Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-27

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machine.
NJ. G. Harrison, wife and son, Har-
old, are visiting relatives and friends
in Centerville and vicinity this week.
We have not learned whether Mr.. H.
has decided where he will locate
Centeryille Outlook.
Rev. w. W. Strother of Frederick
town was in Ironton Monday. He is
engaged in the lumber and building
business and says he is doing well.
When he gets a fortune he says he is
coming to Iron county to live.
B. Fox, superintendent of Schools,
has been sick since January /, and
unable to visit the schools of the
county. He is somewhat improved
and hopes to resume his visits by
February 1st.-Potosi Independent,
Our weather the past week has been
in strange contrast with the week
preceding. Then we had zero weather.
The past few days it has scared to the
sixties. Some difference, believe us.
A blizzard which Hicks prophesied for
the latter part of last week, failed to
arrive, thank goodness.
Ed Curtis of Ironton, spent several
days here this week, visiting his
brother, g. E. Curtis, of the Rebuilt
can office. Mr.. Curtis was formerly
connected with the jefferson County
Bank and was called here as a witness
in the Monroe case being tried in the
Circuit Court at Hillsboro.-De Soto
Times.
J. M. Bowers returned Sunday from
De Soto, where, for the past four
months, he has been in charge of the
De Soto Press. Mr.. Bowers lease on
the Press expired about the first of
the year and he has been on the deal
to buy the paper, but he tells US that
the deal fell through and he will not
buy the plant.-Greenville Sun.
Governor Major last Wednesday
appointed Mr.. Add Reese of Annapo-
lis as Judge of the County CourJ for
the Southern District of Iron county
to fill The unezpired term of the late
Harry R. Holland. Mr.. Reese is a
successful merchant and well known
citizen. We have no doubt he will
prove an efficient official.
Owing to the illness ofW. r. Edgar,
ST., trustee, who was unable to leave
his room that day, the sale of the
Holiness College at Des Arc was not
made Monday as advertised. Mr..
Stoth of Reynolds county was here
for the purpose of bidding on the
property for the Nazarene Church
people, and Rev. w. W. Strother, OF
Fredericktown, was here intending to
bid.
Jesse B. Jackson of Des Arc an
nounces in this weeks REGISTER as a
candidate for the Democratic nomina-
ton for Treasurer of iron county. Mr.
J.. is one of our worthy young teach
ers and held in high esteem by all WIG
know him. Should he be successful.
in his aspirations there is no question
but that he would prove a faithful and
competent custodian of the county
funds.
The unlawful detainer suit of w. II.
Smollinger VS.. Fl. M. Wood, both OF
Iron Mountain, was tried in Squire
Wards court yesterday and occupied
the courts time all afternoon and un'
til about seven o'clock in the evening
The suit grew out Of Smollinger try
ing to eject Wood from his land, anc
he refused to get off. The jury re
turned a verdict for the plaintiff
Bismarck Gazette.
Joseph Hasty, an old citizen, dice
at his home, near the railroad bridge
Thursday afternoon last, after quite {
prolonged illness. The deceased wa
"a years o fage and the father of nine
teen children. He had lived in thi
community many, many years. Tn
funeral occurred at the Methods
church Sunday afternoon and inter
ment was made in the Masons ant
Odd Fellows cemetery.
Joe Haven was in town bright an,
early Monday morning to huy fou
horse collars to replace like numbe
that mysteriously disappeared from
his barn Friday night. The strange
part of itsis that Joe says that he doe
not believe the collars were stolen a
all, just hidden by some fellow VIII
had seen that he was working a mul
with a sore shoulder the day before
Not a bad fellow at that, Joe.
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Chester M. Stevenson, Ironton'
wide awake real estate man, last wee
made a sale of 4Sv acres of unimprov
ed land on Black river, in Wayn
county, belonging to W. W. VIM
cashier of the Peoples Banking Com
pany, of Piedmont, to H. L. Weir,
prominent contractor and builder i
St, Louis, who proposes establishing,
large cattle and sheep ranch on tn
land. Chester holds his own with th
best of them in the real estate bust
ness. He knows how to trade.
Mr.. o. w. Bleek of Harrington ha
been here at work in the court hous
the past week making al abstract Q
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