Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-12-08


inducements and a short term COM
pletes. They mail free, a beautiful
catalogue and ask all our readers
to send for it.
Superintendent Burnham wants
every teacher in the county who
can arrange to do so, to be present
at the teachers meeting in Ironton
next Saturday, December 10th.
Members of school boards and
patrons especially urged to attend.
All are invited. Everybody well
come.
Geo. w. Parker, of Bismarck,
who was known to a number of
our people as a frequent visitor at
the home of our fellow townsman,
VIM. Trauernicht, died Tuesday of
last week of pneumonia. Mr..
Trauernicht is executor of the es-
tate which is said to exceed $4,000
in value.
George Marshall has his right
hand in a bandage on account of
an accident that befell him one
day last week. He was engaged
in loading some shells, when, in
some way Dr. other, a percussion
cap exploded and the powder was
ignited. Fortunately no great
damage resulted.
Al candidates for Office at the
recent election, whether defeated
or elected, are required to file a
sworn statement of all campaign
expenses with the county clerk
within thirty days after the date
of said election. Failure to COM
ply with this section subjects the
offender to a fine of $1,000.
Mr.. Simeon G.. Shular died at
his home on Marble Creek-not in
Arcadia as stated in these columns
last week. The funeral occurred
under the auspices of the Masonic
order Friday afternoon and inter-
ment was made in the K. P. ceme-
terry. To the bereaved widow and
family we extend our sympathy.
Mr.. Claude Jarvis of st. Louis
made a quick dash into our town
last Thursday night. 1t is being
limited around that his visit had
something to do with his regain
ing the position of court stenog-
rapher for this judicial circuit when
Judge Williams steps down from
the bench onthe first of the year.
-Potosi Journal.
M. E. Rhodes has formed a law
partnership with Hon. Sam Byrns
and Ed. j. Bean of De Soto and
will have offices on the second
floor of the Potosi Bank building
after January list, 1911. The style
of the firm will be Byrns, Bean &
Rhodes. Offices will be maintained
in both Potosi and De Soto.
Either Mr.. Byrns or Mr.. Bean will
visit the Potosi Office each week.
Potosi Journal.
Elsewhere we reproduce from
the Poplar Bluff Citizen a couple o
articles telling of the tragic death
of Judge A. A. Mast. Mr.. Mas
was we'll known to the people o
the valley and Iron county, as hi
had been paying visits here fol
the past ten years as lumber in
spector for the H. I. Ruth Lumbe,
Company of Poplar Bluff. He wa
a genial, jovial gentleman aue
many friends learn of his untimely
end with sorrow.
The ground received its frs
covering of white for the winte
Sunday. About dark that even
ing sleet began falling and con
tinued throughout the night, GOV
ering mother earth to a depth 0
an inch or more. Monday morn
ing it began showing and the flake
continued to fall throughout tn
day and into the night. Tuesda,
morning there was six inches ant
a half of the snow, affording tn
first sleighing and coasting of tn
season. A pretty big snow for s.
early in the winter.
Mr.. Hal Bell and Miss Ora Law
son were united in marriage at til
home of the bride, Belleview, Mo.
Sunday evening, December 4,191C
The ceremony was performed BY
Rev. Bynum, pastor of the M. E
Church, of Belleview, in the pres
ence of the near relatives and
few intimate friends. After tn
ceremony congratulations were e2
tended and refreshments served
, The guests then departed for thei
homes, gay and light-heartec
Mr.. and Mrs. Bell will make thei
future home in Belleview.
An upstairs room at the home {
Mr.. j. R. Baldwin is set apart a
the exclusive property Of the littl
girls-a playhouse whore the
! rule and have all kinds of tui
One day recently the hired CIR
taking a couple of the childre
with her, went to the playhouse |
clean up. On removing a pile {
3 paper on the 6oor-from which til
: girls had been making paper dol
. -shs was very much startled I
see a monster black snake curle
upon the floor, with head erect an
wiggling tongue. Grabbing th
!, little girls the maid fled down I'll
: stairs. Afterwards a careful scare
! was made but his snakeship coul
. nowhere be found. How he e,
there is difficult to account for.
One Of Rosentreter's team
!. hitched to a surrey, made a recor
, breaking run from Graniteville