Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-10-11

Union army occupied the east bank of
the Rappahannock river. while Gen.
Lee, with Longstreet, Ewell and Pick
ett's divisions, occupied the west
bank, for twelve miles up and down
the river. The town Of Fredericks.
burgh lay at the foot Of the hill, be-
tween the two armies. On Thursday
night Gen. Hooker commenced max
ing preparations to come across and
attack Lee and his army. They work
ed all night putting in a pontoon
bridge and by morning everything
was ready to advance. In the mean
time Gen. Leo had his army behind
breastworks in front of Gen. Hooker.
At daylight they commenced to cross
the river and by 8 O'Clock the battle
was on. Hooker's army advanced al
most TO our breastworks, but inst be-
tore they reached them our army
charged them and they had to retreat,
under heavy fire, across the river.
Their loss, as we'll as ours, was very
heavy. Many a poor boy lost his life
there. A young man in aMississippi
regiment was killed there and his
mother placed u monument there with
these words inscribed thereon: 'Here
lies my only boy!"
met John John irwin at Bismarck
last Sunday night. He is a merchant
at Goodland and is doing a nice bust.
ness.
also met young Matthews at Oran.
He is putting in 5000 acres of wheat.
He had just returned from the State
Fair at Sedalia, where he bought some
fine Poland China hogs. For one male
he paid $500.
Corn around Oran Is selling at 81 so
a bushel in the field. They are want
lug hands to shuck corn at 81 a day.
was at Sabula Saturday. G. l.. Col
Inns has a good trade from the White
Hollow mills.
was also at Annapolis. ] met Mrs.
Chas, f. Bolch on the train. She had
been to st. Louis to bid goodbye to
hei brother, Ben, who has gone to the
army. 1t went very hard with his
mother to give up her boy. Mrs, Ben
son is n Of the most kind-hearted
women who ever lived in Annapolis.
AID Reese tells me that his father
in-law, J. r. Harris, and wife, of Iron
ton, will move into a house he bought
for them, near the |. o. 0. +. Hall,
Annapolis. We are glad they are
coming back to be neartheir children,
as they are both very feeble.
DR.. f. +. Farr has returned from
a three months trip through the
states of Washington, Nebraska, Kan
sas, and several Other states. He
ia looking we'll and reports crop pros
poets fine in most places where he has
been.
Il. W. Graves and wife motored to
St. Louis, leaving here Sunday morn
ing at 8 o'clock. They had some pref
ty rough roads to 60 over, but, no
doubt, got through all right. Mr.. G.
recently made a trip to Poplar Bluff in
his car and had good luck in getting
through.
Prof. j. B. Jackson from Pilot Knob
spent Sunday here with his parents.
w. T. Stevenson was at Taskee on
business last week.
Chester Schmidt and Pete Ruble
have returned home from St. Louis.
John Reed and son, Orville, who are
working at Flat River, spent Sunday
at home.
Mrs. Eva Walcott and sou, Harold,
have returned to their home in Good
land, Kansas, after a visit to her faith
er, VIM. Stevenson, and other rela.
tives here.
Mrs. John Lloyd has gone to Mar
quand to visit relatives.
Miss lola Howard is visiting her
parents here.
Quite a number of our people will
attend the Piedmont Fair this week.
John Farris will soon move his fam
lily to M~iddlebrook, where he has
bought a large tract OF timber.
A baby girl arrived at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Robinson last
week.
Mr.. Roy Taylor from Coldwater
spent Sunday here with friends.
} Miss Eleanor Brewington has gone
to Poplar Bluff to enter a business
) college.
A revival will begin at the Baptist
church Friday night. Rev. Reagan,
an evangelist from Illinois, assisted
by the pastor of the church, will con.
duct the meeting. ISAAC.
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