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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-04-20


is = very dear friend OF ours and we
wish her son and bride much JOY.
John Howard received a message
Thursday that his brother, Tony
Howard, was seriously injured in an
accident on the Belmont Branch, hay-
ing been III over by a motor car.
Mr.. Howard left at c and accom-
panied his brother to the Missouri
Pacific Hospital in st. Louis. We
hope he may soon recover.
What might have been a serious
accident happened here last Wednes-
day while W. F. James, better known
as ''Grandpa James" was starting to
his work, driving two horses and a
large farm wagon across the railroad
at the upper crossing. No. 3 came up
on him very suddenly and struck the
back part of his wagon, wrecking it
in splinters and throwing him several
feet in the air. People rushed to the
scene expecting to find every bone in
his body crushed and broken. His
team with two wheels ran away but
was soon found uninjured. 1t was a
very narrow escape from death. No.
8 stopped and backed up to the ross
ing and brought the injured man on a
stretcher to DIR. Farr's office where
he and his SOL dressed his injuries
which were not serious. He was un-
conscious several hours and is very
much bruised and nervous from the
shock. His daughter from North
Missouri was called to see him.
While working in Keathley's Handle
Factory last week, John Henry Poston
had the misfortune to get his hand
cut off. DR.. G. W. Toney was called
here and assisted DR.. N. A. Farr in
the amputation.
P. L. Smith from Arkansas has
bought the store formerly owned by
Mrs. Massey Ruble on College Hill.
He will open for business this week.
He and his family will occupy the
house near the store. Mr.. Farris and
wife will move into the home of Rev.
George Taylor.
E. W. Graves is in st. Louis this
week.
Miss Lora Tolleson spent Sunday at
her home in Graniteville.
Miss Ethel Lewis went to Ironton
Saturday.
Miss Martha Kelley went to Gran
%iteville Saturday to visit her friend,
Miss Lena Wakefield.
Miss Esther Myers spent Sunday
with relatives at Ironton.
John Lloyd and wife moved to Vine
land Monday where he has charge of
a section.
Rev. B. F. Flannery will leave
Tuesday for Stevensville, Montana,
where he has a call to take charge OF
a Methodist church. His family will
soon join him, We wish him success
in his new field. ISAAC.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-04-20
GoOdland Items.

We are having fine spring weather
this week. Farmers are blowing.
More gardens are being planted than
ever before in this vicinity. Colts,
calves and lambs are frisking gaily in
the sunshine. The mud is drying up
and the roads are no longer entirely
impossible.
Mr.. S. L. Brooks has been very near
the other shore, but we are glad to
say he is greatly improved and will
soon be able to farm again.
Our good friend Redmond Black has
been very seriously i'll for a week and
it is reported to-day that he is no bet
ter.
Mrs. Nelson Stricklin has had an
other sever spell of heart trouble.
Your writer last Wednesday attend
ed the funeral of Mrs. Frances Will
liams of Goodwater. Dear old "Aunt
frankie" as she was lovingly called
by her friends was eighty-one years
old. She was born and married in
Tennessee, coming to Missouri long
years ago. She was twice a widow
and leaves four children, three sisters
and three brothers. After life's fitful
fever, she sleeps we'll.
Some of our young folks are in
Ironton to-day to take part in the
school exercises.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Wakefield died.
Little Russell Adams fell on a nail
and very seriously injured his knee.
Mrs. F. M. Adams and baby, with
her sister, Miss Ella Eaton, are in St.
Louis to spend a few days with the
children who came from Columbia to
meet them.
Our Sunday School is doing we'll.
We had a good attendance last Sun
day.
We r glad of the new High School.
This is a step in the right direction.
The ties are all fioated down Black
river from above Edgehill.
DIR. Adams tulip bed will in a short
time be a "thing of beauty"
The dogwoods are nearly ready to
bloom. Easter next.
April 18th. TIMOTHY HAY.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-04-20
Des Arc Items.

