Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-09

county court was in session Monday
and then adjourned until Friday-un.
tilafter the draft examinations we're
Nothing but routine business
transacted. There was no response
to the courts advertisement for 10.
liciting bids from parties wishing to
furnish the county With wood.
To our old friend, "Farmer" 8. w..
Andrews, OF Russellville, We are in
debted for u magnificent basket Of
vegetables from his incompatible gar.
den. II wass big basket. filed to over
flowing with everything good in tho
vegetable line. We appreciate Mr..
Andrews generosity very much.
MIR. c. s. Russell returned to the
valley this week from q six months
~sojourn in New Madrid county, where
he is engaged in farming this year.
He says the crop outlook there is fine.
He states that all three Of his boys
were caught by the draft. Mr.. Rus
sell will return to New Madrid in Sep.
TENDER.
Robert Lee Lashley, a former resi-
dent of Iron county, died at his home
in Flat River, Sunday, Aug. 5, of ty.
phoid- malaria fever, aged 40 years
and four months. lnterment was
made Tuesday at Parkview cemetery,
Pennington. The deceased had long
been prominent in labor circles In the
lead country.
A great many visitors arrived in the
valley Monday and Tuesday to attend
the Baptist Assembly on Arcadia
Heights. The opening service Tues
day evening was we'll attended and
all indications are that this years
session will be a banner nj In every
respect. The session closes Sunday
evening, August 18th.
Mr.. D. G. Welty, Commissioner Of
Agriculture for the Missouri Pacific,
announces that a Demonstration Gar
devoted largely to instruction in can
ming foods and vegetables, will be sem
over the road in the near future. The
car will be sent to those points evil
denciug interest in the movement
Let's get busy and have the a visi
our county.
From tho C%enterville Outlook
Y "We understand that the right-of
way for the extension of the Sligo 1
Eastern railroad is now being cleared
: The proposed extension OF this roa'
is from East End, the present termi
8 nus, in the extreme western part o
Iron county, to the In!nan farm, o
Big Brushy, in the northwestern pal
: of Reynolds comfy"
Word was received here last Satur
9 day of the death in Maytield Hospita
st. Louis, that day, of Mrs. Clar
Twomey, relict OF the late Il. {
Twomey, of Ironton. The remain
we're brought to Ironton that mig
d and the funeral occurred from Il
10 family residence Sunday afternoo
interment being made in the Mason
"a cemetery. To the bereaved we e.
tend our sympathy.
A lev time card became etfecti
on the road Sunday. Trains Nos.
=. and 10 on the new card have be
changed to Nos. 81 and 80 and NO.
"a runs no farther south than Hogan; t
ia time of No. 80 at Ironton Is 1928 A.
N thirteen minutes earlier than No.
of was. What the object in terminate
is the run at Hogan is not clear to I
general public. Hogan is the OF
r place on the road between Piedmt
and Bismarck where there is a I"
No and this may have had something
do with the officials making II
station the terminus of the run.
3's time Is the same as formerly, II
la. NJ; No.4 arrives at4:30P P. NJ. on
Jul new card. No. SO, the local tr
~ south, gets here at 12:34P. NJ, and
80, north, at l:55 P. NJ; No. 8, sou
1aS bound, at 1885 P. NJ, stops on nag
The last session Of the state legl'
. no ture made several changes in the r
ON laws of Missouri, especially in the
mo lection of the poll taxes. One cha
ia that all males from twenty one
sixty, who are able. bodied, must
a poll tax not exceeding 81. Anos
is that a person who pays his poll
in labor shall be allowed twenty Ct
per hour for his time or forty G.
per hour for himself and team, "
he supplies the team. Poll taxes :
s been due since July let and the re
'em ~oyerseers are required to file q lie
dennquents by September LIST '
ises some Justice Of the peace in the q
ler' tv for the enforcement of collect
An The constable and Justice get I
The regular fee, and in addition the p
! to ecuting attorney is allowed IS In
On case.
The local board Tuesday made p
that ical examination Of 46 OF the
bout aro,tsd IN Iron county for mill
Big serv,ce. OF this number only
Des were rejected. Or. Marshall, the