Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-02-22

Frank Wray, who has been con-
Quoting a saloon at lrondale for
several months past, was last week
refused a renewal of his license by
the Washington county court.
There is now but one saloon in
Washington county.
Members and friends of the M.
E. Church are invited to attend a
Goodbye Social to Presiding
Elder Ball, at DR.. Smiths, Mon
day evening, February Goth, from
1880 to 10 o'clock. DR.. Ball will
finish his six years work in this
district next month, and will prob
ably never come this way again.
The first announcement for office
for this year appears in this issue
of the REGISTER. 1t is that of G.
w. Marshall for City Marshal.
We believe that if he is elected
Mr.. Marshall will make a compe-
tent and faithful official. His
claims are entitled to the voters
careful consideration.
The fast mail train on the Iron
Mountain was wrecked in Caron-
delet Monday night. The engine
and two mail cars left the track.
Ten persons were injured, but
none of them fatally, unless, pos
sibly, the fireman, Peter Rafferty,.
The train did not get through here
that day until after noon.
Horace A. Smith and Fred.
Fisher have discovered some rather
peculiar rocks on the old Elgan
place, west of town. They think
they have found gold and are
awaiting the report of an assayer.
Nobe Bishop says it's the same
kind of "dirt'' that he dug in the
Black Hills of Dakota thirty years
ago.
Louis Schwab, who has been
quite sick at a hospital in st. Louis
for several weeks past, was
brought to Ironton Monday and is
now at the home Of his brother,
Aug. Schwab, west of Pilot Knob.
His condition is some better than
it was. Mr.. Schwab was accom-
panied to Ironton by Barney
Frauenthal.
AT the meeting of the Congress
sional Committee, held in Bis
marck last Saturday, a general
primary election was ordered held
August 18th, for the purpose of
nominating a candidate for Con-
gress. So we'll have a long cam
paign, one that will last almost all
the way through the "good old
summer time"
Chas. Parks, who has been in
Jail since last December, on the
charge of stealing S. from a fellow
traveller, attempted to saw his way
out of Jail Tuesday afternoon, but
was detected before he had sue
ceeded in making any great head
way. He had improvised a saw
and was endeayoring to cut
through. the iron bars.
The skating rink will be open
every night the rest of the week.
Saturday afternoon will be the
last Saturday for children. Prizes
will be given to the best girl and
boy skater; also, a prize for the
poorest boy and girl skater. The
rink will retire from business on
Thursday evening, March 1, 1906.
Open every night up to that time,
except Sunday.
The present session of the
Springfield Normal School con-
tinues till August 4th. Scores of
progressive teachers are now enter
ing. The approved Summer
School will open June 4th, and
continue "a days. Teachers will
have the opportunity of reviewing
all subjects for all grades of GER
tificates. Write President Taylor
for particulars.
Tomorrow, Friday, February
10Th, was the date set by Judge
Williams for the execution of VIM.
Spaugh, Jr., who was convicted at
the November term of Circuit
Court in this county for the MUIR
der of Sheriff John w. Polk OF
Iron county. A stay of execution
was granted him pending an APP
peal to the Supreme Court.-Rey-
noIds County Outlook.
B. U. Rich, who lives about
thirteen miles west of Ironton, has
optioned his farm of 100 acres tc
Messrs. Caldwell & Matkin. There
are 100 acres of land in the tract.
and the price named is Sis per acre
if sold within six months, or S25 PEI
acre if sold within a year. Cald'
we'll is from Texas, and Matkir
from Shannon county. They claim
to have found a very valuable de-
post of asbestos on the farm.
G.. w. Kanouse asks the REG
IsTER to inform his former pat
rons and the public generally tina
the New Commercial Hotel is nov
open and ready for business. MI
Kanouse wishes to make acknowl
edgment for the liberal patronag'
extended in the past, and to stat
that he is now better prepared t.
serve the public than ever before
Everything new and strictly first
class. Special attention to trans
tents.
The st. Louis papers came t.
Ironton subscribers in horribl
condition. They were as thor
oughly water-soaked as If the,
had been in the bottom of tn