Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-17

new home he is now building in
Russellville. The pfasterers are
now commencing their work.
w. j. Lee and Robert Golf of
Arcadia were here Tuesday night.
They left Wednesday for West
Fork where they will make ar
engagements to put upsa hub mill.
The Reformer.
County Collector, j. N. Lewis,
came down the street Wednesday
morning with a grin that extend
ed from ear to ear. 1t is a great
big boy who arrived Tuesday,
October Is, 1907. All are well.
The teacher on Funk's Bran CHI,
near Annapolis, MI. G. M. Steven
son, will have a trial before Squire
j. H. johnson at Des Arc next
Saturday on the charge of too
severely whipping the son of Judge
Alcorn.
Nicholas Allgier will have a sale
of his personal property Novem-
Der I'd, preparatory to going to
Oklahoma, where he will make
his future home. Mr.. Allgier is a
good citizen and we are sorry to see
him leave.
Some one forced an entrance
into Syl. Kitchell's store at Sabula
last Saturday night by breaking
open the door. Syl. says it must
have been a thirsty man for the
only thing he missed from the
stock was a little cider.
"Men of America" an up-to-date
biographical encyclopaedia, pub
lished by an eastern firm, has a
flattering sketch of Rev. T. A.
Waterman, with a notice of book
and several current magazine
articles written by him.
Station Agent Downey is now
domiciled in the new depot. While
the new structure is not in all
things what it might be yet, it is a
decided improvement on the old
one and we guess everybody
1ght to be glad and satisfied.
Tho abolition of the saloon in
Iron county means a deficiency of
between $4,000 and $4,000 in the
revenue of the county. And the
taxpayer will have to go down in
his pocket and make good. 1t is
a condition, not a theory, that has
to be met.
A jury in Squire Rasche's court
last Friday found Prof. Smith,
principal of the Gr~atiteville school,
guilty of the charge of too severely
whipping one of his pupils, VIM.
Blue, Jr. A fine of S1.00 and costs
was assessed; in all, 1926. so, which
Mr.. Smith promptly paid.
American coal is to be used for
the battle ships going to the Pa
cifc If the cost doesSsnot exceed
more than so per cent. more than
the tenders for foreign coal. That
would seem to be giving the coal
trust more than it's share of pro-
lection. But President Roosevelt
has so ordered.
We learn that many farmers
throughout this section have been
swindled by fruit tree agents
claiming to represent reliable
houses but really dealing in third
class trees purchased for a song
from the nurseries. Be sure you
are dealing with honest people be-
fore buying trees-The Piedmont
Banner.
The limo school began Monday
with an attendance of about one
hundred, but on Tuesday the at
tendance was larger. The seats
have not come yet but temporary
ones have been put in and will
answer for awhile. The teachers
are: Prof. and Mrs. MCGEE and
Miss Maud Pickens.-T The Nlmc
Headlight.
THE REGISTER this week prints
a very entertaining letter from Los
Angeles, California, written by
Misses Olevia and Bertha Bollin-
ger to their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
~. S. Bollinger, at Sabula, this
county. Friends of the young
ladies here will be glad to know
that they are fairing so nicely il
the Golden State.
Rev. Aspley, who, returns to
Fort Hill after an absence of sew
eral years, spent the past foul
years in the lead belt in st. Fran
co.'s county at Flat River. Mr.
Aspley says that is a great coun-
try over there, and notwithstand-
ing things are a little dull at pres
emit, says that it is easily the busies'
community in the state.
@. ". Whitener, JOS. L. White
ner and Brady Huff went to Doe
Run Monday to attend the funera.
of the six months old child of Mr.
Henry S. Whitener. The little
one died at the home Of its parents
in Pilot Knob. Rev. E. V. Lamt
and George M. London, of st.
Louis were also in attendance al
the funeral.-Lead Belt News.
1t is claimed by some that there
has been more whiskey drank il
Shannon county since the adop.
ton Of the local option law, thar
was drank when the saloons were
in full blast. But the claim if true
does not apply to Birch Tree, Emf
hence and Winona. In support O
the truth everyone should be will