Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-04-16

was, p; Thursday night, 25; Friday
and Saturday nights, 81. In conse-
quence, fruit prospects were damag-
ed considerably. But some people
tell us that the peaches we're not all
killed.
Let the city council be most careful
in the expenditure of the $1,000 voted
to improve the streets. If they do
exercise wisdom and good judgment
future generations will rise up and
call them blessed. If they practically
throw the money away as is too often
the case in road and street improve
ments, they will be cussed for a long,
long while.
Despite the inclement weather, the
Ladies' Social Club met with Mrs. T.
B. Pruitt Tuesday afternoon of last
week. After usual business, pretty
Easter thoughts were given in re-
spouse to roll call. The feast prepar-
ed by Mrs. Pruitt and her daughter
were enjoyed by all. Mrs. VIM.
Trauernicht will entertain the club
April 81, 1914.
A committee composed of Lead Belt
pastors were here Wednesday with a
petition containing more than 300
names, asking the County Court to
order a local option election in the
county outside of Pennington. The
court suggested that the petition be
withheld until Saturday and that if
filed then they would set next We'd
nesday as the date upon whicht to con-
slider it. The committee decided to do
this and will present the petition to-
morrow.-Farmington News.
Potosi journal: "Judge bearing, in
the circuit court here, Tuesday, ruled
that no penalty attacked to the infrac-
ton Of the compulsory school attend
ance law, SO far as it applies to the
rural districts, which practically multi
fees the law in such districts. j.. A.
Miller, a resident Of the Hochstatter
district, was the defendant in this case
and his attorney, s. G. Nipper, raised
the point of no penalty, which was
sustained. The suit was instigated by
County Superintendent of Schools B.
Fox, asa test case"
The people of Ironton were startled
a few minutes before five O'Clock
Tuesday evening by the whistle at the
flour mill sounding an alarm of fire.
Inquiry revealed that DR.. Houston's
residence in west Ironton was on fire.
A number of people soon collected
and smoke could be g Q pouring out
of the windows. 1t required some
little time, however, to locate the fire.
There had been a fire in the fireplace
and the flames had communicated to
the wall. The fire was extinguished
without great damage.
At it's February term the County
Court, upon settlement with the clerk,
Mr.. Reyburn, declared that there was
due the county from that oficial
1856. 73, excess fees. Mr.. Reyburn
announced his purpose to return such
fees as were not lawfully his; but
there was disagreement as to some O
the items-among others the amounts
he had collected for hunters licenses
and for preparing the annual hnancia
statements. Last week Mr.. Reyburl
paid over to the county $842.13, re
tanning $114.60 hunting license fees
which the Attorney General declares
he is not to account for. The question
as to his having to account for the
sums received for work on fnancia
statements is yet in obeyance, ant
will in the end probably be returned
to him.
Did you yer ride from st. Louis t.
the valley on the evening train, No. 9
It's an experience never to be for
gotten. l made the trip last Snnda.
evening. We were just four hour
and three quarters making the 8
miles, How is that for the nineteent.
century? There wa nc accident, n
unusual delay. Just logged along, ap
parently every one Indifferent to tn
fact whether we progressed or not.
was just two hours and fifty minute
from the time we left Union Station
ST. Louis, until we pulled out of d
Soto. Ten minutes, lacking thre
hours, to cover As miles. 1t rs out
rageous, is just what it is, and GU.
people are patient and long sufferin
to put up with any such service. W
had it badly discounted thirty yeaI
and more ago. There should be
remedy somewhere.
When Presiding Elder Court wa
here a couple Of weeks since it
said that he issued an edict that /
future all M. E. Church, South, Sol
vices in the valley should be held !
the Tabernacle in Ironton. I
make the order more effective For
Hill church was locked up and the Ike
carefully put away. The contingent
however, who have been maintainin
so strongly that ''Fort Hill shall nc
be Closed" last Sunday-when the
found their sanctuary locked-lease
the old butcher shop at the foot of th
hill and conducted Sunday Schot