Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07

oclnB mduo OI ie1tner. Alro. ocnulz
has our thanks.
While out bunting in the vicinity of
Hogan Wednesday OF last week, Mr..
O. e. Myers, our light man, shot three
wild cats, a mother and two kittens;
the old one got away but the young
ones 9 killed. They were of good
size and the fur dark.
The Cleaners will hold a business
meeting Thursday afternoon, January
7th, at the home of the President,
Mrs. Fred Kindell, ST., for the election
of officers. All members are request
ed to be present.
NJ. FEARY, Secretary.
Strayed-From the County Farm, 2
miles east of Ironton, one old
past Heifer, marked with half under
crop in left and split and underbit in
right. A reward will be paid for any
Information leading to her recovery.
W. T. KEATHLEY, Ir%onton, Mo.
We learn from the Pennington
Times that Congressman Hensley has
indorsed J. B. Smith for postmaster
at Pennington and that it is supposed
he will receive the appointment in a
few days. Brid's many friends over
here are glad to hear Of his good
fortune.
Our new county court convened
Monday and was in session two days.
The two new members, Judges Jones
and Holland, slid into their seats very
gracefully, and Judge Townsend, re-
elected, proceeded with the work like
a veteran. The proceedings are pub
lished elsewhere.
DIR. and Mrs. E. w. Bliss returned
Monday from Arcadia, where they
took dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. s. W.,
Andrews and their family. This was
the 25th annual Christmas dinner
which DR.. Bliss has enjoyed with his
uncle at his beautiful home al Area
dia.-De Soto Press.
Again am I indebted to my friend,
Mr.. Chas. L. Harris, and take pleasure
in making the acknowledgment of the
receipt Of a rare old book, once popu-
lar but now out of print. It is about
the same age as myself, but youthful
in vivacity, vigor and interest. Its
title? "Dow's Patent Sermons"
We have for sale 80 shares of stock of
the Bank of Ironton and will receive
bids for the same at our Office in the
Telephone Building. For the valuation
of this stock we refer prospective
buyers to the bank officials.
FEARY & FLETCHER,
Lock Box 131, Ironton, Mo.
The revival meeting at Piedmont,
conducted by Burk and Hobbs the
past two weeks, closed Sunday night
$50 conversions, 100 joining the
churches. Burk and Hobbs passed
through here Monday IN No. 4 and
several of our people were at the
train to greet them.-Bismarck Ca
zette.
Cards were received in Ironton this
week announcing the marriage in
Delavan, Wisconsin, New Years Day,
of Claude B. B. Bartolf and Eva J.
Riley. Mr.. and Mrs. Bartolf will be at
home, East Troy, Wisconsin, after
January 10Th. Valley friends of the
bride viii join the REGISTER in wish
ing her ev cry happiness.
Prof. and Mrs. O. e MCGEE and two
sons, Orville and Oscar, Of Webster
Groves, Mo-, DIR. and Mrs. O. B. Nc
Gee, Of Fornfelt, Mo-; @. B. MCGEE,
Of Granite City, Ills, and Lloyd Nc
Gee, who is attending school in st.
Louis, spent the Christmas holidays
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. S.
McGee.-Farmington News.
The New Year was ushered in the
valley with the footing of whistles,
the ringing of bells and the firing of
guns. One fellow kept on ringing his
bell a long, long time and was pretty
generally cussed by people in the
immediate vicinity who wanted to go
to sleep. But he finally let up and
peace and quiet once more reigned
supreme.
Three cars of cattle shipped from
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and consigned
to the National Stock Yards, st. Lou
is, were unloaded here to be watered
and fed. Five head in the three cars
were dead and the whole was a poor,
scrawny lot. Notwithstanding, they
were marked "for immediate slaugh-
terri The stock was shipped on to
st. Louis that evening.
Rev. L. O. Wernert of Arcadia was
taken to a hospital in st. Louis last
Wednesday. Father Wernert has
been suffering for some time with
some kind of rheumatic trouble and
he was taken to the hospital with the
hope that the better treatment he
could receive there would be benefi-
cial. Many friends hope to hear Of
an early Improvement in his condi-
ton.
@. J. Percy & Son, hardware mer-
chants in Ironton, made an assign
ment Tuesday afternoon for the BEN
eft Of their creditors. Geo. W. Mar
shall was named as assignee. The
stock, it is estimated, will invoice be-
~. CO. 49, = &. -.