Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-03-22

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Combination Bookcase and Writing
Desk. Address Box 29a, Ironton, Mo.
Recorder Hawkins issued the fol-
lowing marriage licenses the past
week:
Fred Light OF Munger and Wayne
Weeks of Le~sterville.
George B. Martin and Docia Troga
OF Vibufnum.
james Faulkner and Emma Brow.
ers Of Ironton.
VIM. T~rauernicht returned home
last Wednesday after an absence of
two months in Alabama, Mississippi
and Louisiana. He returns the picture
OF health and says they enjoyed their
trip immensely. Mrs. T~rauernicht
spent q few days in st. Louis ON the
return, reaching home Sunday night.
Ladies, remember the Spring MILF
merry Opening at the Style Shop,
Thursday evening, March 22d, s to 10
o'clock. Special features of the occa.
sion will be a copy of the hat worn by
the bride OF Ora cine, the famous man
milliner. and also copies of hats seen
at the Style Pageant at Moolah TEN.
pie, st. Louis. Many other rare at
fractions.
Allan II. Hinchey, of the Cape Re-
publican, q booster for Southeast Mis-
souri,, is in the city. 1t will be remem-
oered that MIR. Hinchey took quite an
interest in the organization of our old
Commercial Club, in which he rem
dered some valuable assistance, and
we would be glad to have him meet
with Us again in the near FUTURE
Lilbourn Herald.
Mrs. NJ. Z. Hughes, relict of the late
Joseph A. Hughes, died at her home
in 1ronton, Monday afternoon, March
10. 1917, at 3 O'Clock, after a brief ILL
ness Of pneumonia. The deceased
had been a resident of Ironton for
nearly sixty years. and lacked two
days OF being 81 years old. The flu.
neral occurs this "Wednesday after
noon at 2 O'Clock from the residence.
An obituary later.
9. G. O'Dell, the Reynolds county
agent for the Ford, passed through
here Friday noon on his way home
from st. Louis with three new cars.
Mr.. O'Dell only contracted for fifteen
cars this year. He has already dis
posed Of twenty one, but the distrib-
utor at st. Louis told him Friday that
he could get no more cars until next
August. just can't fill orders for
those contracted for.
A proposition will be submitted to
the voters OF the Ironton school dis.
trict at the election to be held April Sd
to increase the levy for school pur-
poses five cents on the hundred dol.
lars valuation. If this proposition
carries it will make the tax for schoo.
purposes in the district 81 on the hun
dred dollars valuation. A mere bag.
atelle. All the people have to do il
pay. Why should they care?
Superintendent Hanson, W. +. Nc,
kee and Miss Lizzie Russell, compos'
ing the Iron County Text Book Com.
mission, will meet in Ironton mex
Saturday for the purpose Of issuing al
advertisement asking for bids to sup
ply the public schools of the county
with books for the ensuing five years
the former contract having expired
What changes, If any, are contem'
plated have not yet been made known
Fletcher & Barger have received
the plans for the garage building they
propose erecting on Main street
north of the telephone exchange
The structure will be of brick, 4SxS'
feet. 1t will afford offices, show
rooms and garage. The front is to b.
of textile brick, with tile decoration
1t will be an imposing edifce and
credit to Main street. Work will b.
commenced within the next tw,
weeks.
II. r. Taylor started a crew of mel
to East Fork to bring down o drive o
ties, which will be taken from tn
water and banked when Black Rive
is reached, to await one Of the bi,
drives in the early summer. Othe
drives will be brought down from tn
headwaters Of Middle Fork and dow;
Brushey, to be landed at Black unit
the big drive starts. Mr.. 8. l.. Power
was in charge of the men who went t
East Fork.-Centerville Outlook.
From the Pennington Times: 9TH
Board Of Aldermen at its meeting las
Monday night ordered three carload
of oil for street oiling, at q cost Of
1.2 cents . gallon free on board .
Pennington. The Board also passe
, an ordinance laying the city off int
olling districts and provided for issu
ing tax bills against the property &C
cording to frontage for oiling th
streets. This will compel all propert
owners to bear their equal and pre-
portionate share for street oilIng, an
will insure we'll oiled streets for til
city.h
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