Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-11-20
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arranging to go to st. Louis for treat
ment. Mr.. Blanton will have a sale of
his personal property next Tuesday.
Mrs. Glen Harrison and children
are visiting with the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor Collins. Mr..
Harrison recently sold his farm in
Des Arc and we understand that
there is a likelihood of his returning
to Piedmont to live.-Piedmont Ban
ner.
1t is stated that Ironton is to have
two more butcher shops in the very
near future. The report is that M.
Nichols is again going to engage in
the business and that Pearl Hill in
tends opening a shop in the north
end. Surely four shops ought to
bring down the prices of meat.
Valley people were sorry to hear
of the financial troubles of Geo. Beg
ley, Jr., of Poplar Bluff. In former
years the young man used to visit
here frequently and his father was
born and reared here. Let US hope
that affairs are not as bad as they
seem and the boy may yet come out
all right.
Word has been received that Col.
and Mrs. 7. H. Jackson are home
ward bound. Col. Jackson has been
in France for the past two and a half
years and since the a has been act
ing Chief Of Engineers of the A. 3. F.
Mrs. Jackson joined him last summer.
and, after a sojourn in Paris, they
have visited Belgium, Germany and
England.
B.P. Burnham, T. B. Pruitt, Henry
Adolph and J. Grandhomme, of IRON
ton, and Chas. Orrick, Jess Thurman
aud Alex Meyer, of Graniteville,
attended 1. o. o. F. lodgein Farming
ton Monday night. The two last
named were Initiated into the myster-
les of, the order. All are loud in their
praise of the hospitality shown by
their Pennington brethren.
Saw you ever the mountains more
beautiful Clothed in the softened
hues of the Indian Summer, they are a
delight to the eye. To look upon the
rounded peak Of Pilot Knob, bathed
in the rays of the setting sun, is to
store in memory a picture whose col
ors entrance and convey to the mind
and heart the thought that heaven
can be no sweeter and fairer.
w. R. Edgar, Jr., attended the
meeting of the Bar Association of the
21st Judicial Circuit in Piedmont Sat-
urday. He reports the hospitality Of
the Piedmont folks as unbounded and
said the lawyers were shown every
courtesy and attention. In the after
noon the visitors were taken auto
mobile driving and Mr.. Edgar says
there was evidence everywhere OF
the splendid work that had been done
by the road buildersin Wayne County
A meeting was held at the court
house last Friday evening to form
ulate plans for conducting the cam
paign for the road bond election
Committees were named and a meet
ing is scheduled at the courthouse In
Ironton next Saturday at 2 o'clock o.
committeeman from every precinc'
in the county. 1t is proposed tt
make a vigorous campaign from nov
on. Everybody get busy and stay
busy until the polls are closed on tbt
day of election.
r. E. Gunton Of Ironton, Deputy
Game and Fish Warden for st
Francois, Iron and Reynolds counties
was a pleasant visitor in Centervillt
to-day. He was here looking over the
records in County Clerk Parks office
in order to see who had licence. a
large list Of names of people in oul
County who have been hunting with
out a license have been turned in tt
him. and we judge from his CONVEX
sation that unless these parties ge
busy and purchase a license there
will be ''something doing'' in thu
near ture.-Centerv4lle Outlook.
, AT the last regular meeting, Novem
Der 10th, Ironton Chapter, o. E. s.,
enjoyed another unusual programme
A full attendance of tho regular mem
bership, with the addition Of a mum
Der of guests from Pennington Chap
: ter, e~nlivened the occasion. The i'm
, pressive "%obiigation ceremony" wa
, given by the Chapter officers and
social hour followed in which "goo'
fellowship" was apparent to all. Dur
ing the exercises Sister Annie Kath
was given a gsnuine surprise. Sister
, Kaths has been selected as Distric
Deputy Grand Matron for this dis
trict for the past three years; and il
appreciation of.this honor to Irontol
Chantar abe was presented with a Pas