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


ter the holidays.
Frank Negim has moved his stock
of goods to Bunker.
The ties are coming to town in
great numbers these days.
January brought better weather
than the December gave us.
Cain & Codding, transfer men, have
q card in this issue of the REGISTER.
Several gatherings in the valley
watched the old year out and the New
Year in.
The "valley dryn did not appeal to
summer visitors-as the past season
testiies.
]. 8. Grandhomme's Handy Kitchen
has very pretty and attractive calen-
dar for 1915.
The thermometer was up to 81 Sun
day, but went humping down that
evening and night.
Pennington votes on local option
next Tuesday. The prediction is that
the town will 60 dry.
Collector Forshee's collection for
December, he informs us, were slight
ly in excess of $33, 900.
The buildings on Arcadia Heights
can be seen mighty plainly from IRON
toms streets these days.
W. R. Edgar, Jr., last Friday sue
ceeded O. P. Damron as prosecuting
attorney of Iron county.
.sThe Trey of Hearts, begins at the
Picture Show in February. Two more
installments of "Lucille."
Some Of the local weather prophets
are saying the Ice making weather
for this winter has passed.
The dance at the Valley Inn New
Years eve was well attended and
thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Recorder Hawkins New Years day
issued a.marriage license to John
King and Margaretha Gallagher of St.
Louis.
City Tax Collector Adolph reports
that collections for December were
81,04O--a record breaker for city tax
collections.
A fellow wonders where all the
money comes from that is being sent
out of country these days for feed.
It is something awful.
Wm. Schwab, who has been travel
ing for the Charleston Milling Co., at
Charleston, Mo-, for several months
past, has resigned his position.
There was a big exodus from IRON
ton OF train No. 4 Sunday evening
Boys and girls leaving for school and
visitors returning to their homes.
Mrs. DR.. Houston will go to st. Louis
in a few days to undergo a surgical
operation. The DIR. will accompany
her and remain for several days.
Public Administrator Rosentreter
will conduct a sale Of the personal
property Of the late Emeline Hines at
Belleview, Thursday, January 14th.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Kaths of Pilot Knob
will celebrate their Golden Wedding
January 14th. They expect all their
children to be at home for the occa-
sion.
Mr.. Damron, our representative,
was one of the speakers at the lunch
con given at the City Club, st. Louis,
Monday to the members of the legis-
lature.
There was a charivari at Pilot Knob
Saturday night. The parties chariva-
ried had once been divorced but it is
rumored had married again. Hence
the serenade.
Reference to the county court pro-
ceedings published this week will
show that the prosecution of the crap
shooters and boot-leggers in the ives
end Of the county is expensive.
A party Of young men here
from Fredericktown in an automobile
Friday. Ralph Collins rode with them
to Pennington and Eugene Whit
worth accompanied them home.
AT the meeting of the city council
Monday night the resignation of Mr..
@. P. Damron as City Attorney was
accepted and W. r. Edgar, Jr., was
named to fill the unexpired term.
The government has, advertised for
bids for carrying the mail on the two
star rontes from Ironton-one west
and the other to the Silver Mines.
Bids will be received until January
31st.
We understand that J. F. Irwin of
Bismarck will soon engage in the
mercantile business at Redmondville,
EET NEhEIH
in western part Of Iron county. We
wish him uccess.-Centerville Out
look.
Postmaster Daugherty will receive
bids up to next Sunday from parties
who wish to carry the mail between
the Ironton station and post office.
It is intimated that there are several
aspirants.
At the annual meeting Of the stock-
holders Of the Belleview Valley Bank
Tuesday the old board Of directors
was re- -elected for the ems uing year,
The past years business has been
very satisfactory.