Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-01

ASeA'A &c.
Mckisson LETT Tuesday to visit their
daughter in Poplar Bluff.
Mr.. August Rieke returned Monday
afternoon on train No. 1 from a two
weeks ~sojourn in Hot Springs, ARK
ansas. Mr.. Rieke spent all the tine
he was there in ST. Joseph's hospital
aud was unatie TO take the baths.
We regret to learn that his condition
is serious aud hope Tor an early an
proyement. Mir. W. W. Reese went
to the SPRINGS Saturday night and ac-
companied MIR. Rieke home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Bo!i!nger and
| children returned home Saturday
| from BelIeview. Mr.. Boillnger had
accompanied his sister, Mrs, Maude
| Meatur, Ia a #. Louis hospital where
| she submitted to a second and j. is
thought successful operation. Air.
and Mrs. Roy Robinson Gl .Eelleview
and Mrs. Moilie Paullus OF Oklahoma
| CITY also came to G~recnvllie Tor a
| short visit.-Wayne County Journal.
Car, Trauernicht came in Saturday
from Lebanon, Tenn, where he last
week graduated with highest honors
from the Law Department Of tie
Cumberland University. Carl finished
the course in law at this splendid Old
school in much less than the usual
time required by most students which
is quite a compliment to his ability
and applications as a student. For the
present he will continue his work as
Deputy County Clerk, but will take
the State bar examination in the
spring ard will likely shortly there
after enter the regular practice OF his
profession. Pennington News.
Floyd II. Sumptsr, a former resi-
dent of Iron county, now Nv
, ing In Macon City, Missouri, had the
misfortune recently to suffer a broken
leg. The following is reproduced
| from the Macon Daily Chronicle'He
> aid of January 25th: "Floyd sumpter
who was unfortunate enough to ge'
F., his leg broken at the ''Boots" Thomas
building a couple OF weeks age wat
Q happily remembered to-day with {
I large basket OF delicious fruits, a con
tribution from the members OF the Is
Y p. L. of the First Baptist chu rc}l
rioyd is a faithful member Of this IN
ion and he has been greatly missed y,
the Sunday school,
Last Fridays st. Louis papers told
OF the suicide the day before a
Quincy, Illinois, OF q young man WI.
e gave his name as Lloyd Simpson an
o said Lis home was in Ir~onton, Mo. tt
u committed suicide by throwing hlA
. self under a passing train. NO on
here seems to know anything Of a ma
by a name Of Lloyd Simpson. Som
# neople are inclined to think that til
j. suicide might be Layton Simpson, so
n Of the late John Simpson, for man,
ia wears d Blacksmith in Arcadia. IT
maintained. however, that Layto
Simpson IL at work in the lead bel
= No one seems to have any definite il
!, formation In the premises.
o The following item OF local inteTe'
% ia taken from the Milan Glenn Is
change. Mrs. Smith Miss Grat
"a Whitworth was born ard reared
Z lronton-~thc daughter Of my neigh
III Dor aud friend. Mr.. I. G. Whitwort.
o.t May her life be Of continued go
is fortune and happiness! Mrs. }. J
CARPENTER entertained Tuesday ever
lang with a four course dInnerip hon
" OF Prof. and Mrs. Smith, the princip
"a Of the Lavina High School, who W
Ms recently married, and Mrs. Smith
brother and her college chum oil !
nc Louis, at their home at Lavina. a
- ter the dinner the guests were ente
tanned by bringing the ladies' to Z
wv theater at Milan"
ar Under date Of January 25th n
's- friend, J.. W. GARRISON, Of Clarks,Lo
isiana, writes me:
no NV Dear MIR. Ake-Iread with mu
Ity interest, all the while, the REGisTf
but especially SO this week-the a
count of the old Pennsylvania pape
of am mailing you a paper from sou
w. Louisiana this week, right out OF q
creole district. am well acquaint
in that section, n OF our associat
'er companies operating in adjoining ~
o., ish. and have large holdings of t'mt
er. in Evapgeline. So far as have be
able to discover, there is only q
~non."cajer" in the town OF Vi
a. Platte, viz the agent Of the 7. Il
II. r., and this paper will clearly INK
" cate to you the French.Cathollc pc
ulation. There ia not q Masonic lod
10 in the Parish. l have had 1t point
re. ont TO mt, however, the first Bapt
church erected west of the Mississil
river. and this Is located on the W.
!. tern portion al this Parish. lcanr
youch for the truthiulness OF the
sertiop, however. have FOUND {
40 for a fact that Longfellow was re-
ok. in Evangeline Parish, although so
err. of his descriptions IN his poem
very accurate. a college friend 81
!. him the facts.
.of The article Mr.. G. refers to '
oie printed in the REGISTER mailed
him at noon January 2i,h, and del
cred to him next morning. No &c