Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-08-24

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Of the Episcopal Church at Bonnie
Terre, will ill the pulpit in st. Paul's,
lr~onton, next Sunday morning and
evening. Revs. Traggitt and Penley
exchange pulpits for the day.
H. M. Collins store, near the station
in Arcadia, was broken into the night
of August 9th and a shot gun, some
shells and other articles taken. The
burglar gained entrance by breaking
a window. He left no trace as to his
identity.
Congressman Walter L. Hensley and
family and Mr.. Jere Burks motored
from Pennington Sunday and spent
the day on the Heights. Walter,
naturally, is feeling pretty good over
the handsome vote he received in the
recent primary.
We are told that there is consider
able excitement in the vicinity of
Redmoudville, in the west end of the
county, over the mineral prospecting
being done out there. The disclos-
ures made by firing a couple of shots
are said to be most encouraging.
Mrs. Frank L. Keith and daughter,
Miss Mildred F. Keith, visited in town
this week. Mrs. Keith reports that
DR.. Keith is rapidly gaining strength
and will probably be home the latter
part of this week, which is very good
news to his many Notwithstanding
ton Times.
Tie railroad officials have informed
a number of our citizens that if stock
law against cows is enforced in our
city the company will lay out a park,
on the plot of ground where the old
depot now is situated. 1t is up to the
citizens now to decide as to whether
they want a park or not.-Bismarck
Gazette.
Harry Chapman, who was in the
barber business in Ironton thirty
years ago, was here for a few hours
Monday. He is now conducting a
barber shop on Cass Avenue and says
he is prospecting. With him was his
brother -in-law, Peter Keddle, who is
now making his home in Los Angeles,
California.
The Baptist Assembly on Arcadia
Heights closed Sunday night, after a
profitable and interesting session. The
threatened railroad strike interfered
somewhat with the attendance-keep-
ing many away and hurrying some
home who were here. But the session
was most satisfactory and successful
in every detail.
Burglars effected entrance into the
store of +. Buechsenschuetz at Middle
brook Sunday night and took between
eight and ten dollars in change out of
the money drawer. Nothing in the
post Office, which is in the same build
ing, was disturbed. Burglars seem to
have a special grudge against this
place and their raids are frequent.
Delbert Buford, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. w. Buford of Bismarck, formerly
of Bonnie Terre, and HAL. Montavon
of Bismarck and his mother of st.
Louis we're injured, but not seriously,
in an automobile accident on saw mill
hill just beyond the Big river bridge
Wednesday of last week. Mr.. Mon
tavon had driven to De Soto to meet
his mother and was going back home
when the accident occurred.-De
Soto Press.
There will be a practical demoustra-
ton on Soy Beans and Alfalfa, at the
farm of George Stark, south of Ar
cadia, by Prof. j. @. Hickman of the
College of Agriculture, Columbia, Mo-,
Thursday, August oath, at l O'Clock P.
M. Every body interested in these
two valuable crops is invited to be
present. The lecture will take place
right in the field, and farmers will be
advised on the best methods of grow
ing and handling of the crop.
The Ironton school board was to
have opened the bids for the high
school bonds Monday, but owing to
the fact that several members of the
board were out of town, the matter
was deferred to a later date. The
board held a meeting Tuesday night
and the bid of Messrs. VIM. Trauer-
NIGHT and Mann Ringo for the bonds
was accepted. These gentlemen offer
a premium of $251 for the SIS, 600 issue.
The next problem will be agreeing on
a site.
The following is taken from the
Redmondville items in the last issue
of the Centerviile Outlook; fan
automobile with four passengers came
down from Flat River the first Sunday
looking after the mineral land on this
creek. Last Saturday eve the same
car came again, stayed over night and
left two men who are very busy pros
pecting and taking options on the
land. They want to option and drill
5000 acres here in bis vicinity and if it
proves satisfactory they will pur-
chase the land"
Geo. B. Campbell, a son of the late
H. N. Campbell, for many years a
resident of Marble Creek, in this coun-
ty, was an Ironton visitor Saturday.
The family left here for Texas fifteen
years ago. The father, the young
man informed us, has been
dead about seven years. G. B. is
general manager Of the Moscow,
Camden & St. Augustine railroad,
with headquarters at Camden, Texas.
His five brothers are all engaged in
railroad work. His mother lives with
a couple of her sons in Paris, Texas.
Iron county friends will be glad to
know that they are all prospecting.
The following is reproduced from
the lockwood News in the Bonnie
Terre Register
Sabula, Mo-, August 7th.-Rev. Ray
mond Jinkerson just closed one of the
most successful revivals ever held In
this community. Twenty six souls
were led to Christ through his %influen-
tial preaching. The majority of them
we're men and women Of strong char
acter who will be a great blessing mot
only to the church, but all the sur
rounding country. Words cannot ex-
press our appreciation to Him who
sent him.
A WELL WIsHER FROM SABULA.
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