Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-08
Annapolis News.

we nave naQ me WeatH0r me past
week. Sunday night, October 2sth,
we had an electrical storm with wind
and rain. Fencing was blown down
for several Annapolis people. Squire
Kitchell and family wore out in the
rain next morning putting up about
forty yards OF their fence that was
blown down. They all got wet and
most Of them have been in bed ever
since sick with cold and grip.
James L. CASTLE and wife of Flat
River are visiting their children and
other relatives in Annapolis.
William Farmer, our barber, Is fig
uring on moving to a new location,
probably Kansas. He is a good bar
ber and will make friends wherever
he goes.
MIR. James Brewer died quite sud-
denly at his home on Hyatt's Creek,
iu Reynolds county, eight miles west
OF Annapolis, Friday morning, Nov
emher 2, 1917. Mr.. Brewer vast Just
recovering from an attack of pneu-
monia fever. The night before he
took a dose OF medicine-got the
wrong medicine--and it cramped him
to death. Deceased was about forty
five years Of age and leaves four sons
and a daughter to mourn the loss of a
good father, his wife having preceded
him across the river five years ago.
He was laid to rest by the side of his
wife in the Hyatt Creek cemetery,
near his home.
James Z. Reed. who has been on
the sick list, is able to be up again.
Ed Moss will accompany John W.
Alcorn to his saw mill at Ruble, in
Reynolds county, to-day, to make re-
pairs on some of the machinery.
Jesse Jones, son of Shad Jones, who
used to live near BEDFORD, vas in An
napolis Sunday morning. ne is living
in Arkansas now.
Mr.. Willett of Carver Creek is in
town to-day having some horse shoe
ing done.
Thomas Lonas of Flat River is in
Annapolis, looking for a location, as
he has been laid off over there. He
expects a call to the army soon.
James Slusher is gathering his corn
in the field south Of town. 1t Is turn
ing out fine.
Squire Kitchell was called down to
Rev. Alcorn's last Saturday to exc
cute some papers. The parson Is
about to sell out at a good price.
The boys OF Annapolis and here.
abouts who made themselves busy
Halloween destroying property, car
rying off wheel oarrows, breaking up
thing, tearing up wagons and com.
hitting other depredations, are fast
getting the mselves in a hole. The Of.
tenders names are all on file with the
Justice Of the Peace. Unless all prop
erty Is replaced or damage made good
before next Monday, November 18th,
something will happen.
Corn, 81 q bushel; potatoes, sl.25.
Not much selling at that.
There are said to be plenty o fsquir.
rels In the woods, but no deer or tur-
key.
John r. Harris was uneasy about
his IRON COUNTY REGISTER last Wed.
nesday morning and employed the
Squire OF Annapolis to write Bro. ATE
to forward bis paper to Anuapolis,but
when he went to the post.ofide. st 2
O'Clock his paper was there. The old
Squire was i little afraid to write the
card for fear II might be construed In
to q violation Of the Iron county local
option law.
Jesse Cook and his father, John
Cook, Of MIL Springs, have moved 70
the farm that they purchased last
June, known ~ the Worley lsnds,fve
miles east Of Annapolis. The Do.
boards IRE in possession Of the land,
under . lssss from VIM. 8. Worlsy 70
Enoch Dsboard made In 1901.
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