Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-13

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Riddle, an old resident of Ironton,
died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Harry Chapman, st. Louis, Sun
day, at the age Of go years. The re-
mains were brought here Tuesday and
the funeral will occur from the NJ. E.
Church this wednesday, afternoon
at 2: 80 O'Clock.
Recorder Hawkins issued the fol-
lowing marriage licenses the past
week:
Henry ]. Yates of M~iddlebrook and
Bessie Bone of Granite vile.
Joseph Curtis Asset and Laura Abel
of st. Louis.
Richard Herbert Russell and Sarah
Elizabeth Ell. Keesling of Belleview.
John Love, who has made his home
at Edgehill, Mo-, spent Thursday
night here, the guest of his sister,
Mrs. j. NJ. Webb. He wal on his way
to st. Louis, where he expects to re-
side in future. He will be in the nm
ploy of the Johnson Automobile.
Company. His wife and little daugh-
ter, Maud, will join him in st. Louis,
in a few days.-Lead Belt News.
Following are the names and adj
dresses of those attending the teach
ers' examinations in Ironton Friday
and Saturday last: Mamie Wendell,
Nettie Hatridge, Loran Townsend, Au-
drey Brooks, Ruby Standby, Belle
view; Letha Allen, Glover; Otto
Sutton, Vulcan;HRuth Hatridge, Mum
ger; Stella Carter. Brunot; Fay Abb
bott, Goodwater; @. w. Downward,
Peoria; G. w. Phillips, Ironton; Eu->
lab Pearson, Roselle.
Mrs. Woodside asks the REGISTER
to call the attention of the ladies of
the valley and vicinity to the fact
that springs newest millinery is on
display at the Style Shop. Smart,
distinctive hats for all occasions are
awaiting your selection. Close-ftting
Turbans, Pokes, Dropping Mush-
rooms, Narrow and Wide rimmed
Sailors-all are there in %profusion-
trimmed in fine flowers, feathers and
ribbons, in the seasons new shades.
You are most cordially invited to call.
Commencing April 1st the Iron
County Electric Light & Power Com
pany will furnish service from two
O'Clock in the afternoon until one
O'Clock in the morning, orr if train No.
5 should be late in reaching here, un-
til thirty minutes after the arrival of
that train. This schedule was agreed
on at a hearing conducted by A. b.
Bee, Chief Rate Expert of the Public
Service Commission, in Ironton last
Thursday. Another schedule will be
arranged for the shorter days about
October 1st.
Mr.. John falkland, of Pilot Knob,
local manager for the Egyptian Tie &
Timber Company, tells US that his
Company has quit buying mine props
at Iron Mountain, Pilot Knob, Iron
ton, Arcadia, Hogan, Sabula and An
napolis, for the reason that the yards
are filed with props and there is at
present no demand for the same.
Mr.. falkland says the demand for ties
is good, but the delay in inspection
impedes shipment. He looks for an
Improvement in the prop market in
the next month.
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces that an exam
nation will be held in Irontou, Satur-
day, April 18th, 1919, to fill the posi-
tion of rural carrier at Arcadia. Adj
mission of women to this examina-
tion will be limited to those who are
unmarried and to the wives of sol
diers and sailors. Application blanks
may be obtained from the postmaster
or from the United States Civil Ser
vice Commission at Washington, D.
@. Applications should be forwarded
to the Commission at Washington, at
the earliest practicable date.
Iron county has raised but $478.8
for the Armeian and Syrian Relief
Fund. Our quota is $3.50. This is the
first one of the war relief drives in
which our little county has failed te
emake good" In all other instances
we have gone s'over the top" There
is no good reason for our having fail
/ ed this time, and n or two commun
tiles that might be mentioned should
even yet righteously resolve to, oper
up their pocket-books and amend
the paucity of their contributions. VIZ
make due acknowledgment to the
. colored people of the valley who con-
, tributed $50 to this fund. If all the
other citizens of the county had done
equally we'll we would have gone way
way "over the top"
J Mrs. William Joseph Phelan, q
years Of age, wife of William JOSEPH
, Phelan, died at her home, 5783 Perish
ing avenue, St. Louis, at 5:3 0 A. M
Sunday. An infant son, two day
old, died Saturday. Mrs. Phelan wa
the daughter of DIR. and Mrs. JameI
Warren Wick, who for a number o
years made their home in Ironton
1t wal here that the deceased, Rebec.
ca Wick, grew from childhood tc
young womanhood, and the announce
ment of her death was heard will
Z genuine sorrow. Mrs. Phelan was {
most charming and gracious person
and a musician of note. A double flu
neral was held Tuesday and inter
ment made in Calvary cemetery, ST
I Louis. To the bereaved we offer oul
sympathy.
: VIM. Davis, twenty-one years o
age, was arrested at the home of hi
q father, j. E. Davis, n mile west o
q Ironton, last Friday night by Sheriff
i Blue and secret service man from st
. Louis. Davis was arrested by ths
federal authorities at Joplin, Mo.
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