Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-09

Cresswen is 1886; Mr.. Letcher, $685.
As, and Nj. Long, S~1,351.67. The basis
Of this suit Is the report rendered by
the examiners sent TO this county last
fall by the State Auditor to overhaul
the books of the various county Of
ioials.-Potosi Journal.
Mr.. II. r. Taylor was at home Sat
urday evening and Sunday and Mon
day morning started a crew of men to
Big Black River to begin gathering
up the ties thrown out and scattered
by the recent high water. All of the
ties that can be found will be placed
back in the river aud the drive con-
tinued to Clearwater. The ties which
went beyond Clearwater and $50, 000
or more than that was taken off of
the yard there and which are scatter
ed from there to Poplar Bluff and
possibly beyond will be gathered up
by other crews of men. This work
will require several weeks time and
there will be thousands of ties that
never will be recovered. The Moss
Tie Company we understand place
their loss at from $50 600 to $685. 900,
and we believe it will be every dollar
of that amount, if not more.-Center-
vile Outlook.
The farmers along Logan creek
have suffered little from high water
to what the people along Black River
have. The editor drove to Leeper
last Thursday and on the trip we did
not see any great amount of destruc-
ton of crops until we got to Black
river. OF course there is some damage
done over on Doe Run Valley and
Webb Valley. The farms lying along
Black River were completely de-
vastated. The corn fields look as
though a roller had been used to
latten the corn. What corn was left
on the stalk was husked and fed as
soon as possible. We have not learn
ed yet whether the farmers on Green
wood Valley suffered very much from
the water from Black River or not.
The river backed up the valley about
a mile. Down yellow Leeper the river
was at least a mile wide. 1t washed
the Iron Mountain tracks SO badly
from Clearwater to Poplar Bluff that
the Iron Mountain people had to use
about a thousand men to put the track
back in shape. Current River rose 81
feet and washed away the iron bridge
at Van Buren,. Also much live stock
was drowned and thousands of dollars
worth Of lumber was washed away at
ChiIton.-Ellington Press.
Fridays st. Louis Times: "a pretty
wedding Thursday evening was that
of Miss Dora May Hinsdale, daughter
of Mrs w. r. Hinsdale OF ITO West
jackson road, Webster Groves, and
Harold Leslie H%ouchins, formerly of
Fulton, Mo. The ceremony took place
at s O'Clock in the home Of the BRIDES
mother, Rev. D. M. SHILLING of the
Presbyterian Church Of Webster
Groves officiating. Miss Dorothy
Blanks of Mexico, Mo, played the
wedding march. Only close relatives
were present. The bride wore a
creation of French embroidered net,
yelling a white satin underdress. The
skirt was cut round. Her veil of
illusion was held to her couture by a
wreath of orange blossoms, and she
carried valley lilies and brides roses,
showered with bridal tulle. Miss
Jennie Louise Hinsdale, sister of the
was maid of honor. She was
gowned in white net over blue satin
and carried pink Killarney roses.
Edward Bradley of st. Louis was best
man. Little Dorothy Austin and Will
liam Russell Allen were flower girl
and ~ringbearer, respectively. An in
formal reception followed the cere-
mony, and after receiving ~congratula-
tons the young couple departed for a
brief honeymoon. Among the out Of
town guests were Mrs. Houchins of
Fulton, Mo, mother of the BRIDE
groom; Mrs. F. Kaths of Pilot Knob,
Mo-, grandmother of the bride, and
Miss Annie Kaths of Pilot Knob; Miss
Freda Ringo, Ironton, Mo-; Mrs. E.
L. Horton and Miss L. Cole of Far
Mo-; DR.. and Mrs. O.. l..
Blanks of Mexico, Mo !; T. G. Kaths of
Hutchinson, Kan, and Fl. A. Kaths of
Potwin, Kan.n
On Tuesday Of last week relatives
and friends assembled at the old home
in Middlebrook in celebration OF the
Saith birthday Of Mrs. Kathrine Boss,
one Of the Oldest residents Of that
town. Some OF the guests arrived
the night previous while others were
delayed until No. 8 came in Tuesday
evening; but the bulk Of the crowd
gathered in by noon. Fredericktown,
Pennington, Bismarck, Pilot Knob,
Ironton, st. Louis, Cincinnati, and
other places, contributed their num-
bers. the greetings were joyful, and,
in some instances, affecting, as when
the hostess Unexpectedly was embrace
ed by two old time schoolmates whom
she had not seen since days of their
girlhood. But jollity ruled the oc-
c~asion, and the Kaffee Klatch-such a
Kaffee Klatch!-lacked not its de-
voices. Though there was a good
score Of them neither the Widows
cruise of oil nor her tub of meal was
exhausted; in fact, the reversion of
the feast would have fed as many
] join with those present in
wishing many another happy return
of the day celebrated. Following is
the roll of guests: Mrs. A. J.. Bach
man, OF Cincinnati, o.; Mrs. Lena
MacGregor, st. Louis; Mrs. Title
Gierse, Mrs. Fred Gierse, Mrs. Her
man Trauernicht, Pennington; Mrs.
VIM. Trauernicht, Mrs. Fred Trauer-
NIGHT, Ironton; Mrs. F. Kaths and
Miss Annie Kaths, Pilot Knob; Mr..
and Mrs. Deguire and Fremont Boss
and family, Bismarck; Mr.. Fred
Schwaner, Fredericktown; Mr.. Henry
Schwaner, Mr.. George Schwaner,
Poplar Bluff; Mrs. Louisa Block,
Misses Louisa and Marie Rodach and
Mrs. II. Marney, Middlebrook.
While you are fussing and chewing
the rag about the present summer
being the only cool one that ever
happened, the records of the olden
time tell US that the year 1916 had no
summer at all. June that year was
the coolest ever known in this latitude.
Heavy SHOWS fell oyer the New Eng
land states and snow and ice were