Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-07

fail to hear himl
Louis Miller has been awarded the
contract for building the reservoir,
four bungalows and two toilets on
Arcadia Heights. The contract price
is about $1,000 and the work is to be
completed July LIST. The reservoir is
to be IS feet in diametet, 80 feet deep
and will hold $4,000 gallons of water.
Pennington is proud to number
Hon. Melbourne R. Smith as one of
her citizens. On last Saturday the
distinguished gentleman arrived in
his. home town on a vacation from
Haiti where he Is filling the important
position of Minister To that Southern
Republic. Mr.. Smith informed the
Times man that he will be able to
spend probably as much as six weeks
here.-Farmington Times.
County Judge James Lewis of Des
Arc Tuesday morning brought to this
office a peach twig scarcely more thon
three inches long on which there were
a dozen diminutive peaches. The
Judge offers this as convincing proof
that the late freezes did little harm to
the peach prospect in the Des Arc
country.
1t is something remarkable the vol
ume of the parcels post business on
the route to the west end of the coun-
ty. Every morning the mail carriers
buggy is piled almost mountain high
with packages and bundles. Because
of the increase in this class of mail
the carriers pay has lately been rails
ed from 5000 to $1O26 a year.
Prof. G. w. Signer, who has been
teaching in the High School at Oak
Ridge, returned to Iron County with
Mrs. Signer last week. He has since
gone to Cape Girardeau, where he
will spend a month or more in the
Normal. Prof. Signer is an applicant
for superintendent Of the Ironton
schools the ensuing year and many
friends hope he will get the place.
At meeting Of the City Council
Monday evening an ordinance was
passed providing for the $5 900 bond
issue for street improvement voted
for at the recent city election. The
bonds will be of $500 denomination
and draw five per cent. interest. Hall
of the bonds are to be payable in five
years and the other half in ten years,
Bids will be advertised for for the
bonds newt week.
County Court is in session. Mon
day the petition asking for the crea-
ton of the Glover Special Road Dis
trict was granted. G.. W. Scoggin,W
L. Scoggin and J. R. Golf were nam
ed as commissioners. The court Gre
ated two new election precincts il
the west end of the county-one a
Redmond and one at Bixby. Thil
makes seventeen precincts in tht
county. The new precincts do moi
become operative until the primary
election in August.
James Lewis of Des Arc this week
announces as a candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination for County Judge
of the Southern District of Iron Coun'
ty. Judge Lewis needs no lntroduc.
tion to the voters. He comes very
nearly having an acquaintance with
every man, woman and child in the
district. He promises that if he is re-
nominated and reelected, he will, il
the future as in the past, devote hi
very best efforts to the discharge o
the duties of the Office.
Mr.. Arthur Huff this week an
nounces himself a candidate for Coun
ty Clerk-subject, of course, to tn
coming Democratic primary election
The REGISTER needs not to tell O
him, for he is known to every residen
of the county; butt it is a pleasure t
bear witness to his probity, his fines
and his capability By his training il
books and business he will perform
the duties of the office to which h
seeks election in such manner as t
give credit to himself and advantag
to the county in which he was Dor
| and reared. ] can vouch for him, 70
he has proven himself "straigh
goods" under conditions not Away
the most favorable. The man VIII
casts his vote for Arthur Huff wi
never have cause to regret it.
Arrangements were perfected at
/. joint meeting in Sikeston to organic
the Southeast Missouri Baseba
League. 1t was launched Sunday, 19tl
+ and the following six towns are in
Guided in the league: Cape Gin
ardeau, Sikeston Chaffee, Carutheri
i vile, Portageville, and New Madrit
Each clubha put upa 5000 guarante
to finish the season and the schedul
has already been drawn up with th
! first game to be played on Sunda.
: May 10th, at Cape Girardeau, betwee
the Cape and Chafee. Three salarie
: men are allowed each team. This is
rather novel thing for this part of I'll
State, but why not? Southeast Mi
souri, ia ON the map everv other wa