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

AASs 4hc MN Will not DC moved from
its present location, we learn, and
viii continue to saw ties for the Moss
Tie Co., which company owns a fine
lot of timber in that vicinity .-Cen-
terville Outlook.
To Mr.. Robinson, care-taker at
"Valley Home" we are indebted for a
generous basket of very fine green
peppers, tomatoes and egg-plants
presented Monday. They were all
most excellent, but the egg-plants
were exceptionally so. Mr.. Robin
son always remembers us when the
garden is "right." We thank him.
Mr.. George Sutherland, the road
overseer, has been doing quite a little
work on the road running west from
Arcadia. Mrs. Turner and Mrs. Potter
express themselves as being we'll
satisfied with the work. 1t has long
been needed and the money used has
been well spent.
The Athens, Ohio, daily papers last
Thursday carried notices of the death
of George Davis of Columbus, Ohio.
Mr.. Davis suffered a stroke of paraly-
sis six weeks ago and remained in a
semi-conscious state until his death.
The funeral was held Sunday. Mrs.F.
E. DeWeese is a sister of the deceas-
ed and was at his bedside at the time
of his demise.
There was a decided drop in the
temperature last Sunday and the first
snow of the season came that night.
Quite a lot of snow fell but Mother
Earth was SO wet Git rained Sunday
afternoon and evening)that the fakes
melted as they touched the ground.
1t is seldom, indeed, that we have a
snow storm before a killing frost, but
such was the case this season.
Program for Missionary Society of
Presbyterian Church, November II,
1918: Hostess, Mrs. Mitchell; Devo-
tional, Mrs. Kindell, ST.; Roll Call;
Scripture; "The Issue in Mexico"
Talk, Mrs. Francis; Music, Mrs. Dam
ron; "What is the Presbyterian
Church doing for atin-America?'
Paper, Mrs. Brown; Reading, Mrs.
Kindell, Jr.; Hymn and Prayer.
The circuit court docket is printed
on the first page. In the case of state
vs.. Jesse Culton, charged with felon-
ious assault, Edgar & Edgar are nam
ed as attorneys for the defendant.
This is an error; John H. Raney is the
attorney for Culton. Edgar & Edgar
appear on the docket as attorneys for
Lemrow Kelly. This is alsoa mistake.
They are no longer in the case.
VIM. Woolem last Friday filed with
County Clerk Reyburn an application
and petition for saloon license at Pilot
Knob at the same stand where Her
man Amelung has conducted a saloon
for the past year. WOODEN says he
has on his potion the James of all but
six Taxpayers of the town. Mr.Wool-
EN- is the Chairman of the Board of
Trustees of the Town of Pilot Knob.
Sheriff Blue returned last Thursday
from a trip to Madison, Illinois, hav-
ing in charge Joe Scott, colored. Joe
was serving a sentence in jail land was
treated as trusty. One day an OPP
portunity presented itself a few weeks
ago and he made his"getaway.'' After
some inquiry he was located at Madi-
son and the Sheriff went and brought
him home. 1t is safe to say he'll get
no more chances to run away.
Duncan Robinson met with a pc
culiar accident Sunday, but it termin-
ated most fortunately for him. His
sister and a young lady were in a bug
gy and Duncan jumped on behind for
a ride. He had on his base ball uni
form and the elects of the shoes caught
in the wheel and threw him under the
hind wheels which ran over his face
and shoulder. Excepting a few
bruises he escaped without injury.
VIM. Trauernicht last Thursday re-
ceived a letter announcing the death
of Alex Ferguson in a hospital in De-
troit, Michigan, the Monday previous
Fifteen years or more ago the deceas'
ed was employed at Graniteville as Q
stone cutter, and was we'll known tt
many Of our people. He had been il
poor health for several years and hat
been in the hospital nearly a year.
Alex Ferguson was an honorable, up
right man and many old friends here
learn of his death with sorrow.
The latest copy of The Band World
publishes a fair likeness of Jesse
Davis, and in a lengthy article gives
him the title of "The Best BaritonisI
Travelling To-day" Mr.. Davis
is a brother of Mrs. DeWeese, O
Ironton, and is known as one of the
best euphonium player and band lead
ers in the world, having played ir
: most foreign countries before the
crowned heads. This is of interest tt
music lovers OF Ironton as Mr.. Davis
is expected to spend part Of the win
ter here.
The property of the Arcadia Coun'
+. try Club was not sold under deed O
trust Saturday, October 18th, as ad'
vertised. Just before the day of sale