Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-24

ty going to build that bridge across
the creek at Middlebrook? Assur-
ance was given q year ago that the
bridge would be built and people who
travel that way are a~nxiously await
ing fulfllment of the promise.
We are under obligation to Com
missioner Farmhouse for a copy of
the final report OF the Capitol Com
mission Board, giving details of Mis-
souri's new capitol building. 1t is a
handsome pamphlet, illustrated with
many views of the new structure.
"What is the relation between the
cat and the pain killer?n If you
don't know, come and find out what
Tom did with the pain killer when
he didn't have q pain at all. 1t is all
explained in sHuck and Tom which
will be at this Theatre on Saturday,
April 26.-Adv.
Robt. Miller, postmaster and real
estate man of Annapolis transacted
business here Monday. Mr.. Miller
says that the leading operations at
Annapolis continue. Drills run night
and day and work on the sinking Of
the shaft is expected to start May 1st.
Piedmont Banner.
Some sort of a minstrel show and
carnival proposition ''blew in" from
the south Sunday and is tented in
Fletcher's field for a weeks stay. The
outfit consists of probably twenty
five people, white and black, and two
railroad cars are used in ira importing
talent and impedimenta.
Recorder Hawkins issued the fol-
lowing marriage licenses the past
week:
Chas. Everett Vickery and Virgie
Elma Huff of Hogan.
Raymond Lawrence McShane and
Isabella Mary Dinnie of st. Louis.
Jewell Martin and Leona M. Brooks
of Goodwater.
DIR. and Mrs. L. M. Reeves and their
two children, Donald and Irene, &C.
companied by Mrs. Reeves father,
James Gordon, of st. Louis, motored
to Lake Killarney in Arcadia Valley,
Saturday and spent the day fishing.
They brought back G very fine string
of fish, weighing about 40 pounds
Lead Belt News.
"Three more handsome men strang-
ers were seenin the valley last week.
One is said to have considered the
purchase of a marriage license. They
are said to be visiting the Waynes. 1t
Lieutenant Wayne's furlough does
not terminate soon, it is feared that
Ironton society will be demoralized
from such untoward excitement."-
Adv.
When the case against George
Mayes, Paul Calvert and Fred Conway,
charged with stretching a seine across
the creek at the head of Lake Killar-
ney, was called in Justice Rasche's
court Monday afternoon, Mr.. Munger,
attorney for the defendants, asked
for a change of venue and the case
was sent to Judge W. Q. Johnson, in
Iron township, in whose court the
case. will come up for trial next Fri
day morning at 10 o'clock.
The drouth is becoming serious.
There has been scarcely more than a
quarter of inch of rainfall this month,
and the precipitation for the past
year has been far less than normal.
The meadows and oats are suffering
and in many instances the ground is
reported too dry to pillow. There has
been much promise of rain the past
few days, but it has failed to come.
There was quite a heavy frost, but tits
said the peaches are still all right.
DR.. and Mrs. W. G. Patton returned
Tuesday from Camp Travis, Texas,
where the Doctor has been Chief OF
the Mental and Nervous Department
in the large hospitals in that camp.
He was in the Service a little more
than eighteen months, and brings
back with him the strongest possible
recommendations from the officers,
who knew of his splendid work. DR..
Patton is as yet undecided as to where
he will locate, though his many
friends in Pennington and throughout
this part of the State will be gratified
to know that there is q prospect of his
continuing the practice in this city
Pennington Times.
The new fishing and hunting law
has passed the house and senate and
is now up to the governor for his
signature. The new law places the
licenses for hunting and fishing at
one dollar, and is good in adjoining
counties the same as the hunting
license now is; state license is fixed
at $3.50; another provision is "own-
ers or tenants of farm land, used ex-
clusively for agricultural purposes
and members of their families under
the age of 81 years, may hunt or fish
on their own or leased lands, without
obtaining a license. Provided how
ever, that no person who is not
qualified voter under the laws of the
State OF Missouri, nor will not be
such qualified voter within three
years, shall be required to have q
license authorizing him to fish in the
waters of this state"
On the first page of the paper viii
be found a cut OF the battle tank Jnal
will visit Ironton, Friday, May I'd, ir
aid OF the Victory Loan drive. 1t will
be worth seeing and a large crowd II
expected in Ironton that day from all
sections. Following is the way in
which an Arkansas paper refers tc
the visit of one OF these tanks: "The
bullet- Scared battle tank from the