Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-23

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glad to say he is getting along nicely
and hopes to leave the hospital soon.
Andrew Farmhouse, clerk Of the
local Maccabees, last Thursdsy 70.
ceived a check for $4,000 in favor OF
Mrs. Clara sutton of Pilot Knob, in
payment of a life policy carried by
her late husband, Louis Sutton. The
claim was paid in less than thirty days
after filing proof.
Our good friend W. IL. Smollinger
writes us to change his address from
Iron Mountain, Mo-, to Hillsdale, Ills,
where he is located for the summer.
He says crops there look good
Spring wheat and oats fine as could
be, winter wheat bad, good prospect
for corn.- Pennington News.
Geo. W. Marshall has a fine pros.
pect Tor corn in his field east Of the
lronton station. Mr.. Marshall cut
five tons of rye off the land this
spring and corn was not planted until
June 18th. With another rain or two
in time and the frost holding off he
will have a fine yield of corn.
1t is proposed, We understand, to
try and have the new high school
building ready for occupancy when
the school term begins September Sd.
But the structure will not be complet.
cd at that time. The we'll recently
drilled on the premisea, it is announc.
ed, furnishes an abundant supply OF
most excellent water.
Recorder Hawkins has issued the
following marriage licenses the past
week:
Jason Hughes of Sabula and Ruth
Pannebecker of Arcadia.
Cleve Thompson of Goodland anc
Julia Lowe of Edge Hill.
Charley Davis OF Caledonia and Fay
Martin Of Ironton.
Ben Burnham of Arcadia and Ina
Williams of Minimum.
My old friend, Mr.. Sam Middleton
was here last week, hale, hearty ant
vigorous. He is still in the piano ant
organ line, and reports business good
This section has known Mr., Middle
ton 10 these many years and he ha
the confidence of our people. If yo'
want an instrument, Or if your plan
needs tuning, let him know, and h
will have an expert do the work.
Uncle Charley Stevenson, senio
member of the Stevenson-Fit Stor
Co., left Sunday for his old home i
Iron county, where he expects to Wis
=, for a week or two. The boys believ
they a get along very we'll withor
him, for their daily receipts in cas-
have been heavier than for man
months. The farmers all seem t
have money now-a.days.--LilLour
: Herald.
My young friend, Emil B. Becker,
: st. Louis, is now a full nedged attol
ney, having been admitted to II
practice of the law on the 18th inst. /
Judge kimmel of the St. Louis ci
. cult. His office at present Is wi
Morris Il Zachritz, sos Times buildin
When Judge Dyer returns from h
vacation MIR. Becker will apply f
q license to practice in the FEEDER
=. courts. He will snake good"
= Bro. T. P. Pigg was called last Sa
urday to the bedside of his young
brother, VIM. NJ. Pigg, At Bon
j. Terre. He found the brother dyin
vet conscious and rational. Next d
Q. at noon the end came, and the funel
occurred Monday afternoon, the bo
being laid to rest in Doe Run CEN
/. terry. Deceased vas about 60 yes
l. old, was a farmer, and had lived
N his life in st. Francois county,
estimable citizen. The REGISTER G
tends it's sympathy to those bereav
in his death.
ID While Mrs. Walter Fisher, Jr., a
3 her sister, Anita Mari, were drivi
q down the hill from Arcadia Helgt
ne last Friday afternoon they lost &C
CO troll Of their horse and in making {
of the sharp turns In the road
I'd buggy bed was loosened from
v. fastenings and both ladies' VI
ed thrown to the ground, receiving pa
he full, but fortunately not serious
juries. The horse did not II q
stopped at once. Mr.. Fisher, v
;,v happened to be driving up the !
-, saw the accident and hurried to
nd ladies' relief. Mrs. Fisher and A
~. Mari are still confined to their be
nd because Of their cuts and bruises,
are congratulating themselves t
matters are no worse.
-. Rev. L. l.. Clark. OF st. Louis
,,h we'll known to visitors to the Met
dist Assembly at Arcadia in "
past. Rev. Clark is now In Europ'
: a war correspondent. The follow
letter written by him from Lone
England, under date Of July 10th
Rev. N. b. Henry, will be Of inter
Dear Friend--The'Assembly 10 Of
vas ing to-day, and ! find myself loni