Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-01-26

home very much, indeed.
It was reported a few weeks
since that one of the pushers
stationed at Arcadia would be
moved to Piedmont. The report
was probably without foundation.
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ton Agency kindly solicits the
patronage of all who desire to
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Engineer Ed. Paule, who was
injured in a wreck last week, has
gone to the Missouri Pacific hos
pital in st. Louis for treatment.
His condition is much improved.
Bismarck Gazette.
j.. M. Fitzpatrick, of Belleview,
was in to see us one day last week.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick informed US that
he would spend the remainder of
the winter with his son, DR.. Fitz-
patrick, at Lesterville.
MI. I. G. Whitworth will at
once, we understand, build a bung-
allow on his lot in "Epworth
Among the Hills" Holloman
Bros. of Hogan are arranging to
erect a cottage on their lot.
Judge bearing refused to grant
bail to George Hill, who is in Jail
here for shooting VIM. Dahlke at
his home, near Brule, a few nights
before Christmas. Hill will have
to stay in Jail until circuit court.
We are glad to learn that Mr.. w.
F. Curry of Blackwell has been
appointed agent at Arcadia, to
succeed Mr.. DeMier. He has
lesased one of DR.. Smiths cot
tages, near the Sanitarium, and
will live in Ironton.
Our geaial and clever station
agent, Mr.. Chas. E. Downey, is
not particularly stuck on the pres
emit train schedule. Getting to the
station at six o'clock is just a lit
tie bit too early these winter
mornings, he thinks.
The lower House of Congress
has passed a measure giving vet
Grams of the Mexican and civil
war pensions as follows: over 81
years of age, SIS a month; over
65, 500 a month; over 70, S25 a
month; over rs, $50 a month.
1t is said that the genial w. H.
Crumb, of the Murdoch. Crumb
Land Co., Chicago, has just made
a purchase of e, 1000 acres of land
in southern Georgia. 1t is fair to
presume that the Crackers will
soon learn more about real estate
drawings" than they ever knew
before.
A letter from our young friend,
Elmer B. Becker, a Pilot Knob
boy, in the employ of the Mer-
camille National Bank. st. Louis,
apprises us that he is now attend
ing the night law school in the st.
Louis University. He is a bright
and worthy boy and I'VE have no
doubt will make his mark in the
world.
We are glad to state that the re-
port that Mr.. w. G.. Whitworth,
of Arcadia, contemplated going
to Florida, is without foundation.
Mr.. Whitworth was on a trade to
dispose of his stock of mer-
chandise in Arcadia, but the deal
was not completed, and he will
continue to do business at the old
stand. Glad to hear it.
We understand that w. F. Cur
ry, of Blackwell, is an applicant
for the position of station agent at
Arcadia, to succeed the late la
mented G. E. DeMier. We trust
he may be successful. Because of
the short hours A. M. until 1 P.
M.--the Arcadia job is a very de-
sirable one and there will proba-
bly, be a number of applicants for
the place.
Says the De Soto correspondent
to the Hillsboro New Era: "H. r.
Polak has been appointed official
stenographer to Judge Brown. Mr..
Polak is a splendid man, fully &C.
quainted with the courts and we
congratulate him. Mrs. Polak left
our city the latter part of the week
to join her husband in Jefferson
City, where they will go to house,
keeping"
Mr.. A. M. Madigan has been
quite sick at his home in this city
for the past three weeks suffering
from the measles, and, at the pres
ent time, we are sorry to say his
condition is regarded as most Sc
rious indeed. There is not a more
worthy or estimable young man
in the valley than Mike Madigan
and we sincerely hope to report
an improvement in his condition
next week.
A. l.. Daniels was here N day
last week settling with an agent
of the insurance company for his
house on College Hill, Des Arc,
which was burned a month or
more ago. There was insurance
to the amount of $500 on the build
ing, but ,as the property had
changed hands a couple of times
and the company had not been
notified of the transfers, he COM
promised the matter on the pay
ment of $500.
Recorder Hawkins last week is
sued q marriage license TO a
young couple in Belleview. A few
days later the license was returned
accompanied by a letter from the