Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-14

ollOJ WILL AdfO 1CA ehO0o0A0
visitors next month because of the
Farm Congress and the Crumb-
Murdoch land drawing. Well, l
guess we can water and feed 'em;
their housing will be the problem.
Business transactions in Ironton
are frequent and swift. Tom
bought the Twomey butcher
shop one day last week, intending
to 60 into the business, andsbe-
hold! two days later sold out to an
Illinois man. Who says that we
are either dead or sleepingP
Mr.. c.. S. Russell informs us
that a son of Prof. F. q. Miller,
who was principal of the Pilot
Knob public schools thirty years
ago, has been appointed as a GEN.
sus enumeration in Kansas City.
Mr.. Russell assures us that there
is one Democrat who has a census
job.
County Graduation May 7th
promises to be a big day for the
children of Iron county. Prof. R.
H. Emerson, of the State Univer-
sity, will be here and deliver an
address. Prof. Emerson is one
of the most successful school men
of the state and it will De to your
interest to hear him.
The City Council met Monday
evening and the newly elected
members were sworn in. After
the transaction of the usual BUSH
ness, and a discussion of the
granitoid sidewalk question, the
meeting stood adjourned. The
Mayor will submit his several ap-
pointments to the meeting in
May.
Rev. Bro. Swift somewhat grace
fully admits defeat in the city
election last week butt is very care
full to avoid reference to one very
salient feature of the resultant
that is, that it was a sweeping
Democratic victory, for that's what
it was. The Republicans forced
the issue, the Democrats accepted
and won out.
The REGISTER this week prints
an advertisement of Mr.. w. H.
Stevens, who is now conducting a
short order restaurant and con-
fectionery in the Roehry building
across from the court house. Mr..
Stevens asks his friends from the
country to give him a call. Good
service and reasonable prices
Fruits, candies, ETC., for sale.
Good cold drinks.
Len Sutton came home from st,
Louis last Friday carrying his
badly lacerated right hand in a
sling. Len has been working in
the Collins carriage factory or
| Chouteau avenue for the past six
months and last Wednesday a saw
badly cut his hand. He is some"
what afraid that a couple of the
fingers may have to be amputated
but we hope not.
For a couple of hours las
Thursday afternoon a rainbow
could be seen in the sky, directly
overhead. The day was brigh
and clear and there had been ne
rain since Monday. The rainbow
did not extend a great distance
but it was otherwise perfect anc
had all the beautiful colors. W.
have heard of no scientific ex.
PLANTATION of the phenomenon.
While Mr.. H. S. Whitener wa
experimenting some work being
done on Arcadia Heights las
Thulsday he came across fou
men with a team making ties. A
Mr.. Whitener's approach tn
quartette fed, leaving Mr.. w. il
possession of the team and abou
la wagon load of ties. Mr.. Whitene
was then called elsewhere ant
coming back after a while h
found that the team had beel
driven away but the ties had no
been removed. Next day MI
Whitener had a team bring tn
ties to market.
A cyclone Monday evening 0
last week on Imboden, about fv'
miles northwest of Munger, di'
considerable damage. Severa
orchards in that vicinity were de
vastated, and a dwelling occupied
by a Mr.. Locke and family wa
demolished. Fortunately, the oc
cupants of the house escaped in
Jury. The timber covering a con
siderable area was destroyed
This is about the closest call tn
"twister" has ever given GU
neighborhood.
The REGISTER is one day lat
this week. I don't like it, bu
that the delay is unavoidable i
shown by the supplement here
with issued. 1t contains tn
Equalization Boards work, con
cluded Vast Saturday evening
which gave but three days for tn
type-setting and printing. TIL
putting together of eight or te
double-columns of small type
laVishly ornamented with exactin
figures and sectional subdivision
is not the work of an hour, eithe
by hand or machine. Dec volent'
the paper will be issued at th
usual time next week.
The Graduating Exercises {
Dunbar (colored) School will b
held at the Academy Of Music 0
/. Friday evening. April 22d. An in