l was down in Wayne county last
week. 1 never saw SO much emit.
thusiasm over the bond election fol-
roads. 1t is a certainly a good thing
1t will help the poor rs we'll as the
rich. Ben Henson Is carried away
with the road proposition. There are
a few kickers down around there and
there are several that will oppose ii
but | think it will 60 through in 9
whirl.
Farmers are planting corn. DR.. O
II. Jones has 80 acres planted. The
wheat crop is very poor where / have
been.
j. H.. Stevenson has been repairing
the house that he rents and building
new fences. 1t certainly helps the
property up in fine condition, He
also is a good farmer.
I met one of our old Des Arc boys
at Benton last week. His name il
Jas. Farr, son of the late Spencer
Farr. He has a big store and is doing
well. He gave me one dollar for
our graveyard. His father and
mother are buried here.
/ was at Vulcan Saturday. The
Sutton boys are doing well with their
store.
About so attended the athletic meet
and spelling contest at Ironton Satur-
day. Jesse Lloyd won in the spelling
contest. A representative from our
school has won this contest four years
in succession. The winner this year
is especially strong as he was able to
define all the words spelled. Only
three points were needed by our en-
tries to win the athletic pennant, but
we attribute this failure to the un-
fortunate injury Of our strongest con-
testant q few days before the meet.
The boys and girls are a unit In their
sincere appreciation OF the patience
and impartiality on the part of Mr..
Hanson in conducting these contests,
and also r not unmindful Of the
kindness and courtesy of Mrs. Polk
and Mrs. Willard while In Ironton.
Prizes we're won by Claude Morris,
Frank Stevenson, Hazel Mckee and
Jennie Sellinger.
We are in receipt OF the announce
ment Of the marriage OF Carson Bev-
erly Chase, son OF Mrs. Nettie Collins
Chase, Of Webster Groves, Mo. She
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-04-20

THE State Board of Health-so-call-
ed-tdressed in a little brief author
ity," ia cutting quite a wide swath
these days. Holding in its hands the
Eswelfare" of over 5000 900 supposed
ly free born citizens, it feels called
upon to designate what we shall not
use as medicine. Its ukase is that in
no Ease can a physician prescribe
whiskey for the inner man without
forfeiture of license: that alcohol has
no medicinal or curative virtue. In
this, according to some very promi-
n ent physicians, recognized as mas
tiers of their profession, the s. B. is
wrong; but what of that, SO long as it
has a lot of one idead bigots at its
back? All we now lack for securing
our "welfare," spiritually as we'll as
physically, is a straight-laced Soul
Conse rving Board to hold us in the
straight and narrow path through the
persuasive influence of fine, prison,
thumbscrew, gibbet and stake. Then
everything will be lovely and the hu-
man gander will hang high, in ac-
cordance with his deserving.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-04-20

In the campaign of 1914 Colonel
Roosevelt said: 1.-THE people can ex.
pect nothing from the Democratic
party and worse than nothing from
the Republican party" Now the
Colonel is seeking to take the "worse
than nothing party" into the Bull
Moose woodshed, makes it plead
guilty to the charge, then parole it tc
the daddy Bull Moose upon the condi'
ton that it forsake its sins and make
''my policies" the rule of its conduct
What a spectacle the G. o. P. will
represent whooping it up for the
initiative, referendum and recall, the
recall of judicial decisions and all the
other isms of "my policies" it Sc
vi gorously denounced in 1912! Some
dose, isn't it?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-04-20
J The Luth eran Church.
H. G. HARTING, t

There will be a divine service in
the Lutheran Church of Pilot Knob
Easter Monday, April oath, in the af-
ternoon at 2:30 P. NJ.
The pastor will preach an Easter
sermon in the English language.
All interested in our services are
invited to attend.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-04-20

THERE are all kinds of people in
this world, as we know; but Kansas
every now and then develops a new
singularity in the human. 1 read of a
pious member who left a bequest to
the Church of Christ in Topeka
conditioned that no church choir be
formed or maintained in it! II, how
ever, the deceased in his Lifetime had
attempted to manage a church choir,
perhaps there may be a glimmering
of logic in his eccentricity. The spirit
of sisterly and brotherly love does
not always rule where are born
''sweet sounds in harmony blending
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-04-20

