Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-10-31


IL IL announced that there have he.n
no new ca-eso of influenza repor,ed In
the valley the past week and those
persons previously afflicted with the
dlsease are convairscent. The church.
Is VIII be permitted To resume seryi.
res Sunday and the public schools will
iiseiy open Monday after being clos
cd Tor three weeks.
Mr.. q. W. Duriee Ut Arcadia last
week received word of tue death of
his nephew, George Durfee. son of
Mr.; and Mrs. Frank Durfee, of Wa
terloo. His, who was killed in France
September 20, 1915, aged 20 years.
deceased belonged TO the l3s,h
Missouri regiment and was regarded
as a most excellent man hy those who
knew him. Mr.. Durfee has u SYM
pathy.
}. NJ. Lucas Of Goodwater was in
lronton last Saturday on his way
nome from st. Louis, where he had
been with his son. &. s, who last
week underwent a surgical operation
in the D~eaconness' hospital. The DID,
Grafton was successful and the patient
is doing nicely, As soon as he il. able
to leave the hospital the young man
VIII spend a few weeks at Goodwater
before reinrhlHg to his home In Ri
lings, Montana.
Alvin c. Efiipger, who has been at
Fort Oseithorpe, Georgia, and Camp
Mcclellan, Alabama, the past six
months, is visiting his mother and sis
ter in Pilot Knob, having received an
honorable discharge from the army.
Mr.. Eitinger was injured in a practice
trench raid at Ogelthorpe last June.
While his injuries N no way incapaci-
tate him they render him unfit for
military service. Mr.. Eiinger eX-
poets TT return to Oil City, Pennsyl-
vauia, from where he was drafted,
this week.
The handsome and modern new
building at Arcadia College was dedi-
Gated Tuesday morning, Archbishop
Gleunon Of st. Louis and other visit
ing preia,es participating. After
wards High Mass was celebrated and
his Grace administered confirmation
to a class of probably fifty. A gener-
al invitation was not extended to the
public ito attend the dedication be.
cause Of the influenza epidemic. At
Gme future time an opportunity will
be afforded all who desire 10 view the
structure.
Judge bearing was not present at
the opening of the October term OF
circuit court Monday morning, owing
to the fact that the night before he
had been summoned to Columbia,
Mo-. by "a message stating that his
daughter, who is attending school
there, was critically i'll. Mr.. w. Il
Edgar was chosen by the memqers OF
the bar assembled to serve as specia.
Judge. Several motions and answers
we're filed, and court then adjourned
until December 9th when the business
OF the term will be transacted.
A letter from my esteemed friend,
Mr.. Chas. l.. Harris, of Lincoln, Ne
braska, conveys the sorroWtul intor'
nation that his son, Clark W. Harris
died in France on the 9Th inst, o
pneumonia. Deceased was a private
OF Co. F, 352d Reg't Infantry, SSH
Division, 4. Z. i. The fathers many
friends here join With me in express
ing sympathy to him and regret fol
the untimely taking off of his sou
We can not alleviate the anguish o
the surviving parent, but we do as
sure him that our hearts are with hin
in his day of tribulation.
Up to and including October l9, II
employees of the Missouri Pacific Rail
way Company in Iron county sub
scrlbed SIS $50 to the Fourth .Libert.