railway
station Arcadia. If found please
return to this Office and receive
reward.
The many friends of Thos. Toll
Lesson in Ironton and Iron county
will hear with sorrow of his severe
illness in st. Francois county.
Tom is a good boy, and we hope
soon to hear of his complete restor-
alton to health.
The REGISTER this week COM
pletes the publication of the per-
sonal assessment. railways proves
interesting reading and, in many
instances, furnishes proof that the
people who own most of the wealth
are not paying the taxes.
The Citizens Telephone Com
pany of Fredericktown has just
been sued for $1,000 for failure to
comply with the antitrust law and
render to the Secretary of State
an itemized statement of it's busi-
ness affairs.-Potosi Journal.
We have a very pleasant letter
from our old friend, j. S. Jordan,
at Corning, Ark, in which he ex-
presses the hope for a meeting
some time this year. Come on,
Bro. Jordan, a world Of old friends
here will be glad to 9 you.
Messrs. Eversole, Smith and
Townsend were here from Potosi
Friday endeavoring to induce the
Clark Gay Manufacturing Com
pany to locate a hub factory near
that town. No determination has
yet been reached by the company.
Andy Peterson of De Soto was
in Ironton last week on a visit to
his friend, Harry Holland. MI.
Peterson has sold out his saloon
business in De Soto and will DOR
start on a trip to his old home in
Denmark. Mr.. Peterson has made
a number of trips across the water.
MI. A. M. Madigan has resigned
his clerkship with Mr.. w. G.
Whitworth at Arcadia, prepara-
tory to taking charge Of the Ar
cadia Valley Store. Mr.. M. is one
Of the most deserving men in the
community, and the REGISTER
congratulates him and wishes him
the utmost success.
The REGISTER this week prints
the announcement of 0. j. Buford
as a candidate for School Com
missioner of Iron county. MI.
Buford has filed this position for
the past two years and has made
a most successful and satisfactory
official. His claims are entitled to
and will receive due consideration
at the hands of the voters.
A new mining town, named Tiff,
is being built up at what was form
erly Lawson's station, about half
way between Cadet and Blackwell.
The mining company, of which
Col. E. S. Cornell is the local rep
resentative, is building the town
and contemplates putting up about
fifty houses for the accommodation
of it's men. A large store house
will also be put up and a commod-
ious residence has already been
completed. An application for a
p~ost-ofice at that place has already
been made and the Office will
doubtless soon be established.
Several building r. now under
way there.-Potosi Journal.
The four small yellow cottages
located near the North End public
school, and the former property of
DR.. Charles Harviell, now of st.
Louis, but formerly of this city,
were sold at trustees sale by
Sheriff Hogg at n o'clock last
Saturday, in front of the court
house, to satisfy a mortgage held
on the four houses by VIM. Will
sey. The property a sold to
Geo. d. Kirkhoff for $3.50. The
houses and lots known as "Nine
Row." on the east side of the city
Ewere also sold by the trustee of
another mortgage held by Mr..
Wilsey. All of the entire nine
houses and lots were once the
property of DR.. Harviell. This
property was soldto M. O%'Flaherty
for S3,025.-Poplar Bluff Citizen.
Willis Bulliner, the coIored fell
low who was sentenced to the PEN
itentiary by the Wayne county
circuit court, where the case was
taken on a change of enu from
this county, on 9 charge of "rob-
bing the Butler County Bank"
was released from that institution
Tuesday. Some time ago George
G. Orchard received a letter from
Gov. Dockery informing him that
Bulliner's sentence had been COM
muted from two years, to expire
on January 10. He vas set free
yesterday morning and arrived in
this city this morning at 5 o'clock.
In the opinion of many, Bulliner
was doing time for the stealing of