Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-23

ference.
On Monday afternoon OF last week
Willis Day, aged 43, of Bixby, in the
west end of the county, fell from a
wagon load of wood, and the wheels
passed over him crushing his skull
and breaking his neck. Day was a
single man.
W. @. 7. u. notes Greenville Sun:
"Billy Whitworth of Ironton has
donated a fine lot to the W. Q. I. u.
on Methodist Encampment Grounds.
The state will likely build a head
quarters there for the Southeast
Missouri W. O. 7. u"
Recorder Hawkins issued the fol-
lowing marriage licenses the past
week:
j. o. Collins of Ironton and Jessie
G. Ogle of st. Louis.
Geo. Munsch of Pennington and
Ella Mcknight, of Edna, Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Phelan and
family have returned to their home in
st. Louis, after spending the summer
in I%ronton. None of u st. Louis
visitors have more friends in the val
lev than this estimable family. We
hope they will be with US again next
year.
Women like a variation from the
conventional tailored suit, and 1t is to
be found this year in the smart and
becoming redingote. Mrs. Bottomley
tells you about it this week in the
REGISTERS fashion department; also
Just how to make charming boudoir
caps from ribbon.
Julia Wagguner Ward "Loma" who
has spent the past season in the VAL
ley, left today for st. Louis and local
points. She will make a short stop
here in November, and will then re-
turn to Hot Springs, Ark, where b
will remain during the season at that
place, in behalf of the Ozark minerals.
st. Louis papers Sunday stated that
Miss Roberta Lewis, the talented
daughter of Col. and Mrs. R. D..
Lewis, will very likely be named as
queen of the Yelled Prophets ball
next month. Valley friends Of the
charming young lady would be pleas
led to see her receive this distinction.
Our young friend, s. T. Golf, Of
Belgrade, called yesterday to inform
me that he could take the shine of
those potatoes I Dragged about last
week-eight weighing 7 pounds and
10 ounces. He has twelve potatoes
of his own growing whose weight is
16 pounds, and just an average size at
that,
O. A. Jackson of Chicago is me-
gotiating for the building of the Dalton
Adding Machine 20. at Poplar Bluff
He wants to turn it into a shrapnell
factory and says he will have work
for 800 to 400 men for three years.
J THAT don't sound much like the end
of the war was in sight.-Scott County
Kicker.
James W. Sexton, clerk Of the cir
cult court of Dunklin county, was
here looking for a temporary home
for his family. Mr.. Sexton has
: daughter, we understand, who is not
in the best of health and it is thought
J d stay here might be beneficial. W.
have not heard whether he found 9
e place to suit him.
Atreat to the eye and understanding
j awaits the ladies who r present a
the Fall and Winter Opening at The
i lStyle Shop Thursday evening. Tit
: display Of beauties dear to the fem
8 mime heart will amply repay thos'
who come. OF course a mere man i
, not capable of particularizing in suci
q case, but I a and do give unqualified
+ promise as to the pleasure that will
: be afforded every lady attending thu
Opening.
q a couple of months ago when tn,
REGISTER published the statemen
that there were $4,000 bushels o
wheat in the Belleview country som
n folk seemed to think the estimat
was an extravagant n We Learned
last week that one thresher operating
in the neighborhood had threshed SO,
900 bushels of wheat, 5000 bushels 0
d oats and 1000 bushels of rye. An
r. three other threshers did some worl
:. in that section.
- The editor is beholden to friend
who "surprised" him on the evenin
g of the day which ushered in tn
d seventy fourth year of his earthl
or pilgrimage. It was a surprise to hin
,e sure enough, and in consequence h
was unable to fifty acknowledge tn
Z honor they did him; but he hopes the
~ will not measure the need of his ap
=, probation by his halting -eKpressio
!; thereof. To one and all he wishe
many happy years, and may he :
there to congratulate them.
st. Francois County horses figure
prominently in national racing circle
last week. Lulu Lumine, the littl
bay mare raised by w. HI. Smollingt
of Iron Mountain, won the $4,000 purs
as in the Oil trotting class at Hartford
20 Conn, making her best time in 2:(
a. 10. Tommy Murphy, the premier
an Jockeys, brought Lulu Lumide frol
at MIR. Smollinger for some easterner
in 1913 for $12, 500. Three of M
Smollinger's horses won prizes
lis Monroe, Wis, last week. Little Print
VI, won the pacing race in 200, Belfol
ar Bell won 4th place in the 2:1l trottir
at class and Adverse Won 4th place
m the 3 years old trotting race. The
horses were all sired by the famol
or Echo Bell.-Bonne Terre Register.
x Rev. George Steel, pastor OF Il
in First Baptist Church at Flat Rive
an has rendered his resignation to Il
ry congregation, to take effect Octob
I, at which time he will close h
three years. pastorate Of the churc
re DIR. Steel assigned rs his reason {
as ! giving up the charge that owing to
90 advanced age he did not feel able
do the work as pastor, especially q
as visiting, in the manner that
thought 1t should be done. He is
los years old, has been in the minist
d: over 80 years and in Christian wo
he about AZ years. He rendered
90. resignation as pastor about q We
lty ago, but the congregation refused
accept it, and will accept it this tin
only at his special request.-Farmin