Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-06-13

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Kuhn, of Cairo, Ills, for 5000. Mr..
Kuhn will remove here at once and
Mr.. Dinger contemplates making
his home in Fredericktown.
1t is said that because of the two
cent fare law the Leeper road has
taken its passenger coach off the
road, and is compelling people to
ride in the baggage car. There
should be some way to reach such
corporations.
Supt. w. G. Ogier left Tuesday
for Kirksville, where he will at
tend the summer term of the Nor
NAL. Mrs. Ogier will leave Satur-
day for the northern part of Iowa,
where she will spend the summer
with her parents .--De Soto Press.
The ladies of st. Paul's Guild
will serve ice cream and cake every
other week during the summer in
the rectory yard, commencing
Tuesday, June 25th. In case of
bad weather, arrangements will be
made to serve under some roof.
After June 14th a Sunday train
will be run on the Potosi branch.
This will be the first time the
Potosi people have had a Sunday
train. The late Legislature passed
a law requiring all branches to
run at least one train on Sunday.
Commencing July LIST the route
of the mail to the Silver Mines will
be from here to the Silver Mines
and return, three times a week,
instead of from the Silver Mines
here and return. HI. M. Collins
has the contract for the next four
years.
q Although the commission of
Postmaster Bishop does not expire
until the latter part of next Janu-
ary, it is said that a number of the
faithful who would like to succeed
him are hustling around, and have
been for almost a year, trying to
land the job.
After laying off for a week or
more and demanding considerable
more pay, the section men have
about all returned to work at an
advance of five cents per day.
They are now receiving St.40.
Lack of organization prevented the
strike being a success.
The editor acknowledges the re-
ceipt of an invitation to attend the
Graduating Concert of the Bee
thoven Conservatory of Music at
the Odeon,. st. Louis, June 18th.
Miss Jenna Logan, the talented
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. M.
Logan, of Belleview, is one of the
post graduates.
Now it is announced that the
railroad companies intend apply
ing for an injunction in the federal
courts to prevent the enforcement
of the two cent fare law, passed by
the late Legislature. If this re-
port proves true it will doubtless
be a long while before we have
any two cent rate.
A few friends in the Valley have
received invitations to the we'd
ding of Miss Hattie M. Brown and
Mr.. Pillsbury, at the home of the
bride, 4101 Botanical avenue, st.
Louis, Monday, June II, 1907, at
1921 o'clock P. M. Miss Browns
friends in the Valley will join the
REGISTER in wishing her much
happiness.
Miss Sarah Russell, who is now
making her home in the Lone Star
State, has a very interesting letter
in this issue of the REGISTER. We
can offer but one objection to Miss
Russell's letters: they are so few
and far between. We are certain
that our readers would be much
pleased to hear from her more
frequently.
At the special term of the county
court Saturday it was determined
not to make the dog tax law,
passed by the late Legislature,
operative in this county. So there
will be no tax on the dogs in Iron
county this year; that is, outside
of the city limits Of Ironton. For
some time past there has been a
tax on dogs in Ironton.
DR.. Trauernicht returned from a
trip to Topeka, Kansas, and Kan
sas City. Doc. says that the next
fellow that tells you that prohibi-
ton prohibits'in Kansas, you just
tell him that he's a -. In one
park that he visited the Sunday
he was in Topeka 900 barrels of
beer were sold. 1t wasn't a very
good day for beer, either.
Thos. F. Davenport, formerly a
conductor on the Arkansas divis-
ion of the Iron Mountain, but now
residing at San Antonio, Tex, ar
rived in the city last night for a
visit with old friends. Mr.. Daven-
port was compelled to remove to
Texas on account Of i'll health,
which has improved very much
| since his residence in San Antonio.
Poplar Bluff Democrat.
State Game Warden Rhodes has
interpreted the new fish law to
mean that anybody can seine fish
during the months of June, July,
August, September and November
of each year. The only restriction
is that the parties SEEMING fish shall
use them for private consumption
and not place any fish upon the