Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-03-16
q BREvITIES.
A snowstorm Tuesday afternoon.
School and city elections April 9th.

A snowstorm Tuesday afternoon.
School and city elections April 9th.
Friday is st. Patrick's day. Get out
your green ribbon.
Two aldermen to be elected at the
city election in April.
A late Easter, it has long been said,
always means a late spring.
1t is said that Iro nton is not likely
to have a base ball team this summer.
County court was in session last
Wednesday. Proceedings are publish
ed elsewhere.
For Sale-A team of four and five
year old mules. Without a blemish.
THOMAS D. JONES, Ironton, Mo.
County politics are warming up,
and by the Springtime, gentle Annie,
things promise to be lively, sure
enough.
Our good friend, DIR. G. .. Keriagon,
of Bismarck, says he considers the
REGISTER "the best country paper in
Southeast Missouri"
Rev. Joel T. Mitchell last week ten
dered his resignation as pastor OF the
Ironton Presbyterian church, to be-
come effective April 10Th.
Tuesday was a rainy, cloudy, dark
day. Especially was it dark in the
morning and working in a printing
office proceeded under difficulties.
County Clerk Arthur Huff is expect
ed home from Rochester, Minnesota
this week, where he has spent the last
month in Mayo Brothers. Sanitarium
Mr.. j. L. Strader of Des Arc was in
Ironton Saturday. Mr.. Strader, we
are told, will seek the Republican
nomination for Representative this
year.
Monday was a real summer day, the
thermometer registering S3-the high
est point, SO far, of the year. By
Tuesday the mercury had gone down
to 80.
March, thus far, has been a month
of decided and startling variations in
temperature. A change of nearly fifty
degrees in a day is some change IL
temperature.
The boys who went to Akron, Ohio.
a couple of weeks ago, write home
that they have all secured work in the
the rubber factories and are pleased
at the outlook.
s. W. Kemper, a former Iron coun
ty citizen, writes from Huntsdale IL
Boone county: "We can't do with
out the REGISTER. 1t is 1ike q week..
letter from home"
Owing to some trouble with thu
gasoline engine at the light plant thu
lights were not on until nine o'clocl
Sunday evening. Goal oil lamps ant
can6les were used for a few hours.
s. W. Andrews, Jr., left last weel
for Anaconda, Montana, whereh he viii
be employed in the famous cope
mines. Mrs. Andrews will remain il
the valley until Sanford gets located
A number of automobiles in the val
ley Sunday. The roads are prett.
rough, the drivers say, but with a little
dry weather and the frost out of the
ground, they will oon be decided,
better.
7. A. Conrad was here from st
Louis for a few hours Sunday. Mr.
Conrad is now the state agent TO.
Stearns Knight car and expects to b
kept close to the city for the mex
few months.
A baby boy arrived at the home Q
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman l.. Rieke
Saturday night, March 11th, 1916
at 1880 O'Clock. This makes Her
mans third boy. Our congratulation
and best wishes.
The Cemetery Improvement AS
ISOLATION reports a number of ney
members-recently and hopes to &C
complish much good in the way Q
identifying and improving our GENE
teries this summer.
The will OF the late John Mangol
OF st. Louis, but who spent most 0
his time in Harviell looking after hi
large lumber int rests, leaves all hi
property to Mrs. Mangold, in trut
during her natural life. Then tn
property reverts to the children. Mr.
Mangold is made ~executrix Of the es
tats. 1t is reputed that Mr.. Mangol
was a millionaire, but the will doe
not convey any idea as to what he !
worth. He has large land interest
in Butler county, however, and ha
always been considered q very wealth
man.-Popular Bluff Republican