Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-25


OF Music building, next Friday even
ing, September 26, at Z O'Clock. 1t is
hoped that every member will make
an effort to attend.
X. l.. McLaughrey, the jeweler, has
sold a lot he owned in north Ir~onton,
just west Of the station, to a party from
Piedmont who is planning to build a
three STORY cement block house
thereon. The building will be used as
an auto repair shop and garage.
There will be no picture show We'd
nesday, September Oath, but excellent
pictures Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day nights. There will be a vaude-
vile entertainment in the Academy
Wednesday night, but it has no con-
nection with the picture show man
agement.
Bogdan Ulgarwich has sold his hal f
interest in the Jerseydale Dairy to his
partner, Frank s. Klebar. Mr.. Ulgar-
wich has bought a lot on north Main
street from j. w. Allen and, we I'M
derstand, contemplates building a
cobblestone bungalow thereon in the
near future.
During the noon hour Tuesday a
whip snake, four and a half feet long
crossed Main street and crawled up
on the pavement in front of Whit
worth's store. There he was met by
Henry Kendall, who dealt one blow
with an ak handle, and then it was all
over with the snake.
At the local headquarters of the
Anti Saloon League it was said on
Wednesday that petitions for local OPP
tion elections are being circulated at
Mexico, in Rails, Lincoln, Iron and
st. Francois counties, and at Skies
ton, Elvins Pennington, Rich Hill,
Monett and Trenton.-St. Louis Star.
Many citizens of the county were in
Centerville last Saturday. The report
that Rob't Miller would have his
preliminary hearing was responsible
for their presence. There will be no
preliminary hearing in the case. The
case will be taken up by the grand
jury in MISUNDERSTANDING Out
look.
Miss Lizzie Allgier, daughter of
Nicholas Allgier, who lives near the
Shut-Inn, underwent a surgical oper-
alton in the hospital in st. Louis a
month ago. Her recovery has not
been as rapid as was hoped for but it
is thought she will be able to come
home before long. The operation was
for an abscess on the hip.
To all those for whom I have done
work I wish to say: if any of my work
has not proven satisfactory report
same to me this week. If you have
any work you want done let me know
at once, for the way it looks now /
will go to Bismarck the first of next
month. P. E. JOSEPH,
The Upholsterer.
J. T. Barnum, recently of Southern
Florida, has arrived in Ironton and
contemplates establishing several
hog ranches in the western part of
the county. Mr.. Barnum and his as
sociates control about 2300 acres of
land six miles and farther west from
Ironton. Associated with Mr.. Barnum
is the Minton Land Company Of st.
Louis.
The September numbrr Of The White
Book, Southeast Missouri's magazine,
is a crepit to the publishers. The
f~rontispiece is a partial view of the
valley and is referred to in these
words: ga peep at Arcadia Valley,t the
Piankasha Valley of Flowers, nesting
at the foot of Tepee Mountain, the
most beautiful spot in the Eastern
Ozarks."
Hon. M. r. Smith left last Sunday
for New York, whence he will take a
steamer to-day for Port au Prince,
Haiti, to enter upon his duties as
United States Minister to that re-
public. His family will follow some
time later when Mr.. Smith has time to
look over the situation and secure
suitable quarters. His many friends
here wish him bon voyage.-Farming-
ington Times.
Sheriff Robert Parks of Reynolds
county arrived in Ironton last We'd
nesday noon having in charge Robert
Miller and John Stricklin, and placed
them in the Iron county jail. Miller
is charged with killing Richard Nal
low and Stricklin is held on the charge
of attempting to kill one Robert Glenn
ents. Both men will be kept here un-
til the November term Of the Rey-
nolds county circuit court.
Herman Amelung, Of Pilot Kob,was
taken to a hospital in st. Louis last
Wednesday. A few weeks previous Mr..
Amelung fell from the second story
of his residence to the pavement be-
low and was quite badly hurt. He
didn't improve as it was thought he
would and he was sent to the Alexian
Brothers. hospital. An x-ray exami-
nation there revealed that his condi-
tion was not serious and he will re-
turn home next Sunday.
A. J. Zwart, of Grand Junction,