Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-14

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has the job. 1t will be occupied
in the early summer by Mr.. and
Mrs. w. R. Edgar, Jr.
For the ten lights now on the
streets for a few hours the earlier
part of the night for twenty days
in the month the city pays about
$50 a month. We can get twenty
lights that will burn all night ev-
cry night in the month for $50.
Let's have them.
1t is said that a number of the
flock of the First Baptist Church,
Ironton, Mo-, are endeavoring to
have their pastor recall the resig-
nation he rendered as such pastor
a few weeks since. Can such
things be and not o'ercome US as
a summer dream?
No. Z, the south bound fast
mail train, went in the ditch at
Victoria, about three o'clock this
morning. The engineer and fire.
man and two mail clerks are re-
ported seriously injured. The
train will not get here until some
time this afternoon.
Miss Garnette jackson and Mr..
A, Lopez are buying the spring
millinery for Lopez Store Co. this
week. Miss Jackson has spent
the greater part of the winter in
the wholesale houses and will
doubtless bring a most choice
selection to the big store.
We are indebted to Mr.. Fred
Russell for a quart of mighty fine
maple syrup which he presented
US last Friday. Fred says he had
ninety -four trees tapped one day
last week from which he got 1874
gallons of water. This he boiled
down to nineteen quarts of syrup.
The REGISTER this week prints
the announcement of DR.. James
H. Martin, of Pilot Knob, who
again seeks the Democratic nomi-
nation for Representative from
Iron county. DR.. Martin was a
member of the last Legislature
and on every proposition endeav-
ored to voice the will of his con-
stituents. Should he be again
4 Nominated and elected he will en-
deavor to serve all of the people
all of the time.
Dairyman Alexander says that
when we told of his trouble in
getting through the snow drifts oil
three weeks ago we should have
given some credit to Roadover-
seer Fred. Russell. Mr.. Alexander
says that If Fred. had not come
along with the big road grader
and plowed a way through the
snow it would have been two OF
three days later before the road
east of town would have been SC
one could travel.
Mrs. Ella Byers, nee Collins,
filed suit in the Iron county circuit
court for a decree Of divorce from
her husband, Harry A. Byers.
Non-support, brutal treatment
and many other indignities are
alleged. The couple were married
in 1905. The defendant now re-
sides in Los Angeles, California,
!, and is a son Of the late Capt. w
H. Byers, of Ironton. Mrs. Byerc
asks for the custody of the two
> little girls born of the union.
Married-At Fort Worth, Texas,
February 26, 1912, Miss Naomi
Inman and Mr., Gordon Powell
t Miss Naomi is one of Madison
county's young ladies and 6
daughter of Elijah Inman. Mr.
Powell is one of Dublin, Texas
: most prominent young farmers,
| Miss Naomi was visiting her sis
t ter, Mrs. Will Jet of Forreston
Texas. After a short bridal TRIP
the young couple returned tc
Dublin where they will make their
future home. x.
! Les Yount Monday gave up hi:
: position as delivery man for the
Lopez Store Company, and viii
try farming this year. In a few
Y days he will nov to what i
4 known as the Love farm, east o
town, and will tend a crop Their
and also on the Thomas place
!, west of Ironton. Les has been
mighty faithful man on the Wagon
the past year Or more, and we
wish him success in filling thu
0 soil. Walter Miller of Pilot Knoll
will succeed him at the Lope
d store.
: John Austin, a fireman on tn
Valley Division of the Iron Noun
II tain railroad, was found in hi
\ room in ST. Louis Sunday morn
q ing nearly suffocated from escap
ing gas. He was taken to tn,
City Hospital where he died a
9 four o'clock Monday afternoon
, The deceased was a valley boy,
q son OF Mr.. James G.. Austin, 0
Arcadia. The bereaved famil,
h have the sympathy of the entir
"a community in their sorrow. TIL
d remains will be brought to Area
dia for interment Thursday noon
=. J.. Cannon, Superintendent s.
d L. /. M. & S. R. R., in Circular Nc
20, has authorized tho issuing Q
). transportation to employees Of th
road as an act Of courtesy on tn
part of the company and as a re
ward Of merit for long and con
= tinued service as follows: 1. Aftt
% is years continuous service, an
p nual pass for himself over divisio
employed. Q. After 20 years con
tinuous service, annual pass &c