Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-10-12

A. 1. Willard has leased the New
American Hotel from Collins &
McHenry and will take charge of
that hostelry October 18th. MI.
Willard yacates the Kesling House
at the same date. Messrs. Col
Inns & McHenry, we understand,
will 60 to Lesterville.
Mr.. A. j. Langdon and family
are sojourning at Hot Springs,
Arkansas. A letter from Bert
tells US that some of Herr Rieke's
friends down there are inquiring
after him. Mr.L angdon and FAM
lily will go from the Springs to
Dunklin county to spend the vim
ter.
A post card from Mr.. Chas. E.
Downey, dated October 9th, tells
us that he and Mrs. Downey were
then in Pasadena, California,
ssamong the flowers end orange
groves and think it very fine.
Weather delightful. Have been
having one grand time. We leave
for home next week."
Mr.. E. M. Carter, who is con-
nected with the Normal School at
Cape Girardeau, is spending the
week with Superintendent Burn
ham visiting the vario us schools in
the county. They start for the
west end to-day and will attend
the Teachers meeting at Good
land next Saturday.
The ice plant at Arcadia has
been closed down. 1t is said that
Messrs. Hopkins and White, who
have had the plant leased the past
season, will not renew their lease,
but will close up their affairs here
and return to Omaha. The OUT
put is too small for the plant to be
operated at a profit.
At the recent meeting of the
Conference in Kirkwood, Rev. A.
S. Cocker, who has been at Fort
Hill, was transferred to Steelville.
Rev. j. T. Self, who has been at
Maiden, Mo-, was appointed to the
Arcadia charge. We are mighty
sorry to lose Bro. Coker, but
wish his successor every success.
The creditors of the Arcadia
Valley Manufacturing Company
have decided to settle with that
company at forty cents on the
dollar. Creditors who have in
vestigated the company's affairs
say that if the company was forced
into bankruptcy it would not pay
more than fifteen cents on the dol.
lar.
Some of the contract holders in
the Murdock- Crumb land deal are
getting anxious about their alb
stracts to theirs several tracts,
They say they paid their money
to the Rev. Swift, Pastor of the
Ironton Baptist Church, for those
abstracts over a year ago, but
none have been furnished to date.
Why?
Hon. Walter L. Hensley, wife
and son and daughter, drove over
from Pennington last Saturday
and spent a few hours in the val
ley. He was warmly greeted by
his many friends and given gem
eral assurance that his course in
Congress had been most salts
factory to his constituents. MI.
Hensley will have a walk-oyer
next year.
Miss Paradine Hills, who was so
unfortunate as to fracture one Of
her limbs in jumping from a bug
gy a couple of months ago, has
sufficiently recovered from her
mishap as to be able to walk with
the assistance of crutches, and re-
sumed her work as cashier for the
Lopez Store Company Monday
morning. The young lady's many
friends are gratified to see her out
again.
At the meeting of the City
Council Monday evening of last
week there was considerable dis
cussion in reference to passing an
ordinance requiring the building
OF granitoid walks. Some wanted
to pass an ordinance requiring
walks on Main street and others
wanted to take in the side streets,
too. No definite understanding
was reached, but action will prob
ably be taken at the next meeting
of>the council.
Mrs. Galloway this week rented
the Madison house to Mr.. A.. L.
| Hill, of Ironton, who took charge
at once. Mr.. Hill is said to be an
experienced hotel man and will no
doubt make a success of the Madi-
son. Mrs. Galloway informed the
Democrat NeUs that she would go
to Poplar Bluff to live for a while.
She has rented the hotel to Mr..
Hill for six months with the priv
ilege of a longer time.-Frederick-
tot0n Democrat eWs.
The suit Of Ernest Perry, a ne
gro of Newport, Arkansas, against
John I. Marshall, was tried in the
| United States Circuit Court in st.
Louis last Thursday and Friday.
The jurors we're unable to agree
and the case will have to be tried
again. It is understood that six Of
the jurors we're in favor Of giving
the plaintiff 81 damages, while the
other six wanted to bring in a ver-
dict for the defendant. Perry sued
for So, 900. So the result is clearly
a victory for the defendant.
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