Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-02-10

Aprons, nome-maQe candieS, eJc.,
etc., for sale. Everybody come.
A fellow, wearing a straw hat, went
past the Office Sunday afternoon. The
rest of his makeup did not especially
indicate that he was poverty stricken
and it maybe that he wears a straw
top-piece in February from choice.
Our February Clearing Sale is gem
eral in scope-big reductions apply
in all departments. You can buy any
thing you need at substantial savings
during sale period.
LOPEZ STORE Co.
Mrs. F. Kaths of Pilot Knob cele-
brated her SEVENTEEN birthday last
Thursday, February Sd. A number of
lady friends called in the afternoon;
delicious refreshments were served
and the hours passed very pleasantly.
Mr.. Elem Kidd, a well known citizen
of the west end, was a caller Monday.
Mr.. Kidd says they have more high
waters out there during the recent
rains than he ever knew continuously
in all the years he has resided in that
vicinity.
Recorder Hawkins issued the fol-
lowing marriage licenses the past
week:
Anthony holland of Joplin and Mrs.
Mary E. Harris of Arcadia.
Edward A. Manton and Etna R..
Lane of st. Louis.
B. Polk, who has been pumper at
Piedmont for the Iron Mountain,
spent several days this week with his
family here. He had been transferred
to Charleston, but was detained here
on account of the wash out on the
Belmont Braneh.-Bismarck Gazette.
Mr.. A. j. Sheahan, of Graniteville,
president of the Sheahan Granite
Company, was in Ironton Tuesday.
Mr.. S. says that while they have not
been able to do much in the quarries for
some time on account of the weather,
yet orders are unusually plentiful and
he thinks the outlook most encour-
aging.
w. d. Fletcher last Thursday ship
ped a car of hogs from Hogan. Or
account of the high water he was de-
layed nearly a week in making the
shipment, but informs us he Is winner
at that. The price of hogs advanced
about 81 q hundred in the time he wa
waiting to get part Of his load from
Reynolds county.
VIM. Black of Middlebrook went tt
the Joplin country last week. He says
things r certainly booming GU
there and that every train is met b.
the representatives of the mine own.
ers seeking men to put them tt
work. Shovelers are paid 1915 TO
eight hours work ~ probably tn,
highest wages ever known in tina
always prosperous country. This
gall and NORWOOD to the calamit,
bowling Republican papers.
We regret very much that we wer,
unable to be in st. Louis last Thurs
day-the occasion of President Viii
sons visit to that city. 1t is crafty
ing to be appraised, however, that GU
absence was noted and commented oil
as attested by a post card receive
the following day, addressed to th
REGISTER, with this inscription
"Uncle Eli-Failed to@ee yourself 0
Frank here at the station to meet me
Why? WooDY.n
Mesdames Ringo and Huff served
most exquisite lunch at the meetin
of st. Paul's Guild last Saturday afte-
noon-the occasion being the 10th an
niversary of their mother, Mrs. Jan
Newman. The event was hugely Ell
joyed and the universal wish was thu
Mrs. Newman might be spared fc
many years. inner Ease it is certainl
seventy sig years young, for she
more active and energetic than mar
people at fifty. The REGISTER hope
to record her ~hundredth birthday.
Rev. r. L. Russell of Poplar Blui
Rev. N. B. Henry of Arcadia, an
Rev. II. P. Grove of Pennington, mi
at the Methodist parsonage in this Gil
Saturday to discuss the program fl
the next Methodist Assembly at Al
cadia. A tentative program was mao
out, which will likely be adopted. tt
coming program is one Of the bes
; that has ever been prepared, and il
cludes some Of the best talent oil
tainable, including speakers of nation
} al prominence Bismarck Gazette.
We are advised that Mr.. Ferd Katl
will be united in marriage to-morro
I. Thursday to Miss Dora Mayfeld,
? Hutchinson, Kansas. Here's hopir
4 that our bachelor friend who has bee
t SO exceedingly deliberate about en-
: barking on the matrimonial sea W
r find the waters smooth and pleasap
Our very best wishes to him and Mr.
Kaths. He was born and reared
Pilot Knob, but has for a number