Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-07

pe no more picture SHOWS until iur-
Their notice.
Rev. DIR. Riggs has returned from
st. Louis where he underwent a surgi-
cal operation. His condition is very
satisfactory and while he is still con-
fined to the house he expects to be
out and around before many days.
August Inner, a former Pilot Knob
boy who has been in the employ OF
the city government in st. Louis for
several years past, has resigned his po-
sition to accept a clerical position
with the Red Cross at Camp Funston.
j. A. Smith, the prosperous and well
known farmer on Marble Greek,
butchered two fine hogs last week.
One of them weighed TAG lbs, dressed,
and the other, $50 lbs. From the
larger hog nineteen gallons of lard
we're rendered.
The net proceeds OF the Box Supper
given in the Academy of Music last
Thursday evening for the benefit of
the Red Cross were ss7. A most sue
cessfal affair in every way and the
young ladies in charge are certainly to
be congratulated.
The members of the Red Cross
Chapter ask every lady in the valley
to make and donate an apron for the
Washington Birthday Party to be Civ
en- in the Academy of Music, Friday
evening, February I'D. Plain kitchen
aprons, made TO fit yourself, iprefer-
red.
Paul Jones was thrown from his
sled aud got a pretty hard fall while
coasting on Dent street Il evening
the earlier part of last week. He had
to stay home for a few days but is now
out again and ii is not thought will
suffer any futher inconvenience from
his mishap. His father was here from
Brunot to see him.
From the Bismarck Gazette: "Quite
a scare was created Thursday morn
ing when a man, a stranger here, was
roaming at large on the streets with a
bad case of smallpox. DR.. g. G. Ker-
lagoon, of the Board OF Health, was
notified and after a thorough exami-
nation found his ailment to be a skin
poison. \ certificate which the mar
had from a specialist s~ubstantiateC
Dr.. kerlagon's diagnosis
Sunday night about seven O'Clock
as Edward Bethel and Warren Lott
were returning home from lronton il
the formers Ford roadster it caught
on fire near Iron Mountain and was
completely destroyed. Mr.. Hethe
said that just before he noticed the
car vas on fire that the engine back
fred several times. He thinks The
fire vas started in this way. The
a was almost totally dem olished
This loss, also, was covered by in
Observation-Disclosures News.
A number of new cases of smallpox
reported the past week. At The hom'
of John Mayes in south Ironton Their
are four or five cases: at Lee Usher's
in west fronton, probably as man.
more; several cases at Sam White
heads, east of the station, and anoth
er at Geo. Hartwick's, who lives o.
the old B%umgartner place, east Q
Tronton. Several members OF tn
family Of s. A. Orr, in Pilot Knob, ar
reported to be suffering from the dis
ease. guarantees have been estah
lished and it is hoped the contagiol
can be stamped out.
The boys and girls have had a fin
time coasting the past week. TIL
sleet gave them a sheet of ice and tn
sleds went down the hills as if the
were shot out = gun. Indeed, tn
velocity was SO great that it was
wonder no n was seriously hur1
Marshal Fisher was instructed to kee
the coasters off of the popular trae
on Dent street for fear in crossin
Main street they would collide wit
an automobile or ae{eam and som
one get badly hurt Since then niue
of the coasting has been done in tn
"Company Field" across the railroa
/ track.
! A Recital was given by Misse
I Helen Jones, Gladys Bell, Maurin
Farmhouse and Mr.. Byron kindel
pupils Of Miss Irene Marshall, las
Monday evening. NOTWITHSTANDING
the weather was cold and the wa
. slippery and uncertain, there vas
, goodly attendance, aud the audito,
, were amply entertained that evenin
in the comfortable rooms of the Mar
shall home. The pupils increasin
proficiency showed the careful in
!, %struction and guidance of the com
, petent teacher. Miss Ida M. johnson
with a reading, and Miss Pearl Work
man and Miss Marshall, with plan
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