Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-10-17

sue to the Bank of Des Are and Rank
OF Poplar Bluif. The bonds draw q
per cent. interest and wilt be sold at
par: IL is expected to finish ell the
prelinliIaries this fall and arrange for
construction Of the roads early in the
spring.
s. I. Wilson, who left the valley
about two years ago, for Illinois, from
where, after a short stay, he went to
Goleta, California, writes us from the
latter place under date OF October II:
III don't feel like | could stay here
any longer if did not get the REGIS
TER, to hear the news from the Area
dia Valley which is the finest place /
have seen in all of my travel, and
hope to meet my friends there in the
near future. Missouri for me every
time: health is more than wea!th!n
{. Il. Wadiow departed from Gem
terville tijs morning for Washington.
ID. G., where he has recently been APP
pointed 10 = position as law clerk in
The Internal Revenue Department of
the National Treasury. Mr.. Waalow
intends to try this position cut and if
he likes it better than he oes the
position he has with the West Pub
fishing Co., from which company he
has "A turlongh for Il few weeks, he vii!
remain there permanently; otherwise
he will return to Missouri Reynolds
County Outlook.
County Chairman D. Edgar Fetch
et last week received word that a
band from the Great Lakes Training
Station would be here Friday 10 aid
in the Liberty Loan campaign. Mon
day evening, however, a telegram
was received stating that because Of
the epidemic of Influenza throughout
the country the itinerary o. the band
bad been cancelled and it would not be
here on the date named. The an
~Douneement came As a dlsappoint-
ment to many of our people who had
anticipated hearing some real good
music. ,.
The search for Louis j. Kerth, the
missing kirkwood banker, continues
but there have been no delopments Of
Importance the past week. MIR, John
Il. Wilson, the missing mans brother
in-iaw, who came here about tet
days ago to investigate reports tina
kerth had tbs week previous visited
IA number Of farm houses in the Doe
Run netghborhood, has returned home
without ascertaining anything def
mite. kerth came to Ironton from
kirkwood on a hunting trip about
month .ce and disappeared shortly
after his arrival.
Former Governor, Jos. ". Folk
Democratic nominee for United State
Senator, and Hon. Arthur T. Brewster
Democratic nominee for Congress !
this district, will address the people
Iron County at the Courthouse in lrol
ton, Wednesday evening, October lott
at 5 O'clock. Everybody cordially il
+ yited.
> The following is sent us from Lift
, Rock, Ark: at would perhaps be
!, interest to some of the friends
4 Miss Jeanette {.Nettie) Summers,
i know that she and Lieutenant jaime
Barry of Cincinnati, Ohio, were mai
a ried October 9TH. Lieutenant Barr
, and wife will make their home in II
> st. Clair Apartment, 406 Z 9th Stree
: Little Rock, while Lieutenant Bari
3 is stationed at Camp Pike as Ravon'
: Instructor of the Central Office
s Training School. In civilian Ii
Lieutenant Barry was District Alto
ney of Cincinnati, Ohio, and at whit
place they will make their home aft
{ the war"
. Pursuant to directions from Il
9 State Board of Health the lronts
g schools closed last Friday because
q the epidemic of influenza througho
@ the country. The picture show hi
closed and the churcnes held no Sc
vices Sunday. Mrs. Lee Davis, in A
a cadia, has had a rather severe attat
:, of the disease, and several. membe
of the family OF DIN Jones have co
- tracted the epidemic. A couple mel
;. bers of the Orr family in trenton a
"a said to have the ma!ady in mild for
:, In Des arc and the west end OF I
county many cases are reported.
is difficult to say just now when t
@ ban will be lifted aud the schools OPP
It and public gatherings be permit
q again. ~