Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-03-23

OhiduOu1d OlIy, Ohlds, arc HOAO VI
a visit of several weeks with the
formers brother, H. NJ. Dalton,
east of town. Before returning to
Oklahoma they will visit Mrs.
Dalton's relatives at Arcadia
Pennington News.
Tim Shane, one of the old time
engineers on the Iron Mountain,
has moved back to De Soto from
Arcadia and now occupies his old
home on Boyd street. Tim has
many friends in De Soto who are
glad to see him move back to our
town.-De Soto Press.
Mr.. 0. B. Galloway has leased
the Madison House in Frederick
town, will refit the same with new
furniture and will open a first.
class hostelry about April LIST.
We believe Mr.. Galloway will run
a first-class place. He will be as
sisted by Mr.. R. P. Whitworth.
Fred w. Delano arrived home
from st. Louis last Thursday. On
February Sd Fred had his left leg
below the knee badly shattered by
a "kickH' from an automobile.
He is able to walk, though, now,
and promises to suffer no perma-
nent injury from his misfortune. :
G. @. Turner, of st. Louis, rep
resenting the Arcadia Country
Club, was in De Soto Saturday
and paid the Press Office a pleas
ant call. He asked the editor of
the Press to join the club, bnt as
the membership fee is onelhundred
dollars we had to forego the pleas
ure. We did not have the price.
DE Soto Press.
Chas. J. Tual of Ironton was in
Potosi Tuesday and entered into a
contract with Edmond Casey for
building q one-story brick BUSH
ness house, size 2Sx100 feet, with a
Z foot basement full length. The
house will have a modern plate
glass front, and when completed
will be occupied by HI. McGregor
& Co. Work on the new structure
will begin at once.-Potost hide
pendent.
The Madison House was rented
this week to Mr.. and Mrs. o. B.
Galloway of Ironton. They will
refurnish the house throughout
and have a lease on the same for
one year with the privilege of an
additional two years. They are
to get possession the 18th of next
month. Mr.. Galloway was former
ly a travelling man for a st. Louis
meat house.-Fred ericEtcUn Demo-
crat- News.
What with the local business
and the cases brought here on a
change of venue the docket for the
April term of court promises to be
larger than usual. Another case
vas recently added to the docket
coming from Butler county on a
change of venue. 1t is a suit for
$4,000 damages against Mayor
Bergman and other officials of
Poplar Bluff. Mr.. David w. Hill,
attorney for the defendants, was
here last Friday.
Robert A. Rasche announces in
this issue of the REGISTER as a
candidate for Mayor of the City
of Ironton, subject to the will of
the voters at the City Election to
be held Tuesday, April Sd. Mr..
Rasche has been Mayor of Ironton
for the past three years and no one
can dispute the fact that he has
made a careful, painstaking and
conscientious official. His claims
are entitled to and will receive
due consideration at the hands of
the voters.
The Ladies' Social Club met
March 18th, 1911, with Mrs. Pruitt
as hostess. The review of Gro
mona" was finished. Mrs. ST..
Louis rendered a piano solo and
Miss Ruth Pruitt, daughter of the
hostess, favored the club with
three beautiful songs, being &C
companied on the piano by Miss
Alice Gay. Delicious refreshments
were served and after a very de-
iightful afternoon the club ad-
journed to meet March 28th, 1911,
with Mrs. Mullin.
Mr.. |. G.. Whitworth, while
standing in front of his store last
Friday morning accosted us,
"Have you seen my second boy?"
OF course we hadn't seen him; in
fact, we hadn't even heard of his
arrival. "Why here he is" said
Mr.. Whitworth as he pointed to a
boy in the show window, II got
him in a bill of goods l bought
about fifteen years ago. He has
been in the attic for several
years" And there he was sure
enough-of iron and tin, but a boy
just the same.
A. 0. White, of Genoa, Kansas,
and Clair HI. Hopkins, of South
Omaha, Nebraska, were here the
past week looking over the ice
plant with a view of purchasing
the same. Mr.. White is an ex-
perienced ice maker and says the
plant could be made to produce
three tons every twenty -four
hours. The gentlemen will prob
ably determine within a day or
two as to whether they will pur-
chase the property, and if they do,
will at once commence to get ready
for the seasons business.
We have before us a copy of the
Prudential Weekly Record for Janu-
airy Both containing an article
written by Mr.. E. III. Amelung,
Superintendent of the Prudential
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