Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-03-14

were held at Fort Hill church Tues
day, for the purpose of Offering
applications that the Missouri.
legislature would submit the pro-
hibition amendments to the peo-
pie at the next election.
VIM. Trauernicht of Middle.
brook was here Saturday. He il
heavily interested in various Bis
marck enterprises, and rumor has
it that he and family will soor
make Bismarck their home.-Bis-
mdrck BreUittes in Pennington Times
Mrs. Woodside and Miss Bessie
Gillian are in st. Louis ,acquaint-
ing themselves with the new ideas
and selecting their stock of spring
and summer millinery. The ladies
are asked to inspect their stock
before making their Easter pur-
chases.
The county court is considering
the advisability of buying an ad-
ding machine for the use of the
officials in the court house. The
members of the court will go to
Poplar Bluff to-day to go through
the Dalton adding machine factory
in that town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Stafford are
now occupying their beautiful
new home near the M. E. church,
having moved to same last week.
This house was built by R. E.
Powell of st. James, and is a per-
feet piece of work in every respect.
- teelviIIe Ledger.
The bill providing for county
supervision of schools in all the
counties of the State will hardly
become a law. The bill originally
passed by the House has been
amended in the Senate, and there
is hardly time now for the bill to
get through the House.
We understand that Mrs. Bren-
nan, of Graniteville, mother of
John and Amalek Brooks, will
make a journey to Jefferson City
in the near future in an endeavor
to have the Governor extend ex-
ecutive clemency to her boys. The
Brooks are sentenced to be hung
April 18th.
Manager Grandhomme says that
we have probably had the last
show for the season. We suggest
to the manager that one of the
rules for next season should be
that the curtain must rise before
nine o'clock. Those interminable
waits before the show begins are
as miserable as they are inexcus-
able.
John Hitzman, a we'll known
engineer, who made his home at
Bismarck, was fatally injured on
the Belmont branch last Thursday.
Mr.. Hitzman was struck by a mail
crane while leaning out of the cab.
He was taken to the hospital in st.
Louis, but died that night. The
deceased was a popular man and
had many friends along the road.
There will be a meeting of the
full committee on yard improves
ment in the side room of the Pres
byterian church, Thursday eve
ming, at 4 o'clock P. M. All those
who desire to compete for the
prizes offered for the greatest i'm
provement in yards arc requested
to send in their names to the sec
rotary, MI. Mann Ringo, before
that time.
Our very good friend, MI. 0. j.
Buford, writes us that he has
temporarily given up the study of
law and is now employed as train
auditor on the Mobile & Ohio rail-
road, running between Mobile,
Alabama, and Okolona, Missis-
sippi. He expects later on to re-
turn to the law school. Mr.. Buford
asks to be remembered to all in
quiring friends.
Judge Dyer has appointed w.
w. Nall clerk of the United States
District Court at st. Louis. The
place is a most desirable one. The
pay is $500 per year, and the ap-
pointment is practically for life.
We know of no one to whom we
would rather see this good fortune
come than Walter Nall. He will
make a record of which all his
friends will be proud. The ap-
pointment came to Mr.. Nall with
out any solicitation on his part,
but as a inst recognition of many
years faithful devotion to duty.
A called term Of county court
was held last Saturday to make an
investigation as to the sanity OF
one Lydia Ann Armas, colored.
After hearing the evidence, the
court adjudged her of unsound
mind and ordered that she be sent
to the asylum. By reason of the
fact that the Pennington institu-
ton is not prepared to care for
oolored patients, the sheriff was
directed to take the Arms woman
to Fulton. Sheriff Marshall and j.
A. Reyburn left with her for Fulton
Sunday.
w. H. Light of Munger was ar
rested and brought to town
Wednesday by Constable Suffer-
field on a charge of violating the
Walmsley game law by killing a
deer out Of eason Mr.. Light did
not deny the charge, and upon ar
raignment before Squire Tate en-
tered a plea Of guilty, and was