Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-02
Labor Day Party and Festival at
Arcadia Monday, September 9th.

travelling for the Wrought Iron Range
Co.-Farmington News.
Mrs. Grover Curtis, OF Sikeston,
who has been suffering from malaria,
is now at Dawson Springs, KY, ia the
hope the change will prove beneficial.
She expects to be here soon until the
cold weather expels the malaria from
the swamp country.
Will Martin, colored, who has been
in San Francisco at the fair for the
past three months, returned home
Tuesday and is very enthusiastic over
the exposition. He will resume his
duties as teacher of the colored school
in Ironton Monday.
An Ice Cream Social will be given
at the Blue School on Marble Greek,
Saturday, September 4th. Will serve
ice cream from 400 O'Clock until 500
O'Clock p. M. The money made at the
social will be spent in getting supple
mentary books for the pupils.
Miss Regina Thome of Roselle suf-
fered a broken arm by the turning
over of a buggy in which she and
Mrs. John Mayes, of Ironton, were
driving on Reagan hill, six miles west
of Ironton, Tuesday afternoon. Mrs.
Mayes has a badly bruised limb.
A note from our typo, Miss Eliza
beth Boswell, who is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Nettie Buckner, in Ian
easter, New York, says that she is
having a fine time and likes the east
very much. Miss Lizzie will probably
be home the latter part of the month.
The Woman's Missionary Society
will meet at the Manse, Wednesday
afternoon, September 9th, at 3 O'Clock.
The program will be as follows: De-
votional, Mrs. Fred Kindell, Jr.; Roll
Cau, Messages from Africa; Hymn;
Study Look Resume, Mrs. Mitchell;
Hymn; Prayer.
Mr.. j. A. Kerwin, of Arcadia, who
has been in a hospital in st. Louis for
the past two months, will be home
this week. Mr.. Kerwin has been a
very sick man, we understand, bnt
we are glad to say is greatly improved.
His daughter, Mrs. Stromperg, will
accompany him home.
John Mayes Monday entered a plea
Of guilty before Squire Rasche to dis
turbing the peace of D. Edgar Fetch
er of Arcadia last Friday and paid fine
and costs. The trouble occurred in
front of the Mayes' livery barn, when
Fletcher took Mayes to task for haul
ing gravel from the Fletcher land.
Lieutenant F. G.. Delano and family
are visiting DR.. Auerswald this week.
Lieutenant Delano, formerly lived at
lIronton, Mo-, but now is with the U.
s. Army and will take charge of the
artillery at Panama. For the last 8
years he has been located at West
Point.-De Soto Press.
Freeman Martin, along with some
other colored lodge members, was
"marooned" at Poplar Bluff, during
the late high waters while On his way
! home from a meeting at Cape Girar-
, deau. Twas Freeman's first expe-
, rience at being "~marooned" and will
do him for a while, he says.
Recorder Hawkins issued the fol-
, lowing marriage licenses the past
? week:
Nathen Landers and Grace Berry Of
: BelIeview.
William Dunn and Gertie Houston
) Of Chloride.
John Jackson and Alice Reed o.
!. Minimum.
! Miss Lillian Steel is here for a few
{ days with her parents, Rev. and Mrs
Geo. Steel. Miss Lillian attended the
Cape Girardeau Normal the summer
term and received a life certificate tt
teach in the grades. After a rest Mist
Z Steel will return to Maplewood where
she has a position in the primary de-
t partment.-Lead Belt News.
, Miss Annie Kaths, of Pilot Knob
leaves to-day for Webster Groves
MO-, to attend the marriage of hel
niece, Miss Dora Hinsdale, which
9 occurs Thursday. Miss Dora is n o
v the loveliest and sweetest young girl
we know and we certainly want tx
/, congratulate the young man who has
J been SO lucky as to win her.
Paul Myers will return to st. Loui
to-day after spending a week witt
relatives and friends in Ironton. Pau
. has been in the employ of the Pullman
Company for nearly ten years as con
9 ductor. His run for several month
past has been to California. He tell
us that Billy Brown, our former EN-
h ploye, is now also on the st. Louis
Frisco run.
. Chaffee news in Cape GirardeaN
Republican under date of August 21st
n "Burke and Hobbs, the famous evan
gelists, will begin a revival meetinI
d here tonight. The meeting will b
It held at the Methodist church. Her
bert G. Trovey will be director {
music, and his wife will play tn
piano. A great time and large at
It tendance is expected. A number Q
70 the best singers in Chaffee wi
constitute the choir.
Generally speaking the farmer
)f were not damaged as much by tn
IN high waters Of last week as was {
ST first thought. The water covere
practically all the farms along tn
rivers and consequently there wa
"A considerable damage to growing crop
~ butin very circumstances have we hear
T. of the land being damaged-in fact
N good many farmers report their Ian
being really benefited by rich sedi
ments -Centerville Outlook.
~ H. @. johnson last week purchase
,, q Ford from the Crawford Auto Com
= pany and proceeded to "try 1t out" b
making a trip to Roselle, Iron county
where he has a store. He was &C
70 companied on the trip by his famil
III and Fred Twomey and family. The
ID were caught:in the storm but manage
ie to get back here Sunday evening
g. From Roselle to Ironton they had /
have the assistance of a team in
:, place or two, and a spade in othe
a. places.-De Soto. Times. -.-r-
i'd Oscar Blake OF the north side of tn
county, up near Barren post-ofic,
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