Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-11-18

VIM. ]. Schwab returned from
Oklahoma to accept position as
train auditor with the Missouri
Pacific railroad. Mr.. Schwab is
now "breaking in" and expects to
be assigned to a run within a
short time.
A half dozen people missed No.
A Monday evening. They had
not been appraised that there was a
change in schedule Sunday and
No. A is now due at Ironton at
4:22 instead of 4:36 as under the
former card. I
The enrolment in the Ironton
public schools for the month end
ing November 18th was 206; aver
age daily attendance 1893; cases of
corporal punishment, 2-both fe-
males; present every day, 1853;
neither absent nor tardy, 147.
Mr.. James Webb, of st. Louis,
the railroad conductor, is on a
deal with Mr.. James M. Logan
for the purchase of the Goulding
Park property, on the western
limits of the city. The price is in
the neighborhood of $4,000, we are
told.
After the continuance until the
April term of circuit court of the
illegal voting cases in the circuit
court last Wednesday morning
there was but little on the present
docket. The jurors were dis
charged that day and the following
noon court adjourned.
The carpenters who went from
Ironton to Eminence a week or SO
ago to work for the Missouri
Lumber & Mining Company, have
about all returned to Ironton. The
boys say there is plenty Of work
there, but they do not like the sit
uation.
From what should be a reliable
source the REGISTER hears that
the railroad company is seriously
considering the proposition OF
moving the Ironton station to the
cut just east of town. A station
located there would certainly be
more accessible than on the pres
emit site.
The Recorder has issued the
following marriage licenses the
past week: Nathan Alcorn and
Clara Middleton; Marshall Spitz-
miller and Mrs. Jane Brooks
Chas. HI. Ketcherside and Dollie
M. Reed; Fred G. Gassman and
Dora Carly; Richmond Bowles
and Annie jackson.
Mr.. Chas. P. Damron last week
sold the place known as the Bum
gardner farm east of town, to Geo.
E. Furbeck, late of Western Kan
sas. The price paid was S2500.
Mr.. Damron bought the place
about eight months ago for $3.50.
Mr.. Furbeck has already moved
to his newly acquired home.
Sunday was orally day" with
the members of the Ironton Bap-
fist Church. After the morning
service dinner was served in the
basement of the church and a gen
eral good time followed. "Rally
Day" was inaugurated with the
Ironton church last year and has
become exceedingly popular.
County Collector j.. N. Lewis
asks the REGISTER to call the at
tention of the tax payers to the
fact that the time is fast approach
ing when state and county taxes
become delinquent and costs and
penalty ensue. December 31st is
the last day of grace. Better call
at once,pa up and avoid the rush
Rev. w. w. Strother writes us
that the Holiness College at Des
Arc is doing finely, and will have
an enrolment of rs by December
tst. A house a week has been
built on College Hill since the
camp meeting, and the outlook is
most encouring. Mr. Strother in
augurated a meeting at Hendrick.
son in Butler county Tuesday.
In sentencing Hattie Williams,
colored, to the penitentiary fol
three years Judge Williams, ii
circuit court last week, gave heI
the benefit of the twenty months
she has been in Jail awaiting trial
On good behavior her sentence il
reduced nine months so she will
have but seven months to spent
at Jefferson City.
Senator Stone will deliver al
address in the courthouse at Iron
ton next Saturday, November goth
at 2:30 o'clock P. M. His address
will be on the tariff principally
and our county is one Of the fou
in the state where he will de-
liver this speech. Senator Ston,
is one of the biggest men in thu
Nation and all parties should turf
out and hear him.
Strayed-From my farm OIL
Marble Creek, early last spring, ;
large red COW, marked with my
} initials on one ear, and swallow
fork in the other. Probably calveG
soon after straying. Also, a rec
Heiefer, marked as above. Will
pay liberal reward for their return
to me, or for information that will
lead to their recovery.
@. KUHN.
George L. Moore, Sol Of Mrs. "A
Moore of this city, who has beer