Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-21

IN This 5ectlon as a Dall player,
having pitched for a number of
teams in this county, is making
good as pitcher for the Omaha,
Nebraska, team, according to the
lattering notices he receives from
the newspapers of that city.-Ledd
Belt Nelos.
Fred Patton and wife, were
called to Greenville, Ills, last
week by the death of Mrs. Patton's
mother, Mrs. Oliver, which oc-
Cured Monday morning, April
10th. The deceased was for a
number of years a resident of the
valley and friends learn of her
demise with sorrow.
A number of very fine goats
strayed from the farm of Mr..
Kimber, west of Pilot Knob. a few
weeks ago. Mr.. Kimber had be-
gun to fear that the goats were
really lost, but last Saturday re-
ceived the good news that the en-
tire bunch had been located at Jas.
Hourihan's, west of Hogan.
Cards have been received an
nouncing the marriage of Howard
S. Russell and Miss Elizabeth
Henderson in Sedalia, Mo-, We'd
nesday, April 6th, 1910. They
will make their home in Sedalia.
The many friends of the groom in
Arcadia Valley wish him and his
bride all the happiness that home
and congenial life can give.
A story is told that n of the
census enumerators in the southern
end of the county had a somewhat
strenuous experience the second
day of his labors-last Saturday.
1t seems that the census man had
such little judgment as to ask a
young lady her age. She demurred
and the C. m. protested. Then a
brother of the young lady put in
an appearance and promptly
measured the length of the c. m.
vi tuo SIouuu'
T. J. Short, the efficient super
intendent of the County I%nfrmary,
reports that from 100 hens belong
ing to the infirmary he gathered
1902 eggs during March, which
were almost enough to furnish the
table with that most Important
portion of a good square meal.
Mr.. Short says they are expecting
to increase their poultry flock
until it will not only entirely
furnish the Institution with all the
eggs needed, but also with a good
ly portion of the meat as well.-
Pennington News.
Mrs. Josephine Silone Yates, A.
M, President of the Missouri State
Federation of Colored Women's
Clubs, Professor of English and
History at Lincoln Institute, will
lecture at the Academy OF Music,
Saturday evening, April 23d. Her
coming is under the auspices of
the Phyllis Wheatley Club of this
city. AS a speaker Mrs. Yates is
said to have few equals, and it is
hoped the women will all be out
to hear her. x.
We've had some unusually cold
weather the past four days.
Every night it was feared there
would be a killing frost and all
vegetation and fruit ruined. But
clouds overcast the sky and the
freeze did not come. There was a
slight frost Saturday night but il
did no material damage. This
"Wednesday. morning there is
promise of warmer weather and
the gardener and fruit raiser in
particular and everybody in gen.
eral are hoping that there will be
no more freezes.
Mr.. Herman Davis is in quite q
serious condition at his home in
this city. About ten days ago he
had a bad fall, bruising his ba cl
and side and the day following he
ran a nail in the bottom of his
foot. His fall hurt him and he
complained considerably of his
back and side, but the wound in
his. foot healed rapidly. Tuesday.
however, symptoms of what the
doctors fear may prove tetanus de
veloped and Mr.. Davis suffered
greatly for twenty-four hours. He
is some easier this morning anC
we trust will soon be we'll again.
The remains of little Jim, thu
six-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Allen Hinchey, of Cape Girardeau
were brought to De Soto last Fri
day and laid to rest in the City
Cemetery. He died at their home
in Cape Girardeau Thursday
morning. Mr.. and Mrs. Hinchey
used to live in De Soto and hav'
many friends here who extenc
their deep sympathy to the be
reaved parents in the sad loss o
their little son they loved 81
dearly. Mr.. and Mrs. Hinchey
accompanied by Mr.. Will Hinchey
attended the funeral here.-De Sot
Press.
Sam Cawley of Black River anc
Green Cawley of Brown Row
Pilot Knob, uncle and nephew, go
into a fight on the street in from
of Mayes' livery stable, soutl
Ironton, last Saturday afternoon
Alb. Yates, a relative Of the com
batants, watched the ARRAY
while, and then butted in himself
with the result that he received
a pretty bad cut in the neck. AL
three o the b~elligerents were takel
before Squire Rasche, who fine'
than Gh and cnsta zach. The twf