Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-12-22

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the arrival of a nine and a half
pound boy, who put in his appear
ance at the Hawkins home Mon
day evening, December 10, 1910, at
5:45 o'clock. We are pleased to
announce that the ,mother and
child are doing nicely and the
happy dad hasn't talked horse for
a whole twenty-four hours.
The Arcadia Valley Mfg Co.
have just finished a building
75x50,to be used as a finishing and
store-room. The structure is of
iron siding with a non-inflammable
roof. This company evidently
means business, and the REGISTER,
as we'll as the community in gem
eral, is gratiied in the belief that
success will attend the ventures.
The establishment manufactures
screen doors and windows under
patents which protect it from be-
ing crowded to the wall by "the
trust"
Tuesdays Post Dispatch: "Walk-
er j. McCollum of 9t8 Warren
street will get more sweetness
than falls to the lot of most happy
bridegrooms when he becomes the
husband of Miss Jane P. Hoffman,
of 231S North Eleventh street at the
Land and Industrial Exposition at
the Coliseum Wednesday night at
s o'clock. The gift of the MANAGE
ment of the exposition will be a
fve-acre farm in Arcadia Valley.
1t was the offer of the farm that
induced the couple to consent to be
married at the Coliseum"
Drink water and get typhoid
fever. Drink milk and get tuber-
culosis. Drink whiskey and get
jim-jams. Drink soup and get fat.
Eat meat and encourage cancer,
apoplexy and appendicitis. Eat
oysters and absorb typhoid gastric
poison germs. Eat vegetables and
give the system Asiatic thin-blood-
ed weakness. Eat dessert and die
with paresis or something else.
Smoke cigarettes and die too soon.
Drink coffee and fall into insomnia
and nervous prostration. Drink
tea and get weak heart. Drink
wine and SO get govt. And there
you are!
The Agricultural Society met
last Saturday with a very good at
tendance. Mr.. Lewis gave a talk
on Gardening" Mr., Oren related
his experience in "Raising Poul-
try for Market" and what he is
doing here in the valley. A dis
cussion followed in which every
lone present joined. Mr.. Russell
discussed clarifying and what it
will do for the farmer. L. w.
Schriver, manager of the Kimber
farm at Pilot Knob, and T. A.
Smearinger, of Arcadia, we're en-
rolled as members. MI. LANCE, of
the Davister, Illinois, Condensed
Milk Co., was a visitor.
Here is a fish story we find in
last weeks Bismarck Gazette: "Mr.
John Finn, superintendent of the
bridge work on the new bridge
south of town, reports a very pecu-
liar incident in connection with
the work of putting in the abut-
ments. The hole that he is dig
ging is about 40 feet from the
river and at about a depth of
6 feet below the bed Of the river
they,struck a small stream of water
that poured into the hole. In this
water, which was clear, were nu-
merous fish, ranging in size from
one-half inch to five inches in
length. Besides this, several large
bull frogs were found"
Judge John G. Brown asked
County Clerk White for permis-
sion to copy the names on the
poll books in this county at the
last election. He was given per-
mission and stated that Jos. G.
Schultz would do the copying.
The Republicans are getting UNI
easy over the threatened exposures
in st. Louis of the frauds that
were perpetrated there and pro-
Lpose to scrutinize the poll books
in every county in the state that
gave a Democratic majority. This
is proper, if there were any frauds
perpetrated in Madison county the
guilty ones should be punished;
most everyone except the COVER
nor, thinks there was fraud per-
petrated in st. Louis and the Dem
ocrats propose to show it up; let
the Republicans do the same if
they can.-FredericktoWn Democrat
NeWs.
There was something doing in
Masonic circles at Belleview last
Saturday evening. Word was re-
ceived here that Messrs. j. G..
Forshee, @. B. Paullus, David
Lasater and DR.. A. A. Meador,
residents of that community, were
to receive the Degree of Master
Mason. Toward the close of the
day severalIocal Masons procured
conveyances and drove out there
to assist in the ceremonies. A deli
egation from Caledonia was pres.
ent also, and a very / lteresting
meeting vas held. After lodge.
those in attendance we're escorted
lin a body to the Paullus Hotel
where a sumptuous spread was
waiting, and fever a lot of hungry
Free Masons enjoyed a supper il
was on this occasion. The roads
were in excellent condition, the
temperature was just about to the
freezing point and the full moon