Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-07

Goff has been manager of the Lee
hub factory at this place for q
number of years, and knows the
hub manufacturing business as
thoroughly as any man in the
state. MI. Goff has an excellent
family and the people of Center
vile regret to lose them. Any
way, we wish you success, John,
-CentervilIe Outlook.
E. w. Graves, the prominent
lumberman of Des Arc, who is
much interested in this city, being
a member of the board of directors
of the Bank of Poplar Bluff and
interested in other lines, will make
a very fine trip with his wife this
spring and summer. He is going
to tour England, Ireland, Couti.
mental Europe and then visit Jeru-
salem and other points of interest
in the Holy Land. Mr.. and Mrs.
Graves expect to have a very fine
trip and In making it they expect
to be at possibly an $4,000 ex-
pense Poplar Bluff Citizen.
Mr.. Portheus, the gentleman
who was here a month or so ago
looking over the valley with the
view of putting in an electric
light plant, arrived in town Tues
day and says he is ready to begin
work at once. He wanted to APP
ply for a franchise from the City
Council at its March meeting but
got here just a day late. How
ever, if he is assured there will be
no trouble in getting the Council
to grant the franchise he may &c
on with his work without waiting
for formal action of that body. 1t
looks very much like we are 60
ing to get a light plant.
The Ironton and Arcadia school
districts are now one. A couple
of weeks since the Arcadia district
had a special election and voted
almost unanimously to unite with
the Ironton district. The Tronton
school board held a meeting last
Thursday and the action of tbs
Arcadia district was ratified. Ir
the future there will be one teach.
er employed at Arcadia, teaching
the first four grades. All Other
students will attend the school in
Ironton. Directors are to be
elected at the annual meeting in
April to succeed j. S. Conway
and Fred. Kindell, Jr., whose
terms will expire then.
The REGISTER this week prints
the announcement OF A. L. Dan.
iels of Des Arc as a candidate for
the Democratic nomination fol
Sheriff of Iron County. Luther
Daniel is pretty well known to the
people of the county, but more
particularly is he acquainted in the
south end, where he has spent
about all the days of his life. He
has served the past six years as a
deputy sheriff and was a delegate
to the convention that nominated
John Marshall for Sheriff in 1905,
when our late Sheriff, Polk, was
killed. He has been active in the
discharge of his official duties and
tried to serve the people faithfully.
He asks the voters to remember
him on election day.
Word was received here las
Friday announcing the death that
day of Rev. A. S. Cocker at hi:
home in Steelville. Mo. For a
year previous to last September
Mr.. Cocker was pastor at Fort Hill
church and many friends in the
valley were sorry to hear of his
end. He was we'll known all
through Southeast Missouri and
some years ago had charge of the
Belleyiew circuit. He had been
sick several months suffering from
cancer of the liver. In his early
days in Cape Girardeau county he
followed the newspaper business,
but gave it up to go into the min
istry. He was a good man, stead
fast and straightforward, always,
May he rest in peace.
Following is a list of those at
tending the teachers examinations
in Ironton last Friday and Satur'
day:
Lizzie Russell Dora M Hinsdale
Mona Lewis Lora Tolleson
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