Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-05-23

provement over the old order, but
l don't. We have annoyances and
abuses to contend with now tina
were never known in the days Of
the saloons.
A free entertainment and ice
cream social, including a grand
ball, will be given May 23d, 1912,
inWorkmen's Hall at Graniteville
Mo-, by the ladies of the Royal
Neighbor Lodge. Good music
and the best of order guaranteed.
Refreshments served by the Royal
Neighbor ladies. Come and enjoy
yourselves.
Favorable indications of a large
deposit of lead vera found in a
newly dug we'll on the farm of D.
N. Holiday north of town, last
week. Lead bearing rock in a
considerable quantity was uhearth-
ed about thirty feet below the
surface, and the deeper the we'll
goes the better the indications are.
Wayne County Journal.
Married-St. Louis Mo-, Thurs
day, May 16, 1912, w. G. Claman,
of Springfield Mo-, and Maud
Fisher, of Ironton, Rev. G. j.
Kruger officiating. Miss Maud
has been a type-setter in the REG
lister Office the past three years
and is a most worthy young lady.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claman will reside
in Springfield, Mo. We wish
them every happiness.
There will be a meeting of the
Alumnae of Arcadia College in
the College Auditorium on the
morning of June II, 1912. The
object of the st. Ursula Alumnae
Association will be united effort
to extend the influence of the Ar
cadia College while drawing closer
the bonds of friendship and es-
TEEN among the former students.
A large attendance of the former
students is desired at this meet
ing.
Chas. Inman, who has been
working at Herculaneum, in JEFF
ferson county, for several years
past, is now back at his oldshome
in the Roselle neighborhood,
where he and Mrs. Inman will
spend several weeks visiting rela-
tives and friends. Charlie has not
been in the best of health lately
and he thinks that a couple of
weeks fishing along to St. Francis
will put him in tip-top shape
again.
Mr.. Evans came down from st.
Louis and went out to meet the
surveyors on the head of Big
River, Wednesday. The survey
ors will probably finish their work
on Saturday of this week They
have located an excellent line and
from everyone comes good news
of the project. The proposition
seems more certain of completion
now than ever.-BismdrcE Gazette.
NoTICE-The valley is soon to
have & regular plumbing establish.
ment Under the management OF
Wyman & Griswold, journeymen
city plumbers. This will prove a
great benefit to anyone having
steam fitting or plumbing of any
kind to be done We understand
that repairing is a speciality and
satisfaction guaranteed. Till a
suitable location in the town is
fixed upon drop a card to Wyman
& Griswold, Ironton, Mo-, for in
formation or prices.
The Arcadia Country Club had
no trouble in disposing of the car
load of fruit trees which we men
toned last week. Indeed it would
have been easy to dispose of a
couple more cars, as the supply
was in no way equal to the de-
mand. Eight thousand apple
trees and four thousand pear trees
were distributed. Prof. w. B.
Potter, who lives west of town,
Gay & Schwab and Mr.. G. j. Percy
got a thousand trees each. Mr..
Percy planted his in his orchard
near Sabula.
L. A. Markham, Commissioner
of Agriculture of the Missouri Pa
cifc Railway Company, informs
the REGISTER that he will hold an
agricultural meeting in Annapolis,
this county, Friday, May 24th, at
eight o'clock in the evening. The
speakers will be D. l.. Harcourt,
dairy expert, who will discuss
dairy Earnings; and MI. Markham,
who will talk about farm diversi-
fication. The lectures will be il
lustrated with stereoptican views
and admission will be free. AL
urged to attend.
Rev. Charles E. Edwards, form
erly of Ironton, Mo-, who is now
staying in st. Louis without a
charge, has been given the honor
airy title of the "Bishop of Boz
hemia," by the Markham Memoir
ial Presbyterian congregation and
its pastor, Rev. Geo. w. King, as
a mark Of their affection. AS an
appreciation of this honor Mr..
Edwards, who is a flute soloist OF
talent, yesterday played for sixty
women, members of the Markham
Aid Society, after the weekly
luncheon of the society.-Republic.
We this week publish a letter
from an old time resident of the
valley, Mr. Claude Russell, son of
the late Judge 7. P. Russell,
Claude writes a good a good letter
and we hope he will favor us in
the future. We are surprised,
lhoWaYar. that hA does NOT know