Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-12-25
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Thomas P. Fitz, of Des Arc, was in
Sikeston Thursday afternoon enroute
home from a trip to Lilbourn to visit
his son. Mr.. Fitz is a very pleasant
old gentleman. He is the Des Arc
correspondent for the IRoNToN REG
IsTER.-Sikeston Herald.
Mi. and Mrs. T. E. Freeman, of
Watts, California, announces the
birth Of a ten-pound daughter, Satur-
day, December 10, 1913-her name is
Mary Dorothea. This is the thir-
teenth grandchild of the late Capt.
w. 81. Byers, one of Ironton's old
citizens.
Commissioner Woerner Of the Pub
lie Utilities Commission last Wednes-
day at Sligo heard the evidence of
the parties who are seeking to have
the Sligo & Eastern Railroad declared
a CONNER carrier. The decision of
the commission will probably not be
announced for q month or more.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. R. Edgar returned
last Saturday from a two weeks trip
to different points in Texas and New
Orleans, Louisiana. Mr.. Edgar tells
us that they had q most delightful
journey and even in the short time
they we're gone were given unmistak-
able proof of the famed hospitality
for which the South is famous.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Fisher went to
st. Louis Monday. Mrs. Fisher pro-
ceeded to Springfield, Mo-, where she
will spend Christmas with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. W. @. Claman. Mrs. Fisher
will return to Ironton about the first
of the year, bringing with her, Miss
Florence, who has been visiting in
Springfield for several months.
Ironton railway station needs a
night agent, and it is a crying need. If
some of the higher railroad officials
will come down and look into the
matter I am ure a change will be
ordered. The inconvenience result
ing from present conditions is abom-
Unable and borne by the travelling
public with anything but Christian
patience.
The editor is in receipt of a card
from Mr.. and Mrs. w E. Deter, OF
Nickerson, Kansas, announcing the
marriage of their daughter, Lillian B..
and Mr.. Herbert A. Kaths, Wednes-
day, December II, 1918. Mr.. Kaths is
a Pilot Knob boy and old time friends
here wish him every happiness. Mr..
and Mrs. Kaths will make their home
in Kansas City.
The ease of J. V. Denny ct al VI
Jefferson County and the County
Court of Jefferson County asking fol
a mandamus on the court ordering
them to give the county money to thu
Jefferson Trust Company owing tt
the fact they had filed a higher bid
was decided by Judge bearing las
Monday in favor of the Jefferson
b Trust Company. The cast will b,
appealed.-De Soto Press.
! A large congregation assembled
last Sunday night at Fort Hill church
to join in the Christmas exercises o
the Sunday School, which were pre-
pared under the direction of Mrs
Kate Whitworth. The music, thu
the recitations, and decorations wer
in good taste. A happy feature wa
the purse contributed by the classe
to the Rev. L. F. Aspley. He was un
able to be present, but sent an appre
, ciative and cheering message.
After a long hard fight, the littl
band of Nazarenes who have stoo
for God and the work in Ellington an
. by the help of some of the goo
people, have raised the $4,000 0 due o
their Church house, and at 2:30 P. N
Sunday, December 21st, will dedicat
: the same to God. The sermon will b
preached by the Rev. VIM. Seal, th
n subject: "Dedication of King Solo
mons Temple" Everybody is Col
daily invited to attend .-Ellingto
Press.
The house and barn on J~erseydal
g Farm, east of town, we're destroye
by fire about six o'clock Tuesda
morning. The barn burned first an
the fire was carried from it to the rel
: idence. No one was in the house bl
Mrs. Klebar and the children, MI
II Klebar being in st. Louie. All th
contents of the house were saved. .
short time before the fire was discoy
cred Mrs. Klebar had been in the bar
with a lantern milking. This is tt
only theory to account for the origi
of the fire.
The last legislature made an az
preparation for dragging county SCI
, to county seat highways; or, if in
! practicable to drag, to improve othe
wise. The highway commission
Reynolds County has designated il
Centerville- Ironton route to a poi
on the county line west of Sabula. ]
order to meet at that point, and ac
,. ing at the suggestion Of the count
IT highway engineer, the commission
is Iron County has designated its Irol
9 ton Centerville route by way of Hoga
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