Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-11-02

j. T. Russell, who has been OPP
Grating a saw mill near Blackwell
for some time, is at the home Of
his mother, Mrs. A. G.. Russell, in
Pennington, seriously i'll of ty-
phoid fever. He had been sick
for almost a week before he came
ome.-Farmington News.
Ramey Inman, son of Jesse In
man, of Roselle, had the ankle of
his right leg badly fractured while
trying to drive a young horse
Sunday. The horse became un-
ruly when Inman jumped from the
buggy, striking his leg on one OF
the wheels and breaking it.
A Grand Thanksgiving Ball
will be given under the auspices
of the Granite Cutters, at Work.
mems Hall, Graniteville, Wednes.
day evening, November 10th. Re.
freshments will be served by the
ladies of the R. N. A., 6413. A
fine time assured all who attend.
Clark Stringer, who was con-
victed of robbery in the Iron
County Circuit in November,
1908, and given a sentence of
eight years in the penitentiary,
was paroled by Gov. Hadley last
Friday. Stringer obtained his
release through the efforts of his
mother.
B. @. Fits, of Reynolds county,
who is visiting his son in the
Speck place, in south Ironton, was
exhibiting a rat trap with fourteen
rats therein on Main street Thurs
day morning. A pretty good
catch for one night. Rats and
mice seem to be unusually numer-
GUS and annoying this fall.
John Mayes, the liveryman, has
taken a change of venue to st.
Francois county in his suit against
Sheriff Marshall. Last September
the Sheriff hired a team from the
plaintiff to drive to Pennington.
Shortly after the return to Ironton
one of the horses died. Mayes
sued for 5000 damages.
Rev. H. p. Grove, Presiding Ell
der of the Pennington District,
will hold the first Quarterly Con-
ference of this current year at
Fort Hill M. E. Church, South,
Saturday night, 1880, and will
preach Sunday at ii A. M. Every
body is invited to attend.
JOHN T. SELF, Pastor.
Mann Ringo, cashier of the Iron
County Bank, attended the bank
er's meeting at Sikeston last Fri.
day. Mr.. Ringo says that Skies
ton is a hustling town and royal
was the treatment extended the
visiting bankers by the citizens.
Saturday he went to the Cape to
see his daughters who are in
school there.
The editor is in receipt of a card
from Mrs. Mary E. Starke, of st.
Louis, announcing the marriage of
her daughter, Ella, and Mr.. Byron
Wallace Moser, Tuesday, October
24th, 1911. Byron is an old Iron
ton boy who has "made good" in
the banking business in st. Louis.
We certainly wish for him and
his every happiness.
County Superintendent Burn
ham and wife, Principal Loomis
of the Ironton schools and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. @. w. Hanson,
| Misses Silor, Thompson, Twomey
and Codding, MI. Marshall and
Miss Hinsdale of Pilot Knob, and
Miss Lizzie Russell, of Belleview,
were among those who attended
the Teachers Meeting in Farm
ington last week. They report the
meeting a SUCCESS and most help
full. Over four hundred teachers
were in attendance.
Mrs. Lolita Munger, wife of Geo.
Munger, died at her home in this
place last Wednesday evening,
October 18th, at about six O'Clock
and her remains were buried in
the Dexter cemetery Thursday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Services
were held at, the Missionary Bap-
list church, Rev. M. Grace, Pastor,
conducting the services. She
leaves a husband and several
children who have the sympathy
Of our people in their bereave-
ment.-Bloomfeld indicator.
The following from Mondays
Globe Democrat, refers to the
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. D F.
Reese, formerly of Ironton
"While playing with a pet dog at
her home on Florissant road, near
Ferguson, yesterday afternoon,
Miss Elizabeth Reese, % years
old, was bitten on the ankle. She
was rushed to a physician in
Ferguson, where the wound was
cauterized. Miss Cornelia Reese,
a sister of the injured girl, yester-
day said the dog would be killed
A suit has been fled in circuit
court by w. w. Roney against ],
E. Organ and w. w. Young for
twenty thousand dollars damages
to his character because of the
publication in The Monitor of a re-
port of the trial Of the sidewalk
case Of the City Of Salem against
w. w. Young in Eminence recent
ly. Roney claims to be the wit
ness referred to as having given
false testimony. The evidence in
court here will show if his testi-
mony agreed with the facts.-Sa-
lem Monitor.
Married-At the residence OF