Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-09
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night = sa't Overlook il.
Prof. Z. b. McClintock, who recent.
ly closed another successful term Of
school in the L~ibertyviiIe district,
made . trip through the Lead Belt
Saturday, meeting with many old
friends. Prof. McCiintock is being
strongly solicited by many to make
the race for Representative on the
Democratic ticket, but has not yet de-
cided what he will do in the matter
Farmingtsn Times.
W. W. Strother left yesterday for
De Soto where he with other parties |
has bought q 60-acre tract of land
adjoining the town. The land has on
it . heavy deposit OF pyrites which
will be mined. A part of it will be
subdivided aud put on the market as
town lots and the remainder will be
put in cultivation. MIR. Strother ex-
poets to live in DE Soto.-Frederick-
town Democrat-News.
The aviator who was to visit Flat
River Tuesday of last week on his
flight from Belleville, Ills to Spring.
field, Mo-, failed to put in an appear
ance and disappointed hundreds of
the Lead Belt people who had as
sembled to greet him. Not until in
the afternoon was word received that
the aeroplane would not come. The
government authorizes no more
flights for the Third Liberty Liam
after April Goth.
A number of men and teams arrived
at Arcadia last week and are now at
work changing the course Of the
branch north of the railroad station
so that the water will flow OF the east
side of the track. AS it is To- the
track crosses the stream two times
within a short distance, necessitating
the maintenance of two culcerts.
OF course if all the water can be kept
OH the east side OF the track the cul-
verts can be dispensed with. 1t is
said two months or longer will be re-
quired to complete the work,
"The Birth of a Nation" given at
the picture theatre last Saturday after.
noon and night, brought large audi
ennces to both shows. / was glad to
see this, for Mr.. Schaefer had ven
tured not a little in bringing to Iron
ton an exhibition rarely e e outside
the larger cities. In this connection
take pleasure in speaking a word o
commentator for MIR. S. He ha'
striven all along to give the better
class of pictures. Thoroughly homes
and square, and DESTROYS to please, ht
, has, as he deserves, h goodwin o
!, all.
Sundays st. Louis Post. Dispatch
, "One Of the interesting engagement
!, announced the past week, is that o.
Capt. Theodore White and Mrs. Edit
Hayt of Denver, Colo. Capt. White i
the son of Mrs. T. Ewing White of IL
. North Newstead avenue. He wa
;; graduated from Cornell in 1910 ant
has been a popular beau of society
His mother, and her sister, Mrs
George Atkinson Of Columbus, Ohio
Y who has been her guest, and hi
4 brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. AM
Mrs, Kelton White, will depart to-da,
t to attend the wedding. Capt. Whit
is now stationed at Camp Funsto'
with the 314th Ammunition Train"
Mrs. II. st. Louis, now sojournin
( with her daughter in Cuba, New Mex
= leo, let's us know that the spirit {
Americanism there is neitherdead nc
sleeping. Under date OF April %, sh
: writes: eve have a Red Cros
9 Chapter of $40 members. Easte
. Monday we gave q Bazaar and dane
u which Melted us over $500. When on
knows Cuba, it can scarcely be be
n lieved the wonderful c we hay
h had. We bought a portable organ
and, when the Liberty Loan an
y. Thrift Stamp drives are on, we get in
\. to a wagon--or car, if roads permit
and have our meetings, same as clvl
70 lied people-quite a change from nv
:, years ago."
I. The Marx-Haas Clothing Compan
1t of st. Louis is seeking locations fe
- several factories in towns adjacent
St. Louis. The Company has a con
tract to furnish the government 800
u 600 garments and because of labt
70 conditions in the city IL locating I'll
~ factories in the country. 1t has bee
suggested that Lonton make an e
J. fort to secure one of these factorie
But the conditions imposed hard
give us a chance. The company asl
= a SIS, 900 building and a guarantee
two hundred women and girl labol
* ers. II we could arrange for tt
re building 1t would be next to impos g
i, BILE to guarantee the labor.
A house on the farm Of w.
1t Keathley, two miles north of Bruno
9, was destroyed by fire Wednesday at
N ernoon Of last week. The house w
hi occupied by Mr.. Keathley's SO
Of Walker, and family, and with the
lived Walkers father in law, N
John Crowley. Mr.. Crowley di'
4. the day previous and the funei
70 occurred from the residence Wedne
nt day afternoon, interment being ma
in the Brewington cemetery, abo
three miles distant. When the fun
raj party returned home, after
absence Of four hours, the buildi
ed was in ruins. House aud confer
n were q total loss. About $35 In MOI
ad ev was burned in the house. The X
ht is about 5000. No insurance.
,n The controversy regarding
location of the ct, Louis to Pop