Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05


Mabel is quite an expert with the
kodak.
A new postal law imposes a fine
of 5000 on you if you open some
body else's letter. So when the
postmaster hands you your mail
examine the address carefully be-
fore you open the letter.
The railroad company have had
a force of Greeks at work the past
week grading to put the house
track west of the depot. AS soon
as this work is completed we are
assured that the new depot will be
built.
Now it is said that Pilot Knob
alone will have two candidates for
Justice of the Peace, and then
Hogan may have an ambitious
son. The race for township Offices
promises to furnish all kinds of
fun before November.
A correspondent asks us to state
in the REGISTER whether the costs
accruing in criminal cases must be
paid by the State or county. All
costs in felony Isl are paid by
the State; in misdemeanors the
county pays the costs.
Thad. Baldwin made a trip to
Pennington in his new automobile
Sunday. The journey was made
without accident and occupied
about two hours each way. With
MI. Baldwin were w. T. Gay, DR..
Gay and Fred Kindell.
The Valley people who are TAX
ing the boat trip up the Tennes-
see river, left Monday morning for
st. Louis. That evening they
boarded the boat City of Saltillo
for Tennessee river. They will be
absent about one week.
Another effort is going to be
made to make a big summer re-
sort at Montesano. If the money
spent at Montesano in the past had
been invested in the Valley there
would be something doing" here,
and don't you forget it.
A number of young ladies from
the Rock Church, st. Louis, came
to the Valley in a special a last
!; Wednesday and spent a couple OF
days at the convent. They paid
, visits to the quarries, the Shut-In
and other places Of local interest.
The friends of Rev. D. A. Will
son, at one time pastor OF the
Presbyterian church here, will be
glad to learn that he is in very
fair health, and still able to preach
occasionally, although in his
eighty. fifth year. His home is in
Macon, Mo.
:. L. M, Fox returned Tuesday
from a trip to Jonesboro, Arkan-
, sas. Mr.. Fox had about made
arrangements to engage in the
hotel business in Jonesboro. He
= has abandoned the idea, however.
S and will remain in ~Ironton, for the
present, at least.
Y There will be Sunday school a
the Methodist church at 9:45, ane
preaching at II 100 A. M. Subjec
of sermon, "The Power of thu
.Gospel in the Diffusion of Christ
. ianity." There will be no service
in the evening on account OF tn
n revival in Arcadia. =.
L The gang of men who had beel
at work the past week grading TO
the new depot, were ordered else
where Tuesday. 1t is said Their
were some mistakes in the plan
for the new depot that had to b
> rectified. We suppose this wi,
mean another long delay.
:. WANTED-Gentleman or lad,
g with good reference, to travel b,
. rail or with a rig, for a firm 9
$3.50, 900 capital. Salary S1,O72.C
s. per year and expenses; salar
paid weekly and expenses ad
l. vanced. Address, with STAMP
Jos. A. Alexander, Ironton. Mo.
D. Warren Prince will travel tn
70 summer in Southeast Missouri an
ar Arkansas in the interest of Hardi
College, Mexico, Nc. Next ia
1e he will resume his duties as an il
le structor in the Western Milital
ID Academy, at Upper Alton, Ills
where he made a good record ii
past year.
IN FOR SALE-One fine saddle al
e. driving pony, 4good brood mar.
work well), 2 fine two-year-o.
colts, 3 yearling colts, 1 suckir
mule colt, 40 head of cattle al
es some hogs; also household al
X kitchen furniture; a new Jes
French upright piano and mai
ng other things. Address w. j. Col
To- man, Sabula, Mo.
The man who went out to mi
and sat down on a boulder in t
ay middle of the pasture and wait
Id, for the COW to back up, was
er. brother to the man who kept
te- store and wouldn't advertise +
cause he reasoned that the pl
~ chasing public would back up
his place of business when
W wanted something.
to Miss Glenda Gray returned !
week from Arcadia, where she |
~. finished the course in art in
lse Arcadia College. She also "
first medal in oil colors and CHI
~ painting at the recent Common
10y ment. Her mother, Mrs. Mag
GRAY. attended the Common