Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-16

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LOPEZ STORE Co.
Further dispositions were taken
in st Louis last Friday in the case
of the Iowa & Missouri Land Co.
vs.. l.. A. Mckee. A decision will
not likely be rendered in the caes
for three months or more.
On December 10th in the st.
Louis circuit court Mrs. v. G. Ra-
ney was granted a decree of di-
vorce from her husband, G.. w.
Raney. Mrs. Raney is now maxi
ing her home at the Moser Hotel,
st. Louis.
John Swaringim of Hogan says
that he killed one hundred squir-
rels during the hunting season of
1907. He says that if he hadn't
lost his best squirrel dog there is
no telling how many ne would
have killed.
The section men were last week
cut to 81 a day and eight hours
work. Heretofore they have been
working ten hours and getting
sips. One dollar a day is less
than we ever knew section men to
WORK for before.
The block system, recently in
augurated on the railroad is work.
ing most satisfactorily and seems
to be a sure preventive of COLI
sions. The lamps on the signal
pole hold sufficient oil to burn
eight days without refilling.
Geo. w. Clarkson returned to
Arcadia Sunday from Fort Worth,
Texas, where he was called by the
death of his brother-in-law, Mr..
Fred. w. Green. Mrs. Green will
continue her residence in Texas
for the remainder of the winter,
anyway.
Squire Kitchell is entitled to the
cognomen, ''the marrying Justice
of Iron county" In 1906 he per-
formed the ceremony for more
couples than any other man in the
county, and in 1907 he married
more people than any other two
men in the county.
Thos. HI. Holman, who has done
quite a lot of surveying in this
county, was last week appointed
highway engineer of st. Francois
county at a salary of $1,000. Jas.
Faulkenbury was appointed to the
same position in Reynolds county
at a salary of $500.
Mrs. S. Strother, of Independ-
ence, Kansas, writes the REGISTER
that the report, printed almost a
year ago, that her son, Ed, vas
killed in the Philippines was an
error. Mrs. Strother says he was
killed while switching in a rail-
road yard in Nevada.
The steps leading to the foot
way on the railroad bridge across
Stout's Creek are in a horrible
condition. 1t is a wonder that an
accident has not happened there
on before now, and any further
delay in the necessary repairs will
be criminal c-arelessness.
In future the REGISTER will be
mailed Wednesday morning in
stead of in the afternoon as here
totore. The change is necessitat-
ed by the present train schedule.
All correspondents are requested
to have their communications here
not later than Tuesday morning.
w. j. Brownfeld secured R. A.
Frazier to defend him and waived
preliminary hearing Saturday for
stabbing Paul Patton. Bond was
put at S2500 and in default of same
he was sent back to jail. Patton
is in a serious condition, but it is
believed that he will recover
Hillsboro Democrat.
MI. Theodore A. Conrad, of ST.
Louis, who recently acquired some
property in Russellville, we are
told, will soon commence work on
O swell summer home. He has
already let the contract for a big
lot of granitoid work, which will
be done by Mr.. White, who lives
in one of DR.. Smiths cottages.
Fred. w. Green, mention of
whose sudden death at Ft, Worth,
Texas, on Tuesday of last week,
was made in the last issue of The
REGISTER, according to a telegram
from Fort Worth in last Wednes-
days Republic, committed suicide
by drinking carbolic acid. We
are not advised as to particulars.
j. E. Rice has been elected CASH
Ter of the Bank of H~ornersville
and entered on the discharge of
his duties this week. A. j. Lang
don has retired from the active
management of this bank which
he had made a success, to attend
to his personal business, which is
sufficient to take up his time
Dunklip Democrat.
{ The Secretary of State recently
, called on the banks for statements
of their condition at the close OF
J business on the following dates
October 28th, November 18th, 25th,
December 9th, 23d. These state
ments were not for publication
! but merely that the Secretary
' might see how the banks arc
weathering the financial storm.
! The county court Monday ap.
pointed S. w. Andrews, Jr., high
way engineer for the ensuing two
, years at q salary of 5000 per year