Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-31

l am IN receipt oil q letter from my
old friend, Pat O'Brien, together with
some newspaper clippings. setting
forth the genial weather conditions in
California. How I would like to greet
him and with him enjoy the sunshine
and flowers of the Golden State!
Lee Polk, who has been in the army
training camp since September, re-
ceieed an honorable discharge at
Camp Doniphan for physical disability
and came home Sunday. He stated
that all the other Bismarck boys are
getting along fne.- Bismarck Gazette.
Z. +. Evans of Ironton was in De
Soto Tuesday on business. He is or
ganizing a company to take over the
Graniteville quarries and the Belle
view Valley railroad, and several of
our citizens have taken stock. They
believe it a good proposition.-De So
to Press.
Rev. DR.. Riggs, superintendent of
the Baptist Home in this city, has
been in the Missouri Baptist Santa
rum, st. Louis, the past two weeks,
where he underwent a surgical ope-
ration. His condition is most salts
factory and he will probably be home
in a few days.
Sheriff Blue went to Brunei last
Thursday and arrested Drury Smith,
who was wanted in Wayne county on
charges of disturbing the peace and
carrying concealed weapons, Smith,
who is about Is years OF age, had been
evading the Wayne county officials
for some time.
win Sigman, who is working for
the Standard Oil Company here and
boarding with his brother, Frank,
went to Ironton Saturday to visit his
amily, returning Monday. He has
been working here for three months
and expects to move his family here
in the springfield Belt News.
STRAYED- Last summer from Sabu-
la, 4 red and white spotted heifer-
mostly red~~two years old the com
ing spring. Smooth crop Off right
ear and hole in the left. Five dollars
reward for her return or information
leading to her recovery.
% JOHN PANNEBECkER, Sabula, Mo.
This fish story is frem the Puxico
r Index: sit has been estimated by an
old fisherman that 10000 pounds q
, fish have been taken out Of Mingc
2 Creek since the freeze. All that is
& necessary is, break the ice and rake
the fish out. Great crowds from here
and several from other towns s.
down every day"
9 Recorder Hawkins issued the fol
lowing marriage licenses the past
week:
Jackson Sutton and Annie Brewe'
of Reynolds county.
j, Jesse prater and Elsie Douglas 0
BiXhy.
Aaron Thorp and Roma Henry o
Fredericktown.
Eddie Bethel came over from Farm
ington in his Ford delivery car Sun
day. On his way back that eveninl
the car took fire at Iron Mountail
and vas badly damaged, the from
e wheels, bed and top being destroyed
0 The loss is covered by insurance. TIL
car was brought to Fletcher Il Barg
: er's for repairs Monday.
Miss Lizzie Russell of Belle view wa
a caller Saturday. Miss Russell say
~ that she had anticipated q visit thi
summer from her sister, Mrs. Plume
y Smith, who, with her husband, ha
: been engaged in missionary work j
Congo, Africa, the past three years
y but, because of the submarine war
fare, Mrs. Smith has about conclude
g not to visit America this year.
y 1t is reported that quite a force
~ men will be put to work in the mine
- at Iron Mountain as oon as weBthe
conditions will permit. One shaft
70 being sunk to a depth of 1870 feet, nes
m the old store building, and it is prt
Or posed to put down another one
70 once. Two large washers are to |
v built to wash the ore on the dump
all of which, it is announced, will |
I'd shipped out as rapidly as possible.
The Postoffice Department is az
~ vertising for bids to carry the ms
y from Bismarck to Caledonia and BE
- grade, to be carried daily except Sui
day, a distance OF 10 miles and retur
lis A bond in sum of $500 is require
VI with each bid. Bids will be receive
us until February 18th. The contract
at to begin March 1, 1913, and continu
he until June 80, 1919. Bismarck Gj
zette.
W, r, L. Farmer, an Ironton boy, bo1
or and reared has been making his hon
ms = n....I Mr., Nfac;no fn, n mr.