Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18

ANU cierks III me recent local option
election at So each. Parties can get
their warrants by applying to J. A.
Reyburn, county clerk.
We are glad to learn that MI. A.
Lopez, who has been taking the baths
at Hot Springs, Arkansas, for rheu-
matiSm the past month, is greatly i'm
proved. We trust he will soon re-
turn home fully restored to health.
The thirty -seventh annual COM
mencement of the Arcadia College
and Ursuline Academy will be held
Tuesday afternoon, June 2Sd, at two
o'clock. Patrons and friends cor-
daily welcome.
URsULINE SISTERS.
Some inquiry is being made, es-
pecially in the west end of the county
where two new election precincts
have been created, as to the bounda-
ries of the precinct and where one
will have to vote. You are entitled
to vote at any precinct inyour town
ship.
Mr.. A. 7. Sheahan, the genial and
competent secretary of the A. j.
Sheahan Granite Company at Gran
iteville, left last Wednesday night for
Hot Springs. Mr.. Sheahan has been
suffering with infammatory rheuma-
tism for some time past and he hopes
the baths will prove beneficial.
Bismarck's two saloons closed their
doors last Saturday, the dramshop
keepers being Enable to get a sufficient
number of names on their petitions
to secure license. 1t is understood
another attempt will be made this
month, but it is not thought probable
that proper petitions can be secured
Week before last the Budweisel
beer agency in Ironton sold one hun
dred cases of beer-4S0O pint bottles,
This looks like a mighty lot of beer
to be sold in a precinct where there
were only u wet votes cast in the
late local option election. Some
people, evidently, do not act as they
vote.
VIM. Kuhn, who lives about foul
miles south of Ironton on Marble
Creek, was taken to the Alexian Bros
Hospital, st. Louis, Sunday evening
in a serious condition, and it is sale
an operation will be necessary. WI
hope to hear of an early improve
ment in this worthy young mani
condition.
We have had extremes of weathe.
the past week. Last Wednesday tn
thermometer recorded 103; after
shower Monday it grew quite cool
all day Tuesday was cool and tn
thermometer went down to SO. View
had two or three showers but not t.
amount to much. We still need raj
very badly.
On Thursday eve, at 8 p. NJ, Jun
18th, the ladies' Of the Presbyterian
Church will give a Stocking Party a
the Church Basement. Admission
will be just twice the number of tn
hose you wear. II you wear No.
bring 16 cents, etc. Nothing extr
for refreshments. Extra sox at th
door. Everyone comel
The editor is indebted to Miss Alic
Gay for an invitation to attend th
Tenth Annual Commencement of th
Kroeger School of Music, st. Loui
at Musical Art Hall, Thursday after
noon and evening, June 18th. Mil
, Gay is a graduate in the Artists {
Graduate Course. The REGIsTE
joins her many valley friends in 81
tending hearty congratulations.
' A gentleman from st. Louis WI
here to-day investigating the title
q a tract of land near the Warner plat
on Black River, below L~esterville, 9
d which it is proposed to built a larl
r club house and open up a summ'
resort. Black River is fast coming
! be known as the ideal place for tt
city people to spend their SUNNI
vacations.-Reynolds County Outloo
d City taxes will be twice as NUT
!, this year as they we're last yea
. Heretofore the rate has been twent.
five cents on the 800 valuation, b
, at the last meeting Of the city count
an additional levy of 25 cents on Il
. 800 was made to pay.the bonds whit
are to be issued for street improv
ment; 16 cents of this will be used
. a sinking fund to pay off the bonds
they mature and 8 cents to p;
. the interest on the bonds.
After a session Of the LADIES' Soci
. Club at the home of Mrs. VIM.
Fletcher in Arcadia Tuesday evenil
of last week several of those in q
tendance were taken quite sick th
night, suffering, evidently, fro
ptomaine poisoning. The edibles I
a the evening were prepared by all t
members Of the club and it is thong
u the trouble was occasioned possit
y by some pressed chicken sandwich
One or two of the ladies were qui
, sick and suffered greatly but all ha
le about recovered now.
W. D. Fletcher recently leased t
70 Methodist Assembly Grounds in A
. cadia for sheep pasture. Last Satr
day he turned quite a bunch Of she
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