Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-21


their phones taken out.-Bismarek
Gazette.
Just received. A car of No. l Up
land Prairie Hay at $17 90.
A. RIEKE & Son.
Our young friend, MI. A. v: Polak,
has rendered his resignation as Sur
veyor and Highway Engineer for Iron
county and last Saturday accepted a
position as travelling agent for the
Standard Oil Company. His territory
embraces Washington, Iron, Reynolds,
Wayne and a portion of Stoddard
county and we are glad to hear he will
continue to make Ironton his home.
Albert is a most excellent young man,
a gentleman among gentlemen, and
we doubt not has a successful future.
Surveyor Harry D. Griffith of Bis
marck win succeed Mr.. Polak as en-
gineer to superintend the street inn
provement in Ironton. We have
heard no intimation as to who will as
pire to the positions of Surveyor and
Highway Engineer.
Tuesday was the last day for filing
bids for carrying the mail on the star
routes. On the route west from Iron
ton to Edgehill, it is understood that
John Mayes, the present contractor,
is the only person who has submitted
q bid. The mail is carried every day in
the week except Sunday. It's a long,
rough trip, twenty miles or more each
way, and the mail is heavy. The pay
at present is $1026 per annum. 1t is
understood several parties have sub
mitted bids to carry the Silver Mines
mail; the mail is carried Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday and the round
trip is about twenty miles. Walter
Miller is the present contractor and
he receives a few cents less than SO a
trip. The awards will be announced
from Washington prior to July 4th.
From the Cape Girardeau Republi-
can: "Another pioneer Of Southeast
Missouri has been called. Mrs. L. j.
Hinchey, mother of the we'll known
Hincheys of this city, passed away at
Bismarck Wednesday at the age Of
nearly so years. Mrs. Hinchey came
from a family that was prominent in
the country's affairs a century and
more ago. Her father was a repre-
sentative in the legislature from Ste,
Genevieve at a time when the posi-.
ton called for the biggest men in the
state. For more than sixty years she
was a member of the Methodist
church and all her life took an active
interest in the important things of her
community. To such noble women as
Mrs. Hinchey is due much Of tbs
credit for the sturdy citizenship that
makes up this section Of Missouri
Mrs. Lucinda ]. Hinchey, relict Of
the late W. j. Hinchey, who for many
many years were residents of the val
ley, died at the home of her daughter
Mrs. Hugh Steel, in Birmarck, Mo.
Wednesday evening, January 10, 1915
after a serious illness of two weeks
The deceased was the daughter of the
late Judge A. w. Holloman of Iror
county and was aged rs years, Il
months and rs days. She was born il
Ste. Genevieve county, her parents
having emigrated to that section O
Southeast Missouri, shortly after tht
beginning of the nineteenth century
She spent her entire life in Southeas'
Missouri and saw those great develop
ments in the north end of the distric
: which have made it one of the riches
: sections in the country. Mrs. Hin
chey had been in feeble health for a
; year or more, although able to be W
and about most of the time. The las
two weeks she was in a critical condi
tion most of the time and the chill
+ dren were summoned to her bedside
For many years Mrs. Hinchey ha,
been making her home with he
] daughter, Mrs. Steel, in Bismarck
Other children are: A. Ell. and VIII
, W. Hinchey Of Cape Girardeau, R. E
Hinchey, of Aurora, Paul P. Hinchey
/ Of De Soto, and A. s. Hinchey, of st
Louis. Three brothers, T. e., R. F
and J. B. Holloman, and a sister, Mis-
. Josie Holloman, live at Hogan, Mo
r The funeral occurred Friday after
noon and interment was made at d
Soto, Mo.
Last Saturday evening a compan,
: Of conspirators thoroughly organize,
and equipped, made a sneaking as
sault upon the peaceful premises 0
my friend, VIM. Trauernicht, Alder
: man, surprising him and his better.
: half shortly after they had turned Of
Y the electric light and settled them
: selves down to an evening OF quie
8 domesticity. Suddenly, from the out
: side, came upon the ears of the de
V voted couple 1.-THE strains of "Lauter
bach'' BY fiddle, flute and guitar, an
V they surrendered to unavoidable cir
~cumstance. The doors were throw
Q open and q score or more, laden wit
packages and baskets, filed into th
room, and thence to the base ment
= whore VIM. keeps his curios, miner
ais, preserved snakes and stuffe
: beasts Of the forest. Likewise a poe