Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-03-23

w. X. Edgar, Jr., was IN Poplar
Bluff Tuesday. He was in attendance
on the Springfield Court of Appeals
representing w. d. Fletcher in his
suit against H. B, Krenning and others
for the killing of his sheep by some
dogs a couple of summers ago.
Claud Marshall and Raymond Beg
ley have purchased the shoe depart
ment of the Wright & Dalton Bell An
Choir store at Poplar Bluff and will
conduct the business under the firm
name of Marshall egley Shoe Co.
Valley frirnds wish Claud all kinds of
success.
Mr.. j. A. Townsend and sons OF
Belleview were in town Tuesday with
a load of hogs. Mr.. Townsend recent
ly purchased a Percheron stallion from
Warrenburg, Mo-, that is about as
fine a proposition in the draft horse
line as ever e in this section. His
weight is about 1900 lbs.
Hon. Orrin L. Munger of Piedmont,
a democratic candidate for congress
from this district, delivered an ad-
dress to a good sized and appreciative
crowd in the courtroom here Tuesday
evening. Mr.. Munger seem well
pleased with his reception by our
people.-Marble Hill Press.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Johnson re-
ceived a message Thursday morning,
March 10th, announcing the arrival Of
a fine baby boy at 4:15 A. M, at the
home of their daughter and son-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustave zude, Of
Staunton, Ills. All doing well. The
REGISTER extends congratulations.
We are informed this week that the
manager of the Silver Mines has pur-
chased the machinery that has been
in use at the Jackson Revelle mines
and will remove it to Silver mines fol-
use at that place. During the'last few
days several loads of tents and camp
ing outfits have been hauled to the
mines for use until houses can be
built for the men that are to be en-
Observation-Disclosures Tribune.
Is there no way to stop timber
stealing? 1t is a crying evil. The
beauty of our hills and mountains il
being destroyed by the thieves who
skin the land of tree and growing
sapling alike. I have seen severa
letters from people interested in the
Rainbow Dam property lamentins
the devastation of it's forests, declar
ing that the resort will be abandoned
if the vandalism is continued. Punish
ment should be properly melted out tt
the offenders.
The following appeared in Saturdays
st. Louis Republic, telegraphed from
Ironton under date of March 18th
"The Progressives of Iron County il
convention elected A. L. Willard ant
Frank Mullin as delegates to the State
Convention and instructed them fol
Judge G.. o. Nations of Pennington
and Judge Albert Nortoni of st. Loui
for delegates at large to the Nationa
Convention, indorsed the Progressive
platform of 1912 and Roosevelt TO.
President"
In a Letter written to the Frederick
town Democrat News, which is re
printed this week, Mr.. F. j. Parkin
expresses a fear that the Silver Mines
trade may come to the Valley instead
of Frederiektown, and why not? Thi
is the logical trading point for tina
territory. The road this way is better
distance not so great as to Frederick
town, no river to cross, and we have
a railroad, six passenger trains eacl
way every day. Fredericktown /;
caboose, sometimes.
The following is reproduced from
Tuesdays st. Louis Globe Democrat
"The Business Mems League announc'
ed yesterday that it would guarantee
the enlistment of 500 business anC
professional men for a military train
ing camp near st. Louis this summer,
The probable date of the encamp'
ment is June 10, running thirty days
and the probable place is Arcadia.
Mo-, ninety miles south of st. Louis
on the Iron Mountain Railroad. Sew
eral st. Louis firms have announced
that they would arrange to let theil
employees enlist for the training"
The Ironton school board has posted
notices of the school election, Apri
4th. The matters to be considered
are: the election of two directors; 4;
levy of 25 cents on the hundred dollar
valuation in addition to the DO cent
provided by law; shall the district is
sue bonds to the amount of $15 ,00
for the purpose of buying a site ant
building a high school? The REGIS
TER lis opposed to the bond issue
More efficiency in the grades and les
frills and furbelows is our idea. Blu
the REGISTER is told fogey" and no
up-to-date.
MARRIED-At Unit, Mo-, Sunday
March 9th, 1915, at the home of the
groom's parents, Mr.. A. L. Capps o
Post, Texas, and Miss Laura Louise
Bogart, of Pilot Knob. Mr.. Capps il
a prominent business man of Post
and thither the happy couple betool