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

q = ~ VIII.
his ~ years Yr. Crommer looks good
ana is enjoying fair health.
county Chairman ID. Edgar Fletcher
Is advised that an aeroplane NAV be
sent TO the valley within the next
week To aid in the Fourth Liberty
Loan campaign. There is nothing Ger
taii as yet, but should the plans ma
'ureoue notice will be given.
The Public Service Communication
mas instructed the Iron County Flee
tric Light " Power Company to fur.
hish current from twelve. noon.
until an hous after sun up the follow.
ing morning. This means service
about eighteen hours out of twenty
four.
PRIVATE Arthur Robinson arrived
Mohuay from Jefferson Barracks, Mo-.
10 assist the local board for the next
lew months with the classification and
exemption OF the new re%gistrants.
IfiNate Robinson, whose home is at
irolton, is enlisted in the limited SER
Vice.-Wayne County Journal.
Mrs. VI. l.. Lentz arrived home Sat-
urday, after having spent two weeks
~ ironton, the guest of Rev. n. B.
Henry and family. She reports Mrs.
Thompson, Mrs. Henry's mother, who
Is we'll known to many Kenneth peo-
pie, recovering after a long illness.
she IS So years OF age.-Dunklin Ccun-
ty News.
From the Pennington News in the
Desloge Sun: "Mr. aud Mrs. o. j.
Mayherry were called to Troy, N. Y,
TUESDAY on account OF the death of
the wife OF their son, Lieut.. Hugh
Maybtrry. Lieutenant Mayberry was
stationed in the army at Greenville,
n. &. The people Of Pennington
sympathize with him in his sad be-
reayement.h
T.. }. Bean of the Public Service
Commission was here last Friday
to hear evidence from the people of
Glover and vicinity of their petition
that the railroad company maintain a
station agent at Clever. Judge Keith
represented the petitioners and Mr..
Larimore appeared for the company.
Decision will be announced later.
Word has been received from Des
Arc that the public school has been
closed on account OF influenza; there
are eighteen cases reported and some
developing into pneumonia. On nc
count OF the conditions the conductors
OF the Liberty Loan campaign have
determined to abandon the idea of
holding any public meetings. Send in
your loan subscription without delay
to your bank.
From a letter from Miss Zella
S%trother, we learn that she is now
with the Southwestern Division of the
American Red Cross with headuuar-
ters in st. Louis. She says among
other things, ~ mailed Frederick.
towns quota on Belgium and northern
France Relief and also your quota for
the Linen shower" She says the
organization is doing q wonderful
work and that Fredericktown's activ.
ity is a source of particular pleasure
for her. ~.Fredericktown Democrat
News.
tAIl & uCb ilF @IdAh 10 CDilktIIuLiiif
more than her share to the joy o
life these day at the Academy Theatre
in her newest Paramount production
"rhe Seven Swans" This was adapt
ed from Hans Anderson by Director
Searle Dawley, who was responsible
for the direction of ''SnoW White
last year, II of the most famous
pictures of screen history. "Tht
Seven Swans'' is a whimsical, appeal
ing fairy story with all the charm o
childhood and the lure Of magic
Witches, hobgoblins. swans, the sand
man and moon fairies have been WOW
en- into a story of exquisite charm
Adv.
Our old friend, Jas. L.. Brierton
writes from New Orleans: 'Dea
Frauk-I can't do without the REGIS
TER. Please apply the enclosed ont
my subscription. Do you realize it
been 10 years since I quit folding
the REGISTER on press days? | don
mind telling you now how | used tt
hate to see Thursdays come around
as Uncle Eli certainly believed in the
'work or fight" policy and I had tc
work or forego the free reading room
| had on Main street. My father wa
a subscriber Of the REGISTER, and Al
a boyd would rather not say year
ago, | formed q habit OF reading it ev
cry week and would be lonesome
without it now"
Ten or twelve sports climbed int,
Perry Patterson's green. painted trucl
last Sunday morning and glided on
of the valley, announcing, as the,
departed, that they were bound 70.
Ste. G%enevieve. Nobody, however
took the announcement seriously, 70
it is a fact that you can'tgo from her
tn Ste. Genevieve without passing
through WeiDgarten and the consensu
of opinion seemed to be that Vein
garten would be good enough for tina
bunch. And 80 it proved. The true
went absolutely "to the bad" som,
where in the Weingarten neighbor
hood. In some way the travellers go'
back to Pennington and came stray
Cling home long about the midnigh
hour In three or four Fords.
A bunch Of Gypsies, with a caravan
of four wagons, drove into Ironton o.
the FredericktOwn road last Wednes
day shortly after noon. About tn
time of their arrival Marshal Fisher