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

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Heights this spring in preparing for
the Annual Assembly to be held in
August. Among the improvements
contemplated are a reservoir, near
the well, that will hold $4,000 gallons
of water, and a cobblestone cottage.
Miss Rebecca Wick will be in the
the last week in April, and will
give a recital on Friday evening, May
list, at the Academy of Music. Miss
Wick's program includes selections
in German and Italian, as well as
English, and also some of the most
beautiful airs from the popular operas.
L. A. Delano told us this week of a
record his hens made in laying during
the month of March, that is the best
we have heard this spring. He has %
hens of the s. G. Rhode Island Reds.
During the 81 days of March he got
S39 eggs, which is an average of nearly
II eggs a day. The greatest number
in any single day was II eggs. If any
one can beat this record let us hear
from him.-Bonne Terre Register.
Word was received here Monday of
the death that morning of Millard F.
Lowe at his home in Iron Mountain.
Pneumonia was the cause, Mr..
Lowe being sick only a few days. The
deceased was for many, many years
a resident of this county and his sud-
den demise was learned with sorrow
by many friends. A wife and three
mourn his departure. To
them we extend our sincere sympathy.
Attorney..Frank HI. Farris of Rolla,
here Friday transacting business
and looking after his polical interests.
He came down to off ciate as trustee
at a sale of land which was advertised
for that day. He has not entered into
an active campaign for State Senator
yet, but expects to stump the district
trict,as soon az he can arrange his
business affairs SO as to give him the
time necessary to devote to each
county in the misunderstanding
Ledger.
The petitions addressed tothe county
court asking that body to call a local
option election, which have been circu-
lated throughout the county for the
past three weeks, we're filed with
County Clerk Reyburn this morning.
These are in all 81 petitions and it is
estimated that there are between 500
and 900 names thereon! Something
less than 200 would be sufficient under
the law for the court to order an
election. 1t is thought the election
will be called for about May 10Th.
The walls of Chas. HI. Jones' hand
some bungalow on College Hill are
now going up. The work is being
done under the direction of Louis
Miller of Arcadia who has built many
houses of this type III the Arcadia
Valley. The building is stone veneer,
granite from the quarries north of
town being used. There are six rooms
and a bath, with provision also fol
two attic rooms. There will be a base
ment under the entire house. The
dwelling will have an impressive ap'
pearance from it's position on College
Hill which commands a good view o
the town'-Piedmont Banner.
The Catherine Mine west of this
city was closed down yesterday. The
sudden drop in the price of lead is
supposed to be the cause. Quite 6
number of men are retained to keep
the water pumped out, to repair the
machinery and run a drift under
ground. BY this action on the part
of the company, it is supposed tina
they expect to open the mines again
in the near future, but when the mer
were given their checks yesterday
they had nothing definite to depend
on. This mine has been operated by
the Federal Lead Co., which, is operat'
ing several mines in the Flat Rive
district and many Of their work
MISREPRESENTATION Tribune.
Gov. Major declined to pardon
James Schrum Of st. Francois county
who is serving a 99-year sentence il
the Missouri p%enitentiary in orde.
that he could he hanged on April 8
Schrum and a son were convicted o
killing Mont Hall and Clint Gibson a
Iron Mountain Lake, st. Francoi
county. They got SO years and q
years, respectively, for the killing o
Gibson. James Schrum was then pu
on trial for the killing of Hall and wa
sentenced to death. This was affirmed
by the supreme court, and April
fixed as the day of execution. Thu
Governor Monday Of last week Motif
ed ]. Q. Williams, Sheriff of st. Fran
co.'s county, that he would not pardon
Schrum.-Cape Girardeau Republican
The Lopez Store Co.'s Spring Open
ing last Saturday was fully in line wit
like events there for years: that is tt
say, it was a success from every poin
of view. All day admiring crowd
filed the spacious establishment, an
were we'll repaid for their COMM
by the elegant displays which greete'
them. AS / have said more than once
millinery particularizing is beyon'
my feeble pen, and, much as I woul