Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-02-27
@ BREVITIEs.
Lent begins next Wednesday.
Some rain and snow last week.

Soon be time to commence garden
ing and go fishing.
Teachers examinations Friday and
Saturday of next week.
Mail matter ground all to smither-
Gems again this morning.
Fletcher & Barger received another
shipment of seven Ford cars this
"wednesday morning.
A fire in the school house at Area
dia burned a hole in the floor early
Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Light Man. Please don't turn
off the lights SO early in the morning
Just a little longer, please.
Wanted-A good Jersey mich COW,
fresh. Apply to care-taker on the
DR.. Summa place, Russellville.
See the u. s. Cavalry in action in
Official War Review No. 20, at Acad-
envy Theatre, Tuesday, March 4th.
The wet snow of the past week put
more mud on Main street than had
been there at any previous time this
winter.
The banks and the post Offices clos
ed. That's about all there was to the
Washington Birthday celebration in
the valley.
For Sale-One full blooded Jersey
Cow and Calf; gives 4 gallons milk a
day; gentle; anybody can milk her,
VIM. BLUE.
erHe" er -
Mr.. Collins has the old American
Hotel building pretty we'll dismantled.
IT was one among the oldest structures
in town, having been built before the
war.
On the first page wil.be found some
lines from the classic pen OF our for
mel fellow citizen, Mr.. F. e. De-
Weese. According to our notion,
they are not half bad.
John Hendley left his Ford car
standing too near the track at he
Ironton station Tuesday evening. A
passing locomotive struck the front
end of the car, badly damaging it.
Adyices from former Postmaster
Daugherty, who is with his mother
and sister at Creighton, Mo-, are to
the effect that he is not enjoying the
best of health. We hope to hear OF
an Improvement.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall
Calvert, Ironton, Tuesday morning,
February %, 1919, at 8 O'Clock A. M,
a son. All fare as we'll as could be
expected Congratulations to the
family, including Grandpa!
Our Annapolis correspondent tells
of a series of misfortunes attending
two worthy citizens-H. @. jackson
and Henry White, of Crane Pond. |
extend my sympathy to them. Would
that I had the means of alleviating
their sorrows.
To my friend, Mr.. ]. W. Clarkson,
of Olarks, La, l am indebted for a
COPY of the Southland, !" an illustrat-
ed magazines and an Almanac, artisti-
cally printed and full of interesting
matter, ~"showing opportunities IN
Dixie" Walter is an lronton boy
who has made good, and we are al
ways glad to hear from him.
I am indeed sorry to hear of the
death of my esteemed old friend
Charles L. Harris, at Mobile, Ala
last Saturday, February 22d. He was
visited by a third ~paralytical stroke
and died in twenty minutes. his re-
mains were taken to Lincoln, Neb.
his old home, for interment. A prop
er obituary will appear later.
J.J. Farris, the timber man from
Middlebrook, accompanied by his son
Roy j., were visitors at the REGIsrEf
office last Thursday. The younge
man has been in the regular army
number of years, and is just hom'
from France. He has also spent {
number of years in the Philippines
He will return to Camp Knox thi
week, but expects to secure his dis'
charge soon.
In this issue of the REGISTER will
be found the announcement OF Prof
Georpe w. Hanson as a candidate T.
succeed himself as County Superin'
tendent OF Public Schools for Irol
County. In the four years that nj
Hanson has filed this position ne ma
proven himself a competent, pains
taking and in every way faithful OF
fetal. 1t is more than likely that n
will have no competitor in the race
A compliment he well merits.
VIM. M. Matkin died quite suddenl
at the home of his daughter, Mrs, /
@. TuaA, in Arcadia, shortly after moo
last Friday. He was sitting in a chail
apparently In his usual health, whel
the end came. He was seventy fou
years of age and is survived by fou
daughters and a Son, who have th
sympathy of many friends in the
bereavement. The funeral occurre
Sunday and interment was made !
the Polk cemetery on Marble Creel
Peace to his ashes.
The remains of James Mulligal
who died in st. Louis February 1Otl
were brought here the followin
Thursday and inferred in the Cathc
liz cemetery at Pilot Knob. The d.
ceased for q number Of years mad
his home on the farm east OF lronto
o owned by VIM. Depew. Abot
fifteen years ago he went'to 81. Q
where he has since resided. He orig
inally came here from st. Louis abo'
1888. He was 70 years OF age. Tire
daughters, living in Chicago, attendt
the funeral.