Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-23
Des Arc Items.

j. I'll. Stevenson and Thos. Lovelace
have bought the Glade Branch timber
from Fred Farr and will move their
mill on it at once. 1t is a fine location
and they will, no doubt, make some
money there.
AS | was riding out to Patterson
Friday I say Chas. Wayland with a
gang of men repairing the iron bridge
work at Piedmont, over the Mckenzie
Creek. He certainly is an enterpris-
ing business man and he is the right
man in the right place for that work.
He takes a great interest in our roads.
I wish we had some more Waylands.
I was at Fredericktown last week
and met Rev. W. w. Strother. He
drove me to his home in the suburbs
of Fredericktown. He certainly has
a lovely home. Bungalow style, steam
heat, water works and electric lights.
He has a beautiful yard with shrub
berry, flowers, etc.
/ was going over the Frisco from
Williamsville last week. In going up
one of the long grades the wheels
commenced slipping and jerking. A
drummer on the train let his derby
hat fall out and he ran and got his hat
and caught the train, the train never
stopping. That is the first slow train
in Arkansas l ever saw.
w. D. Site, our agent here, has
resigned and accepted a like position
on the Missouri Railroad, near JEFF
ferson City.
Lester O'Neal and husband passed
here on their way to visit her sister,
Mrs. Semands, at Poplar Bluff. Mrs.
O'Neal has been very sick but is feel
ing better now and l hope she will
soon be as we'll as ever.
r. White of Des Arc left Tuesday to
attend Jewell College.
VIM. Stevenson made a business
trip to his farm in Illinois last week.
Fred Gassman is section boss here
He will move his family here.
Gilbert Hickman of Sabula was here
Sunday.
g. L. Stevenson is here and is NOV
ing a house from College Hill to ont
of his farms near Brunot.
I was out at Brunot Saturday. Chas
and James Russell are doing a nice
business there. They gave me
donation for our grave yard bridge.
Over fifty teams we're here Satur
day hauling out fertilizer. They
hauled out two car loads.
A. Costner was here. He said HI
lost at least two thousand bushels o
corn. Magill at Hendrickson lost 20
acres. Harwitt & Harwitt had thei
goods damaged $1,000. The road bel
down there is better than ever.
Mill Spring merchants have had
boom ever since the wash out. Owe
4 100 men are working there. Ever
. house is full of men and they keep
A dispatcher and road master there a
i the time. They u night and day.
+ Our cemetery bridge and gate t
!. the entrance are finished. We are i
the hole $40 so. Friends, come acros
!. with a small remittance.
We were very sorry to hear OF tn
death of our old friend, Frank Reeves
q who died last week in the Lead Bel
d We have known him for years Will
he lived at Annapolis. He was
3 warm friend of the late j. s. Benson
He leaves a wife and one son, AID
Reese, and a daughter who Is married
May the Lord bless them in the lot
of their dear father.
Rev. Taylor held his regular servic
here Sunday.
\ JEFF Jackson attended the Wayn
- County Baptist Association and re
q ports a good time. Rev. s. O. Howar
= preached the Introductory Thursda
night; Rev. ". e. Patterson preache
a Friday II A. NJ; Rev. b. II. Bib
preached Friday night; Rev. p.
% Alternately preached Saturday liza. NJ
- Rev. M. M. Sheets preached Saturda
n night and Sunday at II A. NJ. Thel
are the preachers who attended q
Wayne 20. Association on Ott'
Greek. They will meet at the Lal
Greek church next year.
ID Fern Stevenson gave q party Ia
IS Thursday afternoon in honor Of h
r, 9th birthday. Those present werl
Morris Mckee, Reulah Site, Nell