Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-08-20


Miss Pauline Kaufman. Miss Har-
MS is much at home in a printing Of
flee having served as telegraph editor
on Lincoln, Nebraska, papers.
The tent meeting still continues
with exceedingly large crowds every
night. Many coming in from the
surrounding country and to date over
300 have been converted. A remark
able thing, but then it is to be con-
coded that Burk and Hobbs are re-
markable men.-Salem Monitor.
Sam NJ. Brewster of Poplar Bluff
last week fled suit in the circuit court
here against the Sligo Furnace Com
pany to try the title to about a thous-
and acres of land situated in the west
end of Iron county. Another suit was
filed asking s 1850 damages for tim
Der cut on said land by the defendant.
Paul P. Hinchey went East last
week to buy Christmas goods. He
was joined in st. Louis by his brother,
w. W. Hinchey, of Cape Girardeau,
who, while travelling, became very
sick from ptomain poison. From
word received here Wednesday he
has not completely recovered as
yet,-De Soto Press.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. K. Polk of Mar
BILE Creek left last Saturday night for
Hot Springs, Arkansas, where Mr..
Polk will take the baths in the hope
that he will get relief from rheuma-
tlsm, from which he has suffered for
several pears. Sheriff Sharp of Mad
ison county, a brother of Mrs. Folks,
accompanied them, We hope our old
friend will be'greatly benefited.
Miss johnson, who will teach in the
Ironton schools again this year, with
her mother, will occupy Mrs. K. L.
Whitworth's cottage on Shepherd
street this winter. Mrs. Wbitworth
and Miss Kathryn will leave about
September 1st for Quincy, Illinois,
where Mrs. Whitworth will complete
the course in a commercial college.
Joe Santogne, who carries the mail
to the west end, was arrested last
week chdrged with 1ourishing a gun
at Adrian Reeves and some other
parties he met in the road. The allie
CATION is that Santogne ordered the
parties out of the road and when they
refused to go he pulled q gun. The
case will be tried before Justice Rasche
Friday.
Two fires of considerable impor-
lance visited the French Mill country
last week. In the first J. T. Shoe
maker lost about 800 bushels of fine
wheat by the stacks catching from.the
threshing engine. In the second the
house on the old Gale place was de-
stroyed. 1t was owned by Simon Dur
and a Mr.. Lollar lived in it.-Freder-
icktown Democrat News.
The Baptist Assembly on Arcadia
Heights closed Sunday. The session
was in every way a successful one
an excellent programme, unusual tai
ent and a good attendance. With a
bountiful supply of water for all pur-
poses, and many other improvements
and conveniences, the hill was more
captivating and charming to the visit
or than ever before Arcadia Heights
glory and permanency are fixed. The
Franklin Baptist Association will be
in session on the hill Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday. About one hun
dred delegates are expected.
We learn that Mr.. W. @. Knight at
Pilot Knob, representing the Law
renee Nurseries of Lawrence, Kansas,
has just closed a sale of 1000 apple
trees and other nursery stock to Mr..
George Mccain, of st. Louis, who is
the division superintendent of the
American District Telegraph Compa-
ny. Mr.. Mccain will plant the trees
on his farm, located n mile east OF
Pilot Knob. Mr.. HI. O. Henley, Chief
Inspector OF the Fire Prevention Blu
reau, st. Louis, also bought nearly 900
trees of Mr.. Knight a few days ago,
Mr.. Henley has a farm adjoining Mr..
| McGann's.
Att the instance of the Sheriff OF
Madison county Sheriff Blue last Fri
day morning arrested a young man
by the name OF Lee Davis, who was
found at the home of his step-father
a sewing machine agent by the name
Of Robinson, who lives in the old
Spaugh home, in north Ironton.
When Mr.. Blue arrived at the Robin
son home and stated his business Da-
Wis., mother insisted he was not there
Sheriff Blue said he would have tc
search the house, which he proceeded
to do and located the young man uI
stairs. Dayis was wanted in Madison
county for shooting hogs.
The new plant of the White & Hum
mel Manufacturing Company at Red
mondville is rapidly nearing compile
ton. The machinery and buildings
have been removed from Long Branch
and IRE being placed in position. AL
30, q new Office building has beer
erected. The installation Of the add
tional machinery has doubled the out.
mt Of the mill. The first shipment O.