Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-07-29

There are about $1,000 acres in the
tract and the price paid is said to have
been in the neighborhood of s250,OO0.
Mr.. Smollinger has had the property
eight years or more and it cost him
about $50, 1000.
The Cleaners will hold an all-day
session in the basement of the Pres
rian church, on Thursday, the 10Th
inst, beginning at 0 o'clock A. M. All
Cleaners are cordially invited, earn
estly requested, to be present. Re-
memberi Meet at 9 O'Clock A. NJ. Do
not fail to bring something to eat.
Respectfully, COMMITTEE.
The congregation of the Presbyte-
rian church, Ironton, will hold regular
services on the coming Sunday, Au-
gust LIST, as follows: Bible School, s:45
AM; Preaching, II A. NJ. and s P. M;
Christian Endeavor, 7:15 P. M. All are
most cordially invited. We exten q
special invitation to visitors in the
valley. Prayermeeting will, this week,
be as usual at 8 O'Clock P. NJ.
Mrs. Kate Hefferlin and son, Will
lard, of Livingston, Montana, were in
Ironton last Thursday and Friday on
their way home from Murphysboro,
Illinois, where Mrs. Hefferlin's mother,
relict of the late Geo. W. CRANE, OF
Pilot Knob, was buried the Saturday
previous. Mrs. Hefferlin thought that
Ironton had improved greatly since
her last visit here ten years ago.
The Misses Edna and Irma Summa
have as their guests for the summer,
at "Shady Nook" their cousin, Miss
Marian Doll, of St. Louis, and Miss
Ruth Breytspraak, the talented young
violinist of Chicago, 'Illinois, and Der
lin, Germany. Mr.. Carl Breytspraak
who spent the past week at ''Shady
Nook" had to return to his home in
Chicago, owing to important business
interests.
A train of 90 cars was made up in
the yards here Tuesday and taken tc
st. Louis by one engine. Eighty
eight of the cars were loaded, the to-
tai tonnage being 1908 tons. Engine
No. 1854 was used. to handle the load
Conductor Rouse and Engineer Tom
Carney were in charge of the train.
Trainmaster Cheatham was here and
assisted in making up the train. A
few years ago three or four trains
would have been required to handle
that number of cars.-De Soto Times
There has been much rejoicing in
Bonnie Terre this week on account
of the lifting of the small po1
quarantine which has been in effec'
since June 4. Since that time up un'
til Monday 40 public gathering of any
kind was permitted. Bonnie Terrt
has been hard hit industrially thil
year. This together with the quaran
tine had q disastrous effect on bust
ness. There are still a few GONZALES
cents, but no new cases have been re
ported lately and the situation is nov
well in hand.-Lead Belt News.
Mrs. F. Earl DeWeese, of Ironton
Mo-, is spending the week with hel
mother, Mrs. Jesse Davis. Mr.. an,
Mrs. DeWeese arrived in Chillicoth
from their home in Missouri last Sat
urday and are here to take charge o
Mrs. T. j. Blosser's "a sister of Mr.
De Weese) business, the manufacture
of the Mosher Lifting Jack, in Chilli.
Gothic, during a two months absence
of Mr.. and Mrs. Blosser and their Sol
John, who left to-day for the coast
where they will spend one month; the
remainder of the time will be devoted
to hunting in Oregon.-Athens (Ohio
Messenger.
George W. Barber of the U. S. in.
sect station at Charleston was ovel
here this week. The station is max
ing a study of the Hessian Fly anc
how best eradicate it, and Mr. Barber
is making inspection for the work
He said one of the things he is collect
ing data on is the effect on the fly Q
disBing of the stubble. The best wa,
he said to handle the fly, where it i
possible, is to burn the stubble. Their
is no question then as to what be
comes of the fly, but the blowing un
der of the stubble, he said, would no
likely destroy all Of them.-Doniphal
Prospect-News.
Other Jackson, of Annapolis, son O
Thomas Jackson, had a pair of valua
BILE horses killed by lightning las
Sunday. Mr.. Jackson and famil,
were paying a visit to Riley Wallac,
and family ON Upper Sinking Greek
six miles south of Centerville. They
arrived at the Wallace home just a
the rain began to fall, and hurried,
hitching the horses to a post in tn
yard, ran into the house. On the pos
| to which the team was fastened wa
tied a clothes line, which, 1t is sale
by those present, the lightning struck
killing both horses Immediately. 1t
also reported that another horse wa
killed by lightning in that Vicinity tn,
same evening, but the report is I'm
confirmed. -Centerville Outlook.
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