Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-11-23

The friends of Miss Dora AXE
will be glad to hear of the honor
that has recently come to her in
her school work at Natchitoc hes.
She has been chosen editor-in-
chief of the Annual-an honor be-
slowed each year on the student
with highest standing.--Ndtchito.
ches (La.) Times.
From the Waterloo, Illinois,
Times of November 10th, we learn
of the election of Frank Durfee, as
County Judge of Monroe county
on the Democratic ticket. Out OF
a total vote of 2757 Mr.. Durfee had
just 81 majority. Mr.. D. is a
brother of our fellow vallegian, G.
w. Durfee, of Arcadia.
B. N. Brown has now in his
front window an elegant 100-piece
set of imported chinaware. This
is to be given to the nj guessing
the nearest number of beans in a
glass jar. No purchase required
to guess. Absolutely free to all
over 16 years of age. What we
get out of it is new names for our
advertising list.
Perry Burch was in from neal
Doe Run yesterday after a load Of
brick with which to erect dues to
his new reridence. He says B. F,
Roberts is in receipt of another as
say of mineral taken from his
place near Roselle and that this
last assay shows S14.06 to the ton
and also a good per cent. of cop.
per.-Farmington News.
MI. Albert S. Lehr, of st. Louis,
was a visitor to the valley last
week Mr.. Lehr will be a candi.
date for the Democratic nomina
ton for Railroad Commissioner
next year. He is a southeast boy,
formerly of Carter county, a true
blue man, and faithful and con-
sistent Democrat. We would be
mighty glad to see him successful.
in his aspirations.
Prices on products from Jersey
Dale Dairy, beginning December
1st, 1911: Sweet milk, 7 cents pei
quart; sweet milk, 4 cents pei
pint. Is quart tickets for ST., wher
taking a quart or more daily. &c
pint tickets, 81; buttermilk OIL
SKINNED milk, Is cents per gal.
Ion; double cream, 40 cents .pel
quart; butter, 35 cents cake.
G. D. ALEXANDER.
The collection at the unior
Thanksgiving service Novembel
30th, in the M. E.. church, Iron
ton, is for the American Bible So
ciety, as it was last year. Envel'
opes bearing the name or initial o
each church participating, are be-
ing distributed. Each church is tt
take charge of it's own envelopes
afterwards and it is thus hoped
that a larger offering than usua
will be obtained.
About the time excitement val
somewhat subsiding over thu
hotel fire in Arcadia last Wednes'
day noon the discovery was made
that the wind had carried fire t.
Geo. w. Clarkson's residence.
across the railroad, and set fire tc
the roof of the building. Tit
flames had gained but little head
way, however, and were quickl,
distinguished before much damage
was done.
The State Capital Commission
we are informed, will likely visi
Iron county's granite quarries ii
the near future with a view o
ascertaining the practicability o.
using our stone in the construc'
ton of the new capital. Irol
county, unquestionably, has the
best granite in the state. 1t seems
to be the opinion that the founda.
ton of the building, anyway, will
be of granite.
The destruction of the Arcade
Hotel by fire last Wednesday lef
Mr.. Warrington, the proprietor
without an occupation in the val
ley, and he left Monday in searcl
of work or employment of som'
kind. Mrs. Warrington is will
relatives in Auburn, Illinois
MI. Warrington had been il
charge of the hotel since Angus
1st, and in his short stay in TIN
valley had made many friend
who are sorry to 9 him leave.
The good sisters of the Ursulin'
Academy are arranging for an en-
tertainment to be given in tn
Arcadia College Hall, Thursda,
afternoon, November Both, at
O'Clock P. M. Proceeds for th,
benefit of Good Streets and I'm
provement in Arcadia. Admis
sion, twenty Ave cents. A mos
worthy cause and should be mos
literally patronized. Let every
body who possibly can buy
ticket and attend. The entertain
ment is certain to be enjoyable.
Squire D. L. Rivers of Elvin
was stricken with paralysis las
Monday morning and Is in a Sc
rious condition. He has bee
in very poor health since abou
two years when, following an at
tack of pneumonia, he was take
with dropsy. After a time he raj
lied somewhat and appeared to b
getting better. For a couple 0
weeks he has been confined to hi
, home and bed, and early las
Monday morning suffered a sever
stroke Of paralysis,-Farmdngt
Times.