Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-10

dence in Ironton and making this
place his winter home. 1t is further
rumored that Charley will claim a
bride 'ere the harvest moon wakes
and wsnes.
Chas. and Frank Detmer and fam
lilies were called to Pilot Knob last
Saturday on account of the death OF
Mrs. Detmer's father, Mr.. Meyers,
who died on Saturday, after an illness
of several years. The funeral occurred
at Pilot Knob Saturday.-Flat River
Correspondence Pennington News.
Rev. W. w. Strother, of Des Arc,
who recently returned from a s~ojourn
of a yearIor more..in California was an
Ironton visitor Saturday. Mr.. Stroth-
er says that California is a great state
but Missouri for him every time. He
will be here during the Methodist As
sembly, helping in the sale of lots in
"Epworth Among the Hills"
Mr.. John B~reitenstein and Miss Nell
lie McColl, both of Belleview, we're
married at Fort Hill Parsonage, Area
dia, Mo-, Saturday, July s., 1913, by
Rev. J.R. A. Vaughan. They boarded
an evening train for st. Louis where
Mr.. Breitensteiu has employment as
a conductor on the Broadway line.
Iron county friends wish them every
happiness.
Jos. Dubacher, an old resident, died
at his home, near Granitville, last Sat-
urday at the age of rs years. The fu-
neral occurred the following Monday
and interment wal made in the Mid
dlebrook cemetery. The deceased
had lived in Iron county 81 years
and was a good man and citizen. A
widow and six children survive him.
The Supreme Couri has granted the
railroad company a re-hearing in the
case in reference to establishing and
maintaining a depot at Pilot Knob.
The matter will now come up before
the court en- banc next November,
perhaps, and no one knows when a
decision will be rendered. The laws
delay! Past understanding, and most
~vexatious!
There YER fully 100 passengers dis
embarked from train No. 8 at the
Ironton station July 4th. And there
were just about that many people
boarded the evening train, north,
Saturday evening. Ironton is, un-
questionably, n of the best paying
stations on the road, and we are en-
titled to more consideration and bet
ter treatment than we receive at the
hands of the railroad company.
Gov. Major Monday paroled 0. P.
McCarver, of st. Francois county, who
was serving a life sentence in the pen
itentiary for the murder of a young
man by the name of Lett in Farming
ton about ten years ago. A condition
of the parole is that McCarver must
abstain from the use of all intoxicating
liquors. A number of the best people
in st. Francois and Ste. Genevieve
counties ~interceded for McCarver.
I was favored with ar invitation to
a birthday dinner last Saturday, given
by Mrs, Edgar F. Kellogg in honor OF
her mother, Mrs. T. J. st. Louis. An
Elegant and inviting spread was the
dinner, and-as always with such OPP
portunity-my appetite did it justice.
The company was congenial and the
evening was spent most ~agreeably'
May the household live to hold many
a like celebration, and I am selfish
enough to wish to be participant ev-
cry time!
The editor is in receipt of a card
announcing the marriage, July 2,
1918, at San Bernardino, California,
of Miss Della Buford and Mr.. MARCEL
Stirn. The bride is an Iron County
girl, born and reared, a daughter of Mr..
s. E. Buford, of Belleview. For some
time she was an attache of the REGIS
TER office and the writer of these
words knows her to be a lovely and
worthy young lady-a temperament
loving and kind, and adisposition like
sunshine. May every good come tc
her and hers.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. Wemp have
taken charge of the Lecomte, Mr.. and
Mrs. Worsham having withdrawn
from the management and gone back
to Leesville. Mr.. Wemp is a most
affable gentlemen. Mrs. Wemp has
the reputation of being one of the besI
housekeepersin North Louisiana ant
her daughters are also accomplished IL
the art so the travelling public will
have every reason to be satisfied anc
the Enterprise expresses the wish tina
the new managers will be successful
in their undertaking. NatchitocheI
(La.) Enterprise.
The city council was in session Mon
day until after midnight passing ordi
~nances compelling the building o
granitold walks and t~ransacting othel
business. Ordinances were passed
providing for the building Of walks il
front of some lots in north Ironton
the property Of R. G. Farmer; also,or
Wayne street along a lot owned by L
A. Seitz; and on South Main street il
front of the property owned by Chas
Patton, The council also arranged