Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-05-02

Miss Thost, daughter of G.. NJ.
Thost of this city, was a passenger
on the i'll fated steamship Titanic,
which was destroyed at sea last
week. No news has been(received
of Miss Thost at the time of going
to press and it is feared that she is
among the 1900 souls who went
down with the ship in the greatest
tragedy in the history of the sea.
DE Soto Press.
We had a terrific rain fall last
Thursday night and Friday.
Thursday night the precipitation
was about three and a half inches,
and about noon Friday in a half
hours time, an inch of water fell.
In all, there was about four and a
half inches in less than twenty
four hours. Mr.. Delano says there
has been no rainfall equal to this
at any time in the past thirty
years.
Drew Pitts, charged with MUIR
der in two cases, was permitted to
plead guilty to manslaughter in
each case in the circuit court last
week and given a sentence of six
years in the penitentiary. Pitts
was given the benefit of the time
he served in Jail awaiting trial.
His crimes were the killing of a
man by the name of Butler and
his daughter near Bixby nearly a
year ago.
AT high noon to-day in the
Baptist Church, Ironton, will oc.
cur the wedding of Mr.. VIM. Carl
Hoffman and Miss Laura Beatrice
Tapley. After the ceremony there
will be a reception at "Pomona
Heights" the home of the bride.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoffman will take a
honeymoon trip, and expect to be
at home in Arcadia after June 1st.
The REGISTER extends its very
best wishes.
John H. Curran, former State
immigration Commissioner, yes
terday addressed the st. Louis
Rotary Club at luncheon at the
American Hotel. Mr.. Curran, told
of the work being done at the Ar
cadia Country Club at Arcadia,
Mo-, and plans for the dedication
this week of the new state high
way from st. Louis to Arcadia.
The road has been completed at
an approximate cost of S80,000.-
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The serial story, "My Lady of
the North" which has been rum
ming on the inside pages of the
REGISTER for several months, will
be concluded next week. 1t GER
tainly is aninteresting story..With
our issue of May 10Th we will be-
gin the publication of another Sc
rial entitled, "Miss Minerva and
William Green HILL" 1t is a de-
lightful humorous story on the Or
der of Huckleberry Finn. Do not
miss the opening chapters.
The REGISTER this week prints
the announcement of Mr.. @. A.
Thompson as a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Treas
urer of Iron County. Mr.. Thomp-
son is a son of Joseph Thompson
a we'll known resident of the west
end of the county, and a very
worthy young man. For the past
i, six years he has served the PEG.
pie of Dent Township as Constable
and Deputy Sheriff and has proven
himself q capable and careful of.
fetal. His claims will receive
due consideration at the hands Of
the voters.
Henry Thompson and G. A,
Thompson of Goodland Sunday
evening brought to Ironton Har-
!, vey Shepherd and placed him in
the custody of Sheriff Marshall
Shepherd lives just this side of the
dividing line between Iron and
Dent counties and is a we'll known
: Baptist preacher. About two
| weeks ago he gave evidences o.
losing his mind and the pas
week became SO violent it was
necessary to turn him over to the
! authorities. Shepherd is a mar
4about forty-five years of age and
has a wife and four children. His
case will be considered by the
, county court next week.
Catcher E. H. Green, of Fla
| River, on last Saturday came te
!, terms with the Cleveland, Ohio
team in the new United States
, League, and left on Tuesday tt
: join the club. Jack O'Connor,
formerly manager of the the st
Louis Browns, is manager of the
cleveland team. After a tele.
: graphic communication with
O'Connor the fancy stipend o:
1925 per month was accepted
Green had arranged a try-our
, with the st. Louis Browns, but
, for some unknown reason, Presi
! dent Hedges did not notify him tc
report. Green landed the Cleve.
land job on Barney Pelty's rec
ommendation. -Farmington News.
For nearly four days last weel
the Iron Mountain track was
blocked because of the. wreck OF
I the wrecker at Silica, Nand all
trains got around the wreck by
using the Bonnie Terre road be.
/ tween Riverside and Elvins ant
the Illinois Southern between Bis
i marck and Elvins. The wrecking
crew had been at work on a wreck
at Silica and had just about go
: things Strengthened out when the
! big derrick on the wrecking outfil
/ struck and knocked down a Gov.