Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-15

ing in the st. Louis court having
stopped the railroads from return
ing to the three cent rate April 10th
as they had arranged to.
Prof. B. Fox badly defeated his
Republican opponent in the race
race for Scoool Commissioner of
Washington county last week.
Our congratulations. Prof. Fox
will make a good official.
We understand that VIM. Trauer-
NIGHT will retire from business in
Bismarck this fall and come to the
valley to make his home. We
certainly will be glad to have Mr..
Trauernicht as one of our citizens.
It is said that the railroad will
put the ten-trip tickets to st. Louis
on sale at Arcadia station in the
near future. If the price is made
the same as in former years
$3.50 = that is better than two
cents.
Judge VIM. Stevenson tells US
that he has about seventy phones
on his line extending from Des
Arc to points in Wayne, Reynolds
and Madison county. 1t is a great
convenience to the public and a
good investment to its owner.
Two former teachers in Iron
county J. /. Morris and Geo. L.
Smith, were defeated in the race
for School Commissioner in st.
Francois county last week. The
old commissioner, Prof. Akers,
was reelected by a large majority.
Mr.. Paul P. Rosentreter is now
sole owner of the livery business
in trenton having purchased the
interest of his partner, Mr.. Thos.
D. Jones. Mr.. Rosentreter re-
spectfully solicits the patronage of
the public, assuring the best OF
service at all times.
The undersigned will make the
season with the Celebrated PERCH
eron Stallion, Tom Arnold, at their
barns on Marble Creek, seven
miles south of Ironton; also the
fine Jack, Sambo. We furnish
pasture and take care of mares, at
5000 per month. Address
SMITH AND SIGNER,
Arcadia, Mo.
John w. Bergman, IN Iron
county boy, was elected Mayor Of
Poplar Bluff in the city election
last week. In view of the fact
that Poplar Bluff has a Republican
majority of about $50 and Mr.
Bergman was running on the
Democratic ticket we take it he
must bepretty popular down there
1t seems to be the general opin-
ion that all the peaches were kill
ed last Thursday and Friday mig hts
when the thermometer went to 70,
"a. Are we never to have another
real good peach crop in this coun-
try? 1t has been several years
Plums, apples and other fruits II
is said we're not so badly hurt by
the freeze and there is still q pros
pect for them.
George w. Beard, a conductor
on the Iron Mountain railway
who recently was shifted from The
Scat" branch to the main line
running between st. Louis ant
Poplar Bluff, was granted a divorce
from Sallie M. Beard in the circui
court Wednesday. He alleged {
statutory offense. He changed hi
residence to st. Louis a shor
while ago.-Citizen-D Democrat.
A letter from a member of Mr.
Chas. Tetwiler's family, who re,
Gently removed from Poplar Bluf
to Cotton, California, apprises vi
that a number Of the family are
suffering from the chills. Well
that looks to us like a good jok'
on that wonderfully healthy coun
try of California. Leave Popla
Bluff and contract MALARIA in Cali
fornia! No California for me.
Our old friend, Abner Hancock
Of Elvins, made us a call Saturday
He says that the big fire in Elvin
Monday morning of last week di,
not hurt his property any, but h
was uneasy for a while. Abne
says that the much promised Tai
prosperity hasn't struck that sec
ton of the lead belt yet. On tn
contrary he says that things ar
worse than were ever known Their
before.
"A representative Of the Arcadi
Heights at Arcadia, Mo-, was her
Wednesday for the purpose {
selling a plot of ground to the E
Y. r. U. OF the Missionary Baptis
!, church. Sometime during tn
, month of July the state assembl
! Of the B. Y. T. U. will camp 9
Arcadia Heights for ten days
during which time noted Mission
airy Baptist preachers from a
parts Of the state will be there an
! deliver strong and able religion
} discourses--Malden Merit.
Governor Hadley to-day parole
w. j. Brownfeld, an old soldie
of Jefferson county, sentenced t
the penitentiary for assault t
serve a term of five years froi
March, 1908, providing that h
will abstain from the use of intox
t icants and in the future observ
the law. The parole was recon
mended by Paul Patton, the ma
assaulted, and the prosecuting al
torney Of Jefferson county. Brow
/ field, is rs years Of age. Th
!, trouble for which he was sent |