Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-11

Marshall Mcdowell, a young
man from Madison county, was
tried by a jury in Squire Rasche's
court Monday on the charge of
breaking q big plate glass window
in Louis Miller's store house in
Arcadia. The jury returned 9
verdict OF not guilty.
F. A. Kuhn, who has been liv-
ing on q farm, west of town, left
last Thursday for Cairo, ILL.,, where
he will engage in the mercantile
business. Mr.. Kuhn came here
from Cairo a couple Of years ago in
poor health. He was greatly BEN
Gifted by his stay here and goes
back to his old business in Cairo.
The Arcadia Heights people
have let the contract for rebuild
ing the Pilot Knob dam, and
work has already been inaugu-
rated. The cost will be in the
neighborhood of $500. The lake
will be used for boating, bathing
and fishing purposes and is ex-
pected to be completed in about a
month.
MI. and Mrs. Buchanan from
Chicago are being entertained by
Mrs. j. H York at her home until
such time as their household goods
arrive. Mr.. and Mrs. Buchanan
have purchased a Bungalow site
on Arcadia Heights and will make
their home there as soon as their
house is built. Mrs. Buchanan is
a Christian Science practitioner.
Rev. Strother informs us that
Prof. G. F. Pendergraft, of the
Texas Holiness University, has
accepted the position of instructor
in the business course of the Holt
ness University at Des Arc and
will commence his work there
this fall. Prof. Pendergraft is
highly recommended as an in
structor and Mr.. Strother regards
him as a valuable acquisition to
the faculty of the Southeast Mis-
souri, school.
The Chairman of the County
Republican Committee, Ira Carr,
announces that henceforth his
paper, the Ellington Press, will
not advocate and stand for all the
Republican party advocates and
stands for, but will be indepen-
dent. Some people think the post
office that he didn't land caused
the change, but we don't know,
However we do know that there
are some Republicans who are
kicking because their Chairman
has forsaken the 6. Q. p.-Center-
ville Outlook.
In the death of DR.. A. S. Prince
Wednesday, March 8, 1909, at Il
O'Clock P. M, Ironton lost one Of
it's Oldest and most respected citi-
zens. He was i'll but three OF foul
days, and his sudden death sur
prised and grieved the community
A fitting obituary will be publish
ed next week, penned by one more
capable than I, The funeral, held
the following Friday, was very
largely attended. The bereaved
relatives have the sympathies o.
all who know them and esteemed
him whom they mourn.
Sheriff Marshall last Wednes.
day afternoon arrested Bert Exlint
and Carl Martin in a box car or
the 'Ironton siding. They were
charged with having burglarized
the store of Syl Kitchell at Annap-
oils the night before and some o.
the missing property was founc
on their persons. They admitted
the crime, were taken before
Squire Rasche, where they waived
examination, and were held fol
circuit court. Both are youne
men and strangers in this part 0.
the country.
The following telling of thu
mining operations Of u towns.
man, Mr.. w. G. Mcbride, is taker
from the Douglas, Arizona, Journa
of March Sd: "W. G. Mcbride
president of the Virginia Develop
ing company, and who is alst
heavily interested in the SonorC
Consolidated Mines company, il
an old timer in this part of Arizona
having arrived here in 1885 ane
has been engaged in mining ant
prospecting eve since. He i
thoroughly acquainted with al
the surrounding mining country
and is a man of wide experience
Mr.. Mcbride has recently takel
hold of the Virginia property ant
has organized a Mexican an(
American company and alread,
has a force of men at work devel
oping the property. j. A. Mcbride
Jr., is superintendent and S. eros
of England is the company's en-
gineer. The company, it is said
has plenty Of money in the banl
to carry on the work and develop
the property until it becomes
paying proposition. The propert,
is located in Sonora, sixteen mile
south of Douglas, about six mile
from the Cabullona ranch. Or
runs of 26 per cent in copper, 3
ounces in silver and S4.60 in gol
bo IN haan ohtoipad -
The Nicholas Ritter Realty an
Financial Company, in connectio:
with the Scammell- Bottorff Realt,
COMPANY, Mr.. Bottorff, of thi
!. firm, having formerly been a sales
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