Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-02-27


day by some of his machiner,
breaking. One of Benefits leg
was broken and he was injured
otherwise by the flying pieces o
iron.
On an affidavit made by Mrs. j
S. Benson, Prosecuting Attorne,
Damron last week had a warran
issued for Chas. E. Bolch, on tn,
charge of disturbing the peace
The case will come up for trial be
fore Squire Kitchell at AnnapoliI
Thursday.
Mr.. E. G. Rockwell this weel
sold his residence to Mr. Wen
White. Mr.. Rockwell informed
the Democrat-Ne ws that his family
would probably go to st. Louil
but that be would remain in Fred
ericktown for some time.-Fred'
ericktoWn Democrat eDs.
have a fine Percheron Stallion
for sale at my place. AS l hav'
to leave the place this week, l will
give a bargain to any one wanting
to buy him. Good note will bt
taken. PAUL P. RosENTRETER.
Sabula, Mo
Comfy Collector Lewis informs
us that up to the first of the yea
collections were about up to the
average. Since, then, however
there has been a remarkable fall
ing off in receipts and he fears
that the delinquent list this We al
will be larger than it has for a
long time.
Claude Jarvis tells us that he was
"rolled" from his position as court
stenographer because some attor-
neys, who had the ear of the court
convinced Judge Williams thar
the place should be filed by a Re.
publican. MI. Jarvis held the jot
for ten years and was competent
and popular.
A small frame dwelling, located
near the Touring mill, the proper
ty of the Ironton Manufacturing
Company, and occupied by Will
Blanks, colored, was destroyed by
fire last Wednesday afternoon.
Considerable of the furniture was
saved. The fire originated from
a defective iue.
Miss Edna Hills was quite badly
scalded on the arm and shoulder
last Friday. She was carrying a
pan of.boiling water, when she was
tripped by a cat and the water
poured on her arm and shoulder,
The young lady's injuries were SO
painful that she has been confined
to her room ever since.
Pupils Of Room 2, Ironton Pub
lie School, neither absent nor tar
day during the month of February
Raymond Buckley, Walter Fisher,
Walter Calvert, Ward Farrar,
Lawrence Lashley, Albert Schultz,
Lola Hawkins, Laura Pfitzinger,
Velah Pippin, Mary Walker,
Marie White. Azalee Baldwin,
Pearl Conway, Orpha Davis, JOSE
phine Francis, Bette Grissom,
Della Golf, Birdie Stricklin.
Mrs. John Newman last Thurs
day brought to the REGISTER of.
fee a Gala lily from one of the
plants sent here by Mrs. O'Brier
from California last year. The
flower was nine inches long and
over six inches across-by all
means the largest and most beau
tiful lily we ever saw. Mrs.
Newman says she doubts whether
the flower attains that perfection
even in California.
Theodore Farrar made a record
trip to Arkansas and back last
week. He left here Tuesday night
of last week with two car loads OF
stock for Corning, Arkansas,
where he expected to locate and
engage in the dairy business. On
arriving there Mr.. Farrar did mo-
find things to suit him, or as he
expected them, and without I'M
loading shipped his cars back to
Ironton, where they arrived Thurs
day night.
Sergeant and Mrs. Reese and the
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Omaha last Friday evening. The
Sergeant left to-day for For
Omaha and will sail for the Phil
lipines from San Francisco March
9TH. He expects to return in about
two years. We wish him bon voy-
age and safe return. Mr.. Reese
has been in the service abouttwen.
ty years and expects to retire
shortly after his return from the
PHILIPPINES.
A letter was received from DIR
Blount that his household goods
we're destroyed by fire at Dexte,
Tuesday morning. Mrs. Bloun'
gave birth to a fine girl only a few
minutes after the house was burn
ed. A neighbours house beside
them caught fire and shortly after.
ward both houses were in flames
DR.. Blount carried his wife ant
children across the street while
Mrs. Blount was very i'll. They
only saved their piano.-Chafe
Reuiew.
HI. B. AXE arrived here Frida,
of week before last on his way
from Cincinnati to Shreveport
La. That night we had our bi,
snow storm and the night follow
ing he departed for Shreveport
When he.left we had six inches 0