Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-03

company's affairs and he believes If
the institutions assets are not wasted
the stockholders will yet realize good
returns on their holdings in it,"
Mrs. F. Rodach and daughter, Miss
Marie, and Mrs. L. Block, of Middle
brook, and Mrs. Ann Logan and
granddaughter, Miss Jenna Logan, Of
Belleview, spent the first of the week
with Pennington relatives and friends.
Mrs. Rodach and Miss Marie and Mrs.
Block we're guests of the formers
sister and the latter's daughter, Mrs.
Herman Trauernicht. Mrs. and Miss
Logan were the guests of Henry SUIT
ton and family and the Bests.-Farm-
ington News.
Rev. and Mrs. H. A. Stowell, after
sojourning a month at Mrs. Stowells
old home, in Waverly, Ills. ARE spend
ing a few days here, en- route to Pine
Bluff, Ark, where Mr.. Stowellhss been
stationed for the past year or more.
At n time he was rector of St.Paul's
church, Ironton, and our valley rev.
er had a more affable and pleasing
gentleman, or popular 'tmember of
the cloth" than he. Mr.. Stowell and
his most excellent wife will always
find a hearty welcome here.
There is one man on the Republi-
can ticket in Iron county who evil
IDENTIFY does not place much hope on
whatwill happen in November. We
refer to Frank R. Hotson, the nomi-
nee for Probate Judge. A few weeks
ago Mr.. Hotson went to Granite City,
ILL.,, to take a job in a factory there,
and last week his family departed, bag
and baggage, for that place. Mr.. Hot
sons removal also creates a vacancy
on the city council which will have to
be filed by special election.
Flat River is to be incorporated i'm.
mediately if the plans of a number o.
business men who met at the Bank OF
Flat River Thursday evening do not
miscarry. The meeting was well at
tended and the enthusiasm was mark
ed. 1t was decided to proceed at once
with every necessary step and sufh
Gent money was subscribed to pre-
pare all of the plans to place the mat
ter before the court. This is said to
be the most determined fight ever
made for corporation here. = Leat
Belt News.
Potosi Independent: "Martin Haw.
kins, of Ironton, John Blue, Of Farm
ington, James l.. Martin, Of Latty ,ani
A. F. Casey, of Potosi, were guests o.
Jesse Joplin, at Old Mines, at dinner
on Wednesday. On Friday Messrs
Hawkins, Blue, Joplin and John Ior
spent the day with James L. Martin a
Latty. These gentlemen were mem
bers of Company E., I'd Missouri INC
Cullough's) Regiment, Forrest Caval.
ry. 1t was the first reunion Of the
old soldiers in 40 years. MI. Ion is ii
his 18th year and the others are "a
years Of age. The days were pleas.
antly spent and all were able to par
take of a bountiful dinner served by
the host"
Judge and Mrs. John L. Thomas hat
a reunion of their FIVE surviving child
rem at Virginia Beach, near home, il
Washington, D. O., early in August
The venerable Judge has been afflicted
with impaired oversight for the pas
I year which has hindered his able ant
prolific writing of historical and bio
! graphical sketches of Jefferson coun
ty, his old home. After the operation
for cataract, some time ago, he con
tinues feeble and his devoted wife i
scarcely less So, though, those whit
know of her remarkable activity ar,
: loath to realize Lit. Two weeks wer
delightfully."- spent at this comfortable
summer holiday point and the occa
, sion was made memorable in man,
!, ways, the children gathering from
distant points to spend the time hap
PLY with their aged parents, who hav
led such remarkably useful and intel
ligent lives.-Hillsboro Record.
The following from Jefferson Cit
, under date of August ~, relates to a
7 old "Ironton boy"-one who in tn
4 late sixties, with a brother and sister
t was resident here. The sister is tn
: widow Of the late Thos. Fl. Macklind
. who formerly was a merchant il
Ironton, occupying a frame stor
bnilding on the ground whore no,
stands the Lopez Store Co.'s brio
! structure: "Col. Robert j. Volkel
. who has been in charge of the West
/ ern Union Telegraph Company's JET
a ferson City Office more than a quartz
of q century, will retire September Ii
under the company's pension plar
: He will be succeeded by J. E. Iker
!, of st. Louis. Col. Volker for man
years was train dispatcher for th
Iron Mountain at De Soto, Mo. Col
Volker will turn his attention to agri
culture, as he owns a farm near Mir
eral Point, Mo. He will continue I
: reside in Jefferson City"
Mrs. Williams and her 16-year-ol
+. son, who live near Hogan, were !
Tronton last Saturday and had a wa,