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

Miss Allie Patton has succeeded
Miss Pearl Conway in the post office.
Game never was scarcer in this
section than it is now, so the hunters
say.
Unusually warm the past day or
two, with a strong wind from the
south.
County Court was in session Mon
day. Proceedings are published else
where.
A very unique calendar that of the
Guessing Milling Company at Farm
ington.
After the snow and the sleet and the
rain of the past week the roads are
horrible.
F. Kammholz, an old resident, near
Graniteville, died Tuesday morning
after a brief illness.
Wanted-Two girls at Baptist Home,
Ironton. One for homework, n for
cooking. Phone 1854.
The indications are that there will
be considerable building at "Epworth
Among the Hillsn next spring.
There is an epidemic of grip and
colds in the county and an unusu-
al number of people are afflicted.
The Medal Contest of the w. @. q.
U. will be held at the Baptist church,
~Ironton, Friday night, January 18th.
Collector Burnham is getting ready
to go after the delinquents. If you
are one of them you'd better "look a
leedle oud."
Thos. B. Polk writes us that he has
left Granite City, Ills, and is now at
Flat River in the lead belt. "No
splace like Missouri
R. E. Gunton accompanied Sheriff
Blue to Des Arc Monday to assist him
in making an inventory of the Farris
stock Of merchandise.
Mr.. Arthur Huff is arranging to go
the Mayo Brothers. Hospital, Roches-
ter, where he will submit to a surgi-
cal operation for goitre.
Fresh prepared bran for table use,
also fresh Graham and whole wheat
flour just received.
LOPEZ STORE Co.
1t is said that the last saloon to go
out of business in st. Francois county
did more than "a land office business,n
the sales often exceeding 81, 900 a day.
Married-St. Louis, Mo-, Monday,
January 8, 1916, Mr.. Edwin T.. Russell,
of st. Louis, and Mrs. Clara Bell Lisch-
err, Of Ironton. Our very best wishes.
The mine prop timber thief-he still
iourishes, and the hills and valleys
hereabouts are just about skinned of
all timber, great ard small. More's
the pity.
Mrs. Jacob Dir ,er delightfully."- en-
tertained fourteen guests New Years
Day. A fine supper was served at 5
O'Clock. All report a most enjoyable
afternoon.
Married-At the courthouse, Iron
ton, Mo-, Monday, January Sd, 1916,
w. E. Arnold of Brunot and Gertrude
Anderson, of Piedmont, o. w. Roop,
probate judge, officiating.
Married-At the courthouse, IRON
ton, Mo-, Wednesday, December 10Th,
1915, Virgil Harold and Ethel Per-
sons Of Dewitt county, Ills, o. W.
Roop, probate judge, officiating.
Regular meeting Ironton Chapter,
No. $40, Order of the Eastern Star,
Monday, January 10, 1916. Installa-
ton. All members urged to attend.
\ HATTIE I. MADIGAN, Sec'y.
To the many friends who honored
me with Christmas re~membrances II
make due acknowledgment, return
ing to them sincere wishes that the
year on whose threshold we now
stand may be good to them in all
ways.
VIM. III. Imboden and Miss Ruth N.
Pruitt were united in marriage at the
Fort Hill parsonage, Arcadia, Friday
afternoon, December 81, 1915, Rev. NJ.
B. Henry officiating. The REGISTER
wishes these most worthy young peo-
pie a long and happy lifel
Elsewhere is printed a couple Of
articles taken from the ST. Louis Post
Dispatch telling Of the misfortunes OF
Q. FL. Casebolt, erstwhile postmaster
at Casebolt, in the west end Of Iron
county. It looks like Mr.. Casebolt
has got in a pretty tight place.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. s. Bollinger Of Sa
bula, announce the marriage Of their
daughter, Viola, and Mr.. Bruce d.
Moore, st. Louis, Monday, December
10Th, 1915. Mr.. and Mrs. Moore will
reside in San Antonio, Texas. The
REG1srER wishes for this couple every
hlsppiness.
1.-THE Southeast Missouri Holiness
college at Des Arc is to be sold at
trustees sale January Gath. II has
been suggested that it would make an
admirable building for the Des Arc
School district, provided, Of course,
that the Holiness people are not pre-
pared to bid on it,
Mrs. Arthur $. Prince Of st. Louis
has ieared cards announcjno fha mar-