Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-03-26

die all kinds of Bibles and Testaments.
I am also taking orders for"Hulbert's
Story of the Bible" 1t is fine; it
makes the Bible easy to understand.
Leave orders with E. Myers, the shoe
repair shop, Ironton, Mo.
Through the kindness of my friend,
Mr.. Charles L. Harris of Sabuls, 1 am
in receipt of a book which has given
no little pleasure-"Some Things
of Men / Have Known" 1t is the
work of Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson, of
grateful memory to all true Democrats.
My thanks are due, and are hereby
gratefully rendered, to Mr. Harris.
Miss Rebecca Wick, daughter of DIR.
J. w. Wick, whose summer home is
n of the beauty spots of the valley,
is expected to visit friends the latter
part of April. Miss Rebecca is a
vocalist of marked ability and her old
friends and acquaintance will be glad
to know that she will give a recital at
the opera house on or about April
28th.
The Civil Service examination held
at this place on March 9th was attend
ed Sy eighteen would be -postmasters.
There were nine from Ellington,
four from Bunker, three from Center
vile, two from Corridor. The ex-
animation was conducted by a Super
visor sent here for that purpose by
the Civil Service Commission .-Rey-
nolds Outlook.
A week ago last Sunday, Pearl, the
three-year-old daughter Of DR.. and
Mrs. Martin, while running across the
room, fell and ran a pair of scissors
throughher cheek and penetrating the
ear cells. The little one was taken to
a specialist in st. Louis but an exam
nation revealed nothing serious. She
is doing nicely and promises soon to
be fully recovered.
Judge Walker was stricken with a
chill, while trying a case, at Bloom
field, on Wednesday afternoon of last
week, and had to vacate the bench.
He was quite sick for several days,
but according to the latest reports,
his condition is now much better. His
daughter and son, Miss Rose and
Henry, are with him, having gone up
to Bloomfield last Monday.-Dunklin
Democrat.
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian Church will meet with
Mrs. G. Hanson, April 9Th. Hymn,
Devotional-Mrs. Mitchell. Roll
Call-Current Events on Freedmen.
Business. What is our Church, oul
Presbyterial and u Synodical, doing
for Freedmen?-Mrs. Mckee. Music
Mrs. Curtis. Paper On India-Mrs
Francis. Hymn. Prayer-Recite il
unison John 3-16.
Petitions addressed to the county
court, asking the calling Of a local OPP
ton election, are being circulated
throughout the county. The petitions
will be presented to the court Apri
8th and it is probable an election will
be ordered for some time in May
The last local option election in Iror
county was held October 5, 1907. The
cost thereof to the county was $361.50
The majority for the vets vas "a.
We had a snow storm last Thursday
and that night the thermometer wen
down to zero. The Sunday previous
eighty was recorded. Quite a change
in four days. Friday it warmed up
though, and the snow soon melted
MI. Delano says that in the 81 year
he has been keeping the weathe.
record in the valley this is the frs
time zero has ever been recorded il
March. He says look out for killing
frosts in May.
Some fellow, who does not furnish
his name, writes the REGISTER tina
there is boot Logging going on in Iron
ton. He declares that physicians arr
writing prescriptions for whiske.
where it is not needed as medicine
In fact, the writer makes all sorts o
charges and counter charges. If HI
has the faith of his convictions ant
will give us his name for publication
we will take pleasure in printing hi
communication.
DIR. J. H.. Martin of Pilot Knob tell
us that while he was in st. Louis las
week he called on the railroad official
to learn what progress was beinl
made on the promised railroad station
at Pilot Knob. He was shown thu
blue print of the proposed structure
was told that the contract for tn
building had been let, and that ]
would be hurried to completion. Tn
station house is to be of the pagod
style of architecture.
At the school election to be held i
the Ironton district Tuesday, April 7tf
two directors are to be chosen to sue
coed O. P. Damron and r. D. Rudy
whose terms expire. A propositio
will also be submitted to the voters t
make the tax levy for school purpose
Go cents on the hundred dollars valua
ton for the ensuing year. The mem
bers of the board say this levy
necessary to maintain the school as o
present conducted.