Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-24
Annapolis News.

Oil, mere We are, DlbSSbU WIFI
good tidings of health and good
will to hand over the glad tidings
and prosperity of the little town of
Annapolis and surrounding coun-
try to the glorious old IRON CoUN-
TY REGISTER-the best Democrat
ic paper in Southeast Missouri,
and, as James M. CASTLE, near this
village, says he will put down any
other paper to read the REGISTER,
and lose his dinner, pail or 40
pail, if need be.
Nice and clear here. Had some
warm days and nights the past
week. Looked like spring was
coming.
Squire Kitchell received a letter
from a lady in Corinth, New York,
telling him snow was three feet
deep there, and that she wanted to
emigrate to a warmer climate, and
asked him how much snow we had
here and to write him at once; Of
course, he did so, as she was a
widow and wanted to marry, and
if she got here he would stand a
show.
JEFF jackson started up our
friends, Frank Buckner's, beer
shop again to-day, he being en-
ployed by Mr.. Buckner as head
clerk and pusher for same.
John R. Dobbs and Willard
Dunn have received a new engine
to take the place of the old one
that was completely demolished
last Tuesday morning at Benson's
saw mill in Annapolis, and will
soon be in running order again
1t is hoped that they will not have
any more hard luck as they are
both good mill men and work hard
to hold up these close times.
VIM. Kitchell moved into the
Sam Moss house to-day. .
Hub timber is coming in to town
at the rate of about two thirds oil
a a a day. 7. P. Fitz is the re-
ceiver, and a good one, too. Alot
of good white oak, hewn ties, are
also being hauled to town. They
come from Leatherwood and else
where. Thirty-tve cents per tie
is being paid.
John R. Kitchell writes that he
is settled for a while at Haley
vile, Oklahoma, where has a reg
ular position as train conductor,
and is making from $3.50 to 5000 a
month. Ben is a conductor for the
Frisco at the same place-all ir
good health, fat and saucy. l ar
also in receipt of a letter from my
son, James A.. Kitchell, whose
home is in Bonham, Texas. He is
on a short local run Of Is miles,
Leaves home at eight in the morn
ing and is back at 1870 in the aft
ernoon. No Sunday work and i:
paid S75 per month. Expects to be
promoted to conductor soon. Also
says the Jail is full of whiskey
boot-leggers.
The old lady, Martha Harris
and Margaret Harris, who sole
their home about two months age
to Lou T. Webb, and moved to hel
son, Albert, in West ST. Louis.
have returned to their old stamp
ing ground in Annapolis, satisfied
to stay here. The old lady is uE
in the nineties and don't think she
could stand many more trips like
that.
Sarah j. Campbell is still i'm.
proving. Her daughter, Dicky
Henson, was here to see her the
past week.
John R. Middleton has moved
back to his farm on Sulphur creek
six miles east of Annapolis.
Joseph Brewer, Ed and Ons
Robinson are in town to-day, eat
ing cake and looking after theil
best girls.
Fourteen gallons of whiskey or
dered from Poplar Bluff for Christ
mas.
Joseph Brewer wants to open 6
saloon in Ironton in the near flu.
ture, If he can sell out his property
here. Some n ought to come
and buy him out and let him try
his luck.
| see where a niger was hung
in Illinois last week. They asked
him if he wanted to be prayed for
and he said, no, he wanted to &c
to HI, anyway.
BULLETIN.