Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-26

cause. Help it along.
A public reception will be given at
the Missouri Home for Aged Baptists,
in Ironton, Thursday evening, half
past seven, July S. Everybody invited
to attend and meet the members of
the Board of Trustees.
Mrs. Belle Lay of st. Louis and her
daughter, Mrs. Eta Snyder, Of Cali
fornia, and two sons, spent Monday at
the home of DR.. and Mrs. @. O. Kerla-
gon. They will also visit in Caledo-
nia.-Bismarck Gazette.
Bismark. folk can't agree on a site
for the new high school building. A
special election was held last week to
determine the matter, but no site re-
ceived the two-third vote necessary
to locate the school.
We are in receipt of a card from
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Johnson, of Cotton,
California, announcing the marriage
of their daughter, Florence Vivian,
and Lewis Gould Heyser, Wednesday
June IS, 1918. Our best wishes.
The Baptist Assembly folk last week
purchased thirty acres of land from
H. M. Blossom, of st. Louis. The LAND
adjoins the Assembly ground on Ar
cadia Heights and is desirable for
camping purposes. Price, $500.
Assessor John I. Marshal has been
busily engaged for several weeks get
ting ready to make the assessment fol
1918. He proposes to try and make 8
better assessment than the county hal
had for years. 1t is to be hoped.
I hear of disappearing and theil
killing by shooting and by dynamite
in the streams of this section. This il
a kind of law breaking for which
there is no excuse or palliation, ane
offenders ought to be given the limit.
The Cleaners will celebrate the OPP.
ening of the new basement of TIT
Presbyterian church, by giving al
Evening consisting of REGULATIONS
Music, and a play, entitled "A.Cup o
Coffee"-June Goth, s o'clock P. M
Ice cream and cake will be on sale
Admission 10 cents.
Mr.. Roy Maxwell and Mrs. McKinne.
of Central Hotel, at Williamsville
were in the valley last Thursday ant
secured the privilege of the Dining
Hall on the Methodist Assembl.
grounds. They are experienced il
the business and have a fine reputa
ton for setting attractive meals.
In working up a hickory log at the
Ironton Woodstock factory last Sat
urday the saw cut through a leader
ball, imbedded neal the center of thu
log. 1t was probably a musket ball
fred into the tree in war times. Mr.
kellogg tells us that not infrequentl
they come across leaden balls in tn
logs.
Judge bearing held an adjourne'
term of circuit court last Saturda
morning for the purpose of renderin
decisions in the cases of M. p. Smit
and Geo. Begley, Jr., VS.. j.. N. and :
Madden. These were suits on con
tract that came here from Butte
county on a change of venue. Tn
court found for the plaintiff in bot
cases.
Mr.. Jim Lewis, president of tn
American Tobacco Company of s
Louis, with his wife, passed throug
Pennington last Friday on his wa
to his country home in Arcadia, Mo
| and stopped for dinner with Mrs. 1
T. holland. He reports a pleasa1
trip and was much pleased with Farm
=. ington, thinking it a beautiful town.
Pennington Times.
Woman's Missionary Society of tn
Presbyterian Church. Program fc
July 9, 1913:-Hostess, Mrs. F. Xii
: dell, Sr. Devotional, Mrs. Fear.
| Business. Roll call. Some Missic
!, events of the year. Music-Duet
0 Mesdames Damron and Franci
Foreign Topic-''The Central Nortl
q west" Papers-"Among the Lun
n Der Jacks"-Mrs. Mitchell. Senten'
@ Prayers.
, A new time card goes into effect {
the railroad to-day "wednesday
Train No. 8 is now due at Ironton
G45-about an hour later than heret
fore. No. 10 is due here at 1928 A.
The trains on the Belmont brant
that connected with Nos. 8 and 10
Bismarck have been taken off Il
road. the milk train running fro
De Soto to st. Louis, has also bee
= discontinued.
Judge bearing and Stenograph'
, Jarvis arrived in Ironton Fridi
: evening. An adjourned term of ci
: cult court was held next morning al
Saturday noon they left for Popl
Rlnff. They spent that ~afternoC
fishing in Black river and left ne'
day for Bloomfield where Judi
bearing will try several cases again
Q the cashier of the bank that recent
/ failed in that'town.
The little street oil experiment
the east end of town has tended to
awakening of a greater interest he