Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-03

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knowledge of fall and winter mill
linery. Opening next Friday and
Saturday.
The ladies of st. Paul's Guild
will meet Thursday afternoon at
the residence of Mrs. Codding.
Business of importance is to be
transacted and a full attendance
is desired.
Will Leach, the popular cigar
drummer, has the sympathy of
many friends in the death of his
wife which occurred in st. Louis
September 22d. Six children are
left motherless.
Henry Schwaner, a former Iron
county boy who has been making
his home in Poplar Bluff the last
thirty-five years, was a valley Wis
itor last week. Mr. Schwaner is
now collector of Butler county.
Rev. L. F. Aspley will occupy
the pulpit at Fort Hill next Sum
day. It is said that this will be
Mr.. Aspley's last charge. After
this year the venerable minister
will be put on the superanuated
list.
The usual services will be held
in st. Paul's church next Sunday.
1t is desired those who have not
yet made their contributions to-
ward the Diocesan Assessment
and Diocesan Missions bring them
next Sunday.
Thos. jackson spent Wednesday
night in Centerville with his
brother Lee. Tom informed US
that he is now a resident of the
kingdom of Shannon, Having
moved his saw mill to that county.
-Centerville Outlook.
Our faithful correspondent for
twenty years past, Mr.. R. Erbs-
chloe, of Goodwater, writes us
that he is in a hospital in st.
Louis and that his condition is
serious. We hope to hear of his
being convalescent.
LosT-Somewhere on the road
between Lewis residence in Rus
seville and the Ironton Academy
of Music, a lady's gold watch with
w. M. A. fob. "Fannie Moore
on the watch. Return to Lewis
residence and receive reward. 9
We understand that DR.. New
berry of Madison county and the
Prosecuting Attorney of Ripley
county will be here the last OF the
week to tell the voters of Iron
county what a great success local
option has proven in those two
counties.
W. hear that two or three par
ties contemplate going into the
saloon business across the line
from Middlebrook in ST. Francois
county in the event Iron county
votes dry next Saturday. What a
"Mecca'' Middlebrook will be in
that event.
VIM. Blue of Graniteville last
week swore out a warrant against
Geo. L. Smith, teacher of the pub
lie school at Graniteville, charg-
ing him with unreasonably pun
ishing VIM. Blue, Jr., a boy about
eleven years Of age. The case
will be tried before Squire Rasche
October 18th.
Last week in giving the list Of
election judges to serve in the
local option election We inadver-
family omitted the list at Dunns'
precinct. The judges for that pre-
cinct are: Andrew Henson, Chas'
Bollinger, VIM. Dunn, Newtor
HUFF, Ben F. Govero and w. S
Reed.
Again we suggest that it is time
we abandon the wooden culverts
in Ironton. They are an abomi.
nation and nuisance and should
be supplanted with stone or some
thing equally lasting. Let it be
done if the city has to 60 in deb
to make the change. 1t will bt
money saved in the end.
Mrs. j. N. Long, of Brandsville
was in the city Tuesday. Mrs
Long is soliciting for the Cross {
Anchor Home Association, o
which Mr.. Long is president. Thii
institution has been located a
Arcadia, Mo-, but is being movec
to Brandsville, whore the new
home will be located.-West Plain
Gazette.
Prof. M. w. Daugherty, princi
pal of the public schools in Pied
mont, received official notification
, from County School Commission
, er j. K. Club last Saturday, tina
the commissioner found him no
: guilty of the charges of intoxica
ton, incompetency and neglect Q
duty made against him at tn
investigation held on the Saturda,
} pEeceding.-Piedmont Bonner.
The school board is considerini
the proposition of buying the lit
, tie brick structure, formerly Use
! as the Baptist Church, and con
verting the same into a schoc
Q building for the primary depart
ment. The matter will have to b
submitted to a vote Of the peopl
, and will likely not be acted upo.
, until the regular school electio.
I April next.
The following resolution wa
i passed at the dedication of tn
Baptist church last Sunday: "We