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


an article taken from sunday
Republic, telling of great things t.
be done in the valley. 1t read
good, but sounds nightly lik,
hot.air to us. Certain parties hav,
done much ION paper for the val
ley the past few years. Our PEG.
pie want something tangible.
H. M. Collin of Arcadia las
week bought the confectionery
stock of G. w. Bum, in the build
ing north of the REGISTER Office,
and moved the same to Arcadia
Mr.. McLaughrey, the Arcadia
jeweler, will occupy the room va.
Gated by Mr.. Bum, who goes tc
Alabama, where he has real estate
interests.
y R. HI. Abrams, who was found
guilty in Squire Rasche's court
several weeks ago on the charge
of assaulting his wife and fined s.
and costs, and then appealed the
case to the circuit court, has dis.
missed his appeal and paid the
fine and costs. He was to have
been tried last Saturday on the
charge of disturbing the peace OF
his wife and family, but pleaded
guilty to the charge and paid his
fine and costs.
Iron county is being well rep
resented on the Federal grand
jury which has been in session al
st. Louis for the past three weeks,
Messrs. E. w. Graves of Des Arc,
Thomas N. Bergman of Belleview
and S. P. Ringo of Ironton being
on the panel. MI. Ringo was ex-
cused from further service by
Judge Dyer last Thursday on &C.
count of sickness in his family.
Hon. Henry l.. Rozier of Ste,
Genevieve is the foreman of the
jury.
Married-On Christmas day
December 25th, 1910, at the home
of the bride in Cuba, Mo-, Goldie
M. Langley, and Paul M. Patton,
of 1928 Lyon street, St. Louis, Mo-.
by the Rev. Dougherty. There
were about thirty guests present al
the wedding. Mr.. Patton was
reared in the Arcadia Valley and
has many friends here who wish
him and his bride every happi.
ness. He has been in the employ
of the Missouri Pacific Railway
Company for the past four years
and is held in high esteem by the
company.
Programme of Woman's Mis-
sionary Society of the Presbyte-
rian church, Ironton, for February
9th, 1911, at 2:30 P. M, at the home
of Miss Gay:
Devotional Exercises conducted by Mrs.
M. Damron. Business. Current Events in
Missions. A Talk on the Indian, Miss
Gay. Solo, Crock of Ages" Mrs. Mae
Schwab. "OGr Missionaries in China
Mrs. E. Mckee. Paper, "China Awake
Mrs. M. Francis. Duet, Mesdames Dam
and Francis. Prayer.
1t is requested that each one
present be prepared to take part in
a general discussion of the sub
jects in hand. A good attendance
is urged.
MRS. M. j. FRANCIS, Pres't.
The regular meeting of the
Woman's Social Charitable Club
met with Mrs. Dora Keule, Tues
day, January "a, 1911. The club
was called to order by the presi-
dent, after which a short business
talk followed. 1t was decided to
take up the study of Parliamentary
Law, the president appointing a
parliamentarian. A short read
ing from "Washington Irving
followed, after which Mrs. st.
Louis rendered a piano solo in a
charming manner, responding to
an encore. Delicious refreshments
were served by the hostess and
the club adjourned to meet with
Mrs. Fred Kindell, ST., February
7th, 1911.
While No. Z, the fast mail on
the Iron Mountain is one Of the
fast trains of the land, there is a
possibility Of it's time even being
reduced yet and looking to this
end Assistant General Manager
Higgins in his private car went
with the train from this city to the
south this morning. Mr.. Higgins,
accompanied by Division Super
intendent Cannon of this city, ar
rived here on No. 5 from st.
Louis and remained here until the
fast mail went south. There is no
desire to increase the speed of the
train through the Ozarks between
this city and st. Louis, but there
is a possibility Of inaugurating
higher speed over the smooth
straight track to the south of Pop
lar Bluff. The train now makes
more than sixty miles an hour a
points on its trip and under a re-
vised time card, there is no telling
what the speed would reach.-Pop-
lar Bluff Republican.
George w. Hampton, a builder
and contractor of Neelyville, and
Miss Margaret Harris of Overland
Park, were married yesterday at
Clayton, the Gretna Green of st.
Louis and environments. And thus
was the browning feature achieved
of a romance that covered a period
of Twenty-Five years. A quarter
Of a century ago the above two
we're sweethearts. They lived at
Annapolis, Mo-, and after a long
courtship we're betrothed. But the
prospective bride deemed it her
dutv to watch over and assist her