Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-04-19

"~S occh III q ecIiOus cOuulltOn Al 0lo
home in Arcadia ever since. This
"wednesday morning it Is feared
that death is but a few hours distant.
we are sorry to hear it.
Manager Ringo of the Lopez store
tells US that -four went up about 10
cents a hundred in three days last
week, and the millers tell him it will
keep on going. Mr.. Ringo has con-
tracted for sufficient flour to supply
the big store until the new wheat is
available.
We are very sorry to hear that our
longtime friend, Jas. p. Barser, suf-
Tered aslight stroke Of paralysis at
his home in east Ironton las, Friday.
Mr.. Barger has been confined to his
room ever since but is said to be i'm
proving. We hope to announce his
early recovery.
The wagon that was sent to the lead
country last week to haul over the
boiler and holster to be used in tie
prospecting work on Pilot Knob broke
down under the heavy load and in con-
sequence only the boiler was brought
over. Another wagon was dispatched
for the holster the first Of the week.
Mr.. j. V. Webb, who has been liv.
Ing on a farm, near Carbonate, Ills,
for a number OF years past, has ex-
changed his farm for st. Louis prop
erty and will again make his home in
that city. 1t is said that Mr.. Webb
will again resume his run as a passen-
ger conductor on the Iron Mountain
railroad.
Persons seeking a bargain in real
estate can likely secure one if they
will attend the partition sale of the
Rencehausen property in Pilot Knob
on Tuesday, the second day of circuit
court. In addition to quite . number
o. lots there is a good six room house,
with fine cellar, barn and other i'm.
provementa on the place.
The members OF the Y. NJ. G. A. oil
81. Louis who have had a camping
ground, west Of town, near the Rudy
farm, for several years past, have
abandoned the camp here and will il
future 20 to some point on the Frisco
railroad instead. They last weel
shipped their cots and other supple
, which they had stored here, back t.
s.. Louis.
The County Athletic and Spellin,
Contest held last Saturday was We
attended, and great interest was tax
en-. Des Arc, King and lronto'
/ schools were competing for the pen
g nant. Des Arc Won having made 10
points; King School vas second wit
= 80 points and Ironton third. Des Ar
school also won tirst aud second i
tine Spelling Contest. "A full repol
will be printed next week.
ii a letter from Mr.. &. c. Curtis, VIII
has been located at Sikeston for sew
eral years past, advises US that he hs
- purchased an. interest in the Popla
g Bluff Drug Co., at Poplar Bluff, ar
II will make his home there in futur
Grover says he is sure he will lii
is Poplar Bluff as it is nearer the 80!
o home town." and he can come u
'e here more frequently. The REGIsTE
wishes him every success in his loct
n ton.
n From the Centerville Outlook: IN
r, st, Louis mail Sunday on account {
the river being past fording. TT
mail Monday was transferred aero
N the Hunt bridge and arrived on abot
4 schedule time. When this bridge
completed it is more than probab
that the point on the Iron Mounta
where we receive our mail will
changed from SabuIa to Glover al
and thereby most of the high wat
will be avoided. II this change
IL made it is not unlikely that Cente'
vile and Lesterville will receive mi
by auto"
A friend at lockwood sends t
DIS following clipping from the Farmin
of ton Times with the request that ,
10 publish same: "Russelp Eaton al
lis Miss Maud Tucker Of Leadwood we
quietly married last Sunday at t
=. Baptist parsonage, Rev. Edwin Owe
the pastor, officiating. The new
-, weds are two Of Leadwood's b.
-. young people and have the best wi
es Of all their friends for a happy =
prosperous life. They left the first
on the week for a honeymoon trip In
nd west, and will be at their home
i" Leadwood in about two weeks. I
ful bride is an employe In the post'oft
at that place"
it. Robert Ward, Mayor Of Bismar
rs. in st. Francois countyy had the #
'rd lowing in "The Rod and Gun"
bly, partment OF last Sundays st. Lo
Republic: "There have beeir>seve
IA nice catches made in Iron Mount
+.o Lake. Dog Wood will soon De
~ blossom, the bass will be on the r
and II the waters are in normal COT
~. ton, I look for one Of the best seas