Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-10-23
Des Arc Items.

/ received a telegram Friday from
Fort Smith, Arkansas, announcing the
death of my dear friend and comrade,
r. A. Clarkson, who was well known
in Iron county. The deceased was
born in Essex county, Virginia, in
1874 l think). He enlisted in the 9th
Virginia Cavalry, under Col. w. A. F.
Lee and served during the war. He
took al active part in all the battles
of Virginia, including the battle of
Gettysburg. He attended the re-
union at Gettysburg this summer and
stopped a few days with Geo. w.
Clarkson. He emigrated from Vir-
ginia to Missouri in 1867, with a lot of
young men, including j. M. Morris,
Samuel Henson, j.. W. Bowles, George
Hunt, Joseph G. Clarkson, Thomas P.
Fitz and others. We first settled in
Washington county, near Potosi. The
following year we scattered to differ
ent parts of the state. In 1869 Mr..
Clarkson embarked in the merchan-
disc business at Webster, Nc. In 1871
he went in the milling and merchan-
disc business at Annapolis; his
partners were Jos. G. Clarkson, Sam
uel Henson and W. H. Blaine-now of
Piedmont. Mr.. Clarkson sold out at
Annapolis in 1885 or 1885 and engaged
in the wholesale dry goods business at
Fort Smith, Arkansas, where he was
very successful. He retired from bus
mess a few years ago because of i'll
health. His death was not a surprise
to us as we had been advised of his
serious illness-typhoid fever. He had
every attention, but God saw fit to
take him home. He leaves a wife and
two children to MOURN him. Two of
his dear ones had gone before him.
He was buried beside them at Fort
Smith.
Rev. Strother has sold one-half in
terest in his farm to Jeff Jackson, who
| will move there in thirty days. Rev.
Strother will leave Tuesday for Indi-
ana, where he will conduct revival
meetings for the next few weeks.
DIR. Whiteside has moved into the
Keathly property.
VIM. Stevenson has purchased the
property owned by John Stevenson
and will have it papered and repaired
before moving into it.
The Stevenson Bros. are also maxi
ing improvements in their store build
ing and enlarging their Office and
making more room in the store for
new fall goods.
The Nazarenes held their annual
conference last week. About seventy
delegates were here from different
parts of Missouri. A number from
st. Louis. Rev. Brezie from Los
Angeles, California, was in charge.
Fred Girtz and wife and Mrs. L. M,
Copeland and niece yer here from
Ellington. Mr.. Girtz and wife sang
a beautiful song during the Sunday
service.
John Farris, formerly of this place.
and Mrs. Pearl Hackworth, widow OF
the late VIM. Hackworth, were mar
ried here Sunday by Rev. VIM. Seals.
They will reside at Piedmont.
]. L. Strader spent Sunday at Bis
marck with his son, Lee Stasder, and
family.
VIM. Hughes spent Sunday at Ho-
gan.
Mrs. w. E. Mckee and children,
Hazel and Morris, have returned home
from st. Louis.
Mrs. Meadows has returned to Flat
River after O visit here with her sis
ter, Mrs. Chas. Williams.
Miss Maude Huff has returned tC
her home at Williamsville, after
a two weeks visit to her aunt, Mrs.
Wiley Roberts.
Was sorry to hear of the sad acct
dent which occurred at Ferguson last
Sunday week, in which the son Of oul
old friend, d. f. Reese, lost his life
in the Mississippi River. We sym
pathize deeply with the bereave(
parents and loved ones in the loss o
their son.
Rev. Meyers, the Methodist preach
or, delivered q good sermon las
Tuesday evening at the M. Il. Church
He is q ~consecrated Christian mar
and will do much good here in build
ing up the church. Quite a humble