Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-09-28

week:
Joseph B. Tibbits and Anna A.schuh
Of De Soto.
]. j. Sittner of Morley and Juanita
Rear of Diehlstadt.
Lawrence b. Townsend and Gayle
L. lawson of Belieview.
Mr. r. s. Dodd, of Winwood Farm,
Pilot Knob. was thrown from a wag-
on by a runaway horse Saturday night,
his head hitting the ground with such
force as to render him unconscious for
several minutes. Although sore and
bruised, Mr.. Dodd was able to leave
the following night for Memphis to
attend the Tri-State Fair.
How much longer are we going to
tolerate the rough handling accorded
our mail as it is thrown from the
south bound train early in the morn
ing. Packages are daily torn to pieces
and the contents a total loss. There
is no reason or tense in pursuing such
a course. There is a remedy and our
people should insist on relief.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Schwab and
Miss Belle Muf1ey, of Ironton, were
the guests last week of Mr. and Mrs.
S. j. Tetley and family and attended
the Homecoming festivities here.
On Sunday in company with Mr..
Tetley's family they spent the day at
Fredericktown, the guests of j. Frank
Thompson and family.-Farmington
News.
We understand that the Civil Ser
vice Commission at Washington has
announced that w. e. Mckee made
the best grade in the examination re-
Gently held among applicants for the
Des Arc post office, his average being
above 80. Mr.. Mckee has been in
charge of the office for more than D
month and will probably receive the
appointment at once.
Barnes circus, that went south over
the road Tuesday morning of last
week, on its way from Flat River to
Poplar Bluff, was delayed au hour in
getting over Hogan Mountain and was
SO late in getting to Poplar Bluff that
the afternoon performance did not
start until FIVE O'Clock. Another per-
Torrance was given at 8 in the even
ing. Both performances had large
attendance.
Saturday evening at 10 o'clock An
ma A. Schulz and Joseph B. Tibbitts of
De Soto, accompanied by her mother
and Mrs. Hall, were quietly married
by Rev. Penley at the little Rock
bungalow home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
P. Hall, west of Ironton. The young
couple slipped away from De Soto,
which was a surprise to many of their
friends. They left Sunday morning
for a trip in the west.
Mr.. F. Earl DeWeese arrived from
st. Louis Tuesday evening and leaves
to-day accompanied by Mrs. DeWeese
4 on an auto trip to Ste. Genevieve and
Pennington in the interest of the
Progressive Series of Piano Lessons.
The Progressive Series is now used in
the majority of Universities and Con-
servatories throughout the United
States and is being rapidly adopted
by all the leading teachers of Piano.
H. R. Taylor, and G. @. O'Dell of
this place and S. E. Warner of Red
ford made atrip from this place to st.
kouis on last Friday in Mr.. Taylor's
Overland car, which he took tothe city
for the purpose of having some altera-
tons made in the engine. They left
this place at 5 A. NJ, stopped in Iron
ton an hour and took dinner in De
De Soto, arriving in st. Louis at 4:30
p. NJ, without any mishap or accident.
The next day, Saturday, Mr.. Warner
purchased a new Ford touring car and
the return trip was made in it without
mishap; they arrived in C~enterville
about 8 P. NJ. Sunday evening. This
was the first trip ever made to st.
Louis and return by any of our citizens
IN an automobile and marks an epoch
in the history of travel between this
place and st. Louis. When the Hunt
bridge is completed across Black Riv-
er the greatest obstacle in the way of
trips of this kind will have been re-
moved.-Centerville Outlook.
The following is reproduced from
last Wednesdays Globe-Democaat:
"Evidence collected by post office
inspectors against certain officers of
the defunct Bankers Trust Company,
which collapsed in 1914 owing debts
aggregating nearly 50, 900 900, is now
in the hands of United States District
Attorney Oliver for his action. The
district attorney said yesterday the
report of the inspectors only reached
him a few days ago, and he has not
had time to thoroughly digest its con
tents. He said if he found sufficient
evidence to warrant he will lay the
matter before the federal grand jury
when it convenes several weeks hence.
The collapse of the Bankers Trust in
volved many small banks and several
of these were forced to the wall. ].
E. Franklin, promoter and former
president of the concern, at the time
of the failure, turned over all his
holdings, amounting to 81, 000, 900, for
the benefit of the creditors, and this
fund Is now being administered by a
committee Of st. Louis bankers"
By actual count there were just Il
voters in the.courthousc last Wednes.
day evening to hear Mr.. Dickey ant
Judge Lamm, the Republican nomi-
nees for United States Senator and
Governor. OF this number 81 were
Democrats and AZ Republicans, 10 OF
the latter being negroes. The night
was inclement and the speakers late
in getting here from Fredericktown,
where they held forth in the after
noon. There was nothing startling il
the speeches and little or no en-.
thusiasm was evoked. Judge Raney
of Wayne county was present and
acted as master of ceremonies. Tit
Republican nominee for Congress
Mr.. Rhodes, vas present, and billet
to make a speech, but at the close o
Judge Lamm's address the meeting
was abruptly brought to a close with
out giving the gentlemen from Wash.
ington county a chance to say anything
He took his exclusion good naturally
we understand, and promised to com,
! back later in the campaign and make