Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-11-19

hlaurlce hun, son OF Mr.. and MRS.
Arthur Huff, who has been in the U.
s. Navy for more than a year past,
will return home about December LIST,
having purchased his release from the
service. The young man comes home
at the suggestion of his father who
wants him to assist him in the County
Clerks Office. For several months
sPete'' has been in the band on board
the Cumberland at Brooklyn, N. Y.
Wen all be glad to see him home
again.
DR. and Mrs. Geo. Steel left Thurs
day on a ten days visit with relatives
and friends in Jefferson county.
While there Rev. Steel will combine
business with pleasure. He has been
engaged to write biographical
sketches of the pioneer Baptist clergy
of Jefferson county. A better man
for this important task could not
have been chosen. The doctor is a
cultured gentleman of the old school
and that the work will be wsll done
goes without saying.-Lead Belt News.
Mrs. Bertha Sutton was born in
Pilot Knob, Mo-, August 1, 1860,
United with the Lutheran Church OF
Pilot Knob when fifteen years old.
She was married to Leroy Sutton in
1880 and to them three children were
born. Mrs. Sutton made her home in
st. Louis for the last twenty two
years and died there November 10,
1914, at the age of 81 years, 8 months
and 10 days. The remains were
brought to Ironton Sunday and in
tered in the K. P. cemetery here.
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Jno. B. Thompson, u. s. District
Inspector, and Jesse B. Jones, De.
putty State Game Warden, were here
this week and among other things in
stalled a fish ladder at Silver Dam to
allow the fish to pass up the river,
This will no doubt be a source of grief
to some st. Francois county sports
men who, for a long time, have APP
parently striven to have the dam
blown out, thus destroying n Of the
beauty spots of the county. Mr..
Jones assures us the dam would not
be injured Fredericktown Demo
crat-News.
The w. G. & ST. L. Railway was sold
Tuesday noon by Special Master
Chase Morsey Of st. Lonis for $50,
475. There was but one qualified bid
der, Attorney W. F. Guthrie, who il
said to represent J. K. Cochran Of
Pana, Ills, President of the Oral
Land and Mining Company, and ar
associate of the Long Brothers, form
or owners of the railroad. The sale il
to be approved by the Federal Court.
which has been in charge of the roaG
during its term Of receivership. Ii
case this sale is not approved the
road will be resold at public sale mex
Tuesday.-Wayne County Journal.
Through the efforts of the Arcadia
Valley Business Mems League 5,00(
young fish were placed in Rainbow
dam in the Shut-In last Saturday
The fish Acre unloaded at Arcadia las
Saturday noon from a car sent out by
the Missouri Fish Commission OF
Train % and taken at once to the lake
They were in fine condition and i
allowed to stay in the dam for two o.
three years will afford fine sport
Most of them r croppie and basl
with a few perch. The lake is in mos
excellent condition these days-flleo
to overlooking. There have been
lot of wild ducks on the water the
past week or so and the shooting fine
DIR. F. s. Weber, City Health PLY
sician, told The News last night tina
there had been no new cases of diph-
liberia reported for about two weeks
and that he would recommend thai
the quarantine regulations enforced
on account of this disease during the
past two weeks be raised tomorrow
If this is done the Sunday Schools will
resemble their former proportion
Sunday and public school will begin
again Monday. There have never a
any time been but few cases in tow
and these we're of a very mild form
However, we think that the closing o
the public schools and keeping th'
children off the streets wise.-Farm
ington News.
From this "wednesday morning
st. Louis Globe Democrat: "Persist'
emit that her wedding be solemnized OF
the day set for it, Miss Emma Eliza
beth Guessing, daughter of a wealthy
miller Of Pennington, Mo-, arose from
a sick bed in her home in Pennington
yesterday to marry William George
Patton, assistant physician at the
state hospital there. Rev. F. w,
Weldman of the Lutheran church Of
ficiated. Miss Giessiug was suffering
from. tonsilitis. She was unable te
leave her home after the ceremony
The couple have deferred their hon
eymoon trip uncil the bride RECEIVERS
The RICHTER wishes DR.. Patton and
his bride every happiness.
The casting up Of the returns Of thu
late election from thepoll books agail
brings forth that old adage Of Their