Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-02-27

tlon. he sald trouble seemed 10
be with the engines, but that our
people should rest assured that it will
all be corrected in time and the best
of service given.
j. R. Harrison and Avery Tate have
been employed by the Moss Tie Com
pany to fence about thirty small tracts
of land east and north of Cente rville.
The company intends to SOW these
tracts of land in blue grass, so that
the prospective purchasers may see
what the land will do. The Company
intends to colonize all their lands that
have been cut over.-Centerville Out
look.
R. M. Golf, manager of the Lee Hub
Factory at this place, happened to a
very painful accident Tuesday morn
ing. He was turning hubs and acct
dentally got his face too close to the
machine and had his eyes filled with
grit and shavings, which came near
causing the loss Of one eye. His eyes
are yet in a very painful condition,
still he is able to get out and attend
to his business Outlook.
The funeral of Mrs. H. W. Jackson
took place this afternoon, services
being conducted at the Main street
M. E. church, the Rev. F. E. Dubois
conducting them. The obsequies
were under the auspices of the Lady
Maccabees of Hive No g., of which
Mrs. Jackson was a member for many
years. Burial was in city cemetery.
A large number of mourning friends
attended the funeral. Poplar Bluff
Republican.
1t is stated that the Iron Mountain
Company has made arrangements
with the Keokuk people to furnish
them power with which to operate
and light the shops and yards at this
Lplace. No very definite information
could be had on the subject, but it is
understood that a switch board and
other accessories have been received
and are being installed. If such is the
case it will not be a great while until
the shops will be running by electric
ity.-Jefferson Republican.
Mr.. J.. g. McHenry has located in
Ironton and will establish a factory
here for the manufacture of a wire
stretcher and fence clamp of his own
Invention. MI. McHenry was former
ly of Reynolds county, but has been
living in st. Louis operating a factory
there for some time past. He has
located the Ironton factory in the ole
screen factory building and will get tc
work as SOC as possible. Mr.. Nc
Henry is domiciled in 7. D. Jones
cottage on the mountain side.
Carter Ashlock, who has beer
spending several weeks at Ho
Springs and other Southern points
l ~recuperating from an injury he re
lceived when a horse he was riding
. fell with him a few months ago, re
, turned here last week and is yer.
much improved. Although he ha
!. not entirely recovered from a sever,
sprain to his right limb, he is nov
: able to get around without the aid O
. crutch or cane.-Desloge GORE
: spondence Pennington News.
Mrs. Frank CLAY, of Frankclay, wa
fined 800 and costs in Circuit Cour
at Pennington this week for assault
ing a merchant of that place with
: pistol. 1t is understood that five &
. the Jurors who tried the caae we're i
. favor Of a ~penitentiary sentence. Mrs.
Clay threatened W. T. O'Neal of tina
9 place, drawing a pistol on him, an
q the charges against her were preferre
q by Mr.. O'Neal. Mrs. Clay is reporte
n to have been involved in several es
Q capades of like nature in the pas
and in which she allowed her tempe
~ to get the best of her.-Lead Be
News.
t., Benjamin @. Imboden aged Al veal
Is died at the residence of his sister, Mr.
10 Isabel Lathim, on Twentieth Stree
after a long illness. He was a nativ
10 of Missouri, but had resided in Bakers
s. field for the past 25 years and W;
t, well known. The deceased is survive
by a daughter, Grace, aged IA year
ID his two sisters living here, Mrs. Blacl
n or and Mrs. Lathim, two brothers, Al
drew Imboden, of Santa Maria, ar
Gordon Imboden, Of st. Louis, Nc
= and another sister, Mrs. Thompson
= living in Missouri. The funeral WI
y held this afternoon (Monday, Febr'
:, airy 1O) at $3.50 O'Clock from the Fir
:, Baptist Church.-Kern County, Goal
Echo.
Mr.. E. F. Kearney, General Supe
= intendent Of transportation of I'll
Missouri Paciic-Iro n Mountain, h
:. announced the appointment of Mr.
A. Somerville to be Superintendent
transportation for the System, vi
Mr.. Kearney, recently promoted
the Office of General S~uperintende
", of transportation. Mr.. Somervil
is, who is a very efficient railroad ma
ng spent his entire career on the Bui
d. iugton System until he resigned
ew superintendent of Terminals for th
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