Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-06


orders filed. And the 4th Of July
supply fell way short.
Lost-sunday morning, between
Ironton Methodist Church and Post
Office, or Post Office and Fort Hill
Church, a Mexican drawn work hand
kerchief. If found return to Style
Shop and receive reward.
This section was visited by an un-
usually severe wind storm between
six and seven O'Clock Monday even
ing. The day had been an exceeding
ly hot one and in fifteen minutes the
thermometer went down 20 degrees.
Just a few drops of rain fell.
John I. Baldwin, Jr., arrived in the
valley Sunday night, having madethe
trip from Chicago in an automobile,
leaving there Saturday morning. He
was accompanied by a gentleman
who wants to lease the hub factory
building for a plant to manufacture
chair stock.
Miss L. Mari, the music teacher
from Ironton, was a pleasant caller at
our office Friday. Miss Mari just
recently returned from a visit with
her sister in st. Louis. She reports
her music class here making splendid
progress and increasing in number
Bismarck Gazette.
DR.. @. G. Kerlagon went to Bonnie
Terre Saturday to get his brother, who
has heen in i'll health for some time.
They returned here Sunday. At first
it was thought that MI. Kerlagon
would have to be taken to St. Louis
for treatment, but since being here he
is greatly improved Bismarck Ga
zette.
The i~ndulgent reader will kindly
overlook the shortcomings of this
weeks issue of the REGISTER. Not
until Monday noon were we appraised
that the Primary Election ballot,
which takes up most of our last page
and a part of the first page, would
have to be published this week. Lit
tie space is left for reading matter,
Well try and make due amends later.
Our old friend, John w. Alcorn,
former county Judge, was in ~Ironton
on business last Saturday. The judge
is now running a saw mill, 9 Les
) ~terville, in Reynolds county. He tells
t us that he has just closed a deal with
; the Moss Tie Company for enough
timber to keep him running for foul
:. years. Iron county friends will be
glad to know he is getting along very
we'll.
Mrs. L. F. Quinn, Miss Agnes Quinn
= Mrs. Septa Stanley and daughter, Miss
Irene, Charles and Aubrey Quinn and
Dwight H. Brown left this morning il
the Quinn car for st. Louis. Mrs,
: Stanley and Miss Irene will go from
= there to Colorado where they will
s spend the summer. The others expec
to spend several days visiting in Illinoi
Q before returning home the last of th'
. week.-Poplar Bluff Republican.
@ In coming from Dunklin county il
y his automobile a couple of week
since A. J. Langdon encountered ST
. much rain and mud that he left tn
car at Dexter and came on home BY
rail. Last Wednesday Mr.. Langdon
s. w. Andrews, VIM. Trauernicht ant
A. Roehry boarded No. 8 here fot
Dexter, where they arrived that after
: noon about 4 O'Clock, got the car ant
went to Cape Girardeau that night
Reached home Thursday night ant
1t said the trip was delightful one.
Program for w. 9. T. U, Medal Con
g test, Baptist Church, Ironton. Friday
evening, July 7th: Song, "America;'
Devotional. DR.. Riggs; Song, "Th
Maniac Wife," Myra Keith; "FacinI
a Few Facts" Halle HAWKINS; 9Th,
Light from Over the Range Eugeni
Tual; Solo, Mrs. Margaret Kirchnei
9 "a Race for Life" Milford Riggs; st.
the Kegs" Leona Baldwin; "Iam No
70 entity" Jessamine Woodside; Read
ing, DR.. Brandt. Report of judges an,
d award of medal,
In response to orders from the Wa
1t Department, Sergeant W. W. Reese
who has been on the retired list TO
II several years, left last Thursday 70
!, San Antonio, Texas, for duty. Ser
geant Reese has served thirty year
). in the regular army and because G
. this service was retired a few year
ago. But one of the provisions of hi
retirement is that he is subject to dut
at any time until he is GA years Of age
r We hope that conditions will not re
quire his prolonged absence fror
10 home.
Attorney Jos. F. Lindsay Of ST. Lou
(. is was in Greenville Tuesday on bust
is ness connected with his work
10 general attorney for the Ozark Vale
Is railway. Mr.. Lindsay has three SOM
all of whom will probably engage i
the Mexican conflict, should war b
:. declared. Two sons are members Of th
Missouri 1st regiment, which wa
mustered into the U. s. army thi
week. The other son, Major Lindsa
I of Poplar Bluff, a Spanish war veter
= an, is now organizing a battalion i
= Southeast Missouri Greenville Joui
nal.