Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-06-07

1t is announced that the Sligo
Company, that is building the
railroad from Dent county east,
have just let contracts for eighteen
miles of more road. This would
bring the terminus of the road ten
miles this side of the county line.
The editor is indebted to Franco
Gales Bond for an invitation to at
tend the Commencement exer-
cises of the Western Military
Academy, Glass of 1906, at Upper
Alton, Ills, Wednesday, June is,
1906. Franco is one of the gradu-
| ates.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Methodist Church will serve ice
cream and cake on the M. E.
church lawn Thursday afternoon
and evening, from 4 o'clock P. M.
until all are satisfied. Proceeds
for the church. Don't one who
can come fail to be there.
E. G. Tual, Jr., who has been
postmaster at Arcadia for the past
ten years, has forwarded his resig-
nation to the Department at Wash
ington, to take effect July 1st. We
are not advised as to who will be
Mr.. Tual's successor. The Office
pays between $500 and $500 per
year.
j. G.. Hartman of Belleview,
Iron county, was here the first of
the week and purchased the hotel
property belonging to D. G. How
ell, and will take charge in about
six weeks. Mr.. Hartman is a
good citizen and we gladly well
come him to our town.-Centreville
Outlook.
Mr.. Railroad Commissioners:
The railroad management last
winter told you that Ironton should
have a new depot as soon as the
weather would permit building.
We are way into the summer now
and up to the present not a move
made, SO far as the naked eye can
see. Hurry up, please.
The Ironton Bakery, Mrs. VIM.
Christ proprietress, has an adver-
tisement in this issue of the REG
IsTER. Mrs. Christ urges her
patrons and the public in general
to call. She has a baker from st.
Louis and intends to conduct a
~irst-class bakery. Particular at
tention given to special orders.
Horace Turnbaugh, who cut
Austin Miller at Graniteville last
November, and who has been
evading the officers ever since,
surrendered himself to the sheriff
Monday. Miller, who is a brother
in-law of Turnbaugh, decided not
to prosecute, and the offender was
allowed to 60 on payment of costs.
Robertus Love Of Arcadia was
here last week booming the first
meeting of the Arcadia Assembly,
which will be held in that beauti-
full valley August 18th to 31st. Ar
cadia is one of Missouri's most
beautiful spots, is 1900 feet above
the sea level, and numerous very
fine attractions have been secured
for the occasion.-Poplar Bluff Re-
publican.
Next Sabbath will be Children's
Day at the Presbyterian church.
The children will sing and there
will be a children's sermon in the
morning. In the evening the chill
dren of the Sabbath school will
give a program of song, recita-
tons, etc. The church will be
beautifully decorated or this oc-
casion. An Offering will be taken
for Sunday School and Home
Missions.
Word was received here by
phone about ten o'clock this
morning that the store of w. T.
O'Neal & Son, at Frankclay, in st.
Francois county, had been de-
stroyed by fire. The fire was COM
m~unicated from a saloon building
across the street, and the loss is
reported as complete. We have
no particulars, and hope the firm
had sufficient insurance to protect
them from great loss.
The new Presiding Elder, Rev.
w. r. Mccormack, of Pennington
District, st. Louis Conference, will
hold the first quarterly conference
at the Methodist Episcopal church
Sunday and Monday next, June
10th and 18th. The pastor will
preach in the morning at II, and
Rev. McCormack at 8 P. M. The
quarterly conference will conveue
Monday the 18th, at 8 A. M. at the
church. Everybody invited to the
Sunday services. A. j. MAY.
The school board Saturday night
elected a man by the name Of Ed
ward Highflls of Warrensburg,
Mo-, as principal of the Ironton
schools for the ensuing year.
Nothing is known of the gentle
man here, and he probably hasn't
a personal acquaintance in the
county. He gives his age as "a
and says he has had two years
experience in teaching. The three
assistants were re-employed at an
increase of $3.50 per month in
their salaries.
The case against Arthur Spaugh
in the circuit court of Reynolds
county was last. Monday continued
until next Monday, June 18th,
when, the court says, the trial will
begin. The defense is making