Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-09

Mo. Special music or the evening.
The automobiles run up and down
Main street at entirely too great
speed. Let them be checked before
an accident occurs and some one is
hurt.
We r very sorry, indeed, to learn
from the Farmidgton papers that MI.
F. P. Graves is in very poor health
and confined to his room most of the
time.
Married-At the Courthouse, IRON
ton, Mo-, 1914, Arthur Cox, of Des
Arc, Mo-, and Edna Matheson, of
Fulton, Ark, Probate Judge o. w.
Roop officiating.
Miss Jenna Logan, of st. Louis,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E.. M. Lo-
gan, of Belleview, was in Ironton with
her automobile on the 4th. Miss Jenna
drives a car like an expert.
The first car of water melons for
the year was received in Ironton last
Friday. This is several weeks earlier
than the first a generally arrives.
They came from Georgia.
And still no rain of consequence.
The last hope for any relief this
summer almost gone. Corn is suffer
ing greatly and everything else is
damaged beyond reparation.
Y The Wisdom Sisters, whose singing
was such a popular feature of the
Methodist Assembly last year, will
sing every day during the Encamp-
.nent which starts next week.
Massey Rpble, of Des Arc, was in
Ironton last Friday. Mr.. Ruble has
disposed of his business interests at
Des Arc and is thinking some of com
ing TO Ironton. We hope he does.
Col. John M. Thomas, of Los An
geles, California, is extending an in
vitation to many of his Missou.i
friends "to meet him at the Fair"
The Col. says he surely will be there.
The fishermen in the valley last
week subscribed $3.50 to repair the
leak in Rainbow dam in the Shut-In.
The work has been completed and it
is hoped the leaks have been stop
ped.
Mr.. Joseph A. Zwart and family,
who have been living in San Antonio,
Texas, for several years past, are now
located in New Orleans. Valley
friends wish them we'll in their new
home.
All children under 16 years will be
admitted to the Special Glass in plain
Penmanship which begins July Is.
Mrs. Smith will have the class at her
home by north entrance at the Emer-
son Place.
Preaching at the M. E. Church
Sunday morning; but no services at
night. Rev. Powers will preach at
Forth Hill M. E. Church South, on
Sunday night: Subject, "Whatis the
Use of Hell?"
Frank Sizemore of Middlebrook was
taken in custody last Wednesday by
Sheriff Blue on the charge of carry
ing concealed weapons. He will have
a hearing before Squire Rasche Thurs,
day of this week.
Lieut.. F. G.. Delano writes the
Register that he is now stationed at
Fort Banks, Massachusetts. We are
under obligations to Lieut.. Delano fol-
some views on West Point and the
Military Academy.
The Rev. F. M. Weddell of Poplar
Bluff will preach in the Episcopal
Church Sunday evening, July 18th at
300 O'Clock. On Monday morning he
will celebrate the Holy Communion
in the church at 900 o'clock.
Some Illinois man, we are told, hat
contracted to buy the $4,000 in bonds
to be issued by the City of Irontor
for street Improvement. The sale
was made through the Little & Hays
Stock & Bond Co., st. Louis.
The Flat River and Ironton teams
played base ball last Saturday after
noon, the score being 5 to 0 in favol
of the home team. Then a game wal
played with a Pennington nine. The
score was Pennington, 6; I%ronton, B.
The Missionary Society of the Pres
byterian Church will meet i'll the
basement Of the church July sth, 3 P
M. Program. Devotional-Mrs. Fran
els. Roll Call-The Home Board
Mexico-Mrs. Damron. Hymn. Pray
er.
They tell us that the we'll drilled or
the Methodist Assembly grounds las
fall will furnish 5000 gallons of pure
cold sparkling water every day
There is assurance of an abundance
of good water at Epworth. Tit
springs and we'll make this certain.
Hon. Martin L. Clardy, n of Mis-
souri's prominent citizens, died in st
Louis last Sunday evening, and wal
buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery thu
following Monday. His passing call
for a more extended notice than | cal
give it this week; but it shall follow.
Mr., G. w. Clarkson and q party 0
friends started from st. Louis to thy
valley in an automobile last Saturday
afternoon. When they reached Farm
ington, however, the a was put gu