Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-21

About twenty-five men were
put to work in the shops last week
and it is reported that a few more
will be put on next week. There
are about ten dead engines in the
now and the company will
soon have a big lot of repairs to
get their rolling stock in shape
Soto Press.
Following the meeting of the Re-
publican county committee the an
nouncement is made that the
names of the candidates for the
various county offices, to be voted
on at the primary election in Au-
gust, will be printed in a few days.
And those fellows have the gall to
talk about "ring' rule.
The Christian Endeavorers will
give a Mum Social at the home of
Mrs. w. j. Schwab, Thursday eve
ming, May 21st. Everybody is
invited to attend and urg-
ed to bring some one along. A
silver offering at the door will gain
and insure a good time.
The COMMITTEE.
A plan Is on foot at Pennington
to organize a district fair associa-
ton for Southeast Missouri, the
fair to be located at Pennington.
1t is proposed to capitalize the
project at $4,000, divided into $50
shares, with a limit of five shares
to one subscriber. More than half
the stock has already been taken.
-Potosi Journal.
Geo. Left, in a printed state
ment, denies that he ever asked
Mayor Rasche to promise to ap-
point a man for City Treasurer
who would keep the city money in
the Bank of Ironton. It seems to
be a question of veracity between
the Mayor and Left. The friends
of the Mayor are perfectly willing
to let it go at that.
Mr.. Paul P. Rosentreter, FORM
erly of Illinois, but who lived on
the Coleman place at Sabula for
about a year and a half prior to
March list, has bought the Mangold
place in Arcadia and will make
his permanent home there. MI.
Rosentreter is a good man and
citizen and we are glad to have
him with us again.
John A. Tuttle, steward at the
Pennington asylum, while at
tempting to board a moving train
at Bismarck last Thursday morn
inf, fell and broke both bones in
his left leg, a couple inches above
the ankle. He was taken to jose
phine Hospital, st Louis. DR.. Eat
on of Bismarck and DIR. Lott of
st. Louis attended the injured
man, who is said to be getting
along very nicely.
We have a very welcome letter
from our former vallegian, Mr.. E.
T. Elgan, who is now living in
Cotton, California. Mr.. Elgan
says that they could hardly get
along in their western home with
out the REGISTER. He says that
he has just completed for himself
an eight room bungalow into
which they will remove in a few
days. He writes that all the IRON
ton people in that neighborhood
are well.
A petition signed by 900 voters
asking for a local option election in
Jefferson county was presented to
the County Court May 9th by at
torneys E. g. Edgar and H. B.
Irwin. Attorney Terry of Festus,
was on the ground for the saloons
but failed to convence the court
that the petitions should be dis
missed and the election was called
for Jefferson county for June 18th.
AS the city of De Soto votes on
the proposition separately a petit
ton will be filed with the city
council next Monday night asking
them to also call an election.-Dt
Soto Press.
We received a telephone mes
sage Tuesday morning announc-
ing the death of Miss Mildred j,
Ashbrook which occurred in st.
Louis, Monday afternoon at 2:5(
o'clock. Miss Ashbrook's age wal
SO years, two months and Is days
For many, many years she was
resident of Arcadia, but has beer
living in st. Louis since last fall.
She paid a visit to the valley a few
weeks ago and was in her usual
health, SO the announcement of hel
death was unlocked for here. The
remains willb brought to Arcadia
and the funeral occurs from For
Hill Church Wednesday afternoon
at two o'clock.
The county court met in adjourn,
ed session Monday and revoked thu
order made May 4th granting
dramshop license to John A. Ker.
win at Graniteville. The license
was revoked on the contention
that the petition and order grant,
ing the license were defective
Judge Buford opposed the revoca.
ton; Judges Meyer and Schmid
favored 1t. This action of tn,
county court leaves the county
without a licensed saloon - th,
first time in the half century 0