Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-07
LOCAL BREvITIES.

band.
Thanksgiving was quiet and
peaceable.
Mems and Boys Overcoats, best
and cheapest at B. N. Browns.
An interesting letter from Centre
vile is printed on the first page.
The cold spell afforded skating
for a day or two on the ponds.
But the ice was thin.
1t is announced that Rev. Geo.
Steel has resigned as pastor of the
Ironton Baptist Church.
Rev. Peterson is expecting a
brother from Greenville, Texas, to
fill his pulpit next Sunday.
WANTED-S2OOO at six per cent.
for year or more; well secured.
Address Box 81, Arcadia, Mo.
There is reason to hope that the
petition circulated last week ask
ing for a new depot will bear fruit.
The Lopez Store is receiving and
unpacking a fine line of Holiday
Goods this week. Full announce
ment in next weeks issue.
We are indebted to James l..
Brierton for a copy of a special
industrial edition of the Birming-
ham, Alabama, Age Herald.
E. E. Cain is now located at
Consul, Alabama, where he has
charge of a couple of large saw
mills and other timber interests.
The town is exceeding quiet
these days with so many of our
good people absent. But our loss
Is the Kingdom of Reynolds gain.
Rev. I. B. Manly writes that he
is now located at Crockett, Texas,
a town of about 5000 people. Has
a $4,000 church, and new $3.50
parsonage.
At the rink the skaters are or
deIing skates reserved a day in
advance in order that they may be
sure to have them. The rink be-
comes more popular daily.
MARRIED-At the residence of
Edgar Lashley, in I%ronton, on
Wednesday, November 20, 1905,
Willis A. Anderson and Della
Lashley, Judge w. G. Johnson
officiating.
Frank Mullin was called to Iowa
last week by the serious illness of
his father. Mr.. Mullin started and
was taken sick at Des Moines,
where he is said to be in quite a
serious condition.
Sheriff Marshall came over from
Centreville Monday for Henry
Trammel, who was wanted as a
witness for the State in the case
against the Spaughs. 1t is said
that Henry heard them making
threats against the officers.
The editor acknowledges the re-
ceipt of an invitation to attend a
4 Piano Recital of Mrs. Julia B. CAT
N ferata's pupils, Memorial Hall,
list. Louis, December 18th. To
Jenna E. Logan, of Belle
Z view, one of the pupils, we are in
\ debted for this kind invitation.
A deputy sheriff was here from
Reynolds county this morning
with subpoenas for DR.. Gay and
Henry L. Simmerman as witnesses
for the defense in the case of State
VS.. Arthur Spaugh. This would
indicate that this case will also be
tried at the present term of Rey-
nolds county court.
On Saturday afternoon, Deem
Der 23d, the managers of the Skat-
ing Rink will give away two watch
es as prizes one for the best
school girl skater, and one for the
best school boy skater. These
watches have been ordered from
st. Louis and are guaranteed good
time pieces. They will be on ex-
hibition in a few days.
A party composed of Messrs.
Geo. Meckley, Roy Steel, VIM.
Dugan and Misses Anna Belle
Gaines, Edna Hills and Laura
Peck attended the school enter
tainment at Middlebrook last We'd
nesday evening. The children &C
Quilted themselves nicely, and the
teacher, Miss Ola Peterson, dis
played great talent in the manage
ment of the programme.
Last Wednesday, November 80,
G. E. DeMier celebrated the Thrift
tieth anniversary of his arrival in
Arcadia. November goth, 1875, he
went to work in the Arcadia depot
and with the exception of a few.
short vacations, has been there
ever since. A long, unbroken rec.
ord of faithful and honorable SER
vice. Cy. says he doesn't expec'
to last for another thirty years
but we all hope he may.
The members of the Ladies' Aio
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
in Ironton desire, through the col
umns of your paper, to thank:theil
many lady friends for their willing
aid and help in many ways, BY
which the Thanksgiving dinner
and supper were made a success
and to also state that they cleared
S53, which is to be applied on the
cost Of the repairs of the church
and parsonage.
MRS. j. r. BALDWIN, Pres't
LAURA PECK, Sec'y.
The Ironton contingent of wit
nesses and lawyers now at Cen
~trev;1la ia not farinp unpleaSantly.