Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-07-10

An old gentleman by the name OF
Schaefer committed suicide Sunday
night at the home of his son, Chris.
Schafer, at Roselle Sunday night by
hanging himself in a barn. The de-
ceased was ninety years of age and
lived in Pilot Knob for many years.
Wanted-A irst-class Blacksmith
and Horse Sheer. Will pay good wa
ges, and cash every Saturday night.
Steady employment.
j. w. ROBINSON & Son,
Blacksmiths and Wagon-Makers,
Des Arc, Mo.
The REGISTER is very sorry, indeed,
to hear Of the rather serious illness of
Miss Leila O'Neal in st. Louis, who is
suffering from something like a ner-
YOU breakdown. The many friends
of this most estimable young lady
hope to hear of an early improve
ment.
Some of the ladies' are planning to
replace the piano in the Academy of
Music, that should long since have
been relegated to the scrap pile, with
a better instrument, and propose Civ
ing an entertainment in the near
future to secure funds for the pur-
pose.
The people of Chloride and vicinity
are petitioning the county court for
the formation of a special road dis
trict. With the $50, 900 bond issue in
Union Township, special road dis
tricts at Chloride and Hogan, a good
road from the valley to the Wayne
county line ought to be assured.
Recorder Hawkins issued the fol-
lowing marriage licenses the past
week:
Claude Gamblin and Olivia Pierce
of Goodland.
Fred Hulsey Of Joplin and Efie Bell
of Flat River.
Osera Kelley and Nellie Thomas Of
Annapolis.
A change was made in the Bismarck
Motor Company Monday when
Fletcher & Barger of Ironton pur-
chased the interest of B. H. Bass, who
has been in charge. The garage has
been closed until Monday when a Mr..
McNabb of Irontou will come here
and assume eharge.-Bismarck Ga
zette.
Never before, in the memory of the
writer, was there a 4th of July in the
valley when so little gunpowder was
burned. There were "a greet many
people in the valley. too, but they all
seemed committed to the "safe and
sane" idea. There was little or no
canonading during the day and hard
ly any fireworks at night.
After spending a week with his wife
and daughter in Ironton, Mr.. J. w,
Clarkson returned to Louisiana Sun
day. He expects to come back to the
valley the last OF the month and says
that if the rains let up in the south
ern country, SO that the roads are
passable, he will make the trip in his
car. 1t is a five days. trip.
Collector Fits and Mrs. Fits were
In Ironton the latter part of last week
aud the first of this, where they were
called to the bedside of Mr.. Fits
brother, Grover, who is very sick. II
was intended to take Mr.. Fits to a hos,
pital in st. Louis, but, we understand
the trip has been indefini tely post
poned.-Centerville Outlook.
Our Goodland correspondent last
week stated that the REGISTERS o.
the issue of June 10Th failed to arrive
at that post office. We are at a LOST
to understand why, as the package
was mailed here as usual. If we haC
a sufficient number of copies of the
paper Of that date we would send out
a new supply. but we haven't got
them-not a single copy left.
Forty five Boy Scouts from Granite
City, Illinois, arrived in Ironton or
train No. last Saturday and hiked
out to Stout's Greek, below Lake Kill
larney, where they will camp fol-
a couple of weeks. The boys are
under the charge of Mr.. w. r. Webb
OF Granite City and expect to enter.
tain a number of automobile visitors
from Granite City during their tive
weeks stay.
Congressman Rhodes has advised
the Washington county highway en-.
gineer that he has secured for that
county two of the war auto trucks
from the over-supp'y the us. Gov
eminent has on hand, with the wal
ended, and which it is now distribut-
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