Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-07-09

T. H. Anderson, of Edge Hill,
came to Ironton Friday to spend
the 4th with his father, F. NJ. An
derson, Superintendent of the Poor
Farm. He rode a horse which he
lately purchased for 500. At six
O'CLOCK that evening the horse took
sick and died the next morning.
The misfortune left little enjoy
ment for Mr.. A. on "the day we
celebrate"
On the dancing platform at the
picnic in Arcadia on the 4th Dick
Knight and a man by the name of
Brewer from Annapolis got into a
dispute which terminated in
Knight knocking Brewer down.
Then Brewers partner for the
dance forthwith grabbed a scant-
ling and splintered it over Knights
head. But Knight said The blow
didn't hurt, and the dance went
gaily on.
The doctors discovered Tuesday
evening what they diagnosed as a
genuine case of smallpox. The
patient is Mary Bartsch, about
eighteen years old, who lives with
her parents on Knob street, not
far from the depot A quarantine
was at once established and a
guard placed at the house. AS
smallpox is a winter disease the
physicians do not think there will
be any trouble in preventing the
contagion from spreading. 1t is
thought that the girl contracted
the disease at Bismarck where she
has recently been employed in a
hotel.
At the Ironton station last
Wednesday evening a travelling
man tagged No. 8, the north
bound passenger train, with his
handkerchief. Although this is
not supposed to be a stop for that
train, which was a heavy n with
two engines, it stopped, and the
travelling man and a companion
boarded it and the train went puff
fing over the hill. Don't know
what the crew said to the travel
ing man, but what did he care as
long as he was son board?" Mr..
Downey, our agent, has since been
apprised that this train now stops
at lronton station for st. Louis
passengers.
In order to further develop the
mineral field in this county the
operators now at work have Sc
cured the cooperation Of coterie
of mon from Birmingham, Ala,
and will start Immediately to Sc
cure by lease or purchase a large
amount of undeveloped land. The
southern men who will be inter-
ested up here own a large interest
in the smelters of Birmingham, as
we'll as a large amount of iron
producing property in Alabama.
Whether the intention is to put up
a smelter in Greenville, as rumor-
ed, at any rate a big lot OF money
will be spent in developing the
land over the county Wayne Co.
Journal.
The 18th was a big day in Area
dia. A large crowd was in atten-
dance and the picnic was a sue
cess. The Pennington band dis
coursed sweet music. Interesting
and pleasing addresses were made
by Representative Polk. Father
Adrian, Mr.. Currens, of st. Louis,
and Prof. Roberts of Cape Girar-
deau. The crowd vas in q good
humor and we'll behaved, and, al
though it is said the beer man did
a rushing business all day long,
there were not a great number
more of intoxicated people on the
ground than in the days when we
had saloons. AS stated, the pic
mic was in every sense a success
and the promoters thereof are to
be congratulated.
AT the meeting of the Ironton
school board Monday evening the
Bank of Ironton was named as
depository for the district funds
for the ensuing vear-said bank
agreeing to pay 3 ia per cent. on
daily balances. There was no
other bid before the board. w.
Ell. Delano was reelected Secre-
tary of the board without oppo-
sition. President Farrar placed
L. A. Cook in nomination for
treasurer, saying that he did so at
Mr.. Cooks request. Mr.. Mann
Ringo was also nominated. One
member of the board was absent.
The first ballot resulted in three
votes for Ringo and one for Cook
Mr.. Ringo refraining from vot-
ing. The next ballot was four for
Ringo and none for Cook.
The Pennington Telephone
Company has sent out a new
schedule of rates to take effect
August list, which, if expressions
of those who are on the paying,
end of the line count for anything,
amounts to about the same as
highway robbery minus the sand
bag or the revolver. Under the
new System" a man having a
phone in his place of business in
Flat River will pay a monthly
rental of $3.50 for the use of the
phone in Flat River alone, and
when he talks to Desloge or Ell
wins he will pay five cents extra,
and ten cents extra for talking to
anu other town in tha nn~nnantinn