Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-04-08

ger anu VIII use tue car III lrduepOtt-
ing his guests and the public generally
to and from the railroad station.
A. Rieke & Son will pay a reward of
IS for the arrestand conviction of any
person guilty of expectorating tobac-
co juice on their show windows. Orif
the offender or offenders W i'll call at
the store and make confession of their
guilt they will be paid the reward.
Leon w. Quick, receiver of the
Bankers Trust Company, has issued a
letter to the stockholders asking that
they put up $50 a share to try and
save the money that the Bankers
Trust has already put in the Texas
railroad. How the stockholders will
take the suggestion is not yet known.
Messrs. A. v. Polak and R. E
Gunton left Tuesday morning on a
weeks drive through the western end
of the county. Mr.. Polak goes to
represent Standard Oil and Mr..
Gunton is gathering statistics from
the saw mills and other timber
factories for the Census Bureau.
G. M. London returned home last
Friday from Mist, Ark, where he has
been spending several weeks. He and
his brother, James London, own a
a large body of very fine timber near
there and a large saw and planning
mill, but on account of the low price
of lumber they are not cutting very
much of it just now.-Farmington
News.
The sixteen-year-old daughter of
Harlow Kelley at Pilot Knob attempt
ed to commit suicide at Pilot Knob
about 2 O'Clock Monday morning by
drinking a bottle of oil of cedar. The
decoctioh made the girl very sick
but at this writing she is about re-
covered. The motive for the attempt
on her life is not Known.
The Spring Opening at the Lopez
Store last Saturday attracted an un-
usually large number of visitors. The
big store was in gala day attire and
Manager Ringo and Miss Newman, in
charge of the millinery department,
were generously complimented and
congratulated. Every lady visitor
was presented with a handsomely
decorated plate as a souvenir of the
day and occasion.
The final summing up Of results at
the Burk and Hobbs meeting at Jack
son showed total of SIG conversions.
Mr.. Hobbs states in a letter to Pied
mont friend that many OF the converts
went to churches in the surrounding
towns and districts, and that the
evangelists left the peopl wonderfully
encouraged and the churches truly
revived. The evangelists have be-
gun a meeting at West Plains Pied
mont Banner.
The stockholders of the Arcadia
Valley Bank elected directors for the
ensuing year as follows:-D E,
Fletcher, A. j. Boardman, Rev. Johr
Adrian, ]. B. Holloman, G. A. Buckley
Hugh Long and 9. L, Collins. The
only change made was in the selection
Of O. L. Collins who succeeds Johr
Signer. Notwithstanding the genera
depression in business circles the
bank has been prosperous and the
stockholders we're more than pleased
with the showing made for the past
year.
Mrs. Herman Trauernicht returned
home Tuesday from Middlebrook
where she has been spend a week
with her mother, Mrs. L Block, who
celebrated her Saith birthday anniver-
sary last Friday. We are very glat
to be able to report that despite hei
advanced age she is enjoying splendid
health. All Of her children and sever
al of her neighbors spent last Friday
with her and joined in making the oc.
%casion a peasant one for her. We
hope she may live to enjoy many
more happy birthday anniversaries
Pennington News.
A meeting was held in this city las
Friday, the object being to discuss the
probability of erecting an ice plant
Those present seemed to think that i
would be a paying proposition, and i
was decided to have another meeting
in the near future and take definit,
action in the matter. Those interest
ed are Jas. t. Dobbins, Albert Collins
and Walter Mclean of this city ant
J VIM. Carter Of Piedmont. We canno
) see anything that would hinder thu
erection of In ice plant as this would
t an ideal location owing to the excel
lent railroad facilities Bismarck Ga
! zette.
The following death notice APP
} peared in Sundays st. Louis papers
"Entered into rest ON Friday April
1915, at sos P. NJ, after a brief Illness
Charles w. Fckert, beloved HUSBAND
: of Freda Eckert, dear father of Otto
William, Charles, Henry, George anc
Louis Eckert, Freda Grew, Emmi
! Brennecke, Annie Rhode and Nor'
Lovinguth, and our dear father-in
5 law and grandfather, in his seventy
third year." Thirty years ago thu
deceased was engaged in the butche
business here and at Pilot Knob an,
will be remembered by many oil