Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-19

ship, OF which it is thought $50 will
join the churches in that city. The
evangelists were paid $3.50 as a free
will offering. Rev. Burke became
i'll before the close of the meeting and
had to be rushed to a hosital in st.
Louis because of an attack of
pneumonia but he has now safely
recovered again"
The first Silver Offering of the
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian Church will be March nth,
with Mrs. Francis as hostess.
PROGRAM.
I. Hymn-"My Country, It's of
Thee"
q. Prayer.
3. Devotionai-Mrs. Baldwin, Christ's
Ministry.
S. Roll Call-What day during the
active ministry OF Christ means most to
me?
S.. Talk on Immigrants-Mrs. Hattie
Kindell.
6. Music-Mrs, Mitchell.
7. Paper-The church in Japsn-Miss
Alice Gay.
s. AtPlea-Mrs. Feary.
9. Prayer.
According to the Miners Union
Journal, George Kells, postmaster at
Elvins, was hailed into court last week
for fighting with a knife. AS the
Journal tells it two men we're in an
argument and Kells put in his ap-
pearance with knife in hand in an
angry mood. This brought about an
encounter between Kells and a by
stander by the name of Kora Nc
Crorey. In the melee McCrorey was
slashed about the face, arms and legs
and received several jabs, none of
which seem to be very serious. In the
police court on February 8, the two
men we're arraigned for disturbing the
peace and McCrorey plead guilty. and
was fined two dollars and costs. The
case against Kells was continued for
ten days and the Journal says that
since then Kells has been arrested
and placed under a $500 bond on a
charge of assault with intent to kilp'
and the trial set for February 21.-
Bonnie Terre Register.
The Wayne County Journal records
the following happening, which sug-
gests that our Methodist friends can
on occasion, go through immersion al
well as any Baptist of them all: "Des'
pite the profound belief and adherence
to the doctrine of the denomination
with which he is identified, Rev. A
E. Mccall, pastor of the local
Methodist Church, can stand an oc-
%casional ducking. While attempting
last Saturday afternoon, to ros the
Three Willow ford, below town, or
his way to his appointment at thu
Lone R ock Church, he was in CLOSE
danger of losing his life when his horse
got in the quicksand on the lower sid
of the ford, and in plunging threw
him. The river vas high, but for
tunately Rev. Mccall, who is unabl'
to swim, reached an island near thI
middle of the stream. There he wa
able to start a fire with the last of tw'
matches which miraculously escaped
being ruined and by the time help ar
rived, two or three hours later, hi
clothes we're pretty well dried and b
was little worse for the wetting. Viii
Warren was attracted by the smok
of the fire and discovered Rev. Nc
Calls plight and with the help of Col
lector /. N. Daffron rescued him."
Have you ever sat and waited for
railroad train belated, have you hun
around the depot half a day? The
you've marked the angry pagan
marching round the station agenr
and have ceased to wonder great
that he's gray. All the rubes line u
before him and denounce him, and i'm
plore him, and they ask him the sam
; old thing a million times; and th
agent, still politely, gives the informa
ton rightly, in an effort to deserv
, his meager dimes. Forty millio
> times he answers all the snorters an
! the p%rancers, and never groans c
whimpers DER his task; there are ia
and fussy strangers, there are sou
and bewhiskered grangers, and the.
all have silly questions they woul
ask. There are women with thei
/. babies, there are gents who have th
3 rabies, and they gather around th
agent in a ring; there are jays OF a
7 descriptions, throwing fits they ca
conniptions, and they all have TO,
I conundrums they would spring. An
the agent answers plainly, answer
patiently and sanely. l admire ii
station agent for his pluck! In h
place, I'd rise in dudgeon, seize Il
nearest wet elm bludgeon, and anon
4 the question springers run amuck.-
Walt Mason.
IA T.onUdnn-Huff.