Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-03-21

AAAhSJ SAOoOAOs hO AOPO w 10
port an early improvement in his
condition.
From various sources we hear
complimentary remarks of our
Representative, MI. Polk. Henry
seems to have made quite a repu-
tation during the session of the
legislature.
We see that Arthur Herbert, a
well known railroad man and
former resident of this town, has
been nominated for Alderman of
the fourth ward by the Democrats
of Poplar Bluff.
Mr.. Delano tells us that the
weather broke all records Tuesday.
The thermometer registered ninety
that day, which is several degrees
higher than was ever known here
in March before.
The threat of the railroads to
curtail the service in the event that
the two-cent fare law is enforced,
holds no terrors for Ironton and
the Valley. Our service has al
ways been curtailed to the limit.
A petition was circulated in
Ironton Tuesday, addressed to
Gov. Folk, asking him not to COM
mute the sentence of Amalek and
John Brooks, sentenced to be hung
for the murder of John Clemonds.
There will be five excursions
from st. Louis to the Valley and
return this summer. The dates
named are May 9TH, June 10th,
July 21st, September 18th and Oc-
tober Goth. The fare for the round
trip will be slips.
Union temperance meeting will
be held in the Baptist church next
Sunday evening at 1880. The
churches of the Valley unite in
this meeting. There will be a
good programme of music, read
ings and short talks.
Mrs. v. G. Raney has sold her
residence in Ironton, on Main
street, south of Mrs. James H.
Clark, to one Susan F. Hearne of
St. Louis. Consideration named
in the deed is ST and other valu-
able considerations.
Circuit Judge Williams, at the
request of Prosecuting Attorney
Damron, has ordered a grand jury
.empaneled for the April term of
circuit court, which convenes April
22d. The jury will be drawn by
the county court next week.
Miss Ethel Scott arrived home
from Ration, New Mexico, last
week. After a few days visit to
her parents, Prof. and Mrs. j. B.
Scott, she left for st. Louis, where
she will teach in one of the schools
of that city.-RoIla HeraId-D Democrat.
DIED-At her home in [ronton,
Mo-, Wednesday, March 10, 1907,
Mrs. Utica Reagan, aged about
seventy years. The funeral oc-
Cured from the residence Satur-
day afternoon, and the remains
we're inferred in the K. P. ceme-
terry.
One can not visit the Emerson
park these days without being inn
pressed with the dilapidated and
neglected appearance of the place.
1t is in strange contrast with what
it was when its builder took such
pride in keeping it in most excel
lent condition.
Ironton's mail service to-day is
Just about the same as it was thirty
years ago, when there was one
passenger and mail train each way
on the road. Our service now is
a mail south, at 5:27 P. M; north,
at 1927 A. NJ, and at 1918 P. M.
That's all there is to it.
Washington county last Satur-
day voted to issue bonds to the
extent of 5000 to build a new
court house. There was some OPP
position to the proposition, how
ever, and the vote in favor of the
bonds was only sixty-seven more
than the necessary two-thirds.
Mrs. S. A. Langdon came down
from Mexico, last Saturday, ac-
companied by her son-in-law,
Arthur Schade, and went to Cot
ton Plant to spend several months
with her son, G. V. Langdon. Mrs.
Schade expects to spend the spring
and summer in California.-Dunk-
lin Democrat.
Some one threw a couple of
rocks into the home of Mrs. Lyon,
in the north end of town, about
eight o'clock Saturday night. Be-
You'd the breaking OF a few panes
of glass no damage was done. But
had the rocks hit any one the re-
suit might have been fatal. 1t was
d mOSU dcG.
A petition asking the Governor
to commute the sentence of ANA
lex and John Brooks is being cir
culated in the Graniteville neigh
borhood. D. L. Rivers, the attor-
ney for the Brooks, has been in
Jefferson City the past week.
What his business was there has
not been made public.
The school board Monday let
the contract for the keeping of the
school moneys to the Security
Bank at 2 IL per cent interest on
the daily balance, it's bid being
the highest Of any receiyed.-Fred
ericEtoa1n TSbune.