Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-06

tillery branch of the service and left
New Orleans Christmas day for PAN
ANA, where he has been assigned for
duty.-De Soto Republican.
The stock OF merchandise Of John
]. Farris, College Hill, Des Arc, was
levied on by Sheriff Blue Saturday on
an execution in favor of the estate of
Massey Ruble, deceased, of Wayne
county. The debt is a bout 1900. The
stock inyentoried in the neighborhood
of $500 and will be sold by the sheriff.
George Stark, south of Arcadia,
won the following prizes at the recent
Poultry Show in Fredericktown: 81
prize for the largest hen exhibited, 9
Id. hen; first prize for best Barred
Plymouth Rock Hen; and second
prize for pullet and cockerel. He
certainly is a successful chicken
grower.
The New-Year bell-ringing last Fri
day night resolved itself into a nuis-
ance. Beginning at about HAS, it
was continued at intervals until one
o'clock. 1t disturbed the rest of all,
and some were induced to rise and
dress, fearing the continued ringing
was a fire alarm. May its like not oc-
cur again.
The whole State of Arkansas went
dry last Saturday and after you leave
Poplar Bluff, going south, there is now
nothing to drink until you get to Dali
las, Texas. AS the Governor of North
Carolina is said to have remarked to
the Governor of South Carolina, it
surely is getting to be a long time be-
tween drinks.
Mr.. John Schwieder, a prominent
and we'll known citizen of ~Steelville,
in Crawford county, was in Ironton
Monday on business before the county
court. Mr.. Schwieder has acquired
quite a lot of land in the west end of
this county from the Sligo Furnace
Company and his business here was to
have the assessment thereon adjusted.
Jacob Schuster, a barber, formerly
of Ironton, was last Monday arrested
in st. Louis, where he now resides,
charged with being implicated in the
murder of Samuel Brown, a jitney
driver and mail carrier. The murder
occurred on the night of November
10, and has been under continuous in
vestigation ever since. Schuster
claims that he is innocent and can
prove an alibi.
Misses Ina and Mae Collins spent
the holidays with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. @. Collins, of Ironton. The
Collins sisters have been employed in
the large department store of M. E.
White, at Marquand, Mo-, for some
time. Mr.. White has n Of the fin
est places Of business out side Of st.
Louis, and we r glad to know the
Collins girls have such a fine job as
they belong in the Valley, and their
many friends wish them we'll.
Recorder Hawkins issued the fol-
lowing marriage licenses the past
week:
G. W. Kelley of Sabala and Theresa
Kelley Of Chloride.
Virgil Harold and Ethel Persons of
De Witt county, Illinois.
VIM. III. Imboden and Ruth N. Pru-
lit of Ironton.
Perry Sutton and Maude Clifford Of
Vulcan.
w. D. Arnold of Brunot and Ger
trude Anderson of Piedmont.
The dingy sanctum of the REGISTER
Office was frightened last Friday
for, alas, too short a time!-by the
presence Of three charming young
ladies: the Misses Rebecca, Catherine
and Mildred Wick, of St. Louis. Misses
Rebecea and Catherine are daughters
of DIR. j. w. Wick, formerly of Iron
ton, and Miss Mildred is cousin to
them. DR.. Wick has the goodwill
of all who know him, and | join with
the community in wishing him and
his happiness and prosperity. The
young ladies returned to st. Louis
Sunday after a three days visit here.
Collector Farris reports the col
lection Of $4143. 63 in taxes for the
month Of November, which belonged
to the different funds as follows:
$500. 50; County Revenue,
$140S.7 rs; road and bridge, $6S6.23 and
School including Teachers, building
and incidental funds, $1534.S 9 The 7.
J. Moss Tie Co., through Mr.. H. R.
Taylor, a few days ago paid that Com
pany's taxes which amounted to
$1029. 90. Also in the past few days
the Missouri Lumber & Mining Co.,
have paid their taxes in this county
which amounted to 1875. 90. James 7.
Dobbins is the largest resident tax
payer-his taxes this year amounting
to $4,000 which he paid while in town
one day last week.-Centerville Out
look.
Sheriff Blue recently located three
fugitives from justice from Kentucky
who were hiding in the west end OF
iron County. He took them in GUS
and delivered them to Sheriff
Of Cumberland County, KEN
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