Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-23


for such an election, will be pre-
sented to the county court at the
February term.
An eastern corporation has pur-
chased all the iron lands in Butler
county, and the Citizen intimates
that a big blast furnace will be
built in Poplar Bluff in the not far
distant future.
The night offices at Middlebrook
and Irondale were closed this
week. 1t is said to be the first time
in the history of the road that a
night Office thas not been main
tanned at Irondale.
Will G. Patton last week mailed
us a postal card from Jefferson
City, where he went to stand an
examination before the State
board. Will thinks the capital
town is a great place.
Mrs. X. T. Taylor, who, twenty
five years ago, was a resident of
the valley, died in Little Rock
Monday of last week, aged seven
ty- lone years. The remains were
taken to De Soto for interment.
A pusher crew was pulled off at
Arcadia Tuesday. This leaves
but two crews at work. Railroad
men say that the present panic
eclipses everything in the history
of the Iron Mountain railroad.
Mrs. Snyder and daughter, Ma
RE, returned from the funeral of
Mr.. Snyder Wednesday. They.
are making preparations to move
to Irondale, where Mrs. Snyder's
parents reside. -Ellington Press.
A box car on a SOUTH bound
freight train was derailed at the
Ironton station Sunday morning.
In consequence the main track
was blocked for half a day, but
trains passed through the siding.
City election. April 7th. All Of
fcers to be elected except three
hold-over members of the City
Council. The councilmen whose
terms expire this spring are
Messrs. Ringo, Collins and Barn
house.
Messrs. Walter H. Sanders and
Irwin V. Barth, two young limbs
of the law from st. Louis, were in
Ironton last Friday on legal bust
ness and paid the REGISTER office
a call. W. found them to be two
very clever young men.
Herr August Rieke is in receipt
of a letter from his native town in
the fatherland, signed by twenty
five or thirty of his former neigh
bors. 1t was written during the
holiday season and wished the re-
cipient long and happy life!
Arthur Huff telephoned us from
Pilot Knob yesterday that he was
able to get over in town to get
shaved Monday, which was the
first day he was we'll enough to be
out of the house in a month past.
Mr.. Huff hopes to be in his usual
health soon.
The Republicans Of Iron county
will hold a mass meeting at the
courthouse, February 6th, for the
purpose of selecting two delegates
and two a~lternates to the state con-
vention, and also to select dele
gates to the Republican congress
sional convention.
DR.. F. w. Trauernicht went to
De Soto Tuesday afternoon and
that night was initiated in to the
mysteries of the Elks. We haven't
heard from him since, but in this
instance interpret no news as good
news, and think he has survived
the goats rough jolts:>
An ordinance was introduced al
the meeting of the city council las
week granting an electric light
franchise, to run twenty years, te
w. II. Dawley, of st. Louis. Mr.
Dawley is the gentleman who pro-
poses transforming the Emerson
property into a summer hotel.
Our old friend, A. Begley, came
into the Office last Thursday, and
as has been his custom, for fifteer
or twenty years past, paid fol-
three copies Of the paper to b.
mailed to different addresses TO
the coming year. Mr.. B. is
friend to the subscription list.
Mr.. Polite Elvins, of st. Fran
+ co.'s county, a candidate for con-
J gress in this district, was in Potos
on Tuesday looking after his po'
litical fences. 1t is said that MI
|, Rhodes, of Potosi, will not ask TO
. the Republican nomination thi
year.-Potosi Independent.
On the 18th of this month, tn
!, Missouri Southern Railroad Com
: pany discharged all the sectio:
men along the line except the fore
man. In one or two instances tn
y foreman was allowed to retain on
man. Also they reduced the wag
Q es Of the station agents and otht
. employees 20 per cent. -EIlingto
Press.
: The license CT Herman Amelunt
n the Pilot Knob saloon man, ex
>. pires in February. If he wishes I
renew his license it will cost hi
at the rate of $1,000 per year, IL
"a stead of $500 as heretofore. w
|. believe that Mr.. Amelung's pet
ton, on file in the county cour