Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-09-10

where they Will make their home
for the winter, having leased a
house on Mcpherson Avenue. Mr..
Edgar expects to spend most Of his
time in Ironton.
Several communications are I'M
avoidably crowded out this week.
Correspondents are again remind
ed that their letters must be in this
office not later than Tuesday noon
to insnre their publication the
same week they r received.
Hon. Frank H. Farris of st.
Louis was in Ironton last Satur-
day. Mr.. Farris has been retain
ed to defend Clark Stringer, one
of the men charged with "holding
up' John Duree between here and
Pilot Knob one evening last April.
Chas. E. Downey, j. L. Bald
win and A. B. Reel have bought the
screen factory in North Ironton
from the Continental Screen Co.
They bought the property for
speculation. In addition to the
buildings and machinery there are
seven acres of land.
Geo. w. Clarkson is home for
a few days. He had just returned
from a trip to Oklahoma and Kan
sas. He expects to leave this week
on a six weeks trip to Los Angeles
and San Francisco. He says he
would look up the Iron county folk
in the Golden State while gone.
We are told that plans are ma
turing for the building of the big
dam in the Shut-In. The cost will
be in the neighborhood of $4,000.
1t is proposed to raise part of the
money by selling lots--the pur-
chasers to have boating and fish
ing privileges on the proposed lake.
Miss Mabel Reyburn has accept
ed position as instructor in the
High School in Poplar Bluff and
leaves this week to assume her
duties there. Miss Reyburn is a
most excellent and worthy young
lady and the REGISTER wishes her
every success in the town on the
raging Black.
From what we can ascertain
there was a clash between the Ho"
liness Camp Meeting and the pic
mic at Des Arc last week. The
Holiness people came out with first
honors. An informant says there
must have been a thousand people
in attendance on the camp meeting
Saturday night.
A number of people were here
from Des Arc last Friday attending
probate court in connection with
some matters relative to the Crow
ley estate. John Crowley, Jr., was
asking half of the increase in
the value of the personal property
since the death of his father.
The court granted him one-third.
NOTICE: From now on | will
have a wagon travelling over Iron
county carrying merchandise. The
wagon will be operated by Mr..
VIM. Gross who has been for sew
eral years in the store of B. N.
Brown, and who henceforth will
bring to your door some splendid
bargains. Give him a trial.
B. N. BROWN.
The colored folk picnic ONION
day was a genuine success and re-
suits were most satisfactory to
those in charge. The parade,
headed by the colored band, went
down Main street about ten o'clock,
and thence to the park. In the
afternoon two games of ball were
played, one with De Soto and the
other with Fredericktown. In
both instances Ironton won.
Public Administrator Roop was
in town from Belleview Monday
on his way to Des Arc. Mr.. Roop
tells us that during the storm a
week ago last Saturday his dwell
ing was struck by lightning and
three trees adjacent were splinter
ed. Mrs. Roop was in the house
at the time and sustained quite a
shock. Fortunately, though, her
injuries were not permanent.
The Board of Equalization was
in session Monday and made the
following increases in the assess
ment of merchants:
Tual Bros, Arcadia, $4,000 to $4,000.
w. P. McCarver, Pilot Knob, 5000 tc
$1,000.
C. Oesterle. Middlbrook, 5000 to $500.
Light 4 Sons, Graniteville, 5000 to
$I2oo.
Lopez Store Co.. Ironton $1,000 to $500
Same, Graniteville, $1,000 to $I2oo.i
C. L. Collins, Jordan, $1,000 to $1,000.
E. L. Farmhouse, I%ronton, $500 to 1880
We are informed that a couple
of little girls in Pilot Knob who
have been sick with what the at
tending physician has diagnosed
as scarlet fever and who are now
convalescing, have been permitted
to mingle with the children of the
town and little or no effort made
to prevent the contagion from be-
ing communicated to others. II
this is true someone has been
criminally careless or negligent.
or both.
Mr.. G.. S. York has secured 9
ninety-nine year lease on the Pr
lot Knob dam, and will immed.
lately proceed to convert it into q
lake of generous dimensions.
The work will be done substantial
ly with stone and concrete, provid.
ing for overflow and all the at.