Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-04-25

Dr. Marshall reports the arrival OF
two baby girls the past week-one at
the home Of Frank Kuhn, Marble
Creek, Saturday, April 20, the other
at the home of Duncan Robertson, in
Arcadia, Tuesday, April 2sd. All well.
In the fifty years Of its existence
the REGISTERS circulation has never
had mere satisfactory growth than it
is enjoying at the present time. For
which We are most thankful to our
friends and readers, and will do our
best to faithfully serve you at all
times.
There was a record. breaking at
tendance at the picture show Monday
night to see the war picture, "France
In Arms" There were nearly 600 paid
enthusiastically far the largest at
tendance on any one show in the
seven years there has been a picture
h ow in Ironton.
The members OF the bar Of the 2lst
Judicial Circuit will hold a meeting in
Ironton Thursday evening of this
week. They will have a spread at the
Academy of Music, served by the la.
dies of the Red Cross, and then go to
the courthouse and indulge in speech
making and "reminiscences.
The REGISTER men are indebted to
Senator Carter NJ. Buford of Rey-
mold county for two beautiful silk
American pocket flags, and also for
a flag OF each OF our Allies-Great
Britain, France, Italy and Belgium.
We greatly appreciate the Senator's
kindness and thoughtfulness.
: j. NJ. Payton of Piedmont will COM
mence a survey of the lands known
U as the Allen tract, south of Ironton,
within the next week, for the Egyp-
tian Timber Company, OF st. Louis
recent purchasers Of the property
There are about 5000 acres of the
land and Mr.. Payton estimates it vii
require about q month to make the
survey.
t. The finding of the coroner's jury a
g the inquest on the body of John Tur
ner. who W as shot and killed, nea
Bixby in the west end of the county
1t on Tuesday of last week, was that tn
deceased came to his death by a gun
wound inflicted by Ed Enlow
Enlow is still in Jail and the facts wi
be investigated by the grand jury no'
in session.
We beg our very good friends--our 10
cal correspondent to be patient wit
=. us. The past three weeks have teste'
=. the columns of the REGISTER beyon'
y their capacity, forcing US to omit som
:. interesting contributions which we di
" with great reluctance; but the emer
gency passes with this issue, and W
hope to hear from our friends regt
larry and often.
'l' Debating teams from lronton al
III Mount Vernon high schools will co
ne test for the championship OF the sta
at the University OF Missouri, Colun
in bia, High School Day. May 4th. lrol
oil ton has won the championship OF II
a eastern part Of the state and Mou'
Vernon of the western. A scholar
at ship of the value Of s125 in the I'm
40 versity is given to the best individu
N. debater.
A crowd variously estimated
IN from one to two thousand met q
War Relic Train at the lront'
no station last Sunday afternoon.
aeroplane, some machine guns a
rifles we're exhibited and their maniE
lation explained; addresses by the
~ in charge of the exhibit were give
and the spirit of Americanlsm pr
vsding the throng was manifest. I
re- ter a stop Of about two hours, t
[on Relic Train babe us goodbye q
u proceeded on its way southwark.
Some time ago there was a cont
len given for eighth grade pupils OF
on county and a prize offered to the
OF and I'd best essays on SHOW to b
Uncle Sam win the war by the p
cry chase OF Thrift Stamps" Eighte
on" nupils entered this contest. The
,e," pers were graded by Victor Sea
superintendent OF Williamsville IL
the School. Miss Marian Huff OF Iron
lien winning LIST prize and Miss Luc
ome Schwab of Pilot Knob, I'd.
John Brooks, formerly OF I
a "a county, died in Bismarck, week
.on. fore last. Brooks was sent to
and penitentiary from Iron county al
we twelve years ago for the murder
John Clemonds at Graniteville
. 1905, but was paroled. His btotl
."". Amalek, who is serving a life
w tence on the same charge, atten
the funeral at Bismarck on the !
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