Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-04

house on Page Avenue in st.
Louis, where he will make his
home and Mrs. Benson will con-
duct a rooming house.
The Belleview Telephone Com
pany will soon have their line in
connection with the local line OF
Ironton. The poles are distribute
ed to the connecting point, and in
a few weeks the Belleview people
will be our close neighbors.
Emmett Reagan, who lives on
his fathers farm, west of Ironton,
had the misfortune to have his
house destroyed by fire shortly
before noon Monday. But few of
the contents we're saved. The fire
was occasioned by a defective
hue.
We learn that our young friend,
Richard Marshall, of whose re-
moval to Milwaukee we mentioned
last week, will be demonstration
for the Dalton Adding Machine
people in that city. The position
is an important and lucrative one,
and we congratulate the young
man.
VIM. H. Henson and Clara Gum
binger (Madlinger) of st. Louis
were married at the Convent in
Arcadia Monday, February %,
1909. After spending a week with
friends and relatives in the valley
they left Saturday for st. Louis to
make their home. The REGISTER
wishes them much happiness.
Conductor Ed Allen of the But
Ter county railroad was struck by
the pilot beam of aipassing engine
Thursday evening while he was
tagging a train at Lowell Junction.
His back was injured and he was
considerably bruised. William
Hammond took his place while he
was recovering from his injuries,
which were not serious.-Poplar
Bluff Citizen.
John Mayes, the livery man,
has bought the residence of Mrs.
w. B. Newman in south Ironton.
Mrs. Newman has bought the
Thomas Newman home in west
lronton where she will make her
home in future. Price paid in
each instance was S1400. Mrs.
Thos. Newman will reside in the
new cottage just completed by
her son, Charles.
There is a dump heap at the
mouth of No. 3 tunnel on the Pilot
Knob hill that John, the mail
carrier, tells US has been burning
for three months or more. The
fire was started when the leaves
were burning early last fall and
John says that never a time since
then but what there have been
traces of fire in the heap. It is
probably cinder or charcoal.
There will be a series of temper
ance meetings in the different
churches as follows:
At the Presbyterian Church,
Sabbath evening, March 7th.
At Fort Hill the morning of the
18th.
At the M. E. the evening of the
At the Baptist the evening of
the 21st.
COMMITTEE.
Especial attention is called to
the beautiful custom tailored
styles in Suits, Skirts and Silk
Dresses which are made to orders,
strictly according to your own in
dividual measurements and from
your own selection of materials.
A perfect fit and satisfaction
guaranteed. As their representa-
tive l hope to havefthe pleasure of
serving you at an early date and
assure you of prompt and courte-
ous attention.
MRS. f. KINDELL.
People who came out of the
Union Station on the local night
train on the Iron Mountain one
evening last week had a novel ex-
perience and to the ladies, in par
ticular a most disagreeable and
unpleasant one. The chair car
was infested with mice, literally
alive with them. And the little
creatures were bold, too, seeking
rest under the ladies' skirts, and
scrambling on the men, too.
There was little sleep among the
passengers on that coach.
The Arcadia Valley Bottling
Works is a new industry in Ar
cadia Valley. The promoters are
HI. M. Collins and son, Hartford,
of Arcadia, and Cicero Collins and
son, Albert, of Sabula. The plant
is being built in a lot just east of
Mr.. Collins residence in Arcadia.
The manufacture and bottling of
soda water will be the business of
the firm. The water supply will
be taken from an adjacent spring.
1t is expected to begin operations
within a couple of months.
The REGISTER this week prints
the announcement of Prof. B. p.
Burnham, of Pilot Knob, as a
candidate for Commissioner of
Public Schools for Iron county,
subject to the will of the voters at
the school election to be held next
month. Mr.. Burnham is a we'll
known and successful teacher,
takes much pride in his profess
sion, and as a man and citizen is
held' in hiOh nataem hv all who