Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-10-28
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| was down in Lilbourn, Is or 20
miles below Sikeston, last week. This
is where @. L. Stevenson and W. j..
Fitz are located. 1t is a beautiful site
for a town-about a half mile square,
and level as a floor. Lilbourn is the
crossing of the Cotton Belt and Frisco
railroads, aud a branch runs to New
Madrid. There are some good bust
ness houses there, and a fine school
with six teachers; tn ey also have a
stave factory, handle factory and saw
mill-all running full time. | stopped
at Oran and Morley; they are rich lit
tie towns in Scott county with a fine
country around them. They bale lots
of straw there for the paper factories.
| saw a stack of baled straw along the
track. 1t was 300 feet long, IL bales
wide and eight high. There must have
been 20 a loads of it. I spent the
night at Pennington; this is an auto
mobile town-more than 600 in and
around there. Morris Bros, mer-
chants there, sold more than So, 900
worth of goods in September. I spent
Friday at Flat River; everything is
alive there and every man who wants
work working. I stopped a while at
Irondale. Our friend, Jas. @. O'Neal,
a merchant there, is doing we'll. The
best thing about him is that he is a
consecrated Christian. He tells me
that Godfrey O'Neal, son of VIM
O'Neal of Frankclay, is very sick. He
was taken to a hospital in st. Louis,
but no relief was afforded, and he was
brought back home. He is a bright
young man and gives promise of a
bright future. May God spare him a
while longer!
While at Piedmont Saturday I met
my friend, o. L. Munger, candidate
for Congress. He will make a good
race and if he should get there he will
be heard from. He is a second Bryan
when it comes to making speeches.
I want to say one thing to Bro. Eli in
regard to Iron county being dry. Dur
ing the time We had saloons Ironton
was the hardest looking town on the
Iron Mountain railroad-no walks, nc
lights, and cattle and hogs running al
large. Now it is the prettiest town ]
know of-everything up to date, anc
as dry as a bone. Others have i'm.
proved by being dry; look at Annap'
olis-one of the best towns we have.
Miss Nellie Yelton and baby have
returned to st. Louis.
w. T. Stevenson is spending a few
days on his farm, near Williamsville.
f. F. Farr has returned from a bus
mess trip to North Missouri.
w. ID. Site has accepted a position
as telegraph operator at Williamsvillt
and will move his family there soon
We are sorry to lose Mr.. Site and hi
family; they have many friends here
Rev. Geo. Brown went to Williams
vile Tuesday to meet the Presiding
Elder.
O. L. Stevenson has returned to Lii.
hourn.
Mrs. l.. T. Morris is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Ed Maddox, at Hoxie.
Mrs. Mamie Harrison, from Gaines.
vile, Mo, Is visiting her father, Gun.
Gle" Alb. Daniels, who has been seri,
ously i'll, but, glad to say is improving
Mrs. VIM. Hackworth has gone tc
Vamatta, Ohio, to visit with her broth
er; later she will go to Indiana, where
she will make her home with her sis
ter.
Mrs. Sallie Castle, accompanied by
Mrs. Elmer Delcour and baby, from
Piedmont, spent Thursday here will
Mrs. j. L. Strader,
Mrs. Alice Gilmer and Miss Blanche
Dunnegan from Piedmont we're here
Thursday to visit relatives.
Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Chas. Post. Mrs
Fisk, Jack Eustis and Ed Maddox.
from Hoxle, Arkansas, accompanied
the body OF the infantchild of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Maddox here for burial last
Monday. Services, conducted by Bro