IAGREE with the Rev. Floyd Riley's
"scathing denunciation" of kissing
bees and like youthful diversions,
held by some people to be preferable
to the wicked dancing party. But l
beg to withhold Judgment OF the
episode following his utterance from
the pulpit. Rev. Riley was pastor
of the First Methodist Church of
Bellehower, Mo-, but isn't now He
has resigned at the urgent request of
his congregation because of the dis
covery of a 'fatherly" note he had,
it is alleged, written to an eighteen
year old feminine member Of his flock,
asking her to meet him at a certain
street corner at the hour of nine p. M.
I don't assert that kissing was in
tended to attend the conjunction of
the two; but, if SO, I commend his
consistency and good taste as to the
manner and time: oscillation was
never meant for public exploitation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-04-20

Hon. EDWARD RoBB, of Perry coun-
ty, former Congressman, it is an
nounced, is seeking the Democratic
nomination for Congress in this dis
trict.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-04-20
For Sale OF Exchange
IDEAL COUNTRY HOME.

Nine Acres, 8 Rooms, Bungalow
with Bath Room. Complete Water
System; 200 feet bored well; 12x2O
cisterni large barn. 8 chicken houses,
cream cry, implement barn.
Most complete Country Home in
the valley. T. A. CONRAD,
1914 Berlin Avenue, st. Louis, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-04-20

NJ. E. RHODES, of W Washington Coun.
ty, former Congressman, is also ask
ing for the Republican nomination
for Congress.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-04-20
MAMIE WALKER

A ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS taken, Deeds OF
all kinds written, and other Legal
Papers prepared. Copying on Type
writer solicited. VIII be found at
home, north Of brick hotel, corner Of
Shepherd and Wayne streets,
1ROrTTON- MO.
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1916, the price of The Being
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crease in the price, we will be
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Practically all the newspapers
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We are giving a months not
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REPUBLICANS
ANNEX ILLINOIS
Thousands of Women Vote For First
Time-lndicated They Followed
Hughes-Lowden Elected
Governor Over Dunno.

Chicago, ILL.,, Nov 8.-Illinois was
carried by Hughes by a plurality of
175,000. Likewise Frank o. Lowden,
for Governor, defeated Governor Ed
ward F. Dunno, the Democratic in
cumbent, by about the same figure.
The vote for Hughes by the work
ingmen, especially in Chicago and 9TH
er big industrial centers, was the sur
prise to the Democratic leaders, who
had confidently expected that the Ia
Dor vote would stick" to their party.
Democratic managers had claimed
the woman vote of the state and a
keen disappointment was felt over the
result. Six hundred thousand women
voted for the first time. Because of
the pacifist issue, it was predicted that
they would fairly storm the polls with
their votes for the President, but they
did not materialize.
In the agricultural districts and
throughout the central and southern
part of Illinois, Wilson did not show
to advantage
A detection in the normal Republic
e'Ai VIZ was SduoOu NY Lie ldUOT NOlG
in some of the railway centers of H.
linois, but this was made up by the
swing of the business men to the G.
0. P. ticket
Returns from North Dakota indicate
that Hughes had carried the state and
that McCumber had been reelected
United States Senator over John
Burke, Federal Treasurer.
Iowa went Republican by more than
$4,000 for Hughes and more than 1OO,-
coo for w. L. Harding, Rep, for Gov
ernor. The rest of the Republican
state ticket and majority of Con-
gressmen were elected. A bitter fight
was made on Harding by churches
and organizations which charged that
he was opposed to prohibition, but
Harding ran ahead of the ticket in
nearly all counties of the state.
Nebraska, as per schedule, went
gracefully into the Democratic col
umn. South and North Dakota by
najorities much reduced from normal.
went for Hughes and Fairbanks Cali
fornia was more or less in doubt, with
the indications strong that it would be
Republican.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-11-09
PRESIDENT WINS
IN KENTUCKY
State Gives Democratic Majority OF
15,o00-Nine Out of Eleven
Democratic congressman
Elected.

