Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-12-11

task of writing a letter to Santa Claus.
One little tot wrote the following:
"Dear Santa-Please bring to me
something out of B. N. Browns show
windows"
Recorder Hawkins issued the fol-
lowing marriage licenses the past
week:
0sero Kelley of Annapolis and Ret
tie Morris of Des Arc.
Oney Evans Of Piedmont and Matte
Haywood of Ellington. Z
Don't forget in the rush of Christ
mas shopping that every dollar spent
at home helps to improve your roads,
light your streets, aids your schools
and churches and helps defray the
running expenses of your city and
county.-Oontributed.
Us. Bollinger of Sabula was a caller
last Wednesday. He showed us a
photo cark which his son-in-law, DR..
j. w. Hale, had sent him from Fowler
ton, Texas. The card displayed a
couple of fine deer that Jesse and a
companion had killed on a recent
hunting trip.
Morris Huff On Monday of last week
enlisted in the U. s. Navy at st. Louis.
That night he went to Chicago, where
he will remain a couple of months
and then be assigned to Norfolk or
San Francisco. The enlistment isfor
three years and seven months and he
will serve as a musician.
Adopts JeweIry Store is Head
quarters for Holiday Goods. A good
First Class Stock Of Watches, Jewelry,
S~ilverware, Stationery, and Notions on
hand. Presents for old and young.
Examine my Stock before buying else
where. II. ADOLPH.
Miss Dora AXE, daughter of Mr..
FL. B. AXE, we'll know to many Iron
tonians, was married in Alexandria,
Louisiana, Sunday, November 30,
1918, to MI. Malcolm Pender, of Pat
terson, Louisiana. Mr.. and Mrs.
Pender will make their home at Pat
~terson. Success and happiness to
them.
"Uncle Jack" Gillian, a long time
resident, died at the home of his SON.
in-law, Frank r. Hotson, in Ironton
Tuesday evening at 1880 O'Clock, after
a prolonged illness. The deceased
was aged "a years and nine months
Funeral this wednesday, afternoon
at 2:3O O'Clock, from the residence
and interment in the Pilot Knot
Cemetery.
The officials Of the Bismarck, Belle
vue Valley & Western Railway were
notified to appear before the Public
Service Commission at Jefferson City
on December 9th. The commission
will give a hearing as to the perma'
nent location of the line, amount o.
! bonds to be issued and other matter
' pertaining to the new road.-Bis
marck Gazette.
:. The resignation Of Rev. HI. I. Ree'
, as President of Marvin College wa
excepted at a meeting of a committee
composed of Revs. Henry, Haw an
Markley Tuesday. The resignation
. had been in the committees hand
for about three weeks. Rev. FL. F
Grove was elected temporary presi
' dent and Miss Higganbotham, Direct
t or of the Faculty. Fredelicktow'
Democrat-News.
Mrs. Christian Oesterle died at he
home in Middlebrook last Sunday
/, Some two weeks previous Mrs
: Oesterle had a stroke of apoplex
n from which she never recovered
1.-The deceased was probably sevent
i years of age and had lived at Middle
: brook nearly half a century. A hus
band and number of children are lei
+ to mourn her demise. The tuners
occurred at Middlebrook Monday.
Strawberries in mid winter is
delicacy seldom enjoyed by tn
! people of Greenville but if the pres
emit weather continues Brooks Frad
hopes to be able to market a crop Q
the lucious fruit in just a short tint
: His strawberry plants are in blool
and his patch covered with blossom
. their fragrance suggestive of sprini
q The Oldest citizen doesn't remembe
anything like it.-Greenville Journa
Mrs. Jennie Stewart, formerly Mi
9 Jennie Peters and well known t
a many of our people, now living
9 Fort Worth, Texas, was an Ironto
visitor Monday. This was Mr.
d Stewards first visit here in mar
of years and she found but few Of til
y old friends here. She reports thi
her mother, Mrs. H. II. Peters, is Ell
joying splendid health and running q
a eating house at Commerce, Texas, {
y the Cotton Belt, Texas.
Of The adjourned term Of the Ire
/. county court which was to CONVEX
December 10th for the purpose of tr
a ing John Smith, Of thewest end of.tf
/. county, charged with murder, HI
been deferred until Monday, Decen
Der 10th. Prosecuting Attorney Dan
! ron had to be present at the sitting
the State Utilities Commission
40 Slipo. Dacemher Nth. To hear I'll