Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-09

Big bargains in heavy winter
merchandise of all kinds at Lopez
Store Co.
We hear that B. N. Brown has
purchased a lot from Fred Kim
dell, Sr. in the block south of the
REGISTER office and will probably
erect a building thereon in the
near future.
Rev. Geo. Steel, of st. Louis,
filed the pulpit in the Baptist
church Sunday. We understan nd
that Mr.. Steel will at once begin
the building of a home on his lot
east of town.
An accident in the hub factory
last Saturday morning tore up
some machinery and necessitated
a "shut down" that will probably
continue for a week until repairs
could be made.
We are very sorry to hear that
our good friend, Rev. A. S. Coker,
of Arcadia, has been slightly in
disposed the past few days. We
hope to announce his early restora-
ton to perfect health.
Chas. w. Miller, of Marble
Greek, last Monday sold his farm,
eight miles south of Ironton, to j..
S. Graham, of Piedmont. Consid-
Grafton, $4,000. Mr.. Graham has
already moved on the place.
James J.. Mcdonald and John R.
Mcdonald, of st. Louis, who forty
years or more ago lived on what
was then known as the Bacon
farm, near Graniteville, were
Ironton visitors last Friday.
A petition was circulated here
the first of the week, addressed to
the State Game Warden, asking
that the Silver Mine dam be OPEN
ed 80 as not to interfere or prevent
the fish from coming UP, stream.
A Valentine Party will be given
in Workmen's Hall, Graniteville,
Tuesday evening, February 18th,
OF 8 o'clock by the Royal Neigh
bors. Admission, tel cents. Re-
freshments will be served. All
are invited.
Married-At the M. E. Parson-
age, Arcadia, Mo-, Tuesday, Feb
ruary Z, 1911, John L. Markham,
of Washington, Mo-, and Flavia Il.
Polk, of Arcadia, Rev. Cocker of
iciating. The REGISTER tenders
congratulations and best wishes.
We have a very pleasant letter
from our young friend, DR.. Chas.
p. Harvielle, now in Robinson,
Utah. Charlie says he couldn't
get along at all without the REG
IsTER-it's about the only ''letter''
he receives from the old home
nowadays.
Mrs. M. A. AXE, who has been
visiting the Wemp family in
Natchitoches, Louisiana, writes
that down there people are wear
ing 4th of July clothes, that the
v~iolets and h%yacinths are bloom
ing and that the gardens are about
as they are here in May.
The REGISTER this week prints a
letter from Messrs. R. D. and j. A.
w. Lewis published in last Sum
days RepubIic) in which they deny
having any connection with the
Arcadia Country Club, as stated
in the Republic of the Sunday pre-
vious. Doubtless others will be
heard from later.
The railroad company has an
nounced that they propose testing
the law which compels them to es-
tablish a depot at Pilot Knob.
Prosecuting Attorney Damron, on
the advice of the Attorney Gener-
al, will institute suit against the
railroad in the near future. The
matter will likely be taken to the
Supreme Court.
We see that Mr.. S. M. Phelan
has been made City Manager in
st. Louis of the Equitable Life In
surance Company. The Equitable
ir one of the three big companies
and the position an important one.
Mr.. Phelan is a most excellent
gentleman, genial and large heart
ed, and we are glad to hear Of his
preferment.
"The Girl From Home" will be
the attraction at the Academy of
Music, next Monday, February
18th. The company carries all it's
own scenery and comes to Ironton
highly spoken of. The play is a
comedy in four acts, and the cast
is strong in the support of Miss
Mary Carew, in the title role.
Prices 25, 35 and so cents. Seats
now on sale.
A case of smallpox developed at
Sabula last Sunday week. The
victim is a Mr.. Melton, who, with
his wife, is visiting in the home of
Lawson hughes In SaDula A
quarantine was at once estab-
lished. There have been no new
cases and it is thought there will
be none, now. For several days
the afflicted mans condition was
regarded as most serious, but he
is improving now.
1t is currently reported that Rev.
G. 7. Fortune, of Belgrade, Wash
ington county, died at his home
one day last week. According to
the report, he was holding a
meeting near his home at the time
of taking sick. He secured the
services of another minister and
went home, and died in three days.
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