Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-06-23

June 18th. Work in the initiatory
degree. All members should at
tend. H. ADoLPH, Secretary.
Called meeting of Star of the
West Lodge, No. 1873, A. F. & A.
NJ, Saturday evening, June 18th.
Work in E. A. degree.
MANN RINGo, Sec'y.
A card from John Tolleson ad-
vises us that he and his bride are
making a tour of the eastern cities
and summer resorts. On their re-
turn they will live at Charleston.
There will be an old fashioned
grand picnic at w. M. Sutton's
mill, near Guillam's farm on Black
River, west of Annapolis, Satur-
day, July I'd. A big time
promised all.
Mr.. w. H. Thomson has been
quite seriously i'll at Hot Springs
for the past month. We are
pleased to state, however, that he
is reported much improved and
will probably be at "Valley
Home" soon.
Fred. A. Twomey, of whose i'll
ness we made mention last week,
has sufficiently recovered so as to
be able to come home, and after a
week or two of rest expects to be
all right. He is engaged in street
car work in st. Louis.
The w. G.. T. U. organization
will give a Musicale at the Acad-
envy of Music on Friday evening,
July list. An excellent programme
is being prepared and a rare treat
is promised all who attend. Adults,
25 cents. Children, Is cents.
Hon. T. M. Bradbury of Jeffer-
son City, candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Railroad
Commissioner, was here Tuesday.
Mr.. Bradbury is a very clever
gentleman, and will get a good
many votes in Iron, we think.
A card from Prof. R. E. Wilkin-
son informs us that the Upper
Alton Military Academy closed
June 18th. MI. Wilkinson and
are visiting relatives. in
Saline, Galloway and Franklin
counties and will arrive at Arcadia
for the summer about July list.
VIM. Trauernicht last week
bought from Mr.. F. Rodach. of
Middlebrook, the property just
south of Mann Ringo's residence
on Knob street. Mr.. Trauernicht
has a force of men at work tearing
down the old house and will at
once build a residence on the
premises.
The st. Louis Times recently Of
fered prizes for the ten best stories
of actual experience in
hunting or fishing. Our genial
Mann Ringo, wrote a
telling of his late fishing
trip, and won second prize. We
will publish Mr.. Ringo's story in
the near future.
The st. Louis Times last We'd
nesday devoted the greater por-
ton of two pages to telling of the
valleys charms and advantages as
a summer resort. On our first page
we reproduce what was said about
the Heights. From time to time
we will print other parts of the
Times write-up.
Are you a thinker? Then what
think you of statewide prohibi-
ton? Rev. F. G. O'Meara, of Jop-
lin, Mo-, will speak at Ironton,
at the courthouse, on Friday, June
Oath, at s P. M. MI. O'Meara is a
minister of the Episcopal church,
ten years a railroad man, a man
who knows; logical, domestic and
plain. Are you a free man or a
serf of the system?
A number of ST. Francois coun-
ty Automobiles have leased the
Iron Mountain lake and are build
ing an automobile road of rock
and chats from Pennington to the
dam. Messrs. York of Ironton are
building a road from the Pilot
Knob lake to the Mountain to con-
meet with the road there. 1t will
be one of the finest and most at
tractive drives in the country.
Shortly before noon Tuesday of
last week a house in Pilot Knob,
belonging to j. M. Ivester and oc-
cupied by John Phalan, took fire
and from a defective flue and
burned to the ground. Only child
rem were in the house at the time
the flames were discovered, and
before help could be summoned
the fire had gained such Roadway
that the building could not be
saved.
The REGISTER this morning te-
ceived a card announcing the
of Mr.. Alonzo Powell
and Miss Mary Carson Baird, in
st. Louis, June 2tst, 1910. The
bride Is we'll known in the valley
having spent nearly all Of her life
here. She is a most estimable
and lovely lady, and old friends
will join the REGISTER in wishing
them every happiness. Mr.. and
Mrs. Powell will be at home, 1925
North Taylor Avenue, after Sep
tember 10th.
A committee composed of Messrs.
VIM. Trauernicht, S. P. Ringo, G..
j. Tual, Gilbert Whitworth and
DR.. R. w. Gay have called a meet
for Friday evening. June oath.