Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-01-04

the valley with the ringing o.
bells, blowing of whistles, footing
of horns and firing of guns.
Pandemonium certainly seemed tc
have broken loose for about a hall
hour as the old year was going
and the new one coming in.
Twenty per cent. reduction on
all heating stoves. We offer oul
entire stock of wood and coal
heaters at exactly one-fifth of
regular price. The coolest wealth.
er of the winter is yet before us
now is the time to buy stoves.
LOPEZ STORE Co.
The ordinance prohibiting COWS
from running at large within the
city limits of Ironton became eff
fective January 1st. We have a
straight tip from the city author
tiles that the law is going to be
rigidly enforced and all those who
wish to avoid trouble and costs
will not permit their COWS to roam
in the city.
The American Baptist Publica-
ton Society through its attorney,
@. P. Damron, Monday filed suit
in Justice Rasche's court against
the Rev. Fuller Swift, pastor of the
Ironton Baptist church, for S25 al
legged to be due the Publication
Society on account. The account
is for song books, Sunday School
literature, etc.
There are some horrible side-
walks in the north end of town
after you leave the granitoid and
go on to the depot. Conditions
are simply outrageous and should
not be tolerated. If there is to be
granitoid walk ordinance let
these walks be put in passable
condition, anyway. And there
should be no delay.
On FEBRUARY first, the dry goods
department. and ladies' suit de-
partment of the w. D. B. A. Store
will pass into the hands of Messrs.
F. B. Hart and j. S. O'Neal, these
gentlemen having acquired it by
purchase a short time ago and
will conduct the business under
the firm. name of "The Hart
O'Neal Mercantile Company
Poplar Bluff Republican.
O. B. P%arrott, the editor of the
Stoddard County Republican, has
been arrested, charged with crimi-
nal libel in connection with his re-
cent articles concerning the county
court. He has given bond and
the case will come up for trial at
the March term of circuit court,
when the matters in controversy
will be threshed out before a
jury.-BIoomJietd Vindicator.
Hetty Hampton, aged 10 years,
daughter of Joe Hampton, of
Reynolds, was arrested Saturday
evening by Sheriff Fits, charged
with the murder of the infant that
was found in an abandoned we'll
neal the old Hampton saw mill
site on Sinking Creek some two
weeks ago. She is being held by
the sheriff pending the preliminary
examination which has been set
for January 4th, 1912.-Centerville
Outlook.
A meeting was held at the court
house Wednesday evening to take
some action toward seeing what
could be offered the builders of the
proposed railroad which it is pro-
posed to construct from some point
on the Iron Mountain Railroad in
Iron county, down Tom Sank to
Le~sterville, to extend the line to
this place. Several thousand dol
lars was pledged by those present
and a committee was appointed to
take the matter up with the build
er and also to ascertain about how
much could be raised as a bonus.
We will have more to say on this
subject later, but in the meantime
let us all do everything we can to
encourage the men back of the
project.-CenterviUe Outlook
Local Iron Mountain Agent, E.
L. Clevenger informs the Bonner
that David Gibson who has been
in the employ of the company for
over 45 years as section foreman,
coal HEAVIER on coal shutes, which
latter position he had held at
this point for twenty five years,
and later as laborer about the
round house here, but who was
cut off in July on account of re-
duction of force and old age, had
been granted a monthly pension
by the railroad company dating
from December 10Th, 1911, of S25
per month, in recognition Of his
long and faithful service. 1t is
the policy of the company now to
pension the old and faithful em-
ployes who have given this sort
Of service and have grown old in
the railroad service.-Piedmont
Banner.
Concerning a summer hotel for
the Valley: what better location
what other SO good-can be found
within its bounds than the Emerson
Park? The grounds are spacious,
and the large and elegantly finish
ed brick structure thereon is we'll
adapted to the purpose. | under
stand that the owners Of the prem
Uses are not unfriendly to the pro-
ject, and that If a competent COM
pany 10 formed, will take a goodly
portion of the stock. If such a
corporation is formed with a cap-
itll of $50, 900, the property can be
purchased and an additional 100-
room building erected and fur
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