Iron County register., 1916-04-27

pastoral charge of the Piedmont
Presbyterian church to accept the
pulpit of the First Baptist church of
Rhinelander, Wisconsin, his boyhood
home. He joined the Baptist church
in Piedmont Sunday night.-Piedmont
Banner,
VIM. cambridge went to st. Louis
Sunday to attend the funeral of his
late brother-in-law, Major David
Murphy, who died in San Diego, Cali
fornia, about two weeks ago. Major
Murphy was veteran OF the battle of
Pilot Knob and used to make frequent
visits to thevalley.
The government is advertising for
contracts to carry the mail six days in
a week from Ironton to the Silver
Mines and return. The mail is now
carried three daysin the week but the
activity in the mines out there de-
mands better mail facilities. Bids will
be received until May 10th.
Recorder Hawkins issued the fol-
lowing marriage licenses the past
week:
Jno. ]. Meadly and Catharine Nc
Ginnis of St. Louis.
| Chas Stamey of Des Arc and Mollie
Poston of Brunot.
Richard T. Bonney of Lesterville
and Lizzie Farmer of Annapolis.
| Mr.. W. R. Edgar, Sr., was in ST.
| Louis last week consulting the special
ist who has been treating him the past
two months. After a thorough ex-
animation the physician pronounced
| Mr.. Edgar's condition much improved
and told him that with no further
Il complications in the course of a couple
of weeks he would be entirely well.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. P. Damron, of
| Newport, Arkansas, are spending the
]; week in Ironton, the guests of Mrs.
M. j. Francis. Mr.. Damron says
that Newport is great business town
and has the most hospitable and
sociable people in the world, but for
all that they not infrequently sigh for
the rocks and hills of Arcadia valley.
Attorney Brewster of Poplar Bluff
has been here-the past week working
!, Inr hsc VN1o iY,x
pected his mother from Hillsboro to
meet him here, but on arrival in
!, Ironton received note from his
/ mother stating she could not come
Just then as one of the old hens was
: expected "off'' with litter of chicks
Monday and she would have to defer
her trip.
DR.. and Mrs. j. @. Adams of Ne.
braska, are here on visit to her sis
ter, Mrs. DR.. ]. T. Wilson. DR.. Adams
owns large ranch in Nebraska ant
this with his large practice has made
him very busy man the past severa
years. In fact, his health is not az
q good as it was when he resided il
Missouri, and we understand that it il
his intention to return to this State.
Steelville Ledger.
q At called term of county court
Monday morning Miss Ellen M. Kaes
/. sci, of Viburnum, in the west enc
of the county, was adjudged insane
and ordered sent to the asylum a
Pennington. Miss Kaesser is abou
J As years of age and has been deaf ant
dumb since birth. She made her homt
i with sister nlaw. They have re-
o sided in Iron county something more
than year, having come from Illinoi
# here.
a The giant tractor recently bough
by the special road district has arriv
q ed and has been the center of attrac
IS ton for the crowds that pass by tn
depot. The fine piece of machiner
e weighs $4,000 pounds and gives tn
= appearance of being able to NOV
anything that is loose. 1t is said t
be 80 horse power at the draw-bar an
capable of developing 72 horse powe
= on the -Fredericktown Demo
: crat News.
:. The post office at Oates was robbe'
= " on last Saturday night, the thief tax
= ing $62 in money, but did not bottle
:" the stamps or registered lette
which was said to contain SOL. Th
is post office was in Riley Blacks store
IL and entrance was gained to the build
ie ing through back door, which wa
forced open. The postal authorize
a at Washington, d. Q. were prompt
le notified and it is more than likel
IN that the thief will be promptly rounc
ed -Centerville Outlook.
r. DR.. @. Fl. Jones of Brunot was hel
h. the first of the week to spend a fe
days with his family. The DR.. is ver
enthusiastic over the proposition
90 bond Wayne county for 100000 fc
~ road purposes which win be voted o
re- next Saturday. 1t is proposed to if
ed sue 2O-year bonds and those who fave
A. the issue have prepared a statemei
showing that the tax necessary to
!, levied will not be a hardship on ar
- one. Good roads are certainly an il
% valuable asset to any country.
u tt il a pity that drastic. action We