Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-02-06

that communications will not be
published unless accompanied by
the name of the writer. This is a
rule that positively admits of no
exception.
Our fellow townsmen, Messrs. A.
and VIM. Rieke, Sunday received
the sad intelligence of the death
of their mother which occurred in
Germany, January 22d, in her
eighty-sixth year. We extend our
sympathy.
Mr.. Theodore A. Conrad, of st.
Louis, who recently purchased
property in Russellville, has the
contractors figuring on the house
which he proposes building this
spring. 1t is said the house will
cost about $1,000.
Judge Joseph Williams fell off
a porch at Hillsboro Tuesday, and
was hurt too bad to hold court
Tuesday. B. Irwin occupied the
bench Tuesday. 1t is hoped the
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few days.-De Soto Press.
H. B. Jones was here from Ar
kansas last week making arrange
ments to build his home, which
will be located just east of Mr..
Damron's across the railroad.
Harry expects to move here as
soon as the house is completed.
j. S. Bollinger, of near Sabula,
and a Mr.. White of near Annapo-
lis, were in town Monday. We un-
derstand that Mr.. White was here
making arrangements to purchase
the Coleman farm on Black River
in this county -Centerville Outlook.
The week of prayer is being OBJ
served at the Presbyterian church
this week. 1t was postponed from
January on account of the meet
ings at the Baptist Church. The
public is cordially invited to be
present every evening at 1880
o'clock.
Sawmill men are confronted by
two difficulties about going ahead
with business at this time. One
is the difficulty of making collec-
tons and the other is the cancel
lation of orders given before they
have had time to fill them.-Pied-
mont Banner.
Bennett Fits, of near Tronton,
is visiting his son, Sheriff H. L..
Fits of this place. MI. Fits was
a citizen OF our county for many
years and we understand he is
thinking very strongly of moving
back to the old farm on West
Fork, which he still owns.-Cen-
terrible Outlook.
The officers ask us to state that
complaint has been made to them
of the conduct of the tenant of a
certain house on North Main street.
Unless there is a change in the
conduct of the aforesaid tenant,
there will be a removal. That is
what the officers say.
The report that engineer AL.
Young had gone to st. Louis to
run a switch engine in the yards
there was premature. Mr.. Young
visited st. Louis last week but is
now back on the pusher. He may,
however, conclude to 60 to St.
Louis and run a switch engine.
L. M. Fox and wife, who have
been conducting the Commercial
Hotel at Piedmont for the past six
months, have returned to Ironton.
Mr.. Fox says that the present Re-
publican prosperity is too much
for him and he'll rest a while. He
expects later to locate in Jones'
boro, Arkansas.
After this week the Commercial
Hotel will be conducted by George
Creath, who was in St. Louis last
week buying new bedding, etc.
The late manager, L. M. Fox, who
halls from Ironton, made many
friends during his stay here and
we wish him success wherever he
decides to locate. -Piedmont Ban
ner.
MI. j. Hummel returned last
Saturday from q business trip to
Chicago, Milwaukee, and other
northern cities. Mr.. HI. says that
it is generally admitted in that
section that the present panic is
the worst the country has ever
known, and it is feared that the
situation will not improve for some
time.
Adrian Steel was last Friday ap-
pointed postmaster at Ironton to
succeed j. N. Bishop, whose term
had expired. The appointment
was controlled by the Republican
politicians at Washington and the
patrons of the Office had little OF
no voice in the matter. 1t will
probably be a month before the
new appointee takes charge.
The REGISTER is in receipt of 8
programme and menu card of the
Students Annual Banquet of the
Benton College of Law, st. Louis.
which occurred at the Mercantile
Club. In the list of students we
see the name of Mr.. N. P. Logan,
a former Iron county boy. Nov
is a bright fellow, full of energy
and push, and will be a success In
the law.
There is much shooting of song
birds going on all the time. TIT
Missouri statute makes it unlawful
, to kill any song or insectivorou'