Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-26

Robert L. Ward of Patterson and
Rhoda Krimminger of Piedmont.
Commencing this week, the REGIS
TER gives its readers an interesting
feature entitled "Ihe War a Year Ago
This Week. in which the principal
events of the war a year ago are brief
ly given. 1t is a big story boiled down
to a small space. Read the feature
each week and keep posted on the
war.
The s'smooth men" who travel with
Robinson's circus are reported to have
skinned" the verdant yeomanry of
Fredericktown and vicinity to a finish
on a recent visit to that town. The
squealing of the sucke RS is said to
have been loud, prolonged and
mournful, but the circus men carried
off the coin.
j. A. Segner, who more than twenty
years ago conducted a barber shop in
Ironton, was a visitor here Monday.
Mr.. Segner is spending a few months
at the home of Mr.. d. Markham near
Glover. He looks just about as he did
when he lived here. His home is
with his daughters, in Marion and
Wabash, Indiana.
The City taxes are now due, and
Collector Curtis is ready and willing
to receipt you for the same. Do not
be too modestly backward in comm E
forward, but put on a bold front and
briskly step up to the captains office
and SETTLE. Then you may dauntlessly
face the whole world and sleep with
untroubled conscience.
1916 STUDEBAKER AUTOMO-
BILES! The greatest value on the
market to-day. More power, better
finish and less price. You are not do
ing yourself Justice to buy a a unit
you have learned of the 1916 Stude-
baker value. A live wire as a loca
representative wanted.
NoRwINE AUTO Co.,
Bonnie Terre, Mo.
Edgar r. HAYWOOD, Of Ellington
was in Ironton Friday two weeks ago
He was a citizen Of the Valley in 1865
and this is his first visit to the OLE
home-a lapse of fifty years. He is
over threescore and ten, and is a hale
and we'll preserved man. On this tril
he also visited relatives at Irondale
returning to Ellington the succeeding
Monday. During the war his father
: family lived in Arcadia.
Fishermen say that there are grea
schools of young bass and catfish, anc
, a large number of jack salmon as well
J in Black and st. Francis rivers. The,
attribute this to the efforts of resi-
dents along the stream to protect th'
!, fish from dynamite fiends. If this
, sentiment continues to influence tn
situation for two years or more fish
ing hereabouts will become a lons
sweet dream Of "pullin' 'em out"
: Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Blackwell ant
: children, Of Bonnie Terre, attended
the family reunion of Judge Richard
Blackwell last Sunday at their HON
near Blackwell. The formers broth
er, Jefferson d. Blackwell, who wa
married to Miss Salome Love, 0
, near Ir~onton, on August 1st, wa
! present with his wife. They vii
: soon leave for Texas where they vii
: make their home.-Farmington News
A special election is to- be held o.
Friday, August 9th, in Bellevu
township, at the voting precincts 9
Caledonia and Sherlock, for the pur
pose of organizing a special road dis
Q trict, to be known as the "Caledoni
Special Road District" The petitio
8 asking the court to call an electio
was signed by seventy-fou of Belle
vue townships best citizens, includin
a large number Of the leading tax
= payers.-Potosi Independent.
st. Louis Globe Democrat: "Mr. an
Mrs. Robert Hotson of Ironton, Mo
q have announced the marriage of thei
second daughter, Elizabeth Gertrud
Hotson, to Harold Lincoln Kellel
eldest son of William T. Keller
# 1904 Wells avenue, which took plaC
i August IA. Rev. Charles F. Blaisde
q officiated. Intimate friends and rela
tives have been deeply interested i
this couples courtship, owing to th
fact that Harold L. Keller is a nephe'
of Fred A. Keller, whose wife is tE
Il BRIDES aunt. After a trip north til
couple will be at home to friends {
. 3O18A Abner place."
The grouping of the members
d the Baptist Assembly at "Nature
q Atari during a sunset service O
Arcadia Heights, was typical of Bibl
il cal days, so spectacular was il
setting. These faithful followers
il the great Omnipotent had pause
y here and there on the massive rocl
overlooking the picturesque valley
- Arcadia and the enchanting glow
- the suns golden disk (disappearir
beneath the distant mountain ores
s. fell with untold glory on this beat
teous scene, never to be forgotte.
Complimentary to the members {
at the Baptist Assembly, and sacred
the beauty Of Arcadia.
: JULIA WAGGoNER WARD.
We mentioned last week about
Chicago iron company negotiating
a Poplar Bluff for a site to put a bla
furnace. 1t appears that this con
pany likes Williamsville better, beir
IL in the center Of the iron fields. 1t
told us on good authority that the
y have taken an option on all of Walt,
40 Holidays lands around Williamsvill
contracting to pay him 800, 0OO.00 fl
the same, the option to expire son
l. time in September. 1t is the aim
is the company to lay out town lots al
Ia sell them to their employees at $685.
a lot and assist them in buildil
h, houses. Puxico is among the irt
mines they aim to work. They W
IN wash these hills down with waite
q The mine expert who visited he
" thinks several car loads can be was
3D. ed out of the dump. The Index hop
Id that these plans may materialize.
ar Puxico Index.
Mrs. Amalia Marie Dinger, n
" Weise. relict OF the late Judge Fra