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

Tremendous cut in prices at Browns
February clearing sale.
A. T. Lacey will be appointed post
master at Fredericktown.
Chester White Pigs-six weeks old
for sale. Apply to A. Rieke.
Nineteen wolves have been killed
near Blackwell during the present
winter.
Three cases of smallpox are re-
ported in st. Francois county, three
miles from Doe Run.
Born-Sunday, February Is, 1914, at
1:40 A.. NJ, to Mr.. and Mrs. Tyler
Keathley, a daughter.
The ladies of St. Paul's Guild will
meet at Mrs. F. o. Codding's Thurs
day afternoon this week.
The tabernacle sprang into existence
as if by magic. 1t shows what con-
certed action can accomplish.
Star of the West Lodge will hold a
called meeting at 700 O'Clock sharp,
next Saturday evening-21st. Work
in the E. A. Degree.
Tuesday was springlike; the sun
shone brightly all day, and the
thermometer went up to 65-a change
of 56 degrees within 4s hours.
1854
All classes of merchandise greatly
reduced for the Big February Sale
You can save 'sbig money"b by supply
ing all your needs during sale period.
LOPEZ STORE 90.
The following is reproduced from the
Kirkwood news in last Sundays st.
Louis Republic: "Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Shelby have sold their home in Wood
lawn and will depart on February "a
for their ranch near Roswell, New
Mexico"
George Swaringim, an old resident,
died at his home on Carver Creek on
the 10th inst, in the 10Th year of his
age. He was an honest man, a
respected citizen, and his passing
excites the regret of all who knew
him. A suitable obituary will appear
next week.
The letter last week signed "R. FL.
L." received d~eservedly favorable
comment from all who saw it. In
tone and construction it was indeed
excellent, as her contributions always
are. The only objection / a urge
against them is that they are too like
angels visits.
E. E. Evans left Tuesday for New
York, where he goes in the interest of
the Bismarck, Bellevue Valley q
Western Railway Company. Mr..
Evans will also visit Boston, Mass,
Washington, D. O., and Philadelphia
and Harrisburg, Pa, before return
ing.-Bismarck Gazette.
On February 9th Mrs. A. Roehry
entertained st. Paul's Guild and a few
invited guests in honor of Mrs. Thos'
Newman's birthday-Q think it was
her thirty-sixth.) All had a most en-
joyable time and are loud in the
praise of their hostess and the elegant
manner and taste in which they were
entertained.
Mrs. Jane Newman entertained the
Ladies' Social Club Tuesday after
noon of last week. This was the
fourth "Valentine Party" the club hal
enjoyed with Mrs. Newman al
hostess. Original Valentines were
read. Mrs. Fred Kindell, ST., wal
awarded the prize in a contest. Heart
shaped sandwiches, salad, and various
d~elicacies were served.
A few weeks ago the REGISTER
gave an account of the awful Grim,
committed by Otis Shaver, a negro
neal Poplar Bluff. he had brutal.
assaulted an aged white woman whel
she was alone in her house. To save tn,
negro from l~ynching, the official
brought him here and committed hin
to Jail. He was tried at Poplar .Bluf
last week, found guilty, and sentences
to be hung Friday, March 20.
The city council held a special meet
ing Monday evening to consider tn
street and water works question
The conclusion was reached that tn
water works be dropped for tn
present, but it was decided to submit
to the citizens a proposition to issu
5000 in bonds for the putting Q
Main and other streets in frst-clas
condition: to macadamise a road-wa
twenty five feet wide and nix Tn
drainage so that it be made safe fror
washing. The REGISTER favors thii
and hopes the project may be carrie
to completion.
~ Chas. w. Hollis died in the Missoui
Home for Aged Baptists, at lrontor
Friday, February 10, 1914. His re
mains we're taken to Pennington, nj
former home, and buried in Masonl
cemetery, after a funeral service !
the Pennington Baptist church, In
funeral was conducted by Rev. M. J
Webb, OF Bismarck, a former paste
who was assisted by ]. II. Summer
Of Poplar Bluff and Milford Riggs {
Ironton. Many years ago, Mr.. .Hoil
united with Union Baptist church net
FarmiDgton, and was q memper
that church at the time Of his dealt
MIR. Hollis was born in Tennessee