Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-04-10


made quite a uccess last year and it
is safe to say his management of
Ozark Inn will be all right. Special
rates and inducements to families.
Address all inquiries to Otto Thomas,
Ironton, Mo.
The contractor who is drilling the
well on Arcadia Heights is also put
ting down a deep well for the City Of
Pennington. 1t seems that he is hav-
ing some hard luck there, too. The
following is reproduced from the last
issue of the Pennington News: "The
work of sinking the big new well at
the waterworks plant was brought to
a stop last Saturday when the drill or
rod broke leaving the huge bit and
about 20 feet of the rod in the well
which had been put down to a depth
of $50 feet. Special tools had to be
ordered for fishing out the bit, and it
is likely that the work will be shut
down for several days as a result of
the accident"
While there are no new develop
ments at the North American this
week, we believe that the outlook is
brighter than it has been for some
time; the fact that the superintendent
of the plant has gone west on bust
ness would indicate that we may look
for something good in the way of the
plant starting up shortly. That there
is a big mining deal in the wind there
is hardly a doubt. Maj. Stephens
visit to this city would indicate this
and while the major would not talk
for publication he volunteered the in
formation that he had never up to the
present time had much confidence in
the North American. We believe the
next four weeks will produce some-
thing in the mining line that will sur
prise our people. y Fredericktown
Democrat-News
The Woman's Study Club entertain
ed the Ladies' Social Club, April 1,
1918, at the commodious residence of
Mr.. w. T. Gay. The Entertainment
Committee was composed of Mes
danes A. L. Schwab, Fred Kindell, Jr.,
J. G.. Newman, B. N. Brown, Adrain
Steel, Sanford Russell and Miss Ruth
Pruitt. The parlors were beautifully
decorated in the Club colors-white
and green. AS the party was given
on April FOOLS Day everyone was
supposed to be on the "look OUT. but
the conceits were SO cleverly planned
by the hostesses they were victims Of
a joke before they we're aware. In the
absence of formality there was a Law
ishness Of good humor and fun. A
luncheon was served which consisted
of chicken salad, rolls, pea-patties
pickles, coffee, ice cream and cake,
All departed feeling that they had
spent a very enjoyable afternoon anc
will carry pleasant remembrances Of
the occasion.
Mr.. R. E. Rudy was badly shocked
and painfully injured by a dynamite
explosion, on his farm a mile and {
half west of Ironton, shortly before
noon Wednesday of last week. Mr.
Rudy had been using dynamite tc
blast stumps; he vas carrying a sticl
and a half of the dynamite ant
some fuse and caps, in a bucket
walking drought the field, when hi
noticed some of the fuse burning. HI
threw the bucket as quickly as HI
could, but had hardly let go of the bal
when the explosion occurred. A hol'
was torn in the ground and Mr.. Rudy
was bruised and hurt in a number o
places by the flying mis- siles. ON
ear was torn slightly but fortunatel,
no bad wound resulted. The shocl
probably disabled him more than TIN
wounds. The terrible noise of the ex
plosion impaired his hearing but tina
will probably be all right in time. l
was a close call and it is safe to sa!
that Mr.. Rudy will handle dynamite
mighty carefully in the future.
W. P. pink McCarver was fount
dead in his bed room in his store a
Pilot Knob about six o'clock Tuesda.
evening. The deceased had been il
poor health for many months past ant
for the past three or four days hac
been confined to his room. A coupl,
of families who lived in the rear par
of the store building had been wait
ing on and attending to him. Tit
last time he was seer alive was abou
noon Tuesday when a cup of COFFEE
was taken to him. About six o'clocl
in the evening Theo Dettmer,
next door neighbor, called to see him
he got no response to his knock, open
ed the door and walked in. McCarvel
was notin his bed and, looking around
he found him lying on the floor, dead
The occupants of the house then re-
called that about the middle of thu
afternoon they heard something fall
it is supposed that the deceased 60
out of bed to get a drink of water, O
something of the kind, and fell owe
dead. Coroner Farrar was notified
and that same evening held an in
quest. The facts adduced were abou
as here related. DIR. Farrar says h
thinks tubercular trouble was tn
cause Of death, as the body wa
scarcely anything but skin and bones
having practically wasted away. Pin