Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-10-15

the voters OF the county ID, the
courthouse, Ironton, Thursday
evening, October 22d, at 1880
O'Clock. Mr.. Cowherd is one of the
greatest orators of the nation. Do
not fail to hear him.
MI. Frank Johnson of the Ro-
selle neighborhood was a caller at
this office Tuesday. He told us
that he had just completed sowing
thirty-tve acres in wheat. He
says he covered his seed with dust
but he hopes that there will be suf-
ficient moisture between now and
next harvest to give him a fail
yield.
The Boston Entertainers drew a
full house at the Academy of Mu-
sic last Friday night. 1t was a
high-class musicale, and received
much praise from some of our best
musicians. The next date for a
lyceum entertainment is Novem-
Der Goth, when the sold Planta-
ton" Quartette and Jubilee Sing
ers will be here.
A special election was held in
the Arcadia school district last
Saturday for the purpose of voting
on the proposition to bond the dis
trict for $4,000 for the purpose of
building a new school house. The
vote was 26 in favor of the loan
and 81 against; the proposition was
lost, a two-thirds vote being nee
essary to authorize the loan.
William Marion Reedy, editor
of the st. Louis Mirror, and one of
the most celebrated writers in the
country, was the guest of MI.
York at the Emerson home last
Thursday. Mr.. Reedy's visit was
for the purpose of securing data
for an article descriptive of the
Arcadia Valley. We may look
for something exceptionally fine
from him.
AaW. Wallace and Miss Ethel
Lovelace of Des Arc were married
Thursday afternoon at the resi-
dence of Rev. Clarence Burton OF
the First M. E. church, south.
The young couple obtained a Ii
.cense and proceeded Immediately
to the minister's home, where
they made known their desire to
be welded and were accommo-
dated. - Poplar Bluff Citizen-D Demo-
crat.
Thos. N. Mari of Belleview was
in Ironton last Saturday on his
way home from a trip to Scott and
Mississippi counties. Tom went
down there with a view of looat-
ing, but he says he'll stay in the
hills a while longer, even though
the ears of corn do not grow quite
SO large here as they do down
there. Tom says we've got them
badly "skinned' on pure air and
good water.
How the mighty have fallen! A
short two months ago a speaker al
Pilot Knob referred to that great
and good man, Louis L. Schmidt,
Judge of the county court of the
southern district of Iron county as
"the noblest judge in the United
States" Last Saturday night the
saroe speaker, at Gr~aniteville, re-
ferred to Schmidt, the patriot anc
martyr, in the commonplace
terms, ssthe most capable Judge o:
the Iron county court" Truly, the
mighty have fallen, and in what
short time, too!
The residence of w. A. Fletcher
was threatened with destruction by
fire last Sunday afternoon. One
of the Gues burned out and the
tire caught the shingle roof, which
was dry, of yellow pine and quicl
to ignite. The roof is higS anC
there wasn't a ladder nearby lons
enough to reach it. The wind wa
blowing a gale. Something hac
to be done and done quickly. a
rush was made for the attic, a hol'
chopped through the roof and thu
flames extinguished before any
great damage was done.
Sunday Cupid ended beautiful
love romance, which began with {
mock wedding at Doniphan il
1905, in a real matrimonial event
when Mr.. Arnot Sheppard claimed
as his bride, Miss Laura Sue Whit
worth, of Ironton. The coupl,
went to Newport, Ark, wher'
they were married by DR.. Willis
pastor of the Presbyterian church
They only remained at Newport
short time and then returned t.
Ironton, and to-day Mr.. Sheppard
is filing his official position as ste
nographer in the circuit court. Tn
pretty romance began in Doni
phan some years ago. The frs
event of their association was
mock wedding on June 14th, 1906
Correspondence drew them near
er. Frequent. visits were paid unit
the God of Love had accomplished
what he had designed, a real mat
rimonial event. The young coup
le will make their home with tn
groom's parents, Judge and Mrs
Jesse g. Sheppard.-Poplar Raj
Republican.
United States Senator Stone ar
rived in Ironton from De Soto Of
the eleven o'clock train last Wed
nesday night. At seven o'clocl
next morning he and Mr.. Edga
left in a rig for Centreyille, wher
they made speeches that after
noon; then they drove to Filing
ton, eighteen miles away, an
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