Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-04-09
Annapolis.

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chad a lot of rain the past week, but
is dry now and cool enough to stay
dry awhile.
News is scarce and don't see much
new to write from this town, but will
set in a few words to keep out
rattlers.
Esquire Kitchell received a message
from Piedmont last Saturday evening
that his brother, Zaasian 7. Kitchell,
was dead and would be buried a
Sunday at ten o'clock A. M, and was
billed to 60 down Saturday night on
train No. 8 but was prevented by an
attack of stomach trouble.
Constable John Reed is in town this
A. M, on business in his official
capacity.
Jessie Culton is i'll at home, so I am
informed by good authority.
Some one raised steam at John R.
Dobbs' & Castile's mill and tied the
whistle down SO it bowed and blowed
till it could blow no more, to raise
April fools. But few people heard it,
so I guess they are all fire proof, safe,
and a fire alarm whistle is no good
here in this town.
The Handle Factory is building up
fast and will soon be in operation at
this place.
DR.. F. F. Farr of Des Arc has pur-
chased the one half interest of s. E.
Warner of the firm of Reese &
Warner, which will hereafter be con-
Quoted and run in the name of Reese
& Farr. Consideration, five thousand
dollars for the one-half interest, and
considered a cheap bargain for the
purchaser.
am informed by Constable John
Reed that the tie business in Des Arc
is about at an end. John McFall and
John Reed have thrown up their
commission as tie inspector and will
seek other employment. The tie
inspection has got too close for them.
Ed. Robinson, who got his hands
both burned while fighting the fire
that burned his wife SO she met death,
is about to recover and will soon be
able to go to work again.
Charles W. Phillips school closed
out last Friday with a good attendance
of outsiders. Charley taught a good
school and had an average lot of
scholars, and will make a good
teacher elsewhere. If employed
another year at any place he goes
we'll recommended as g good school
teacher by all who know him.
Ties and lumber are moving slowly
at this place, and nothing else to
boom here.
We had a little cussing match in the
east end of town Saturday evening,
but no blood shed.
E. A. Lloyd is offering his services
to make speeches to the best of his
ability in favor of the dry ticketin the
local option election, and at present
time he is a dealer in beer in the town
of Annapolis, but is willing to loosen
his grip on Intoxicating liquors or
beer and 60 to the good with all good
people and has reasons for it. A man
can learn his views by being in bis
company but a short time. He has
signed the petition for a local option
election and prays a dry town.
H. O. Jackson and Isaac Williams of
Sulphur Creek, Iron County, are in
town to-day on business Of their own.
The two railroad section crews of
Des Arc r in town to-day helping
II. N. Lloyd, our section foreman, out
on this section of Annapolis.
James Rutter Of Black River Is in
town to-day or business and will re-
turn home this evening.
Mr.. John Raney, attorney at law,
was in Annapolis last Saturday on
legal business.
Some one was up Monday morning
rattling beer bottles at three o'clock;
they must have been dry.
Just before mailing my letter | am
Informed the would be murderer OF
George w. Marshall, after leaving
him for dead, went off in the woods
about q bali mile from where they