Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-13

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prospecting trip TO Texas, Louisi-
ana, Mississippi and Alabama.
He leaves this evening for Illinois
to be absent several days.
Prof. Daugherty was last week
appointed a member of the County
Board of Education by the State
Board. Miss Lizzie Russell was
re-appointed by the county court.
Well, the fruit has had several
narrow escapes fIom the frost the
past month, but it has pulled
through admirably, thus far, and
all predictions are for the best
yield in years.
At a meeting of the Pilot Knob
school board Tuesday night of
last week a MI. Hanson of Bel
grade, was chosen principal and
Miss Dora Hinsdale, assistant for
the ensuing year.
At the meeting OF the city coun-
Gil Monday evening Dave Kendall
was appointed assessor. A spec
ial election will be held in June to
select successor on the council to
the late DR.. Prince.
Mrs. Henry Hart pleaded guilty
in Squire Rasche's court Monday
to the charge of disturbing the
peace of her neighbor, Mrs. Her
man Dinger. A fine of 81 and
costs was imposed.
Judge Matkin of Madison coun-
ty was in town Monday. He says
that they had quite a disastrous
wind storm down in his country a
couple of weeks since and much
timber was blown down.
L.. A. Cook has resigned as
Cashier of the Bank of Ironton
and left Monday for Madison, Ills,
where he has a similar position in
a bank there, Mr.. Cook is suc-
ceeded here by his brother.
Regular meeting OF indian R. A.
Chapter, No. II, next Tuesday
evening, May 18th. Important
that every Companion should be
in attendance.
w. R. EDGAR, I'll. P.
Sheriff Marshall will leave FRI
day morning with Robert Williams
and Carl Martin, each sentenced
five years in the penitentiary. He
will also take Bert Exline, who is
sentenced to three years in the re-
form School.
The preliminary examinations
of the men charged with illegal
voting at Henderson precinct in
the west end of the county at the
last November election will be
held before Squire Rasche Thurs
day of this week.
A. J.. Zwart was here from Farm
ington last Friday and Saturday.
Bert has just returned from a trip
to Texas and is enthusiastic over
the possibilities of the Lone Star
State, especially from a truck
farming standpoint.
The attention of our farmers
who propose growing tobacco is
directed to an article on the last
page of this paper telling "How
to Grow White Burley Tobacco"
The remainder of the article will
be printed next week.
Mr.. F. w. Kaths, who has been
spending the winter with his
parents in Pilot Knob, will leave
in a few days for Seattle, WASH
ington, where he has employment
with one Of the concessions at the
big fair which opens June LIST.
Rev. Wilson Stitt will leave next
Tuesday for Denver, Colorado, to
attend the 21st General Assembly
of the Presbyterian Church, U. S.
A. DR.. Stitt will be absent two
weeks and goes to Denver as
the Commissioner representing the
Iron Mountain Presbytery.
VIM. Fl. Smollinger, owner OF
the Iron Mountasn Lake attended
county court at Pennington one
day this week, and while there had
the court to discontinue the coun-
ty-road that leads from the town
to the lake. We understand Mr.,
Smollinger will soon fence the
lake.-Bismdrck Gazette.
The legislature has incorporated
in the appropriation bill an item
allowing our sheriff, John l. Mar
shall, S2S6.57. This is to re-im-
burse Mr.. Marshall for a trip he
made to Arizona, and two to Okla
homa, for which he never received
a cent, and represents less thar
half the amount in cash he is &C.
tually out.
Word was received here the pas
week of the death Of Mrs. Patricl
Twomey, which occurred at he
home in Rialto, California, May A
1909, at the age Of 70. The de-
ceased was for many, many years
a resident of this county and ole
friends will hear Of her passing
with sorrow. To the bereavee
family we extend coincidence.
A jury in the circuit court las
Thursday brought in a verdic'
against Hattie Williams, colored
charged with ~burglarizing The
home of Mr.. w. H. Thomson il
Arcadia, and fixed her punishment
at five years in the penitentiary.
The court set the verdict aside
however, and the case was con-
tinued until the next term of court