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

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Monday reelected the old board Of
directors for another year. No
changes were made in the officers. The
business OF the institution the past
year has been very satisfactory.
Fred Erb has vacated the Prince
residence and removed to the house
on north Shepherd street, recently
occupied by IL. l.. Rieke, who is now
domiciled in the building on the cor
ner, just south of his place of bust
ness. Carl Sampson, landscape gar
dener at HOwe's "Morning Thorpe
Farm" IL now living in the Prince
home.
Hon. b. b. Cahoon OF Frederick
town urges the raising of a fund in
each county for sending the soldier
boys the home papers. He volun-
teered to subscribe $50 to such a fund
in his W county. Mr.. Cahoon. who
ia 4 Union veteran, says that nothing
vas more highly appreciated by the
soldiers OF that war than to get the
old home papers.-Pot0si journal.
DIR. Milford Riggs, who is superin-
tendent OF the Baptist Old Folks Home
at Ir%onton, and also pastor of the Bap-
fist church there, was here Sunday
evening, and spoke briefly at the
Baptist Church, concerning the needs
of the Home. lie tells US the Home
has recently been granted n
charter, has elected a board con-
sisting Of II mel and women, from
different parts of the state, and is
now prepared for alignment with the
Missouri Baptist General Association.
DIR. Riggs came here from Desloge,
where he had spoken Sunday morn
ing.-Lead Belt News.
Attorney Sam NJ. Brewster an
nounces in this weeks REGISTER as a
candidate for the Democratic nomi-
nation for Probate Judge of Iron
county. The office Of probate Judge
is, indeed, a most important n and
a general knowledge of the law is
most essential to tho intelligent and
satisfactory discharge of the duties
thereof. Mr.. Brewster rightly feels
that the experience and knowledge
gained in several years. practice
would be of jncalculable value and
benefit to him in administering on the
affairs of probate should he be honor.
ed by being nominated aud elected to
the office to, which he aspires. The
REGISTER takes pleasure in testifying
to Mr.. Brewster's merit and Democra-
cy.
st. Fraccois county's road working
machinery is not all proving fatisfac-
tory. The following is from the last
issue of the Pennington News: 1.-THE
county court has been making an eft.
fort again this week to get some sat
isfactory service out of the big Gar
ford truck which the county court
purchased last year at a costo of $4,000.
The company has had three men here
the past week working with the big
machine. 1t has been retitted, we un-
derstand, with a new engine but still
it took from 1875 A. NJ, to 5 p. NJ. to
bring a full load, including the two
loaded trailers which it was bought
to haul--from Iron Mountain to Farm
ingtonon Wednesday. Judge Matkin
told the News that the ponderous
truck was entirely too heavy for the
roads here and that the court was
very anxious to trade it for a smaller
and more speedy truck"
Last Saturday the remains of the late
DR.. Hugo Summa were brought from
St. Louis for interment on the grounds
he had loved so we'll. The funeral
party, consisting of the family and
few near friends, was met at the station
by a delegation Of Valley citizens who
attended the body to its final resting
place. The grave was located under
q great cherry tree at the southern
extremity of the grounds-the spot
the deceased had chosen for the
purpose. A brief but impressive anC
fitting eulogy was read by DR.. r. W
Gay, who had long been an intimate
friend of him who lay silent and inert
before us. Rev. N. b. Henry conducted
the funeral services, and his few re-
marks were peculiarly appropriate
and uttered with feeling. Then thu
body was consigned to the mothe.
earth whence it had come, and silence
brooded DER the rounded grave. 1
the disembodied spirit fingers owe
the spot which holds its earthly tene
ment, that of DIR. Hugo Summa look
upon as fair a picture of mountain
field and vale as v e entranced tn
eye. Peace and rest are in the scene
The following money and clothin!
has been donated by the good peopl
of Ironton to Florence G. Left, VIII
was forced to leave home because o
most cruel and inhuman treatment
Mrs G Jones. clothing; Mrs b !
Brown, clothing and cash; Mrs Pruitt
clothing; Mrs Farmhouse, clothing
Mrs W r. Edgar, Jr, clothing; Mr.
Conway, shoes and clothing; Mr.
AXE, clothing; Mrs Haywood, CONT
and brush; John | MarsSall, 81; J 4
Hawkins, 81; Cash, SOC; Cash, SOC
Mrs g Collins, Soc; Mrs Trauernich1
25c; DR. Gay, SOC; l Il Whitworth, 81
A M Madigan, soc; r l. Barger, 60c
; D Edgar Fletcher, soc; X W Houston
> 81; VIM King, 81; r + White SOC;
Shoop, Soc; Albert Kuhn, SOC; J
Curtis, 25c; 5 P Ringo, 81; J Dinge1
soc; 8 j Schach, SOC: q A Buckley
3 soc; Mrs G Hanson, 50c; c Newman
. soc; Claude Hart, 81; Mrs Henri