Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-11-16

over MS large COTTON crop d tue
good price of cotton.-Farmington
Times.
MADIGM SAYS: The genuine wood
burner" Wilson Heater will hold fire
as long as any guaranteed Stove and
then two days longer. Our Stock is
complete and prices right.
There were nine Prohibition votes
cast in the recent election in Iron
county. Des Arc, g.; Dunn's, I; AR
cadia, 1; Ironton, 1. There were 25
Socialist votes in the county. Dunn's,
2; Arcadia, 1; Ironton, 5; Pilot Knob,
A; Ghermanville, 2; Kaolin, 1; Hen
derson, 1; Bixby, Z.
A bunch of hilarious Republicans
in Ironton made the night hideous
Tuesday of last week about the time
the first returns from the election
were received. But they've had
mighty long faces ever since. They
just refuse to be comforted. He who
laughs last laughs best.
The editor acknowledges the re-
ceipt of an invitation to attend the
Opening Reception of Miss Jenna E.
Logan, in her new studio, Nicholas
Building, Grand and Park Avenues,
st. Louis, Saturday afternoon, No
vember 18th. We thank Miss Jenna
for her thoughtfulness.
Last Tuesday evening when the first
election returns indicatedth the triumph
of Hughes local Republicans got into
a wrangle as to who should have the
post office. One of the bosses ap-
propriated the job for himself and
said he would be postmaster. But he
won't; not for four years, anyway.
C..S. Russell and son, Linton, left
Tuesday morning on a trip overland
to Kentucky, just across the river
from New Madrid, taking with them
three teams. Mr.. Russell expects to
return home in about ten days to re-
main until spring, when he will go to
Kentucky to reside. He has leased
his farm here for the ensuing year to
Thos. N. Mari.
W. 7. O'Neal of Frankclay vas an
Ironton visitor last Wednesday morn
ing. We r glad to say that Mr..
O'Neal is much improved in health
and was feeling mighty good over
election results in st. Francois coun-
ty, where the Democrats swept every
thing from President down to Con-
stable. Everybody, hats off to st.
Francois county.
A few days before the election one OF
our longtime readers said: 'The cam,
paign that has been conducted by the
Republican National Committee this
year reminds me very much of the
tactics that we're ~resorted to in this
community in the days Mullin, Swift
ct al, tried to dictate to the voters Of
this county" And it will be observed
that the results have been much the
same.
The only jury case in circuit court
last week was that of Glen Smith VS.
the st. Louis, Iron Mountain & South
ern Railway. A couple of years age
Smith made a shipment of SO calves
from st. Louis to Iron Mountain
They we're delayed en- route and eight
of the calves died. Smith sued fol
damages. The Jury brought in a YER
dict in his favor for $433. The railroad
has appealed the case.
Messrs. August Schwab and r. s
Dodd, Of Pilot Knob, are preparing
to engage in the dairy business in the
valley. They have herd of first-class
COWS and expect to sell nothing but
the very best cream and milk. Ev
erything will be sanitary, sweet ant
wholesome. Equipment splendid il
every repect. Will be ready to fur
nish patrons next week and respect
fully solicit the patronage of the pub
lie. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Mrs. Myrtle Sloan, wife of VIM. A
Sloan, died in st. Louis Sunday morn
ing. The remains were brought t.
Graniteville Monday and intermen
made in the Middlebrcok cemeter
Tuesday afternoon. The deceased wa
about thirty years of age, a daughte
of Orval McCabe, of Graniteville, an
about thirty years of age. A HUSBAND
and two small children mourn he
untimely departure. They have muc
sympathy in their bereavement.
The REGISTER has just been appris
ed of the death of Miss Helen Mimi
Dilts, daughter of VIM. G.. Lifts, Sr
and the late Chloe M. Dilts, at til
home of her brother, VIM. G.. Dilti
Jr., in Kansas City, Mo-, Sunday, Dc
tober Is, 1915, aged A years. The d.
ceased was born in Ironton and sper
the years of her childhood here and
Pilot Knob. Friends Of the famil
join the REGISTER in extending con
dolence. An obituary will appea
next week.
Mr.. A. j. Langdon last Saturda
morning received a telegram an
nouncing that his brother, William
had been seriously injured in an auto
mobile accident in Dallas, Texas. !
less than an hour q eeonnd ~faIaorn