Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-01-17

About forty men have been at
work the past two months laying
new steel on the railroad from
Hogan to Pilot Knob. They have
got as far north as Arcadia, and
will probably be a month or more
in reaching Doubling Spur.
A. E. Bicsh, of Hogan, will ap-
ply at the next term of county
court, in February, for license to
conduct a saloon in Ironton. If
successful in securing a license
Mr.. Bisch will open in the place
recently vacated by A. Roehry.
w. 7. O'Neal last week sold his
residence on Main street to Mr.. d.
E. Reagan. Consideration, $500.
County Treasurer Thos. D. Jones
has leased the place and will oc-
cupy same as soon as Mr.. O'Neal
and family depart for Frankclay.
Assessor LEWIS furnishes us with
the following statistics, showing
the live stock in Iron county ac-
cording to the assessment of 1906:
Horses, 1902; asses and Jennets,
10; mules, 1T; cattle, 7433; sheep,
1868; hogs, 6261; all other live
stock, 654.
The annual election of officers
for the year 1907 at the Baptist
Ladies' Aid Society, last Thurs
day, resulted as follows: Presi-
dent, Mrs. w. A. Fletcher; vice.
president, Mrs. j. N. Bishop; Sec
rotary, Mrs. Louis Miller; treas
urer, Mrs. N. Wilson.
There was a head-on collision al
Jordan, twelve miles south of here.
about four o'clock Saturday morn
ing. A brakeman was badly hurt
and the track was blocked all day
in consequence. Four cars oil
cattle on the north bound train
were killed and injured.
Again we ask why not have the
sidewalk cleared in front of the
burned Haller building? 1t is
nothing short of an outrage that
the debris has been permitted to
stay there all this time. 1t is
dangerous as we'll as most incon-
venient to the passer by.
To Messrs. Stevenson & Fitz.
the enterprising and successful
merchants and lumber men of De'
Arc, the REGISTER is indebted fol
the handsomest thing in the CAL
endar line that has come to the
Office this year. 1t is a beauty anc
we return our sincere thanks.
We are indebted to HI. A. Nal
for a copy OF the Kansas City Post
from which we print a story Of the
Spaughs. There are some mac
curacies in the article, but we re-
produce it SO that our readers may
see how a Kansas City writer
views the Iron county tragedy.
The member OF the Legislature
from Wayne county, a Republi
can, has introduced a bill into tn
House to take Wayne county on
of this judicial circuit and place i
in the circuit with Ripley and But
Ter counties, whose courts are pre-,
sided over by Judge Shepherd, Q
Doniphan.
Services at the Methodist church
next Sunday as follows: Sunda,
school, 9:45 A. NJ; sermon at II
subject, "Eyil Speaking; JUNO
League, at 2 P. NJ; Epwort'
League, at $3.50 P. M; preaching a
1870. w give a cordial Invitation
to every one. A. j. MAY.
STRAYED-From my place Janu
airy 10Th, one bay mare about
years old, Is IL hands high, wit
three small white spots on RICH
side; with bore-top cropped; leg
partly black, and patent shoes o
all around. | will pay for any in
formation leading to her recovery
Jos. WARREN, Hogan, Mo.
After the meeting last Frida
night Ironton Lodge, No. IA, K
p, gave a supper to members an
their families in the Academy {
Music. The ladies of the Presby
} terrain Church prepared the sprea
and it was a most delicious ont
The Budweisers we're present an
+ the young folk INDUCED in dane
i ing for a couple Of hours after tn
banquet.
The government has advertise
, for new bids for carrying the ma
to the Silver Mines. The bids re
ceived last month were evidentl
not satisfactory. 1t is understoo
that there was but one bidder *
! the west end mail. His price
understood to be something ov'
So a day. 1t is worth the none,
Every dollar of it.
:. The city council met Monda
9 evening and settled with w.
!. O'Neal on his tax collections +
!. the past year. The collection
, were over $1,000 and the delinque
list about $50. Mr.. O'Neal tent
If cred his resignation as city co
5 lector, and Jesse M. Hawkins w
appointed by the mayor to fill N
I. O'Nears unexpired term.
y A stranger was in town one d.
last week asking our merchants
is sign a petition addressed to Co
y gress, protesting against the pas
IS age Of the proposed parcel pc
le law. The man claimed that
was working in the interest of t