Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-11-22

Church will serve dinner at tn,
Academy of Music on Thanksgiv.
ing Day, and there will be al
abundance of good things fol
everybody.
Where we had seven saloons il
this township a month ago, we
now have but four. Efinger a
Pilot Knob, Hempleman at Ar.
cadia, and Roehry in Ironton have
quit business.
A man who takes part in a pri-
mary election or convention is in
honor b ouud to support the nomi.
nees of that primary or conven.
ton. And a man who does other.
wise is lacking in honor. That is
all there is to it.
A deputy game warden arrested
a number of hunters from st
Louis at Williamsville Saturday
They had been over in Garter
county hunting, and, it was al
legged, were carrying some venisor
home with them.
Union Thanksgiving Services
will be held at the Fort Hill M. E,
church, at 1890 A. NJ, on Thanks
giving Day. Rev. A. j. May will
preach the sermon, and the choirs
of all the churches will join il
rendering special music.
The case against Jim Harris fol
the killing of Dan Sparks in Ell
wins, nearly two years ago, hal
again been laid over until De.
cember Sd. 1t was set for No.
vember 18th, but the State was mo-
ready for trial.-Elvins Herald.
L. M. Fox, who has been in thu
hotel business in Ironton for the
past eleven years, vacates thu
Kesling House this week, and viii
go to Jonesboro, Arkansas. Mr.
Fox will take charge of a hote
that has over one hundred rooms
For the second time in the twelve
years that Mr.. Bishop has beer
postmaster, a hole has been worn
in the floor in front of the delivery
window in the post-office. How
many pair of feet do you suppose
have walked to that window in
that twelve years?
An effort is being made to have
the ten-trip tickets to st. Louis
placed on sale here the year round,
We hope the move will be sue
~cessful. Potosi and other towns
north of here have cheap tickets
all year. We are just as much
entitled to them as they are.
From the st. Louis papers we
see that Ben. R. Billings, a mai
clerk we'll known in the Valley
was hurt in a wreck on the Mis-.
souri, Pacific railway, a short dist.
ance from ST. Louis, Monday
morning of last week. Mr.. Bill
ings' injuries are said not to be
serious.
Judge Burgess rendered a de.
cision in the supreme court Tues.
day, affirming the decision of the
Iron county circuit court in the
case of Arthur Spaugh, who wa'
convicted at the October term.
1904, of felonious assault, anc
sentenced to two years in the peni'
Tertiary.
City Collector O'Neal desires III
to call the attention of the tax
payers to the fact that the time i
fast approaching when city take
become delinquent and cost anc
penalties ensue. If you have no
already paid your city taxes yol
had better hurry up. Not mucl
more time now.
MI. James P. Barger of PHO
Knob was over last week to visi
his old friend, Mr.. A. M. Smith
of Liberty township, who has beer
very i'll and laid up with rheu
matism for some time. We ar
pleased to notice that our Liberty
vile correspondent reports MI
Smith some better.-Farmingto
Times.
The REGISTER was in error las
week in stating that j. Fl. Johnsol
was elected as one of the justice
of the peace of Union township
MI. johnson was not a candidate
Mr.. P. B. Powers of Des Arc wa
elected in his place. After six
teen years. service Mr.. Johnso.
says he did not want the Office an,
longer.
w. L. Mathews is somewha
under the weather, having a sever
attack of stomach trouble. II
was taken early in the summer an
sought the mineral wells of Texa
for relief and was benefited some
but now the trouble seems to b
worse. Lat's many friends wi
regret to learn of his Illness
GreenvilIe Journal.
Mr.. w. w. Reyelle, Of Iro
county, made this Office a pleas
ant call this week. He told us {
a pine tree he cut down on tn
Kessler place on the river, thu
scaled 1916 feet. He said he in
tended it for a boat for the Iro
county Republican candidates, bl
he did not get it down in time
FredericktoUn Democrats NeUs.
Rev. Reynolds tells US that "
were mistaken last week in assert
ing that Mr.. Hempleman had
majority of the taxpayers Of tt
township on his petition for a SO
loon in Arcadia. Originally M