Louisville, KY, Nov. S.-Presidentl
Wilson carried nine out of eleven con-
gressional districts in the state by a
plurality of $4,000
Charles Evans Hughes carried the
normal Republican section known as
the mountain parts and comprising
the tenth and eleventh districts.
Even though the G. o. P sent many
national speakers into the state, in
including two visits from Mr.. Hughes,
a tour by Colonel Roosevelt in the
eastern end of the state, while Mr..
Fairbanks, the >vice-president, used a.
special train and made speeches in
scores of towns throughout the penny
rifle or dark tobacco parts, the Repub-
licans failed to make any noticeable
gains.
They had figured that because of
the close race between Stanley who
was elected Governor last year over
Edwin P. Morrow, the Republican as
pirant by few hundred votes, that
their chances for carrying the state
were splendid. Their calculations did
not materialize and Kentucky again
becomes part of the" South always
solid for Democracy"
Judge Elem D. Sampson, Republic
an, of Barbourville, was victorious
over Judge J. M. Robinson, Democrat.
of Pikeville, in the race for the seat
on the Court of Appeals bench from
the Seventh District.
Judge Charles H. Bush, Democrat,
was reelected to the Circuit Court
bench over Sam P. Truitt, Republican,
in the Third Judicial District.
Democrats of the Fifth Kentucky
District, which includes Louisville,
were victorious at the polls, carrying
the district for Woodrow Wilson by a
majority of 700 and returning Swagar
Sherley to Congress by majority of
1875
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-11-09

If you love, love more. If
you hate, hate less. Life is too
short to spend in hating any
one. Why war against a NOR
tai man who is going the same
road with US? Why not ex-
pand the flower of life and hap
piness by learning to love, by
teaching those who are near
and dear the beautiful lessons +?
Your hands may be hard, but
your heart need not be. Your
form may be bent or ugly, but
do you know that the most
beautiful flowers grow in the
the cottage for love. Not that
there is no love in mansion
but somehow if we are not
very careful, business will crowd
all there is of beauty out of the
heart. This is why God has
given the Sabbaths and Satur-
day nights, that we may leave
business and have a little heart
cleaning.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-11-09


by the heavy Republican victories in
New England, there was veritable
stampede to announce the election of
Mr.. Hughes and the defeat of President
Wilson.
Hundreds of thousands saw the
signal lights flash the defeat of the
President. New York newspapers
which had been prominent in their
support of him, conceded the Presi.
dents defeat even before some of the
Western states. had been heard from.
Thousands of persons in the East
went to bed believing Mr.. Hughes
elected and woke up to find the result
apparently changed while they slept.
Hundreds who made their plans for
what they expected to happen found
them set all awry.
The first figures of Wilson MAORI
ties through, the West did not shake
the. confidence of those who were pre-
dieting the election of Mr. Hughes,
and not until the steady stream Of
Wilson majorities began eating the
Hughes columns piled up in the East
did any of them suspect that the re-
suit was in danger.
Not since next days revision of.the
returns seated Grover Cleveland in the
contest of 1892, was the country COM
PEELED to wait so long to know the re-
suit. More than 10 hours after the
polls had closed Mr. Wilson and Mr.
Hughes were running a neck-and-neck
race in doubtful states
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sa14szus&s~1ss* .
'PEG o. MY HEART COMING.
80. TO ELKINS OPERA HOUSE

