Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-07-26

AFTERNOON. just about every kind Of
car was represented In tho coutiuu-
Gus string of automobiles.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Hsrtshoru of
near Pennington and Mrs. Ann E.
Axe and son, Ed. s., recently of Cali.
!ornia' motored to Ironton Sunday.
Mrs. AXE and son formerly lived here
and his was their first visit to Iron.
ton since they went to California in
1888. Both are in good health.
The Hartzell Milling Company this
week received the new machinery for
their ironton mill. They expect to
be making the famous "Flavo" -four
III the next ten days. The machinery
will be operated by electricity the
company having made a three.ysar-
contract with the light people. This
insures our day current.
Superintendent Geo. W. Hans on,
W. ID. Kendall and A. NJ. Allen, of
lronton, and Randolph Adams, OF the
west end of the county, were in Pop.
lar Bluff last Thursday to take the
examination for admission to the of.
hcers' training camp to start at Fort
Riley about August Goth. They will
get returns from the examination
early in August.
From the Poplar Bluff Republican:
"sam Fitz, employed by the Western
Tie and Timber Company, with head
quarters in this city and who left here
some weeks ago to enter the radio
service of the navy, is surely remem-
bered by his old employers. Before
he departed they gave him a bonus of
$500 and promised him that his old
position was open to him after he
comes back from doing his Bit"
News was received here last We'd
nesday of the death OF Eugene Wink
Ter, son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Winkler,
of Poplar Bluff, in a hospital in st.
Louis the day before. The young
man had been in poor health for
some time, we are told. The remains
were taken to Poplar Bluff for inter-
ment. TO the bereaved family the
REGISTER extends its assurance of
sympathy.
Miss Mary A. Stewart, the State
Hostess, from the office of the Red
Cross Director for Missouri, will lee
ture on Red Cross matters at the
Episcopal Church this "Wednesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock, at which time
the formation OF an Auxiliary will be
taken up. All interested in the well
fare of our soldiers and sailors abroad,
especially Red Cross members, should
hear this lecture and thus obtain first.
hand information as to the needs tc
be supplied.
Five automobiles loaded with Nal
den citizens departed Tuesday morn
ing for Arcadia, Mo-, to attend thu
Eighth Methodist Assembly to be il
session from July Is to 29th, inclusive
A most interesting and instructive
program is to be rendered. Car
leaving Maiden were driven by W. H
Hartman, J. K. Wilson, W. r. Ander
son, Jesse Mills and W. f. Smith. /
is but natural to expect the trip ant
the time spent at Arcadia was a nos
pleasant and enjoyable one,--Malder
Merit.
Geo. r. Johnson, of st. Louis, cor
responding secretary OF the Missouri
Baptist Assembly, was in Irontol
several days the past week arranging
for the twelfth annual session of tn,
Assembly which will be held on Area
dia Heights, August 7th to 10th. HI
reports the outlook most encouraging
for Q record. breaking attendance OF
the Assembly this year. Reservation
have already been made for more
than fifty tents. Mr.. johnson will re
turn Thursday to remain until the As
sembly closes.
Thornton Hensley and brother
Congressman Walter L. Hensley, O
this district have leased the Jersey
dale dairy farm to George Meyer o
Pevely route l and Thornton 10 to G
Oklahoma where they have an inter
est in some mining land for whicl
they are said to have had an offer Q
five times the amount OF their In
vestment. Thornton and Meyer wer
here Friday with Milton Moss and hi
son, Charles, on business concernin
the lease OF the dairy fsrm.-Hills
boro Democrat. 3
Recorder Hawkins issued the fol-
lowing marriage licenses the pas
past week:
Lester Bergner Of Huszsh an
Bessie Worley Of Goodwster.
Edgar F. Dival Of Granite City, Ills
and Florence G. Rooms Of st. Louis.
Arthur Henson and Ida e. ReeveI
of Chloride.
B. E. King Of Brunot and Pear
Bennett OF lockwood.
VIM. Mcpherson Jones Of Granite
VILE and Myrtle May Orrick Of Mid
djehrook.