Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-27

week. although painfully injured, We
are glad to earn is getting along very
nicely and will suffer no permanent
afiliciiou.
4 card from r.. j. Hill asks US to
change the address of his paper from
Sullivan, No., to De Soto, Mo. Our
Old friend is gradually working his
way back to Iron county and We feel
certain will be one of US again before
SO very long.
Prof. r. i. Marshall, principal Of
the Graniteville school, was in to see
us Saturday and reports the GRANTEE
vile school in a most satisfactory
condition this year. Prof. Marshall
has been drafted and rather expects
to be SCALED to the colors'' in the
next week or two.
A. NJ. Madigan and Schofleld ar
rived last Wednesday after a sojourn
of two months or more in Colorado,
California and other places in the far
west. Mike says California is grand
but he's glad to get back to Missouri,
all the same. Mrs. Madigan ard Eu-
gene will return in a couple of weeks.
From Sundays st. Louis Post. Dis
patch: "Mrs. Robert d. Lewis and her
daughter, Miss Roberta Lewis, of
Westmoreland place, returned last
Sunday from New York, where they
went to meet Virgil Lewis OH his re-
turn from France. Miss Lewis will
depart soon for another short visit to
New York"
Last Thursday afternoon Jos. H.
Haven was obstructing the pavement,
near the Lopez store, with his rig.
Deputy Sheriff Blue happened along
and told him to get off; Haven refus-
ed to so and the official broke a jug
of whiskey over his head. Haven
will answer to a charge of disturbing
the peace in circuit court next month.
Roy Brooks OF Graniteville drove
up and down Main street in lronton
Saturday at great speed. When he
visited town next day Marshal Fisher
took him in charge. Brooks pleaded
guilty to speeding and the Mayor as
sessed a fine OF s. and costa, which
Brooks paid and went on his way.
Speeding must be stopped on our
streets.
Following are the names of the
drafted men from Iron county who
departed for Camp Funston, Kansas,
last Friday. Their assignment to reg
iment and company will be given as
soon az determined:
l-~t258)-Smith. A. NJ. Arcadia.
4--tG76l- -- Mckeethen, w. l., Bixby.
19--(3G9)--Klein, Phillip, ~Ironton.
25--ll33)---Shea, Mike, Graniteville.
42---t2S0l--Calvert, Waite1 N, %Ironton.
4.--t3Ta--Linson, Edgar. Pilot Knob.
45--t5t2}--- Dicbold. Charles L., Belleview.
7o--~t7lll- -- Waugh. George, Viburnum.
72-~-t62Sl-Payne. James Roy, Goodwater.
T8--(39il--Siehert, Louis, PHO. Knob.
so--(63 T}-~-Asher, Charles N, Biyby.
S7--tl2l--Iluehes. Jason. Sabula.
eo--( lI-Clitford, VIM. Clarence, Vulcan.
Observation-Disclosures. Erwin Monroe. Bixby,
91-UoS)-Fancher, C.. r., Annapolis.
es--(55s)--Schrum. VIM, L.. Rellnondville,
iO2--n99l-Hurst. Oscar, Arcadia
Cd t6osl-Jennings. Johnnie. Goodwater.
1l0--(5Ss)--Croeker, l.. A., G~oodwater.
ll4--tGi2)--Barton, Oscar, Bixby.
ll6--i700l--Sumpter, Clarence. Bixby.
90 -(5o4)---Sehrum, Charles NJ, Munger.
Hon. Arthur I. Brewster of Ironton
was here the latter part of last week
meeting his many friends. He at
tended the annual session Of the JEFF
ferson County Bar Association at
Hilisboro, Saturday night. Mr..
Brewster is prominently mentioned
in connection with next years cor.
gressional race, and is looked upon as
the logical mar and N who would
carry his full party vote and draw
many from the "other side" He was
raised in Jefferson county and elected
to Office when the county returned a
Republican majority, and his record
is a splendid one; he is well known in
Reynolds, Wayne, Bollinger and Car
ter, where he has aided materially in
developing these counties; his pres
ent home is In Iron, and he has a
"speaking acquaintance" with hun
dreds in st. Francois. Madison and
Washington. Arthur is what is term.
ed a "good Mixer" makes friends
easily, and if he oes after the IN.
gressional nomination next year we
don't know of a man who a "beat
him to it."-De Soto Press.
Flat River seems to be getting tired
of the soldiers. In telling OF a recent
escapade in which some Of the "boys
in blue" recently participated, last
weeks Lead Belt News says: "Mar-
tin Lattimer OF Elvins and Miss Flossie
Clay Of Frankclay were both shot, but
what is almost q miracle were not
seriously injured, by q party Of SOL
diers who are alleged to have been
drunk, about ten O'Clock last Thurs.
day night. The shooting occurred On
the road near the Owl Creek bridge
between Leadwood and Desloge.
Young Lattimer and Miss Clay had
been to the picture show at Bonnie