Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-08

stealing his chickens win now have to
come to the house and get the key.
Now that most of the chickens are
gone Henry has locked them up. He
says it win make a little more trouble
for the thieves, anyway.
In an interview with Mr.. ]. L. Brad
ley last Monday he informed the Sun
man that he would not be a candidate
for the Democrat nomination for
Congress. He stated however that
his friends wanted him to run for
County Collector which Office he will
most likely run for. He was the
Democratic nominee in the last cleo
ton for the office of Collector.-Des-
loge Sun.
The Missouri Supreme Court has
rendered a decision knocking out the
depot at Pilot Knob. One division of
the court about a year ago held that
the depot would have to be maintain
ed. Then the railroad got the case
before the court an bancN and that
tribunal last week by a vote of four to
three decided in favor of railroad
company. Thus it seems that the
last chance for our Pilot Knob friends
to get a depot has gone glimmerin'.
We acknowledge the receipt of a
very handsome calendar for the New
Year from the Belleview Valley Bank.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of this institution Monday the
old board of directors, with the ex-
ception of H. L. Carr, who was sue
ceeded by VIM. Shelton, was re-elect-
ed. The old officers were all 9 select :
ed. Although but a year old this bank
has 81, 1000 in the surplus fund and
some undivided profits. Quite a hand
some showing.
A number of representative men OF
Fredericktown met last week and or
ganized to see that the laws regulat-
ing the morals were enforced. One
of the laws being disregarded is the
cigarette law. Dealers who handle
cigarettes and cigarette papers are
prohibited from selling or giving then
to minors. They notice that quite 8
number of boys have been smoking
them. They are also going to look
after anything that pretends to be
a gambling machine or device, or any
thing else that will in anyway con
taminate the morals Of the city
Fredericktown Tribune.
One day recently an engine on thu
Missouri Southern railway backed in
to a couple of cars loaded with gravel
at Garwood, and the car were set il
motion. The track run on a continue
down-grade to Leeper, the end of tn
line. The cars gathered Impetus ant
ran to Leeper where they raj
through the locked switch and out O
the Iron Mountain main line on whicl
they ran a mile, stopping at Mil
|, Spring within a a length of the loca
freight. They had a journey of abou
ten miles County Journal.
On December 9th, 1918, I erecte'
to the memory of our dear old friend
and brother, J. s. Benson, a beautifr
/ granite monument, with the .embler
of the Odd Fellows. Brother Benso
is laid to rest in the beautiful Valhall
Cemetery, st. Louis Co., which is
high and dry plat of ground. TIL
cemetery association has a perpetua
charter and agrees to keep up thi
ground forever. Brother Benson wa
a member of Iron Lodge, 107, joinin
in April %, 1888; transferred t
Granite lodge, OF which he was
member at the time of his death. II
was n Of Iron County's most sue
cessful business men and was highl
q respected by all who knew him-an
7 their name is legion.
J. w. ALLEN.
publish the following from an oil
and esteemed friend. 1t is yer
gratifying to have the good opinion
n a good man, and I print his letter, nc
: through vanity, but in evidence of m
y appreciation thereof. The good h
wishes me I pray for him, also:
CALEDONIA, Mo-, Dec. %, 1918.
Mr.. ELI d. AXE, Ironton.
: My Dear Friend--I wish to join wit
you in gladness and JOY on this grei
Festival Season. l most earnestl
wish that you and yours may trul
have a joyous and happy Christmi
f and prosperous New Year.
y How blessed we are to live and |
ii permitted to again join with the mi
lions of earth to celebrate once MOI
n the noted day of the Prince of Peace
j. May His peace and joy-that com,
only through service to Him
not only during the holiday
but through the New Year and for 9
- time to come.
Yours, with many kind wishes,
: s. McSPADEN.