Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-02-24
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d. Edgar Fletcher has the local
agency for the Overland car and tells
us that he has already sold three of
them which he viii deliver about
March LIST, or shortly afterwards. He
expects to get rid OF as many more
before spring.
I. L. Farmhouse, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Vim. Farmhouse, formerly Of
of this city, has been elected County
superintendent of Schools of Wells
county, Texas. We congratulate the
young man, who is just twenty one
years of age.
The injuries of Ben Croker, who
was hurt in the quarries at Granite
vile week before last, are not as seri-
GUS as at first reported. The injured
manisnow in a hospltalin st. Louis and
we are told will be all right again in
the course of a few weeks.
The reports from Mr.. Arthur Huff,
who is in Rochester, Minnesota, are
encouraging. He says that the
specialists inform him that all his
trouble is a goitre which can be re-
removed without danger. He will
probably undergo an operation this
week.
The Cemetery Improvement As
ISOLATION will hold a meeting, Friday,
February 25, at 8 P. NJ, at the home of
Mrs. F. P. AXE. All members and
those who wish to join are urged to
be present and come prepared to pay
dues, as this will be the last meeting
before spring.
We acknowledge a pleasant call
Monday from Rev. Harry Whitehead,
editor Of the Christian Advocate at
Birmingham, Alabama, who was called
here by the death of his father. Near
ly twenty-five years ago MI. White
head was pastor at Fort Hilland many
old friends were glad to see him again.
The Irondale and Caledonia special
road districts in Washington county
received bids for 1926, 900 worth of
bonds at Potosi Monday. Smith,
Moore & Co., of St. Louis, were the
successful bidders, paying a premium
of about $400 on the lot. Bonds are
said to be much in demand these days
and the prices + high.
A man by the name of Edmonston
has arrived at the Silver Mines, on the
st. Francois river, and taken charge OF
the work to be done there. Some of
the old and abandoned houses are be-
ing repaired and it is reported that
work in the mines will be vigorously
prosecuted. Mr.. Edmonston was in
town last Saturday purchasing sup
plies.
Chas. j. Tesreau, the ball pitcher,
left last Wednesday for New York,
after spending the winter in lronton.
After a sojourn of about ten days in
New York, Charlie will leave with the
club for Marlin, Texas, to spend
several weeks in the spring training.
Valley friends hope that he will have
greater success than ever in the
diamond this season.
Recorder Hawkins issued the fol-
lowing marriage licenses the past
week:
VIM. T. Shoemaker of French Mills
and VERNE West of Arcadia.
Jacob Black and Caroline Shrum of
Brule.
Marion Armstrong Of Glover and
Lydia Hasty of Ironton.
Lee Poynter and Mrs. Sophia Wad-
low of Piedmont.
A pleasing surprise was sprung on
the several thousand lead miners in
the county and the smelter men at
Herculaneum to-day when they re-
ceived their mid month checks and
found that an additional 10 per cent
bonus had been added to the bonus
check of 10 per cent which they had
been getting for several months. This
makes an increase of wages of twenty
cents on the dollar over what the men
we're getting a year ago.-Bonne
Terre Register.
For a half century or more we've
been entertainer to the w~ayfaring
printer as he journeyed north or south
through this portion of the footstool.
But we had an experience the other
day entirely new. A young man,
we'll attired, came into the Office, said
he was a printer, produced a watch
from his pocket to ascertain the time
of day. Wanted a job if there was
one open, but he wasn't begging
First time in all those years thai q
printer aver called at this Office who
wasn't hungry or didn't pretend to be,
The Sappington farm, better known
as the Hatten farm, which adjoins the
city limits of William sville, raj sold
under deed of trust here Tuesday by
O. E. Sharp, trustee. The foreclosure
was made under a second deed Of
trust for $4,000, held by Mrs. May s
Haynie. The sale was made subject
to a first mortgage of $4,000, the land
being bought by 9. M. Becker Of st
Louis whose bid was IS, 900. Mr. Becker
expects to take possession at once,
we understand. The farm contains
900 acres and is one of the finest farms