Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-02

luo cdmp meeUng at DeS ARC las
week. Mr.. Hill says they wer,
treated royalty, and to Rev. w
Strother, in particular, is he undel
obligations for kindness shown.
Louis Miller has been beautify.
ing the spring in the park east Of
where the old Arcadia Hotel used
to stand. 1t is a magnificent
spring and flows a big stream Of
water-eyen in these dry times.
Called meeting Star of the West
Lodge, No. 1873, A. F. & A. NJ,
Saturday night, September 4th,
Work in E. A. and NJ. NJ. degrees.
All members urged to attend.
MANN RINGo, Sec'y.
To our old friend and neighbor,
Herman Davis, ESQ.,, we are in
debted for a basket of as fine
tomatoes as we've seen this year,
Evidently the drouth hasn't done
great damage to MI. Davis gar
den.
Messrs. j. M. Murdoch and w.
H. Crumb of Chicago were valley
visitors last week. Both are most
affable and entertaining gentle
men, and we are always glad to
have them call at the REGISTER
Office.
Mrs. Hummel, Miss Ethel and
Master Ralph leave this week to
join Mr.. Hummel at Jasper, Ala
bama, where they will make their
future home. The REGIsTBR
wishes them the best of luck in all
things.
John Edgar, of lockwood, Mo-.
who is we'll known in Washington,
st. Francois, Madison and Jeffer-
son counties for his great speed as
a lather, was here this week, lath-
the addition to the public
school building.
August Rieke made a drive into
Reynolds county last week. He
says he found, the East Fork o.
Black River absolutely dry and
the hogs eating the fish. Old res
identers say there never was such
a drouth in that section
Miss Alleda johnson entertained
a number of friends at a lawn
party given at her home last Wed
nesday night. Dainty refresh
ments were served and various
games and contests we're INDUCED
in. All reported a good time.
A note from Mr.. 0. j. Bufort
tells us that he and Mrs. Buforc
are now located at Columbia, Mo-.
and he will attend the State Uni
versity this winter. o. j. says
it's mighty fine to get back tt
poor old Missouri, once again.
The freight service between st
Louis and Ironton is rotten. W.
had a lot of paper shipped from
st. Louis, August 21st, and il
reached here the evening of the
9th. Six days coming ninety
miles. There is considerable com
plant among shippers.
Some philosophy from Herr Au'
gust Rieke: "When a good mar
dies or moves away he is soon for
gotten. But when a id rascal
who has beat everybody that hi
can, goes to his eternal punish
ment OF leaves the community, hi
is remembered by every one for
ever!"
The parties down in Iron county
who claim they saw an airshiE
passing by in the neighborhood o
Iron Mountain lake we're probably
viewing the sky at the time along
the longitude of a bottle elevated
at As degrees. People often "se'
things under such conditions
Potosi Journal.
The last of the machinery of the
hub mill was loaded and shipped
out yesterday for Eminence. The
hub mill furnished employment
for quite a number of men and it,
removal will be felt by all tn
merchants. Two or three families
will move from this place to Emf
hence on account of the removal
Ellington Press.
Judge Jesse Sheppard and wife
who are rusticating at Colorado
Springs, Colo, became grand
parents last Wednesday. A daugh
ter was born to Mrs. A. L. Shep
pard, wife of the official cour
stenographer here, a son of thu
occupant of the bench. The storl
made the visit at Doniphan, Mo-
Poplar Bluff Citizen Democrat.
The men employed in the rail
road shops at De Soto will have
picnic in Goulding's Park, Iron
ton, Labor Day, Monday, Septem'
Der 9Th. A special train, arriving
here at nine O'clock in the morn
ing, will bring the visitors to thu
valley. The public in general, ant
all union men in particular, ar
invited to participate in the day
proceedings.
There was a charivari in nortf
Ironton Saturday night of las
week. The parties ''charivaried'
were Joseph Haven and Mrs
Hawkins, who, it was announced
were married in Potosi a couple O
months ago. The serenade was
not any too kindly received, ant
after ringing their bells and toot'
ing horns for a couple of hours o
more the youngsters departed
just as hungry and thirsty as they
were when they arrived on thu