Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-28
M~iddlebrook Items.

~, were in Ironton last week.
Supt. Nawn of Graniteville got
on No. % bound for St, Louis last
Wednesday.
j. w. PEBBLES Of Munger has re-
ceived a boiler and holster for his
asbestos mine. Hope the mine
will prove a success.
Misses Louise and Marie Rodach
were at Bismarck Sunday.
F. Rodach is confined to his
room with a bad cold.
Mrs. Thos. Hill visited at Gran
iteville Sunday.
Fritz Schwaner left Thursday
for st. Louis.
Kipp Johnson went to st. Louis
Monday morning to visit friends
and relatives.
George and Fritz Gassman, who
are working at Bismarck, visited
home folk Sunday.
Geo. Reynolds got off No. % Fri
day on his way to Graniteville.
Mike Shea and son Willie came
down from St. Louis on No. Is.
Willie has been in the hospital for
sometime with a broken arm, but
we are glad to say is about all
right now.
Last Wednesday your CORE
spondent boarded No. 81 in COM
pany with his son and went to Bis
marck; after shaking hands with
VIM. Trauernicht, John Houck,
Jimmy Kadner and others, we got
on No. 42t and went to De Lassus.
From thence we took the electric
line and arrived in due time at our
kinsman's, John F. Russell's. In
the morning we proceeded to take
in the sights of the town. Met our
old friend, Herman Trauernicht.
Although very busy he kept up a
running conversation, and we en-
joyed our short visit with him. We
next called on DR.. G. J.. Blanks;
found the DR.. "packing up" pre-
paratory to moving to st. Louis.
He will attend lectures this winter,
and is going to make a specially
of the diseases of the nose, eyes
and ear. We then took the cleo
trio car to Flat River; from there
we boarded the M. r. & B. T. to
Bonnie Terre, and staid the night
with Alonzo Woodside. The next
morning we hunted up old friends
VIM. Cain, cashier in the st. Joe
Co.'s store; Jack Hoskins, also
employed at the store, and Joseph
Dubacher, a former Iron county
boy. We also met VIM. Depew,
Jr., and Tom Burr. Tom is brake
man on the Leadwood passenger
train. By the way, we think the
Bonne Terre railroad is one of the
best bailasted and equipped roads
in the State. The engines are
kept bright and shining, and the
passenger coaches are models Of
neatness and comfort. From Bonnie
Terre we went to Riverside; found
our old-time friend, August Trau-
ernicht, al smiling and accommo-
dating as ever. He likes his new
position very much, but is always
Eglad to see Iron county friends.
He and his "gude wife, are living
at De Soto, and their latch string
is always out to old friends. We
then took train No. rs to Sulphur
Springs, and found Guy about o
half mile above town, taking care
of the batteries along his division
which is from Kimmswick to Sill
ca. From Riverside we took No.
to Mineral Point and from there
went to Potosi, where we visited
B. Fox and family. Next evening
Saturday, we came back to Bis
marck on No. 1 and laid over unit
1857, and came home on No. %
While waiting at Bismarck VIM
Trauernicht showed us some new
specimens he has added to hi
already large collection. Among
other things is a white opossum,
presented to him by A. Wagley,
who runs a saw mill near Belgrade,
The animal Is very large one ano
has not o single colored hair. Mr.,
#. Q. Helfrecht, Of Newark, NJ. j.,
presented Mr.. #. with twelve beau
tiful white pearls, which Mr.. 7,
has arranged in the shape of q
cross. Mr.. Helfrecht is general
agent for the American Tobacco
Co., and has a black pearl, .some-