Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-08-06

lin Democrat. Twenty i've years ago
Mr.. Hogue was a resident of this
county, being engaged in the mercan-
tile business at Arcadia for several
years. He was agood man and many
old friends here will hear of his death
with sorrow.
City Clerk Gunton Saturday turned
to Henry W. Adolph, Collector,
the city tax book for the current year.
The total valuation of real and per-
sonal property therein is $372,065. On
this valuation taxes to the amount of
$780, SO are levied; half of this sum
goes into the general revenue, the
other half will be applied to the pay
ment of the streetimprovement bonds.
There are 116 poll tax payers in the
city who are assessed 80 each.
Mrs. HI. o. Davis left last Friday for
Marphysboro, Ills, where she will
spend some time with her daughter,
Mrs. A. F. Kuehle. Something more
than two months ago Mrs. Davis had
a fall ~dislocating one of her hips. She
was confined to her bed until a.couple
of weeks ago sincelwhen she has been
able to get about the house with the
aid of a pair of crutches. We hope
that when Mrs. Davis returns she will
be fully recovered. She vas accom-
panied to Murphysboro by Mrs. Geo.
Davis of Poplar Bluff.
About 80 per cent. of the Demo-
cratic vote was polled in the Primary
Election in Iron county Tuesday. The
Republican vote was light. Stone for
Senator and Hensley for Congress
have big majorities. Blair has carried
the county for Supreme Judge. With
all the returns in except Hogan and
four precincts in the west end of the
county Burnham is 1911 votes ahead of
Black in the race for Collector. Burn
hams nomination is assured. In the
race for County Judge, Southern Dis
trict, Harry Holland carried every
precinct in the district, defeating his
opponent, Jas. Lewis, more than 100
votes. The official returns will be
printed next week.
Enos Pannebecker, who lived on
Marble Greek about four miles south
Of Ironton, was killed by a falling tree
while working in the timber cutting
ties near Tip Top last Friday morning.
Pannebecker and his nephew, John
Boswell, were saving down a tree,
which, as it descended, struck another
tree, falling on Pannebecker and kill
ing him instantly. The deceased was
probably fifty years of age and leaves
a wife and nine children to mourn
him. He had long been a resident
of Iron county. The funeral was held
at HopewelI church, Marble Greek,
Saturday afternoon, the services be-
ing conducted by Rev. Calvert. In
terment was made in the cemetery at
the Red School House. The bereaved
family have the sympathy of many
friends and neighbors in their sorrow.
TIP. Fitz, of Des Arc, spent a few
hours in Pennington last Friday sell
ing meats to our local merchants and
also visiting for awhile with his
daughter, Mrs. G. W. Morris. Mr..
Fitz is we'll above the 70-mark in age,
but he is not old-just 70-odd years
young. He is an inveterate reader
and especially does he delight to read
the news of Southeast Missouri.
When in town he invariably drops in
for a few minutes chat and to read
our exchanges. He is also an inter
esting and entertaining writer and I'M
der the name of "Isaac" has a column
of mighty interesting news from Des
Arc almost weekly in The IRoNTon
REGISTER. He is also a contributor
to several other nearby papers. Mr..
Fitz succeeded the late A. J. feathers,
of Pennington, as representative in
this territory of w. P. Gettys & Son
Provision Company of st. Louis. He
told us when here last Friday that he
had already travelled more than four
hundred miles that week despite his
"youthful" age and the terrific tenn
perature of the week. He enjoys it,
however, and says his trade is rapidly
increasing. 1t is no wonder to us that
he has a good business. His happy
temperament and the fact that he
represents one Of the good old reli-
able firms of st. Louis makes a COM
bination that can't be beaten. Farm
|ington News.
The following story is told by the
lockwood correspondent of the Bonnie
|Terre News: "Abont two weeks ago q
railroad wreck occurred near Iron
dale, near Big River bridge, caused
by burning q journal in two which
caused a tank containing $4,000 gal
Ions of molasses to go down an en-
bankment 125 feet landing on solid
rock. The tank bursted and the mo-
lasses poured out and ran into Big
River. After a while the molassef
mixed with the water and fermented,
The fish, not being used to intoxi-
cants, soon became intoxicated and
ran to shallow water and Topped out
on the gravel bars and died, or were
caught by some one. The news soor
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