Local playgoers will have an
opportunity to see Oliver Nor
o-co's production of J. HI. Man
ners' comedy of youth, peg o,
My Heart, which comes to the
Elkins Opera House on Novem-
Der 18th. The presentation of
this play brought forth excep-
tional praise by the critics of
the press throughout the coun-
try, who were unanimous in
proclaiming Peg" the real treat
of many seasons. 1t is indeed
satisfying to know that Mana
ger Morosco in selecting the
cast has left nothing to be de-
sired. The Interpretation Of
peg" the title role, is in the
hands of a competent actress,
who has played the part many
times.
The scenes of the comedy are
laid in a small town in England,
the home Of the Chichesters, a
proud and unnatural family,
who have accepted the respon-
sibility of educating Peg, a
niece, a motherless lass, who has
been reared in New York, for
no other reason than the need Of
the thousand pounds year, Of
fered in the will of her late I'm
Gle, for this purpose.
Peg, on the other hand, is a,
a fascinating brogue, the daugh-
ter of a whole-hearted Irish
father. When she arrives at the
Chichester home, with her dog
Michael" she shocks the fam
lily by her appearance and her
manners. The Irish girl ig-
norant Of the fact that she is
an heiress,and also unaccustom-
ed to the ways of aristocracy,
is given a cold reception and
made to feel class distinction in
spite of the fact that it is her
money. which enables her Eng
.lish relatives to keep up ap-
pearances. The difference to
her manner and appearance
from that Of the members of
the household into which she is
introduced leads to innumera-
bic comical situations.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-11-09

A lawyer will give five min
utes of advice on any one topic
and charge you $500 for it.
An, editor will give you advice
on a hundred different topics
and charge you but five cents
for it. And very often five
cents given to an editor will
save $500 given to a lawyer.
1--WE believe" says an ex-
change, Gin energy and push. :"
1t depends entirely upon their
direction. The man who de-
votes energy to shooting off his
mouth, and pushes most of the
time against the top side of a
dry goods box on some street
corner is not much to be be-
lieved in.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-11-09

The general election Tuesday
has really brought with it some
surprises as The Progressive
predicted. On October 10th we
wrote to each candidate letter
which reads in part as follows ;
"The biggest, most uncertain
and hardest-fought campaign in
the history of the United States
is now upon US. Thousands of
voters are unconcerned. West
1irginia is being weighed in the
BALANCED"
A number of the candidates
took advantage Of this predic-
ton and advertised thru the col
Emns of The Progressive in its
issue of October 10Th, which
VENT into the hands of every
voter in Barbour county. From
the returns, we believe the can
didates know that their appeals
thru the paper went a long way
in getting the attention of the
voters. isg
We felt sure that the election
would be very close and that a
great contest was at hand, which
prompted the little poem that
appears in last weeks issue en-
titled (Which Shall 1t Be-" At
this late date the question is I'M
decided and both Democrats and
Republicans claim the national
election.
The election just passed is one
of the most, if not the most in
teresting presidential election
in the history of the United
States.
1t does seem like Woodrow
Wilson should succeed himself
under present conditions, and it
would appear like robbery on
the part of the Republicans to
step in and take over the gov
eminent at a time like this.
announcer Tour years would DEM
onstrate to the people whether
or rot, Woodrow Wilson and the
Democratic party should admin
lister. The past four years has
not been time enough for a dem
onstration owing to the Great
War in Europe as every Ameri-
can will concede.
Another very important mat
ter now is the fact that the pres
ent administration has started
the new banking act. This is in
its infancy and no one could
handle in better than the party
that made the laws. If it is a
failure, then the corpse" should
be in the hands of it's friends,
who could give it decent bur-
ial. If it survives, grows and
lives, it will do much better in
the hands of those who created
it.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-11-09

There is nothing that makes
a man feel more like making
the air look blue than to go
home feeling himself the most
abused person on Gods foot
stool and ready to give his fam
lily a curtain lecture and find
that there is company at home.
Then he has to put on a pleas
ant face and pretend he is the
happiest man in the world
B-r-r-rl It's a terrible feeling.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-11-09
BABY HAD wHoopING COUGH

Mrs. Sam c. Small, Clayton, N. H.,
writes: my grandson had whooping
cough when he was three months old.
We used Foley's Honey and Tar and
/ believe it saved his life. He is now
big and fat" Foley's Honey and Tar
is fine thing to have in the house
for whooping cough, Group, coughs,
colds. adv.
GRANT GRAHAM, Belington, W. Va.