Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-31

Nicholas Allgier tells us that the
man he contracted to buy a farm
in Oklahoma, is about to go back
on him and he doesn't know now
when he will get away. Mr.. ALL
gier had contracted for GAO acres.
Price, $4,000.
Recorder Hawkins Monday is
sued a marriage license to p. E..
Thiesen, of Gainesville, Texas, and
Maud Reese of Hogan. The cere-
mony was performed by Justice
Rasche the same day, after which
the bride and groom departed for
Texas.
Rev. j. B. Mcbride of Peniel,
Texas, will commence a meeting
in the court house in this city on
the 10Th of this month, at Z p. m.
Rev. Mcbride was at one time a
Methodist minister but is now
preaching holiness.-Fredericktown
NelDs.
Two gentlemen from Illinois,
one from Bismarck, we're here last
night. We understand that they
twere here in the interest of the
Illinois Central Railroad, with a
view to extending the road from
Bismarck to this place.-Centerville.
Reformer.
LosT-Sunday evening, Octo-
Der goth, between the residence
of Joseph Thompson, in east
Ironton, and the court house,
a lady's gold watch and fob.
Watch engraved en-. A. B." $40
reward will be paid for its return
to this Office.
F. B. De Garmo, former train
master of the Iron Mountain at
this place has been appointed a
superintendent of the Kansas City
Southern railroad at Pittsburg,
Kan. His many friends here will
be pleased to learn of his promo
tion.-The De Soto Press.
When O. g. Morris, of Des Arc,
was found not guilty in the circuit
court Tuesday of selling liquor
without license, John Morris, a
son of the defendant, clapped his
hands in approval of the verdict.
Judge Williams had him brought
before the bar and fined him So
4 for his demonstrations
M. H. Keesling and wife OF
Brule arrived in Ironton Friday
evening from a trip to Xenia, Ills,
where they were called by the i'll
ness of Mrs. KeeIsing's father.
Mr.. Keesling says that while the
Illinois country is all right in many
respects he'll take Iron county in
his every time, even if we do have
some rocks and hills.
The case against Anderson Rust.
charged with the murder of Doug
las Newman, will 60 to trial in the
/ circuit court Friday. The case
against Preschia Blanks, colored,
for the murder of Robert McGill al
Pilot Knob in September, 1906.
will 60 to trial Tuesday of next
week. The sheriff has been order
ed to summon special juries in
. both cases.
! The Board of Food and Drug
Inspection, of the Department O.
Agriculture, has decided to refust
! to recommend an extension of thu
privilege of using labels already
4 in stock until October 1, 1908, a
requested by grocers and othe
mon throughout the county. TIL,
q board held that sufficient time ha
l elapsed for manufacturers iobber
: and wholesalers to adjust thei
business affairs to the terms of thu
pure-food law.
8 The Ledger is in possession of
: mallet, the handle of which has
history. The mallet is the proper
v ty of John w. Houston who in
: forms us that the handle was pre-
Q scented to him by Mr.. Walter Ev
ans in 1878. Mr.. Evans made tn
handle in Ironton, Mo-, the yea
Q that town was organized. 1t is il
it a good state of preservation, an
s will doubtless outwear many NOR
mallets before it is cast away
A THE GeelUiIle Ledger.
J. VIM. r. Edgar, Jr., who ha
IL been filling the position of assis
tant Cashier of the Iron Count
y Bank for several years past, lie.
!. Monday for st. Louis, where h
j has accepted a position in th
Office of M. L. Clardy, Genert
Attorney for the Missouri Pacif
10 Railroad Company. Will is a goo
% boy, worthy and competent, an
: we wish him every success in h
y new field. Prime Whitworth he
taken the position in the bank.
The following named pupils j
IL Room No. 2 have not been absel
! nor tardy the past month: Ray
It. mond Buckley, Walter Fisher, RI
land Hill, Charles Pruitt, Lo
X Hawkins, Alleda Johnson, AL
> Kindell, Velah Pippin, Ma
w Prince, Marie White, Ward Farra
D. Glen Mcdonald, Grace Barto
Orpha Davis, Josephine Franci
!, Roberta Francis, Delah Goff, Be
at tie Grissom, Berdie Strickland.
LII MABEL REYBURN, Teacher.
IIf /
w Miss Edith Jarvis has institut,
y suit by attachment against Pa
(, Beisbarth for breach of promi
%, and asks for damages in the su
We of ten thousand dollars. Bel