Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-03-19
q BREvITIEs.
Any more snows


) Notice of the cit election is printed
this week.
Spring is pursuing a policy of
watchful waiting.
Well, the grounding can bother
us no more in 1914.
Revs. Burke and Hobbs r holding
a meeting in st. Louis.
The spring bonnet, like Easter, will
be a little late this year.
Some more shade trees would add
not a little to main street.
When Ironton gets macadamized
streets Wen shine sur enough.
win the Country Club show
evidence of life as spring opens?
Two councilmen-one from each
ward-to be elected next month.
The thermometer got up to so Sun
day. 1t was down to .25 Tuesday
night. Some change.
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A reception was given at the Smith
Hotel Friday evening to the new
members of the M. E. Church, South.
Commencement exercises at, the
Missouri Holiness College, Des Are,
Friday, March goth, 1880 o'clock M.
Several quite expensive and hand
some bungalows here been built on
the Arcadia Heights since the last
assembly.
What has happened to all those
game wardens that were going to
have a spillway put in the Silver
Mines dam?
The Rev. DR.. McMurry Of Louisville,
KY, will preach at the Tabernacle
next Sunday morning.
J. R. A. VAUGHAN.
Some one fired a shot gun into the
house of Nose Edmonds, neal Gran
iteville, Sunday night. The offenders
will probably be under arrest in a day
or two.
The Arcadia Valley Business Mems
League will meet at the office of the
President in the Academy of Music,
Friday evening, March Goth, Z O'Clock.
All members urged to. attend.
Mr.. O. N. Robbins and Mr.. Wads-
worth of Buffalo, Wyoming, who have
been spending some time at Hot Spring
and other points in Arkansas, were in
Ironton last week to,visit the formers
sister, Mrs. W. H. Matsler.
DIR. w. J. Smith last Friday sold his
hotel and sanitarium to the Directors
of the Home for Aged Baptists. Sew
eral cottages are included in the
transfer. Consideration, $10,0 600. Pos
session to be given April 18th.
All the county offices except sheriff,
treasurer and assessor are to be
filled this year. The candidates thus
far are a little slow in making their
wants known, but they will probably
get into the limelight soon.
VIM. Trauernicht Of Ironton and O.
w. Ramsey of Bismarck last week
bought from the Syenite Granite Com
pany what is known as the Bacon and
Stewart farms, near Graniteville.
There are something over 200 acres in
the two farms.
Petitions are being circulated ask
ing the county court to make an or
der for a local option election. The
petitions will be presented to the
court at the adjourned term to be held
April 9Th, and the election will proba-
bly, be called for about the middle of
May.
Having disposed of the Smith Hotel
and Sanitarium, / will, on Friday and
Saturday, April 10th and 18th, sell, at
Public Auction, all my Furniture and
Household Goods. A very large stock
to select from. Some of it over one
hundred years old, as well that of lat
ter-day manufacture.
DIR. w. j. SMITH.
Do the citizens of this town know
that it is unlawful for any person to
keep hogs within the city limits, be-
tween the months of May and October?
The ordinance relative thereto will be
rigidly enforced, and Marshall Fisher
desires US to warn everybody against
its violation, which is punished by a
fine of not more than $50, or imprison-
ment, or both.
The last legislature enacted a law
putting the office of prosecuting
attorney in the various counties on a
salary basis strictly. The salary de-
ponds in the population of the county.
Under the new law the salary of the
prosecuting attorney of Iron County
will be $1,000 a year, no fees attached.
Heretofore the salary has been $40O,
with fees for conviction. The new
law becomes effectiue January next.
The Mothers Club, which has been
recently organized for the purpose Of
assisting in much needed repairs on
the public school buildings, was sur
prised last week by receiving a pres
emit of $50. This money is the balance
OF the fund raised by the Climbers
Dramatic Club in 1912-13,and was vot-
ed by the former members to be used
in some form Of permanent building
for the school.
The Ladies' Social Club enjoyed a
rouuE nIanaant a~ftarnnnn Marnh 10.