Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-04-05

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Pilot Knob.
Clifford F. b. Buhrmester of Flat
River and Byrdie l. Strickland Of
IrontoE.
Elias Nichols and J. G. Forshee have
both received automobiles with which
they expect to deliver ice the coming
season; so we'll get our ice in q hurry
this summer, we suppose. We under
stand that F. Buechseuseheutz, the
| Middlebrook ice man, is also arrang.
ing to get a truck.
Sunday next, Easter Day, there will
be service in st. Paul's Church at 1890
A. NJ. Bishop Johnson will administer
the rite of Confirmation r preach
the sermon. The Holy Communion
will be celebrated. The offerings will
be for the Bishops Purse. There will
be no evening service.
The Spring Opening at the Lopez
Store last Saturday attracted the usual
large number of visitors. Manager
Ringo AID bis assistants had provided
some exquisite displays that were gem
ercusly commended and praised. Use
full aluminium cups were given to the
lady visitors as souvenirs of the &C.
casion.
Herman Trauernicht and family
spent Sunday at M~iddlebrook with
Mrs. Trauernicht's mother, Mrs. l..
Block, who0 pm Monday passed her
seth birthday anniversary. We are
pleased to report that this good old
+ lady is enjoying splendid health con-
, sidering her advanced age.-Farming-
ton News.
!, Orvis Lsshley, II and a half miles
!, north Of Belleview, had his barn struoi:
by lightning during the storm last
saturday night and building and con-
, tents were Il total loss. In the barn
were ten tons of hay, $50 bushels o.
corn, 80 bushels of wheat, three cows
n wagon and harness and other things,
! A pretty heavy loss.
Il The only contest in the city election
in Ironton Tuesday was for the Office
1t of Collector, in which .Chas. F. Han
a son defeated Frank Mayes by a~&vot'
e of "A to -. j. l.. Baldwin was re
elected Mayor. and W. II. Fisher
n l.Marshal. VIM. Trauernicht was elect
" ed Alderman in Ward No. and IL
st Dinger in Ward No. 2.
Arcadia voted for electric light
ic with a whoop in the election Tuesda,
IN there being a votes in favor OF tn
r. proposition and | against-unanimou
80 to speak. G. F. H%argadinc, a.,
"a Boardmen, James Robertson, l.. /
Miller and y. e. Fletcher were elect
zig ed as trustees for the ensuing yea
W. J, Bethel was elected collector.
=, Mr.. and Mrs. 0. j. Mayberry wei
10 called to Liberty, Mo-, Tuesday by
=. telegram announcing the critical j!
ness of their son, Myers Mayberr.
who had sustained an attack OF az
jill pendicitis of such severity that a su'
gical operation was deemed nece
sary. Myers is 4 student in Villa
Jewell College at Liberty.--Farmini
ON ton News.
o. Mr.. Louis Macy and family ofNor
lhe Platte, Nebraska arrived in 'front.'
Monday noon. MIR. Macy recent
purchased about 5000 acres OF land
ird the Munger neighborhcod, abo
twelve miles west OF I%ronton, and e
ma poets to engage in stock growing o.
lor rather extensive scale. He comes
our county highly recommended as
rcy man and citizen by the people of
:. in former homo. We wish him all kin
9TH. of success here.
In Rev. W. s. Foreman, of st. LOT
District superintendent of the NJ
rain souri, Anti-Saloon League, will deli
ling an address in the Ironton Sap
hey Church next Sunday at eleven o'clo
lon The people ought to hear this adore
and everybody is cordially invi
,,;,s to attend. Mr.. Foreman is a Pres
Mr.. terrain minister OF recognized abii
rn,. and is doing a great work in temp
ance reform. MILFORD RIGG
Congressman Walter l.. Hens
and family left Wednesday for W.
). In ing for the extra wal session OF Z
.a- gress. Before his departure, {
49,. :, gresham Hensley expressed the
that the next session Of Cong
=. might remain in continuous SEES
''A for possibly a year or more, poss
y for two years, depending entirely
on the length of the war, whict
I, ia confident will be declared
NO. Germany.--Farmlngton Times.
e'ghs Atty. J.. r. Lindsay Of st. Louis
fictiy been here this week examining
ZOE stracts to a large body of land,
y, purchase OF which is contemplate
NO. the Orah Land and Investment {
wish pany. Two Of MIR. Lindsay's son
their members of the Missouri First
nd, to ment and were mobiliaed with
4 Flat company Monday. Athird son,
D17. J. l.. Lindsay Of Poplar Bluff, !
:, g. rank of Major in tho Missouri Ma
y saur' anu, ~. :.