Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-10-04

90" SAi'Vf says "Ts SitiiSoih
has a field of about twenty acres that
Is sure hard to excel.
The preliminary hearing of Luther
Huitt, Dan Warren, Carlos Laxon and
Dave Turner will be held in Center
vile Saturday. Edgar Sutterfie!d who
was mentioned in connection with the
arrest of the above named persons
was not held.-Reynolds County Out
look.
In printing the "Roll OF Honor"
last week giving the names of the Iron
county boys now in the service of
Uncle Sam a friend suggests that We
overlooked two names Adolph q.
Kaufman and Delbert Sherrills, who
are both in Company s, Infantry En-
pire Canal Zone, Panama.
The following is reproduced from
last weeks Bonne Terre Register:
"Mrs. Louise Richardson has been
granted a divorce from frank Rich
ardson and with it the right to resume
her former name of BIemci, which she
has done. BY industry and tact she
has built up a splendid business,
which, with her children, she now
proposes to'enjoy."
Chas. Dawson, an employee at the
Iron Mountain mines, was seriously
injured Tuesday afternoon while at
work. fie wa down in one OF the
shafts when a heavy piece of timber
fell end struck him, causing q severe
| scalp wound and a bruised shoulder.
The injured man was brought here in
an automobile and taken to DR.. Gales
office. Bismarck Gazette.
Mrs, Woodside informs us that she
will haveno formal Fall Opening this
year, but that the Style Shop will, as
usual, display all the latest creations
in Millinery and Fancy Goods. She
last week went to the city, and her
new purchases are now arriving. Mrs.
| W. extends a cordial invitation to the
ladies to come and see the goods, con-
ideat that satisfaction will follow IN
spection.
What is probably the speed record
between this place and St. Louis was
made last Sunday by a party OF men
from this place, consisting of U. G.
Barnes, W. II. Walton, Jas. Mooney
and DR.. Chiffon, who drove through
the country in Mr.. Barnes Overland.
The trip WAS made in eight hours,
with 9 punctures to fix, We believe
this breaks the previous records.~-El-
lington Press.
DR.. J. l.. Hickman, OF Brunot, de-
putty State Veterinarian, was here
Thursday night, on his his way home
from a professional trip through Rey-
nolds county. He had beer out there
looking after hog cholera. He has
been able to eat only IL Sunday din
ner at home since April. He thinks he
has now got the disease about under
control. DR.. Hickman was accom-
panied by his wife.-~piedmont Ban
ner.
County court met'in called session
Tuesday morning to pass on the san
ity of Thomas Mills, who lives abont
twenty miles south of Ironton, near
| the Madison county line. The court
held that Mills was Of unsound mind
and he vas taken to Pennington that
afternoon. The unfortunate man has
a wife and three children. He became
violently insane about ten days ago.
Breeding over religious matters is
said to have been the cause of his
troubles.
DR.. VIM. G. Patton of Pennington
was in Ironton Friday. The DR.. re-
Gently offered his services to the gov
eminent for hospital work during the
war. Thursday he received a tele-
gram to report at once at Phipps In
stitute, Baltimore, Md. lie and Mrs.
Patton left Pennington Saturday for
Baltimore. His commission gives him
the rank OF q first lieutenant. He ex-
poets to render hospital service
among soldiers rendered insane by
army service.
Gov. Gardner is billed to speak at
Bunker, in Reynolds county, October
sth, at 1O.o'clock A. NJ. The Missouri
Southern Railroad will run a special
train from Leeper, leaving at $40 and
arriving at Bunker at $50. On the re-
turn trip will leave Bunker at 1890
and arrive at Leeper in time to catch
Iron Mountain train No. 4. The meet
ing will be held under the auspices Of
the Reynolds County Council OF de.
tense, tho Reynolds County Red
Cross organizations and the Reynolds
County Good Roads Association. Ev.
erybody cordially invited.
From last weeks Fredericktown
Democratic News: "The suit by the
Trousdales against Miss AelIa Strother
for $4,000 damages for injuries %receiv.
ed last May In an automobile accident
Is about the only case that has, to
date. aroused interest In the Circuit
Court which convened here Monday.
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