Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-02

Gently sold his mercantile business at
Elvins. = Fredericktown Democrat
News.
Teachers Meeting and County
School Board Convention, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday Of next week.
A most interesting programme has
been arranged and Superintendent
Burnham hopes for a large attend
ance.
Recorder Hawkins has issued the
following marriage licenses the past
week:
Martin Frederick of limo and FL
sic Lueddecke of Pilot Knob.
Arthur M. Gordon and Lucy Pogue
of Roselle.
Andy Peterson will close out his
saloon business here the first of the
month and move to Poplar Bluff where
he will engage in a like business.
Andy has many friends here who will
regret to see him leave De Soto.-De
Soto Press.
Mr.. H. w. Lueddecke, of Pilot
Knob was a caller Monday. He told
us that Mr.. VIM. Biel, of Pilot Knob,
had in his possession a lemon, in good
state of preservation, which he has
had for five years and a half. This is
somewhat remarkable.
Miss Allen of Underwood College,
st. Charles, Mo-, is spending six
weeks at the Valley Inn and would be
glad to organize a class in English
Literature. Parties who wish to join
the class will kindly confer with Miss
ALLEN at the Inn at once.
TheU. s. license Of F. Buechsen-
schuetz, the Middlebrook beer man,
expired July LIST. He has renewed his
license for another year at a cost OF
$40 for the privilege of selling beer at
Middlebrook until July 18th when the
local option law goes into effect.
We are informed that the petitions
asking for an auditing of the books Of
the county officers by the State
Auditor are being sent in with more
than sufficient signers. 1t is estimated
that 500 names will appear on the
petition when submitted to the Audit.
or.-Potosi Journal.
A glorious rain is falling as we &c
to press this "Wednesday morning
Let us hope that the terrible drought
of 1914 is terminated. 1t was dread
fully, fearfully hot last week but
there came a change Sunday and ii
has been most pleasant ever since.
Strayed-From our slaughter per
last Saturday, two hogs; n blacl
barrow marked with smooth crop of
the left ear and crop and a half off thu
right. One red SOW, smooth crop of
left ear and under bit in the right
Reward will be paid for their recov-
cry. BAsLER & KUHN.
o. r. Wadlow has been appointed
postmaster at this place and will re
sign as Prosecuting Attorney. Thu
Governor of course will make an ap
pointment to fill out the unexpiret
term. Either r. I. January or J. H
Keith will be appointed. R eynold
Outlook.
Chas. Schleuter's residence on Sec
ond street, Pilot Knob, was destroyed
by fire about noon on Wednesday 0
last week. The family had just finish
ed dinner and were sitting >on tn
porch. Some one looked in the hous
and the interior was all ablaze. Build
ing and contents we're a total loss.
Our Belleview correspondent las
week referred to MI. A. J. Palmer, o
Belleview, aged 81, as the Oldest ma
in the county. Our correspondent i
mistaken in this. VIM. Bel, of PHO
Pilot, will celebrate his S7th birthda,
January 9Th, next. And there ar
probably others in the county, too.
Mr.. s. T. Wilson, Superintendent G
MI. Kimber's Winwood farm at PHO
Knob, left some fine samples c
wheat and oats at this Office Monday
Considering the drought the oats ar
/. exceptionally fine. The wheat is of
bearded variety and Mr.. Wilson ha
not yet found anyone who can to
I him just what it is.
Mrs. Chas. Schaper and children
Mrs. Chas. Disteli and children, Mr.
, Ennis Hitzmann and daughter, Mr.
|, Mary Maxwell, Mrs. E. Es Hitzmanr
/. Mrs. August Block, Mrs. Light an
son, Miss Blanche Hitzmann an
Edwin Hitzmann were in Arcadia al
!, tending the closing exercises Tuesda
; at Arcadia College. - Bismarck Ga
zette.
. "Timothy Hay" our Goodland COZ
respondent, writes under date of Jur
! 10Th: "Fire last week burned NOR
than one hundred cords of wood alon
the Sligo railroad, and Sunday, dul
. ing a wind storm, the saw mill plaI
Of F. M. Adams was destroyed by fir
: The engine will be sent to a repa
shop Immediately and Mr.. A. wi
again saw as Don as he can g
q ready"
Judge James F. Green, a native &C
Of Jefferson county and former circu
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