Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-29

nouneing the approaching marriage
on November 18th, of DR.. W. G. Pat
ton and Miss Emma Guessing. These
young people r very popular among
a wide circle of friends.
News.
Recorder Hawkins has issued the
following marriage licenses the past
week:
Francis Edward Maddox and Lottie
Frances Eustes of Des Arc.
James Burdette and Annie Deveraux
of st. Louis.
DIN Jones and Dosha ~Pannebecker
of Arcadia. u
VIM. Frey, the young man who has
been in Jail for a couple of months
past charged with burglarizing a
bungalow on Arcadia Heights during
the Baptist Assembly in August,
pleaded guilty to larceny in the cir
cult court Monday afternoon and re-
ceived a sentence of two years in the
pe~nitentiary.
A two-train circus was advertisedto
show at Fredericktown, Saturday,
October 18th. The train pulled into
town about 7 O'Clock in the morning,
but weather conditions were not favor
able, the town did not look inviting,
and the show moved on to De Soto,
the next stop. And the small boy in
Fredericktown was disconsolate.
Father Byrne went to Arcadia Tues
day to attend a district conference of
Catholic ministers. He also attended
the jubilee of Sister Monica, who has
been a protested Christian for go years.
While in Arcadia he will be the guest
of Father Wernert, n of the Oldest
and most highly respected priests in
the diocese.-De Soto Republican.
The real estate of the late D. E.
Reagan was sold at partition sale at
the courthouse Monday. The property
consisted of the Reagan farm, west of
Ironton, and two pieces of town
property, the baker shop, and the
residence occupied by Walter H.
Fisher. s. B. Reagan bid in all three
places and it is understood that he
was acting for the other heirs, as well
as himself.
Mr.. D. D. Ollie, who lives on the
other side Of Shepherd Mountain last
Saturday presented us with a sack of
very fine apples. They were of Ar
kansas Black, Winesap, Pearmain and
Ben Davis varieties. Mr.. Ollie tell us
that in measuring up the Arkansas
Blacks the'other day he ascertained
that 81 of them made a peck. They
we're most acceptable and MIR. Ollie
has u sincere thanks.
Circuit court convened Monday
afternoon and held a session then and
the following morning when an adj
iournment was taken until Thursday,
November 9th. The jury had been
notified not to be present Monday and
but few motions and pleas we're heard.
Several of the gambling indictments
returned by the grand jury last April
were dismissed because since then the
defendants had pleaded guilty to in
formations filed in JUSTICES court.
The regular business of the term will
be taken up November 9Th.
At a special meeting Of the City
Council last Thursday evening, VIM.
R. Knorpp, of De Soto, was awarded
the contract for rebuilding our streets.
The price to be paid is $4265. Main
street is to be rebuilt from Knob creek
to Stput's creek. Itis to be built Of
crushed rock taken from the ore
dumps atgPilot Knob, 20 feet in width
and 8 inches deep. In addition Rus
sell street, in south Iropton, is to be
graveled from Knob street to Could
ing's Park. The only other bidder
was Muskopf & Irish Of st. Louis, but
they wanted 2 1000 more for the work.
Mr.. Knorpp has had much experience
in road building and ought to be able
to do us a good job. He will commence
work in a couple Of weeks. He has
six months in which to complete his
contract, but says he will get through
much ooner than that unless weather
conditions are too bad. Mr.. VIM.
Trauernicht was appointed as Council
man to succeed Chas. J. Tual, re-
signed.
A tremendous rainfall occurred
throughout the greater part Of St.
Francois county on last Frinay night,
swelling Wolf Greek, Big River and
Terre Blue to almost record heights
and causing much damage not only
to farms and crops along these
streams, but on upland and espec-
tally newly plowed ground, rs well.
Big River was several feet higher,
some Of the old settlers say, than it
had been for fifty years. George ford
bridge near Desloge went out about
s 100 Saturday morning at a loss Of
several thousand dollars to the coun-
ty. The 130-feet span was complete
" wrecked and carried down the
river 4 distahcA Of q few hundred feet.