Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-04-12


Saturday proved to be a profitable
venture for the company, besides in
vestors secured some good lots at
reasonable prices. According to our
figures the total amount of the sale
was s., sl2 so"
We are sorry to hear that George
Davis. an old lronton boy and n of
the Iron Mountains most efficient
train dispatchers at Poplar Bluff, has
been a sufferer from rheumatism for
several months, and is now sojourn.
ing in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in the
hope that the baths will prove bene-
fetal. We sincerely hope to hear of an
early Improvement in his condition.
The Bank of Bismarck on Tuesday
purchased the building occupied by
Lucy & Lucy and the telephone com
pany from VIM. Trauernicht Of IRON
ton and DR.. j. l.. Eaton Of this city.
The lower floor is to be remoGeled
suitable tor Il home for the bank.
Among the Improvements to be made
is q modern front and tile floor. The
back part OF the building is to be fit
ted up for oi'ices.-Biemarek Gazette.
1t is reported in the st. Louis pa
pers that Burke and Hobbs recently
| closed q three weeks revival meeting
in johnson City, Ills. with 632 on.
versions and 400 additions to the
churches of that city. The gospel
team held a meeting with 1000 citi-
zens present and wired President VIII
son their approval of his stand on the
war situation. These evangeiists will
hold their next meetiog at Macon
City, Mo.
Recorder Hawkins issued the fol-
lowing marriage licenses the past
week:
Policy II. sumpter and Lena Petty
of Bixby.
William II. Daeken and Catherine
ISchinsky of st. Louis.
Eugene Meyers Of Belleview and
I Laura Crocker of Enough.
i Gay Rust and Miss Eftie Brown OF
: E!vins.
Ralph Edgar STANDBY of Brule ant
\, Cora Gertrude Thompson of Ironton.
j. W. Bergman, a former 1ro1
county boy, was elected Mayor o
Poplar Bluff in the city election il
that town last week, defeating his Re
+ publican opponent by a majority O
: 100 votes. In view of the fact tn
s Republican paper in the Bluff a fey
weeks ago was saying that the Demo
cratic nominations for city office
were going a begging" in that town
d Mr.. Bergman certainly shout
a feel proud OF his magnificent race
j.. We congratulate him and have II
doubt that he will give the people
model administration.
The REGISTER office was honore
g. last Thursday afternoon by a ca
@ from several members Of st. Paul
Guiid. The ladies informed us thu
d that was the last day Of their quiltin
ri for the season Since the 1st day {
N October last they had finished twel
ty-fve quilts, using from M to tiy
spools of thread on each quit, ha
- coffee every afternoon and all enjoy
-, ed the work very much. In view {
-. these accomplishments who will hay
:, the temerity to even intimate that til
qnilters ever indulge in gossipint
, Most assuredly not l.
w The Big Muddy Coal n Iron Con
of pany have purchased from the )
A. Joseph Lead Company 4 boiler AT
steam holster to be used in tt
prospecting work now being done c
-, Pilot Knob. The shaft on the mort
~ side of Knob hill is now down abo,
eighty-tive feet, too deep to VOL
l.. satisfactorily without power. I'll
~, shaft will probably be put down ff
feet further, and when it is complete
it is the intention to sink anothe
Teams were dispatched to the lea
OF country for the boiler and hoist
ia Tuesday. They will tie put in use
elf once.
n The Easter storm this year was ]
~ tense. Several days of last week we
'" pleasant enough but a rain came Sa
urday night and the wind started
me blow. Itgrew much colder and day
on Easter witnessed quite a ragi
ler snow storm which continued more
tie less steadily throughout the day. I
in ground was wet, though, and the has
ing melted as they fell. That night the
at. was a heavy frost, in fact a treeze,a
the thermometer recorded 20 degre
an, Next day WAS bright but the night "
he quite cold. On Tuesday morning I
ar indications are that Spring is again
ned the way.
ne Bonne Terre Register: "There "
leo n case tried in Justice Ramsey's col
en- in Flat River last week which attra
cd more than ordinary local intere
Ne II was a case in which q couple
,a!l men, both respected citizens of
ton town, were charged with stealing