Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-05-19

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occupy within a few days now. 1t
is as handsome a structure as
there is in this part of Missouri.
Mr.. A. Zenser, the we'll driller,
was here from De Soto this week.
He viii probably bring his ma
chinery here to drill some wells in
the near future.
The residence in Arcadia for
merly occupied by E. A. Meyer
known as the "Lincoln Cottage''-
has been sold to some party in st.
Louis.
w. T. O'Neal, j. @. O'Neal and
A. G. O'Neal are building a tele-
phone line from Frankclay to
lockwood and other places in the
lead country. /.
Arcadia people are again con-
sidering the proposition of in
cooperating the town. Some
hoodlums thereabouts need COR
railing, it is said.
Mayor Kreisman of st. Louis
was a visitor to the valley last
Saturday to view a tract of land
which he is thinking of buying on
which to erect a summer home.
Mrs. Henry Kendall departed
Tuesday evening for Warren,
Arkansas, where she was called by
the serious illness OF her sister,
Mrs. Thaddeus Wells, nee Mary
Myers.
B. N. Brown has just received
seventeen thousand post card
views of the beautiful scenery OF
the valley. Price one cent each.
Set of seventeen different views
for Is cents.
Mrs. j. N. Lucas, we'll known in
Ironton, met with a painful and
serious accident by falling and
breaking a hip at the home of her
son-in-law, Mr.. John FL. Jones, in
Pennington Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Lora LaMance will address
the people of the valley at the
courthouse, Wednesday evening
at 7:45 o'clock, on State Wide
Prohibition. Everybody is corr
daily invited to attend. M. ]. F.
The Tennessee river boat, which
sunk about thirty miles south OF
st. Louis last Wednesday night
and thirteen persons drowned, is
the same boat on which a number
of people from Ironton made a
trip on to Waterloo, Alabama, a
few years ago.
Walter Zimmermon, of Brook
Ign, N. ", aged %, was run over
by an engine at Irondale Monday
evening and his right foot was cut
off above the ankle. Dr.s j. l.
Eaton and J. P. Yeogoin amputat-
ed the leg. The prospects for his
recovery r good.
We are in receipt of a very
pleasant letter from j. w. Clark
son, who is now located at GIBBS
land, Louisiana, as general man
ager of a big lumber concern.
Walter is one Of the valley boys
who has "made good" and lots OF
old friends here are mighty glad
Of it.
Mrs. Margaret Pruitt, at the ole
Grover home on Shepherd street
will be prepared to serve break
fast to a large number of people
during the land congress mex
week. She would like all who de-
sire to take meals with her to sen6
her notice at the earliest possible
moment.
VIM. Stevens, the restaurant
man, last Thursday gave us {
comet-shaped egg that he had
found that morning in his her
house. 1t is certainly a peculiar
shaped production, and long
drawn out. Whether the comet is
responsible therefor we will moi
undertake to say.
Prof. G.. B. McClintock, who
was principal of the Irontor
schools the past year, has an.
nounced as a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for circuit
clerk of St. Francois county. Mr.
McClintock made the race four
years ago and was only about 81
votes shy. His friends think hi;
chances fine this year.
To Mr.. Chas. Held, of the Ar
cadia ice plant, we are indebted
for a most delicious quart Of ice
cream presented to us last Friday
If the cream that Mr.. Held lef
with us is a sample of what hi
product will be this season, hi
will undoubtedly do a most pros
porous business. 1t was excellen'
in every respect.
For Sale in Pilot Knob, No.
Seven room house, with cellar
good barn, three lots, buildings ir
good repair. For sale by under
signed administrator of the estate
of August Philip Gockel, de
ceased. For further information
apply to John Weber, administra.
tor, Pilot Knob, Mo.
The idea in proposing a new
charter for Ironton originated il
the belief that the present charter
has outlived its usefulness, ane
that our municipal affairs can b,
much more satisfactorily conduct
ed under a charter for a fourth
class city. The matter will prob
ably go through the council with
out a dissenting voice.