Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-09-22

sulIey -ufe acres Oh his eighty acre
farm, west of Shepherd Mountain,
to D. B. Ollie, late of Harrison
oouoty, Mo-, for S2f00. Mr.. Nc
lKee paid $500 for the eighty
acres about two years ago.
County court will sit as a court
OF appeals on the assessment of
merchants and manufacturers,
at the courthouse next Monday.
On account of recent increases
made by the board there may be a
number of compliments on hand.
A few months ago quite a lot of
railroad iron belonging to the Big
Muddy Company was hauled from
Pilot Knob to Ironton for ship
ment. 1t was hauled back to the
Knob last week and will be used
in putting down the tracks on the
inclines again.
The smallpox situation in the
vicinity of Reynolds and Dagonia
seems to be under control and the
disease is at last about stamped
out. There are still a few cases
but no further spread is looked
for by the health authorities
Centerville Outlook.
Mr.. and Mrs. Trauernicht of
lronton whose lovely home has
just been completed and they have
been to the city to buy the furnish
ings, stopped off on their way
home to see their new grandson,
Ellis Lee France, over Sunday
De Soto Republican.
A special term of county court
was held Tuesday for the purpose
of passing on the sanity of Cora
Hale, who lives west of Ironton
with her parents. She was de-
clared, of unsound mind and sent
to the asylum at Pennington that
afternoon. The unfortunate young
woman has been in the asylum be-
fore.
A mass meeting of the Ironton
churches will be held at the Opera
House, Sunday, October I'd, at
1880 P. M, in behalf of the Prohi-
bition Amendment. The COM
mittee in charge has invited Mr..
Eugene G. Edgar, an attorney OF
De Soto, Mo-, to make an address.
All are invited.
CHAs. E. EDWARDS, Secretary.
Lemro Hill went to Ironton sat-
urday. His errand was to visit his
brother, Albert, and family and to
take his little niece a pet, in the
form of a full blooded bull dog
pup. Lemro is quite a dog fancier,
and his especial hobby is Of the
bull dog specie. With the de.
parture of "Little Steve" Lemro
still has "Teddy" and "Nigger"
left.-DesIoge Sun.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Jones were
called to French Mills in Madison
county Saturday morning by the
announcement that Mrs. Jones'
mother, Mrs. Judge Maxim, was
seriously i'll. Mrs. Matkin died
the following day and the funeral
occurred Monday. Mrs. E. G. Tu-
al of Arcadia was also a daughter
of the deceased. To the bereaved
we extend sympathy.
Thursday evening will be helt
a special session of the Business
Mems League. A full attendance
is desired to confer with the auto
mobile men from st. Louis. Tit
meeting will be held at the court
house, to which the public is
cordially invited. The question
of "good roads" will be discussed
and music will lend its aid to thu
interest of the evening.
Mr.. L. w Schriever, his daught
or, Miss Schriever, and son, Edgar
are recent arrivals in the valley
Mrs. Schriever will arrive a littl'
later. MI. Schriever, who TO
many years has been Superinten
, dent for G. Young & Sons, fore
most florists in st. Louis will as
sumo charge Of the farm Of Mr.. T
+. 10. Kimber, which has recently
been named "Winwood."
Mr.. F. M. Davis last Friday re
l ceiyed a check for 800 in paymen
, of a COW killed on the railroad las
t April. Looks like a pretty GOO
price for a COW but Mr.. Davis wa
one of the very best. He prove,
! to the claim agent that came her
| to investigate the matter for tn
|, railroad that he had a short TIM
I before the animal was killed re
fused an offer of St25 for her.
A couple of gentlemen from
, Kansas City are in Centervill
, this week. We understand the,
!. are making a deal with the La
clede Land and Improvement Cc
for a large tract of their wild Ian,
in this county, which they will
, have cleared and put in ,larg
, orchards. This within I'LL opinion
I be a paying investment, as n
J finer fruit can be grown in tn
state than grows in Reynold
county.-Centerville Refornaer.
! A letter from MI. @. w. Bearc
! informs US that he is now locate
9 in st. Louis, diving at 4t58 Shen
, andoah Avenue), having recent
! removed there from Newport, AT
kansas, to take charge of the bus
n mess of the st. Louis Cotton Com
press Company in East st. Louis
3 Yves commenced work tor thi
q company fourteen years ago at
Z salary of $50 per month as a clerl
He has been promoted from tim