Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-03-30

death Of Fred T. Hunt which occurred
at his home near Lestsrville, in
Reynolds County, this week. Inter
ment was made Tuesday. Peace to
his ashes!
Quite an enjoyable time was had ct
the box supper given by the Cove
school, March oath. A large crowd
of boys and girls from Ironton attend
ed; all report a good time. A ceess
full term of school closed, Miss Della
Keathley being teacher.
W. B. Davis, Springfield Mo-, "a
years old, father of forty-one, has
ust taken his fourth wife, Mrs. May
Boem, thirty-nine years old. He has
SS living children, 1872 living grand
children and uncounted great grand
children. A veritable Father in Israel.
The Woman's Study Club met with
Mrs. Geo. Hanson. Roll Call, Cur
rent Events. Paper, Mrs. Laura Bar
ger. Piano Solo, Mrs. Addie Gay.
Reading, Mrs. o. Brown. Ths hostass
served delicious refreshme nts. Club
meets with Mrs Essie Newman, April
18th.
An extra show Thursday night
four reels of pictures. One reel show
ing costumes of Pearl White valued
at $25, 900. After the picture show an
extra program, consisting of a display
of latest hats and gowns, interspersed
with appropriate musical numbers.
Admission, 8 and 1Oc.
Mrs. Geo. Robinson of Pilot Knob
and Mrs. Samuel Robinson of Gran
~iteville left last Tuesday evening for
an extended visit to New Decatur,
Alabama, to visit their sister, Mrs.
O. Fisher, whom they havn't seen for
over thirty-fve years. Enroute, they
visited a niece in Memphis, Tennessee.
We are informed that George G.
Fox, a former Ironton boy, has been
appointed Superintendent of the
~Jonesboro, Lake City & Eastern Rail
road Company, with headquarters at
Jonesboro, Arkansas. George is a
fine boy and developing into a high
class railroad man. We congratulate
him and look to see him continue to
advance.
A. Mcdonald, agent of the Iron
Mountain, received word that on
April 1, the Missouri Pacific-Iron
Mountain would install through
freight service all the way from ST.
Louis through Poplar Bluff and on in
to New Orleans over their own tracks
and into the terminals in the Crescent
city, which are the largest in the world
and which the Missouri Pacific prac-
tically owns jointly with another large
system Poplar Bluff Republican.
Last week in referring to Mr.. Burn
hams tax collections for the past year
the statement was made that the col
lections had probably been greater
than that of any previous year in the
} county's history. This was mislead-
ing. What should have been said was
| that the collections for the past year,
exclusive of railroad taxes, were prob
ably larger than that any previous
collector had made in the same length
of time.
The following is reproduced from
a recent issue of the st. Louis Star
, "Lack of carr is the only drawback to
the business now, Sam Fitz, timber
salesman, who travels in Southeast
Missouri, reports. He says business
was never better. Fitz is not only q
good salesman, but a good walker as
, well. When a train is late he walks
to the next station, makes a sale, ane
boards the train smiling when it. does
come"
The management Of the M. R. & B
T. have announced some changes THU
week in which they have rewarded
the efficient services of several o
their employees with promotion al
follows: Richard Doyle has been ad'
varced to the position of Superintend
: emit. Yardmaster A. M. Trauernich
succeeds Mr.. Doyle as trainmaster
0 and Conductor E. M. Larkin succeeds
Mr.. Trauernicht as yardmaster LEAD
Belt News.
In the announcement column of thi
weeks REGISTER will be found thu
: name of James Arthur Francis WIFI
seeks the Democratic nomination TO
Comfy Treasurer. Mr.. Francois is al
Iron county boy-born and reared
= and an honorable and worthy younl
man. He says that should he b.
nominated and elected Treasurer h
will at all times be found discharginI
a the duties of the office to the very
best of his ability and give it his dali
q attention. He respectfully asks tn
q voters to consider his claims.
The articles of agreement of thu
G Hematite Sand and Gravel Co., of d
:. Soto fled for record here Tuesda
i gives four items of property valued a
: $4,000 as part of the assets of the com
i pany. The stockholders are Adria
Steel, P. j. Lovett, and W. H, Even
i all of De Soto, and they are stated t
4, hold shares in equal amount. Th
company is formed to conduct til
gravel business that Lovett had bee
+. engaged in near Hematite where b
:. Ilaaoad tha rraveI hade on three farm