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

fABcs.s county Esopsc arc NJ" Iee"s
begin producing ore and that he
predicts they viii make great riches
for their owners.-Farmington News.
Just about the time people permit
ted themselves to hope that small pox
had been stamped out in this commu-
nifty the announcement was made Sat
urday that VIM. Garrison, who lives
4 farm a mile south Of Arcadia,
and three of his children were suffer
ing from the disease. Quarantine was
at once established. 1t is thought the
contagion was communicated to the
Garrisons by a woman who recently
visited them from Poplar Bluff. They
lost Il six weeks old babe last week,
but it is said its death "a not due to
small pox. At this writing Garrison
is reported to be in q serious condl-
ton.
The entertainment given By the
Graduating Glass of the lronton High
School was largely attended, n 1t
merited the generous patronage ex'
tended. The Comedy, 'What Became
Of Parker?" is greatly superior to the
ordinary school play, calling for no
little talent and careful reading IN its
production. The several parts were
so rendered as to give pleasure and
enjoyment 10 all who heard them.
We congratulate these young people
! who are about to take up Il serious
role in the drama OF life, and trust
they may. all and severasly, play their
allotted parts faithfully and searlessly;
may SWELL done.n be the comment
upon their efforts, and achievement
attend their endeavors always. Be-
tween the acts Of the play, the little
orchestra did the best it could with
that blamed old rattle-trap OF q piano,
and two songs by Miss Perkins of the
Leadwood High School were beard
with delight.
On Monday Of last week Frank
Mason, a young man about nineteen
years of age, was brought here from
Vulcan, in the south end of the coun-
ty, and placed on the county farm
Mason had been in poor health for
lsome time, being taken care Of By Sam
: Moss. Aa he had no means or no reia-
tives and his condition grew worse ne
was made a county charge. lie died
! three days after being taken to the
farm OF tuberculosis. He had spent
f most Of the past year in the southern
>. end Of the county and had been know
G up and down the road for severa
wears. He stated that he lett his homf
at Poplar Bluff several years ago an'
that his father, Isom Mason, was thei
81 well known blacksmith there. In
curry in Poplar Bluff, however. atte
the young mans death, failed 20 ellie!
any information as to lsom Mason
a in fact no one could be found Wht
l. ever knew such Il man-and the re
= mains were inferred on the count.
y farm. Should these lines corao to III
= notice of any II knowing the where
T. abouts of any Of the young mar
N people he or she is requested TO con
> municate With the authorities here.
II. G. West, salesman for the d.
th troit Computing Scales Co., was ar
IN rested by Sheriff Blue at the Ironto
ly station last Friday afternoon as
in was preparing TO board train No. =
ut West arrived in lronton Hheht7tN
x months ago and made his ~headqaa
i Il tiers st the Commercial Hotel. ]
to paid for some OF his board al
aiodsing, but when he ANNOUNCED
ais Mrs. Wilkinson last Friday that
IDS was going to leave town he was
arrears for some time, Mrs. WIKI
is. son told him he could not leave Nh
$. he paid what he owed. He sepli
yer that he did not have the money
list pay the board bill, but would send
elk. to her soon, and then went to t
.ss. lstatiou to board the train. Mrs. W
ted kinson laid the matter before I
,y- Prosecuting Attorney, who caused
lty. warrant to be issueda and West was;
err p~reDendcd as ABOVE stateu. ne Va
!. to Jail for a few hours and then pie;
Nav cd guilty before Justice I:asche to
sh.. charge Of attempting to defraut
hotel keeper, and, on his promise
49,. nay tho bill, was released on pawn
49,, of a fine of ono dollar and costs, W
~arrauged matters with Mrs. Wilkin
s;or next day by leaving one OF his SCI
;h,v with her as security for his board
m. and then took his departure fir
he town, promising tc send the mo-
nth he owed in o few days.
Hiram j. Grover, Jr., Il son OF
has late Hiram J. Grover, ST., of
alb Louis, was quite well known to IA
the REGISTER readers. For many ye
d by the family had a home in lronton
om,- spent their summers here. The
/, are lowing, taken from last Sundays
.egi- Louis Republic, tells of Mr.. Grow
that sudden and unexpected death: CHI
DR.. j. Grover, formerly we'll known u
,olds Louis, and brother Of James Ham
lion. Grover, vice president OF the M
NJ a gage Trust Company, killed hin
Anio Friday In his homo ut H~roYidenCe