Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-14

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We T glad to say that the campaign
has been peaceful and quiet and sim
gularly free from the bitterness that
usually characterizes contests of the
kind. The prevailing opinion is that
the county will go dry.
Rev. II. Whitehead, of Birmingham,
Alabama, is the guest of his sister,
Mrs. DIR. G.. W. Fsrrar, in Ironton.
Twenty years ago MI. Whitehead
was pastor at Fort Hill. For a num-
Der of years he has been publishing
the Christian Advocate at Birming-
ham. =
Capt. Alb. Sloan, U. S. "a, spent
Tuesday night in Kennett. He was
accompanied by Major Bradford, OF
Arkansas National Guard; and they
were enroute from Piggott to Blythe
vile, on a tour of inspection of the
Arkansas soldiers.-Dunklin Demo
GRAFT.
Fishing parties are numerous. Some
good catches are reported. A fine LOT
of bass have been caught in Rainbow
Dam this spring. There is some mys.
terry as to where they all came from;
at least the fishermen are at a loss to
account for the great number Of
them.
Prof. Sam Dulaney and wife came
down last week and will spend the
summer on the farm south of town,
They we're in town yesterday buying
supplies. Mr.. Dulaney taught a very
successful term of school at Granite
vile during the last year.-Lutesville
Banner.
AT a meeting of the school board
Monday evening the following teach
ers elected for the coming year
G. W. Hanson, 9Th grade room; Alma
Kendall, Sd. and 4th grades; and Mis-
Anna Shane, principal of the Higf
School. The other positions r helt
in allegiance.
Mrs. @. FL. Jones and children ar
rived here last week from Arcadia
The family have resided in Arcadit
for some time but returned to Pied
mont due to Mr.. Jones becoming
cashier of the Exchange Bank. Thei
new granite veneer home on COLLEGE
Hill is nearing completion.-Piedmon
Banner.
Monday was the warmest day, thu
far, of the year, the thermometer reg
istering 80. That night it turned colo
and Tuesday night the thermomete.
went down to A. A decided change
In the De Soto neighborhood ant
north there wal a devastating hal
storm Monday night.
Our young friend, Louis Lueddecke
Of Pilot Knob, Monday morning
brought to this Office a twig he hac
picked from a peach tree in the or
chard of his father, Mr.. Otto Lued
decke. In half inch space there were
10 peaches, about the size Of peas. Thu
outlook for fruit is fine.
O. w. Roop, announces this weel
as a candidate for the Democrats
nomination for Probate Judge of Irol
County. Judge Roop has filled thi
office the past four years and ha
proven himself a capable and pains
taking official. On his record he ask
another endorsement at the hands o
the voters.
Maurice Huff, after spending sever
al days with his parents, left Tuesda
for Great Lakes, near Chicago, wher'
he is stationed in the U. s. Navy. L
a few days he expects to proceed t.
Philadelphia, where he will "aboart
shipn and try "life on the oceal
wave.n We wish the young ma
fame and fortune.
The following is reproduced fror
the Williamsville correspondence {
the Greenville Journal: "Elder RiggI
of Ironton, superintendent of til
Baptist Old Peoples Home, preache
at the Baptist church last Sunda.
morning and evening. The churc
had hoped to ecure his service 6
pastor, but his time was already tax
en-"
Mr.. J. M. Hawkins announces thi
week as a candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for Circuit Cler
and Recorder of Iron county. M
Hawkins needs no words of con
mendation from the REGISTER. He
we'll and favorable known to til
voters and his friends are legion. He
} true blue, a Democrat among Demo
Gratis, and q royal good fellow.
VIM. R. Edgar, Jr., announces tn
week as a candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for Prosecuting Al
torney Of Iron county. This worth
young man needs no words Of com
mendatioh from the REGISTER. He
. an Iron county lad, born and reare
well and favorably known. Should
t be successful in his aspirations the
is no doubt but that Iron county won
) have a faithful, fearless and imparti