Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-08

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fish and if unmolested for a short time
will afford good sport.
Mrs. NJ. j.. Francis writes from
Cleveland, Ohio, under date of Nov
ember I'd: "We are pleasantly domi.
ciled in a five suite and l hope
to enjoy a few months in this rushing
city, despite the fact that five inches
Of snow fell last night"
Mr.. Edward F. Goltra, president of
the Mississippi Valley Iron Company
OF st. Louis, came to Ironton Monday
night in his private car. Early Tues
day morning he inspected the mine
on Pilot Knob and returned to st.
Louis on the Sunshine Special.
Bismarck Gazette: "Robert Ward
was in st. Louis Monday in the inter-
est OF the fish hatchery to be estab-
iished near Bismarck. Mr.. Ward
stated that he received a lot of en-
enlargement and work is TO begin as
so(Sp as a suitable site is secured.n
Parties desiring to contribute to the
Soldiers Tobacco Fund will please
clip the blank from the notice in this
paper ON the eighth page, fill it out
according to their desire and send it
to this Office with their contributions.
A list of the donors will be printed
next week.
There are now about forty cases of
small pox on Crane Pond and adjoin-
ing vicinitias. The new cases are all
in families of those originally afflicted.
Those who first had the %contagion are
convalesccnt and the disease is in q
mild form. A quarantine is being
maintained to try and prevent further
spreading of the disease.
The three colored men drafted from
Iron county, Ben Russell, Jesse Brown
and Blow Martin, departed for the
training camp last week. Ben wasn't
at all enamored with the idea of "go-
ing to war;" but, for all that, we be-
lieve he will prove a useful man, as he
is II of the best colored boys ever
reared in this community.
Under the new revenue law all
deeds made after December 1st must
bear fifty cents in revenue stamps for
all property transferred, the value OF
which is between 500 and $500, and
fifty cents for fractional parts Of $500,
This is based ON the actual cash value
and not the amount stated in the
deed. All notes must have two cents
for each 500 or fraction thereof.
Mr.. S. A. Trask. the road ovegseer
at Mann, and his father were callers
Monday. MIR. Trask came to this
county about the first Of the year from
the Lead Belt, where he lived foi
about fifteen years. Mr.. Trask en-
joys the distinction of being II OF
the two men en- the Democratic ticket
| who were elected to office in st
Francois county in 1914. Mr.. Trash
was elected constable AT Desloge
that year.
|. Messrs. s. p. Ringo, W. 7. Gay, AL
bert Il. Kuhn and b. N. Brown APP
peared before the city council Mon
day night and asked that body to en-
act some stringent Sunday law-the
desire being to close certain places Of
business that are open on Sunday
The matter was referred to the ordi'
nance committee to report at the mex
meeting of the council in December
10 the casual observer it would seen
| that we already have III abundance o
| Sunday laws.
Last Sunday afternoon at the cour,
| house was effected the organization O
a branch auxiliary to the Y. NJ. G. A.
to care for the moral and physica
welfare of the soldiers in camp and a.
the front. Judge j. Fl. Keith wal
elected Chairman; Mrs. II. l.. Barger
Secretary; Mann Ringo, Treasurer
and l.. II. Stanforth, General Mana
ger. The purpose is TO raise the funds
necessary to the work in hand. Con
tributions ought to be immediate ant
liberal.
From the Piedmont Banner: ether,
isn't a happier boy in San Diego, Cal
ifornia, than Thomas Newman, a for
mer Wayne countian, and grandson
of Mrs. Annie l.. Blaine, of Piedmont
lie is happy because he has just beef
given Il medal for distinguished ser
vice in the first Liberty Loan cam
paign--he and five other boy scout
of San Diego. Better than all, th'
medal was presented personally b.
Secretary McAdoo, in an eloquen
speech, praising the boys for thel
good and patriotic work" The Lac
here referred to ia a son Of Walter T
Newman, born and reared in Ironton
and q grandson Of Mrs. Jane Newman
of this city.
Mesdames George Blue and Waite
Fisher, Jr., were painfully injured l..
being thrown from o buggy last Fri
day afternoon. Tha ladies were driv
ing from the Blue home on the Gran
i~tevjita rond- north NJ pilot kunh