Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-02-04
Annapolis News.

We have had snow and rain to a
finish for the past week, and raining
Sunday, January 31st.
The town has been quiet for a week
now, but could not say it will always
stay that way; but hope it will.
The Reverend Taylor, of Irondale,
an old Iron county boy, raised at
Graniteville and vicinity of Ironton,
is holding services at Annapolis since
last Thursday, and if needed here will
stay till February 9th, and then he
will have to go to fill other appoint
ments elsewhere. 1t is said his preach
ing is good, and as the writer is not
a frequenter of church houses for the
past four years, and hasn't heard the
Brother in the pulpit, / cannot say
further, only for his f~requenters to do
as he tells them.
Miss Fanny Reese spoken Of as run
ming Annapolis Hotel last week asks
the Bulletin to apologize for using her
name in the item wrote up last weeks
REGISTER for which lido apologize to
sister Reese, not knowing the hotel
had changed hands, and when told to
give the walters and cook some briefs
in the REGISTER they ought to have
informed the. correspondent of the
Annapolis Hotel changing hands.
Mrs. Jennie Hubbard, the wife of
Frank Hubbard, has gone to Texas in
the oil fields, where her husband has
a good job and is making lots of
money.
Harve Lloyd is reported to be on the
mend and it is hoped is on the road to
recovery.
The creeks are past fording, and
from the looks may not be forded for
a day or so. 1t cuts off lots of trade
from this town.
Esquire Kitchell's little two-year-
old boy, Jake, was very sick boy the
other night, but is all right now.
Lots of ties loaded out the past
week; two full crews from Piedmont
were the leaders.
James Middleton has a crippled
foot and has had to keep his foot on
the top of his shoe during all the past
snowy weather, and work every day
| ont in tho no1d cuou
Taxes seems to be clear out of reach
of some people this year. Some people
may blame themselves for the high
taxes, and there seems to be some
that were never assessed at all. So
said. How is it?
A. L. Daniels, constable, has been
expected up here for a week and has
failed to put in his appearance. What
is the matter, friend Daniels? Let us
hear from you at once.
s. Kitchell has just received photos
of his son, John r. Kitchell, of HALEY,
Oklahoma, who has been sick in bed
with typhoid fever, but is now SO he
can walk over the floor in his house.
The photos shows him to be very low
when taken, and myself and relatives
are proud that he is OH the mend and
will soon be out again.
Sylvester Kitchell will be in Irontor
this week attending Probate Court
and also County Court while in SEES
sion.
Did Charles P. Damron get lost or
his way to st. Louis and Jefferson
City? Don't see that he ever die
reach the city of Jefferson, or thai
; any n has reaped any fat Office il
Iron county. You will have to writt
up the news for us at Jefferson City
and send them in here to be inspect
ed, Charley, before returning any
more.
Us. Snider of Fredericktown, Mo.
will be in Annapolis next Thursday
l He represents the Scudder-G Gal
Grocer Company Of St. Louis and i
q fine salesman.
The section crew has been cut to on,
man and the foreman, H.. N. Lloyd
for some time past, and don't know
r when it will be better.
My old friend, County Surveyo
: Polak, W as in town the past week. H,
7 is now dealing in all kinds Of oils ant
, has quit the practice of surveying
I. and in the future will find him in tn,
! oil fields for his health.
There was quite a crowd came Vi
, on train No. 20 Sunday from Des Ar
to help Professor Taylor out in hi
meeting in Annapolis. Among thu
. crowd was Jeff Jackson, formerly o
his place, who has been converted il
the past and is nov praying for the
. wicked and himself Of this place
May God be with himl
Arthur CASTLE received a pair o
shoes for his baby from some goot
sister in Des Arc. The express wa
: twenty two cents more than the valu'
of the shoes, but, not knowing what
was, he received the shoes and pait
, for his learning.
Gus Funk came near having a goot
t fire at his saw mill last Sunday morn
ing, but luckily the floor was a dir
-.
floor and did not set it on fire. TIL,
+. section crew had to get out Sun
: day morning after midnight and say
the fire and reported it to the owner
Of the property, and it was ATTENDED
4 to at once, and but little damag'
done.
! j. M. Hawkins of Ironton and Mr.