Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-03-16

Mr.. nj Mrs. j. ID. Roblee, who
have been spending several weeks in
San Antonio, Texas, are expected to
return home about April LIST. Mr..
Roblee has contracted with @. J. New
man to have his valley home painted
throughout this spring.
Ben Croeker, who was hurt by a
stone falling on him in tie quarries at
G%raniteville several week ago, and
who has been in ahospital in st. Lou
is for some time, had to have one of
his legs amputated last week. His
condition is regarded as serious.
Tuesdays st. Louis Globe Demo-
crat: "Albert T. Terry & Co. have
sold a large tract of land in the south
western part of Iron county, lying
between Salem and Pilot Knob, No.,
to J. J. Faulkner, being represented
by David Cureton of Bixby, Mo-"
The REGISTER this week issues a
supplement, in pamphlet form, con-
tanning the financial statement of Iron
county for the year ending January
81, 1915. 1t is a full and explicit state
ment of the ~couuty's finances, and
shows the disposition and condition
of the school fund.
The REGISTER this week publishes
the announcement of James R. Mad
dock of Des Arc as a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Sheriff
of Iron county. Mr.. Maddox is a
worthy and deserving young man,
held in high esteem by his friends and
neighbors. That he would make a
competent and faithful officer there is
no doubt. He asks the voters to
kindly give his claim consideration.
R. @. C"Nufsed") Marks tells us if
the season is reasonably good he K
poets to have 5000 boxes of straw
berries this spring, and probably 1000
boxes of raspberries. Last year he
had a scant quarter of an acre in
strawberries and picked 800 boxes;
this year he has about an acre in
plants; last year he had $50 raspberry
bushes and sold over ,450 boxes. This
year he has about 1900 bushes that
should bear.
The Iron Mountain has a force of
men engaged installing a block signal
system from Piedmont to Poplar Bluff.
For this work 1854 900 has been appro-
priated by the railroad company. The
supervision of the work is in charge
of W. L. Wilmington of this city.
After the work is completed, Mr..
| Wilmington will be transferred to
Piedmont and will have charge of that
division, which will lea the loss of
this estimable family from~our city,
Bismarck Gazette.
The w. 9. T. U. will meet Saturday
March 18th, at 2:30 P. M, at the home
of Mrs. Richard Baldwin. Program:
Leader, Mrs. Henry; Music; Bible
Reading, Mrs. Baldwin; Prayer; Roll
Call; Temperance" Hymn; Address.
Nation Wide; Baby Week, Miss M.
Utica Reagan; Reason Why every
woman should be a member of the w.
G. L. u, Mrs. Keith; Paper, Medical
Temperance, Mrs. Riggs. All mem
bers are requested to be present.
County Treasurer Thos. D. Jones
and a young man by the name of T. J..
Berry had a fight on Marble Creek,
just across the line in Madison county
last Friday. In consequence, Mr..
Jones has a SCARED head and badly
blackened eye; the other man is also
said to be badly disfgured. The
trouble came up over a dispute as to
the ownership of some corn. Jones
claimed it as his and Berry said he
had bought it from the same mar Mr..
Jones had. Berry is a saw mill man
and ships from Arcadia.
We notice the announcement OF
Mr.. John l. Marshall of Iron county in
the IRON COUNTY REGISTER as a can
didate for Democratic nomination to
the office of Assessor of that county,
1t is said of John Marshall, and from
what we know personally of the high
character and devotion to duty OF the
man, we do not doubt it, that he has
made one of the very best, If not the
best, Assessors that Iron county has
ever had. He should be renominated
and if SO, there is not the shadow Of
a doubt about his election in Novem'
ber.-Centerville Outlook.
Is there no way to put an end tothis
timber stealing? 1t is a standing dis
grace to the community, especially ii
the eyes of nonresident owners O
timber lands. But resident and non
resident alike suffer from the depre'
dations of the thieves; the hills ant
mountains whose former beauty wat
a pride to the citizen are being liter
ally skinned by the consciencelesi
tribe whose sole occupation is that O
outlawed vandalism. The recent con
~victions for such offenses ought to be
a deterrent; they must be made only
a forerunner ofthe punishment await
ing all offenders. Let the guilty take
warning, lest a worse thing befal
them, for the spirit of legal prose
cution is at length thoroughly aroused
The LADIES' Social Club was delight.
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