Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-04-06

good oficial.-Jeferson County Rec
ord.
Mr.. Jesse Boring, of Flat River,
and Miss Myrtle Belmar, of Dee
Arc, were married by Rev. Webb
in this city on Saturday, March
18th. The groom is a son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Boring, who form
erly lived in Bismarck and is we'll
known here. They will make
their home in Flat River.-Bis-
marek Gazette.
Prof. F. H. Demaree of the State
Agricultural College was in the
Valley Friday and Saturday. He
was in consultation with Mr.. Geo.
Stark who has established one
of the thirteen corn-breeding
stations in the State. MI. S. ship
ped seed corn to four counties last
week-Dade, Shannon, st. Fran
co.'s and New Madrid.
Rev. Chas. E. Edwards, minister
of the Presbyterian church at
lronton, will preach at Pilot Knob
next Sunday, the 9th, at 3:15 P. M.
He has been preaching a series of
sermons at Ironton, suggested by
the "Tercentenary of the English
Bible," and will discuss a phase
of the subject in the morning SER
vice at Ironton next Sunday.
Paul Myers, who has a Pullman
run between st. Louis and Pueblo
on the Missouri Pacific, last month
received as a gift from his en-
ployers a check for 800. This pres
emit is made by the company to
every conductor against whom
there has not been n single COM
plant fled for the year preceding.
We congratulate Paul on his good
record.
At the city election yesterday,
Robert A. Rasche, for Mayor, re-
ceived 100 votes; A. /. Willard, Sc.
For Marshal, Geo. w. Marshall,
116; Haven, 80. For Collector, R.
T. White, 9S; VIM. Rieke, 81. For
Aldermen, First Ward 1.-TWO to be
elected in each ward), Chas. j..
Tual, 81 ; Henry Kendall, 81. Sec
ond Ward-H. l.. Rieke, II; A.
Huff, 50. There was no contest
for Aldermen.
The fastest time ever made by a
passenger train on the [. M be-
tween Poplar Bluff and st. Louis
was made March 25th, according
to official information to-day. No.
4 left here an hour and ten min
utes late arriving in st. Louis ten
minutes late on that occasion,
making the trip through the
Ozarks with six cars and making
five stops in four hours and thirty
four minutes. Jack Egan was en-
gineer, EN-. Walker, fireman, and
James Webb, conductor.-Poplar
Bluf Republican.
AT the meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Academy of Music held
Monday afternoon, the old board
of directors-with the exception OF
F. Rodach,. deceased-was re-
elected. Mr.. F. Kindell, ST., was
made a member of the board, and
by that body chosen Vice-Presi-
dent. The other officers are: VIM.
r. Edgar, President; A. Roehry,
Treasurer; and j. E. Grand
homme, Secretary and Superin-
tendent. The Board ordered that
the Secretary advertise for bids
for concreting the basement in the
rear of the building. His adver-
tisement is in this issue.
The spring millinery opening at
Mrs. Woodside's last Friday was
largely attended and was the COM
plete success that characters every
effort at the popular millinery
parlors. Mrs. Woodside and Miss
Gillian had most elegantly ar
ranged for the occasion and the
many beauties spread before the
eyes of the fair mes we're lovely
to behold. In fact, the place was
charming and captivating through
out and all the latest and bewitch-
ing creations in millinery were
there in endless variety and pro-
fusion. The visitors universally
extended their congratulations.
Last Thursday the men working
for the Puxico Iron Company al
Pilot Knob struck for higher wages
or shorter hours. Sunday a car.
load of Greeks from st. Louis
came down on No. % to take the
place of the men who had quiI
work; but when they learned thai
they we're to be used as strike.
breakers they refused and de-
manded to be taken back to the
city. However, as they couldn''
find the agent that brought them
here, they were left to find theil
way back as best they could. The
strikers in the meantime reconsid-
cred their action, and are again a.
work.
The legislature enacted a law
declaring all railroads of three
miles or more in length common
carries and as such must carry
passengers and freight for the
general public. People in the ives
end of this county are interested
in the law as it will compel the
Sligo Furnace Company to hau
both passengers and freight on
the eastern extension of their road,
Heretofore this company has alb.
solutely refused to carry pas
sengers or freight this side Of Dill.
lard. AS the road extends 20 miles
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