Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-12-18

IT. ID. JONES, Ironton, Mo.
Redmond Black arrived in Ironton
last Thursday on the way to his home
in the west end of the county, after
an absence of three months in the
state Of Washington. His daughter
Miss Elizabeth, who accompanied
him, is spending the winter in Mullin
Nebraska.
Lewis, the repair aud secondhand
man, who has Deen holding forth in
the Seitz building, across from the
courthouse, for several months, LEFT
town between two suns last week. Il
is intimated that numerous creditors
mourn his untimely departure.
The REGISTER had . call Monday
from Mr.. Andrew Pabst, the gentle
nan from st. Louis who recently pur-
chased what is known as the Conrad
place, beyond Russellville. Mr.. P
is stocking the place with the finest
mich cow he can buy and proposes
conducting 8 model dairy farm.
Constance Binney will be seen at
the AcGde my Theatre, Ironton, or
Thursday, December 18th, as the star
of "Erstwhile Susan" . Realart pic
ture adapted from Mrs. Fiske's recent
stage success of the same name and
the original popular novel, "Bsrna'
BETA" by Helen R. Martin.-Adv.
We are just advised that our former
valley boy and long time and faithful.
friend of the REGISTER, Mr.. j. w
Clarkson, of Clarks, Louisiana, has
gone into the political game and is O
candidate for representative in the
Legislature from his Parish. Besi
wishes for success and glory, Walter.
A representative of the Secret Ser
vice department of the Federal gov
eminent was here the past week try
ing to get some information relative
to the "raised" bills that have been
passed in this community the past
few weeks. The result of the inves-
tigation has not yet been made public.
1t was "all one way''in the debate
between the Ironton and Frederick
town High Schools in the high school
auditorium last Friday night, and the
decision of the judges was unanimous
for Ironton. Ironton's debaters,
Frank Reagan and Miss Marion Huff
certainly covered themselves with
glory.
The big engines that are to jerk ths
long passenger trains over the hills
without help have been received, but
it is said there has been difficulty in
getting engineers to take them out
The idea seems to be that the none
tiers are too heavy and ponderous fol-
many of the culverts and bridges
along the Iron Mountain.
A recent visitor to the valley from
one of the larger towns in Southeast
Missouri expressed the opinion thai
Ironton thestre-goers we're certainly
to be congratulated on the high-clas;
pictures Manager Schaefer was pre-.
1enting. "Not in towns three or four
times as large as %Ironton," said this
visitor, ''are such bills presented"
Frank j. Delano and son of Tacoma
Washington, were in the valley last
week to visit relatives. Mr.. Delanc
is.the owner of a fruit ranch out there
and seems to like that section of the
country very much. This was hit
first visit to the valley in many years
Time seems to. have dealt kindly
with him and he looks very little old
or than he did twenty-fi five years ago
J. E. Grandhomme has temporarily
installed a light and power plant il
the Handy Kitchen-not q Delcc
plant but something on that order. Il
it proves satisfactory and can be
maintained for less than twenty dollars
a month-the amount of his electric
light bills recently-he will buy it and
be independent of the Iron County
Electric Light & Power Company il
the future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul A.. Whelahon
who have been making their home in
Clifford, Ills, for the past two years
will return to Ironton to reside an6
again make their home in their cot
tsge on Shepherd street, at presnt
occupied by Mr.. I. E. Whitworth
For several months past Mr.. Whela.
hon has been employed as steward or
a dining car running out of Little
Rock, Arkansas.
The editor is indebted to Mrs. A. E
Allgier, of Risco, New Madrid county
for some most delicious venison SEM
him by parcel post last week. 1t has
been many years since there has beer
deer meat on our table and this was
as good as we ever tasted, relished