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

Poplar Bluff Republican.
Joe Madlinger, the Knob baker,
was overcome with the heat while
baking last Friday afternoon and
has been quite sick since.
The Democratic central COM
mittee meets next Saturday. 1t is
hoped that every member of the
committee will be present.
A. Rieke tells US that he has a
car load of brick on the way and
will commence work on his new
store house in a short time.
The Presbyterian Church and So
cieties will hold their annual pic
mic on Mrs. Hills lawn, Tuesday,
July 18th, beginning at 4:30 P. NJ.
We should like for some one who
has the information to tell US why
our mail is not dispatched north
on No. s in the evening instead OF
No. 4.
There was a big crowd of visit
ors in the valley on the 4th. One
hundred people got off the even
ing train at the Ironton station
Friday.
To correspondents: your letters
must be here not later than Tues
day noon to insure their being
printed the same week they are
received.
Congressman Smith was in Iron
ton last Thursday looking after
his political fences. The Con-
gresham will have a walk-over
this year.
A broken engine delayed No. Is
more than an hour Monday even
ing, and a freight engine was
pulling the train when it went
through here.
FoUND-About two weeks ago
between Ironton and Arcadia, a
lady's light cape. Apply at this
office, prove property, pay for this
notice and get the cape.
Rev. 1. V. Maxey, who left the
M. E. Church a couple of months
or more ago to join the Baptist
flock, last Sunday reunited with
the Methodist brethren.
The famous hog case was tried
for the third time before Squire
Roop in Belleview Tuesday. A
majority verdict was returned in
favor of j. G. Roehrs, plaintiff.
Regular meeting of Star of the
West Lodge, No. 1873, A. F. & A. M,
Saturday night, July 18th. All
members urged to attend.
MANN RINGo, Sec'y.
There should be a good street
light maintained at the station, in
any event. 1t is something fearful
to get off the night train, and not
a friendly ray of light anywhere.
The Epworth League of the M.
E. Church will give an ice cream
social on the church lawn Tues
dey evening, July 18th. Every
body invited to come and enjoy a
social evening.
LosT-Friday afternoon, July 3,
on the public road between Pilot
Knob and the Shut In a pocket
book containing quite a sum o.
money. Finder return to this Of
fee and receive reward.
The saloons in st. Francois
county will all go out of business
within the next two months. The
license of a great many of them
has already expired and the sur
vivors have quite a monopoly.
Several from Ironton attended
the dance given by Mr.. and Mrs.
A.. E. Bisch at Hogan Monday
night. They all report the time OF
their lives and declare Mr.. and
Mrs. Bisch royal entertainers.
j. w. Clarkson was a visitor tC
the valley on the 4th of July.
Mr.. Clarkson spent the past month
at Hot Springs and was on his
way home to Clarks, Louisiana.
His health is much better than it
was.
Prosecuting Attorney Damron is
in receipt of a letter from the At
torney General wherein he holds
that wholesale dealers in beer must
take out merchants license and
must not sell in less quantity than
five gallons.
MI. j. A. Parker, who had fol-
many years a resident of Iron
Mountain, but who has been max
ing his home in the lead belt for
ten years or more, died Tuesday OF
last week at the age of sixty-one.
A good man gone.
Judge G. G. Bland, of st. Louis
candidate for reelection as Judge
of the st. Louis Court of Appeals,
was an Ironton visitor last Thurs
day. The Judge is holding hi:
own mighty well with Father
Time.
No. s "butted in" to a freigh'
traiw not yet Sin the clear at Del
&C Thursday evening. The from
Tengine on No. s was badly damag'
ed and several freight cars were
splintered. Nc. 8 was delayed
about three hours.
Mr.. j. B. Russell, who is engag.
ed in the lumber and mercantile
business at Ruble, on the Leepel
road, in Reynolds county, was ar