Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-11-16

mighty pretty and tasty piece of
work and clearly shows the hand
of an artist.
In the Presbyterian church this
week, Rev. ]. T. Mitchell, of De
Soto, has been preaching with
great acceptance. On Monday
morning he took part in chapel
exercises and addressed the pu-
pills at the High School. The SER
vices will be continued every
evening this week except Satur-
day, at 1880. All are invited.
Mrs. kenetta Sargent Haskell,
reader and impersonator, will be
at the Academy of Music, Novem-
Der Oath, under the auspices of the
Ironton High School. Reserved
seats, so cents; general admission,
35 cents. Mrs. Haskell has long
been a favorite with the public
and is generally acknowledged to
be a leader in her class of enter
tanning.
Mr.. A. II. Reyburn, of Seattle,
Washington, has been in Ironton
the past week, the guest of his
nephew, County Clerk Reyburn.
Mr.. Reyburn left this part of the
country twenty-one years ago for
Washington and has seen Seattle
grow from 10000 to about 280,0 900
inhabitants. He will spend two
or three months in Iron and
Washington counties before re-
turning west.
Recorder Hawkins Tuesday is
sued a marriage license to w. D.
Fletcher, of Arcadia, and Ada
Barger, of %Ironton. Mr.. Fletcher
and Miss Barger departed this
| "wednesday morning for st.
Louis, where, we understand, they
will be united in marriage to-day.
The REGISTER wishes Mr.. Fletcher
and his bride, who is one of the
sweetest girls in the valley, every
happiness!
Died-At the home of John M.
Stricklin, Ironton, Mo-, Monday,
November Is, 1911, Mrs. Frances
Ellen johnson, nee Stricklin, be-
loved wife of Edward Johnson,
aged twenty : seven years, two
months and ten days. The funer-
al occurred Tuesday afternoon
and interment was made in the K.
P. cemetery. The bereaved hus-
band and other relatives have the
sympathy OF many friends in their
sorrow.
The presence of every member
of the Fort Hill Methodist church
is especially desired next Sunday,
at II A. M. Every officer and
teacher Of the Sunday School is
expected to be present as the con-
sideration of some forward steps
in your line will have special
notice in the service. All others
are invited to attend our services
when it is convenient to do so.
You will be welcome and your
presence will be appreciated.
JOHN T. SELF.
Samuel Matson, of Northfeld,
Vermont, came to Middlebrook a
couple of weeks ago and removed
the remains of his brother and the
latter's child from the cemetery
there back to Vermont. In 1894
George Matson, who was employed
at the granite quarries, died and
the remains were inferred in the
Middlebrook cemetery. The fam
lily afterwards went to Vermont
and now, after seventeen years,
the corpse has been transferred to
the east.>
Earl Meyers, nine years old,son
of w. H. Meyers, 1925 Arsenal
street, st. Louis, was run down
and killed by a wagon loaded with
brick, driven by a negro driver,
last Thursday about noon as the
little fellow was on his way home
from school. The negro, when he
saw what he had done. hurried
away, and has not since been APP
pretended. The boy visited in
Ironton a few years ago, his father
being a nephew of H. w. Adolph,
of Ironton.
Rev. Skies, Of the Free Will
Baptist church, was arrested this
week by Sheriff Chapman, on a
warrant sworn to by Deputy
Game Warden Casey, charging
him with hunting without a liz
cense; Mr.. Casey found him hunt
ing out by the Catherine mine
without the necessary papers.
His bond was fixed at 500, which
he gave and the case will come
up at the next term of the circuit
court. Clyde Thomas was also
arrested this week by the sheriff
on the same charge; he also gave
bond. - FredericktoaOn Democrat
News.
Through the continued efforts of
his mother, who worked inces-
sanity in his behalf; Clark String
er was pardoned by Governor
Hadley last week and has been
spending a part of this week in
Flat River with his mother, Mrs.
R. E. Stringer. Young Stringer
and his mother will remove to
Fulton, Mo-, where he has a job
as machinist. He was sentenced
to a term of 2 years from Iron
County on a charge Of highway
robbery. His participation in the
crime was not conclusively shown
though he was with the man who
committed the hold-up.-Lead Belt
News.