Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-30
Ladies will be admitted free to the
r'c'nre Show Thursday night.

S8S ~ oks
LOUIS where they will visit relatives
Mr. Prince before returning to
jackson, Tennessee, where thew are
engaged in teaching .-Bonue Terre
Terre Register.
correspondent says: "The Fran
ees willard w. Q. Il. q. Of Des Arc
he'd hei Local Institute August 2lst.
A good program was rendered, some
O, the papers read being exception
any me. Mrs. Fred Farr was q de.
lightful hostess"
The Franklin Baptist Association
was IN session in Flat River Thurs
uay' Friday and Saturday last The
aeiesates III attendance from Ironton
were Mr.. s. ?. Ringo, DR.. NJ. Riggs,
Bryan R!ngo, Mrs. Leila l.. Keith and
Myrtle Hammond.
Recorder Hawkins issued the fol.
loving marriage licenses the past
week:
Geo l.. Addy Of Poplar Bluff and
Anne Laurie Bishop OF Ironton.
Blaine Matthews of Desloge and
Ellie Brown OF EoselIe.
Fredericktown Democrat News:"J.
A. Stout and son were home the latter
part OF last week from Iron Noun
tam. They have rented about 500
acres OF that fine Iron Mountain farm
ana are now getting ready to put at
least 200 acres to wheat"
1t is to be regretted that the St. Fran
co.'s county authorities can not be in
duced to do some badly needed work
on that part Of the road between Pilot
Knob and Middlebrook situated in
that county. One bridge in particu-
lar, just north of the big hill, is badly
in need Of attention.
Rev. A. G. Medley returned last
week from attending the Baptist AS
sembly at Arcadia and friends in
%Ironton. While away he visited the
Missouri Home for Aged Baptists at
%Ironton aud was much impressed with
it. He says the inmates are we'll con
tented. The home, he thinks, is a
great credit to the Baptists of this
state.-De Soto Times.
G. Collins received a letter from his
son, Albert, a few days ago. Albert
has a -four mil at Qulin, Mo-, and is
doing a fine business. He says he Is
running his mill every day and had
just bought $500 bushels of wheat at
$3.50 per bushel. He says he is sell
ing meal at S2,40. Albert is certainly
a fine young fellow and makes good
wherever he goes.
Attorneys o. L. Munger and Arthur
Brewster of Ironton transacted lega'
business in the Lead Belt this week
They have been retained to represent
about 40 Of the men charged with be-
ing implicated in the riot here. Mr.
Brewster has declared his intention
Of entering the rae for the Demo
cratic nomination for Congress in thu
next campaign.--Lead Belt News,
A % Room hotel is being built OF
the public square in Fredericktown
In reference thereto last weeks Fred
Uricktown Democrat-N News said: 81
is persistenly rumored that Dan w
Wilkinson Of lronton will lease ant
conduct the new hotel. This was no
confirmed, however, though we learn
cd definitely that Mr.. Wilkinson ha!
had the matter under considerations"
1t was with great pleasure that
greeted my old friend, J. T. Blanton
of Flatwoods, last Wednesday, tn.
first time he came to town in many
months. He is well along in year,
and not free from physical ailment
but we hope to see him still of eartf
for years to come. He is a success.
full farmer, has reared a family of sew
en- sons and three daughters-usefu
and thriving citizens--and he may
we'll be termed q patriarch in Israel
May good fortune attend them all!
From the Flat River News: "As
result of the recent grand jury inves
tlgation OF the Lead Belt riot, Johl
Overall, OF Eivins, who had beef
elected leader OF the rioters, togethe
with 70 others, have been indicted OF
n charge of conspiracy to commi
murder. The indictment recites tina
the men secured a large rope witt
which they went to the offices of th'
Federal Lead Company in search Q
Parkhurst sleeth, whom, it is charg
ed, they intended to lynch"
While Father Blankemeier was driv
ing his a from Ora niteville to Iron
ton last Thursday afternoon and b
was coming down the steep hill AM
narrow way, near French Thurman's
he found that his brake was not il
working order. To make matter
worse two teams rounded the bend Il
the road, just in front Of him. Toavoi'
a collisionlFather Blankemeier steere'
his car off the road into the ditch. Hi
mother and sister we're riding wit
him but they all fortunately escape'
injury and the car was but slight.
damaged.