Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-04-03


week was one of the fercest. Most
unusual for the latter part of March.
All day long the flakes fell, and had
not most of them melted as they fell,
there would probably have been six
inches of "the beautiful"
The vote for school director in the
Ironton district was: DIR. Farrar, 2O1;
j. @. Forshee, 154; DIR. F. w. Trauer-
70. (Two to be clected.) The
proposition to raise the schooltax to
55 cents on the 500 valuation carried
by a vote 1874 for, to 26 against.
The family of Rev. Stanfield left
Monday for Cripple Greek, Colorado.
Rev. Stanfeld, who has been there for
a few weeks, is rector of a very fine
church. They will occupy the SPLEEN
did parsonage that is completely fur
nished. DE Soto Republican.
Our old friend, James Dobbins, of
Reynolds county, was in to SEA us
Tuesday. Mr.. Dobbins is associated
with his son-in-law, Mr.. j. @. Nc
Henry, in the manufacture of the wire
fence stretcher, and will make his
home in Ironton for the present, at
least.
A new time card became effective
Sunday. The only change in service
is an additional train, No. 1, south
bound which arrives at Ironton at
1926 P. M. We now have three south
bound trains within an hour and a
half: No. 8 at 1906; No. 1 at 1926 and
and No. 20 at 1:25 P. M.
Strayed or Stolen, from the range at
Annapolis, Mo-, last August, one sor-
rel mare, three years old this spring;
some white in the forehead, white
foot behind, flax name and tail. Any
information leading to her recovery
will be literally rewarded. Address
Ed. Funk, Annapolis, Mo.
County Superintendent Burnham
announces that the Iron County Ora
duation and Spelling Contest will oc-
cur in Ironton, Saturday, May 10th.
A gold medal will be given to the
winner in the defamation contest.
First prize in the spelling contest
will be So. Particulars later.
The Ladies' Social Club held an
CASTER meeting March 25th, with
Mrs. D. E. Morris as hostess. Each
member responded to r~oll-call with a
beautiful and appropriate Easter
sentiment. After enjoying delicious
refreshments, the club adjourned to
meet with Mrs. Bishop, April 8, 1918.
Married-At the home of the BRIDES
mother, neal Ironton, Mo-, Sunday
March 80, 1918, Frank J. Inman, Of
Madison county and Miss Alice Twom
ey, Rev. J. H. Calvert officiating. Mr.
Inman and his bride are spending the
honeymoon in st. Louis. They will
reside in Madison county. The REG
lister wishes them every anc
happiness.
A nine-year-old son of r. A. Dunn
who lives south of Ironton on Carver
Creek, died March 21st from injurie
received by a kick from a mule a few
weeks previous. The lad vas hurt il
the eye and he seemed to be gettin!
along nicely. But complications SCI
in and the end soon came. The be
reaved parents have the sympathy o
the community in their sorrow.
Joe Madlinger returned from hi
trip to Georgia last Friday. He wa
delighted with the country and say
that the people are the most hospita
BILE he ever met anywhere. Joe say
that when he gets in the sere and vel
low leaf and his pecan trees grow pre-
ductive, he will probably go to Dixi
land to spend the remainder of hi
days.
My s. Q. White Orpingtons wo
first and special prizes at Pennington
Sikeston, Bismarck, Fredericktowl
De Soto, and the Missouri State Sho'
at Springfield. The biggest smooth
leg breed; the big winter layer
Stock and Eggs for sale. Send fc
free Catalogue.
ROBERT e. WALSH,
Fredericktown, Mo.
The "Galilee Juniors" of Fort Hi
congregation is an organized class {
eleven youths. Eugene Whitwortl
President; Kenneth Curry, Secretar.
Six Of the number applied for churc
membership last Sunday morning
This makes church membership ]
the class unanimous. With three 9th
ers, these six are to take the VOWS (
, church membership next Sunda
morning.
Codding & Fletcher had a BAL
: hogs loaded and ready to ship to s
Louis one day last week and wei
waiting for the train to come and pu
them out when a stock buyer by IL
name of Lee from Piedmont can
along and offered a price for the hos
I that the owners thought best to al
cept. The hogs were unloaded fro
q the car and will be fattened in Il
Hawkius' field, between here and ?
Q lot Knob.