Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-08-07

III tic nOAtn cA1 ALOubOu uOW has kIdu-
itoid walks on Main street,all the way
to the station. This gap, it is under
stood, viii be built in a few days.
Miss Dorothy Blanks, daughter of
DR.. D. L. Blanks, Of Mexico, arrived
in Fredericktown yesterday and will
be the guest of Mrs. DR.. o. Haley for
several days.-Fredericktown Trib-
une.
Mrs. DR.. Blanks, of Mexico, Mo-,
understand, is recovering from
quite a serious surgical operation she
underwent a few weeks since. Valley
friends will be glad to know she is
convalescent.
Alright mar was put to work in the
Ironton station last Monday, and
will stay there until the Baptist As
sembly closes. We should try and get
the railroad company to make the job
a permanent one.
Our weather continues warm and is
drier than ever. The thermometer
climbed to 1902 Monday-the hottest
day of the summer. The highest re-
cord previous to this was 101-on a
couple of days in June.
A festival will be given at the res
-
idence of MI. Ira Kanouse, in Arcadia,
Wednesday evening, August 9th, for
the benefit of the Catholic church.
Supper served at 6 O'Clock in the ev-
ening. Particulars later.
DR.. Summa has had quite a force of
men at work at his beautiful home in
Russellville the past several weeks.
A basement is being put under entire
building preparatory to putting in a
furnace. A modern bath room will
also be installed.
j. 7. Logan, who has been on the
police force in st. Louis for the past
eighteen years and now is a sergeant,
was an Ironton visitor last week. Mr..
Logan was formerly an Iron County
boy, and has a splendid record in the
police department.
Mr.. O. O. Carpenter intends having
ia Field Day at the Demonstration
Farm in Arcadia on Wednesday, Aug
ust 9th, and every farmer in the
county is urged to attend. The oc-
casion will be devoted to selecting
and collecting seed.
DR.. W. G. Crenshaw, Dentist, Of St.
Louis, No., will be in Caledonia from
the 18th to the 3Oth Of August, inClu-
sive, professionally engaged. Come
early and get your teeth fixed.
G.. F. Martin, superintendent Of the
Des Arc Gas and Mining Company, is
here making preparations to prospect
Jor oil and gas and minerals. He has
already secured options on about
$500 acres of land in Butler county
Poplar Bluff Republican.
In this issue of the REGISTER will be
found a poem from the pen of Rev. J.
Will jackson, of Independence, Mo.
Thirty years rnd more ago Rev. Jack
son was teacher of the colored schoo.
in Ironton, and is unquestionably one
of the biggest men of his race in the
nation.
George L.. Moore arrived in Irontor
Sunday evening and spent a couple Of
days with his wife and son, who have
been here for for several weeks
George is now division freight agent
of the T. & P. railroad with headquar'
tiers at Fort Worth, Texas. 1t is a very
desirable position.
Strayed or Stolen-About July 22d
from Reynolds, Mo. One small black
horse mule, about II years old; one
medium size bay mare mule, about Il
years old. Reasonable reward paid
for information leading to their re-
covery. Address WALTHER 8 WOOD
MAN, Reynolds, Mo.
A jury in Justice Rasche's court
Tuesday afternoon brought in a YER
dict declaring Will Pryor not guilty Of
the charge Of disturbing the peace Of
Mrs. VIM. Aldridge the Thursday pre-
vious. The defendant aud p%rosecut-
ing witness are next-door neighborf
in White Row, East Pilot Knob.
Some fifty three residents Of Iror
and Reynolds counties voluntarily
worked two days with fifteen team
on the road near Munger leading te
Ironton week before last. That is thu
way to get good roads. Let the ex'
ample of these good citizens be fol
lowed and We'll have better highways
BY invitation Of Father Adrian
went to Arcadia and saw the Demon
stration Farm established on the Col
lege grounds by the Iron Mountain
Railway folk, under the supervision Of
Messrs. L. A. Markham, COMMISSIONS
of Agriculture, and Q. Q. Carpenter
Assistant. / shall have something tC
say about it next week.
One John Turner, quite q ~notoriou
character in the west end of Irol
couuty, has caused a warrant to b
issued for one Porter Abney, charg
ing him with carrying concealed
weapons and displaying same in