Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-26

hOAlO III nuSS61lNlll6 On DTl6l
acquaintance we find him to be
a genial, pleasant gentleman and
we are glad he is going to be one
of us.
Herman Amelung made no APP
plication for saloon license al
Pilot Knob at the ajourned term
of county court this week. 1t is
said Jehu Jones of Middlebrook
will make application at the May
term.
A locked pouch of mail is plac-
ed on No. %, going north at 2:1O;
the pouch is carried to Bismarck
and there placed on the Belmont
train postal car and reaches st.
Louis sooner than if held here fo1
No. 4.
Joe Campbell, who has a fine
peach orchard on the mountain
top on Crane Pond, was in town
Saturday. He tells us that he
never saw such prospects for fruit
as there is this year up to the
present time.
Frank Williams, who twenty
years and more ago was engineer
on one of the pushers at Arcadia,
but is now running a passenger
train engine out of st. Louis, was
in Ironton last week for the first
time in years.
Our old friend, A. G. Hancock,
writes us from Elvins that times
have been powerful close'' in the
lead belt this winter and there is
little improvement so far. He has
been fortunate enough to have a
job all the time, however.
Postmaster Bishop informs us
that Mrs. V. G. Raney was MARI
ed in ST. Louis about a month ago
to a man by the name of Mcbride.
This is Mrs. McBride's fifth matri-
monial venture. She was divorced
from Mr.. Raney last December.
By a decision rendered in the
United States Supreme Court Mon
day a death knell was sounded for
the two cent law. The cases pass
ed on were from North Carolina
and Minnesota, but it is said the
same ruling will apply to the Mis-
souri, law.
Mr.. Clarence N. Jones of "The
Naples writes us from st. Louis
that he is in the alfalfa horse feed
business. He says that he doesn't
like it nearly SO we'll as farming
in the Arcadia Valley and he ex-
poets to be back with us some OF
these days.
1t is said to be the intention
of the railroad company to further
reduce the local freight service.
Since the first of the year we've
had a local freight train down one
day and back the next. The in
tention is to cut the service to two
trips a week.
w. j. Schwab brought a curiosi-
ty to this office last Thursday
morning. 1t was a triple-yelk-
ed egg-three perfect eggs from
one shell. We have often seen a
double yelked egg but this was
the first triple yelked that ever
came under our observation.
Mrs. Woodside is receiving her
stock of spring and summer mil
linery and notions. She asks the
ladies to call and see her display
and is certain they will be able to
find just what they want. A
most excellent line of Waists,
Collars, Belts, etc. Opening date
later.
The sale of personal property Of
Mr.. Rosentretter at Sabula about
a month ago netted in the neigh
borhood of St100. With the ex-
ception of one note for 1923 all the
purchasers paid cash. This does
not indicate that the hard times
are occasioned by scarcity o.
money.
H. l.. Bell, the merchant, and
DR.. j. @. Adams engaged in a is-
ticuff at BelIeview Monday morn
ing. The trouble had its origin
over a wagon scale recently put ir
by Bell, Adams claiming that il
draining from the scales Bell hac
forced the water or to Adams
premises.
The General Primary Election
is to be held August 4th. Candi'
dates for county Offices will be
getting busy soon. The Offices tt
be filed this year are-represen'
tative, two associate justices o.
the county court, treasurer, pros
ecuting attorney, sheriff, asses
sor and coroner.
The investigating committee
who are at work on Ex- Collecto
Fulton's books, and will maxi
their report to the County Cour
next Monday. 1t is currently re
ported that a shortage exists bu
this rumor cannot be confirmed
until the commissions report i
fled.-Greenvile Journal.
R. Ayres from st. Louis, VIII
has been occupying the Shap
leigh place for a year or more, re
Gently purchased five acres 0
land on the mountain side, adjoin'
ing the Shapleigh place, from tn
Big Muddy Coal & Iron Company
Mr.. Ayres, we are told, intends go
ing into the poultry business.
A couple of we'll known real es
tate men from st. Louis we're her
last week going over the lands O
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