Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-09-18

erybody invited.
8. A. Orr last Thursday brought to
this office some very fine specimens Of
leaf tobacco grown at his home in
north Ironton. The tobacco was of
the Yellow Pryor and White Burley
varieties and the leaves were twenty
eight inches long.
On Tuesday of last week Ste. Gene
We've county voted down the propo-
sition to bond the county for the pur-
pose of building good roads. The vote
was nearly two to one in favor of the
proposition but fell short of the two
thirds majority required.
The members of the Fife and Drum
Corps mutually agreed to dissolve at
a meeting held Monday night and each
member was allowed to retain his fife
or her drum. We are not advised as
TO what was awarded Bro. Kanouse
for ell his worry and work.
At a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the local Red Cross society
Saturday evening it was determined
to maintain the Home Service section
until the first of the year. Tt was also
determined motto make a drive for
membership or funds the present
year.
Mr.. Hunter, who has owned the
Conrad place, east of town, for the
past year, has sold it to a chemical
manufacturer in st. Louis. Mr.. Hunter
and family will leave for Wichita
Falls, Texas, in their automob bile the
18th of October to make their future
home.
Recorder Hawkins issued the fol-
lowing marriage licenses the past
week:
J. D. Vance of Ironton and Viola
Webber of Memphis, Tennessee.
Marion Miller and Rosa Evans oil
Enough.
Surveyors were at Annapolis last
week locating a spur to be built from
the main line of the Iron Mountain
railroad to the lead mines, probably
half a mile southeast. 1t is announc'
ed that the spur will be built at once
and work soon com menced on the
shaft which 1T is proposed to sink al
the Mines
Mr.. CIV. Fisher will have an auction
sale of his live stock, household anc
kitchen goods and other proptery al
his place, known as the Hawkins farm
one-half mile west of Pilot Knob, Sat
urday, September 9th. Mr.. and Mrs
Fisher will return to st. Louis SO tina
, their daughter can attend business col
!, lege this winter. They expect to re
turn here next spring.
, Superintendent Hanson visited tn,
schools in the south end of the count.
| last week and found every thing NOV
ing along nicely. He reports a larger
attendance than was ever known be
fore-doubtless due to the enforce
!, ment of the compulsory attendance
law. In some of the districts tn
school house is SO crowded that NOR
room will have to be provided.
!, Andrew J. Thompson, who enliste'
in the Navy at Little Rock, Arkansas
July 81, 1917, was discharged at ST
Louis last Friday and was in Irontol
Saturday on the way to his fathers
J. A. Thompson, at Goodland. In hi
more than two years. service MI
Thompson did ONE sea travelling
making eleven round trips across tn
0 ocean. He is glad to get home.
J The Hoxie, Arkansas, missouri Pa
, cifcs) and Pilot Knob teams wi
play ball in Fletcher's field, Irontor
next Friday afternoon at 8 O'Clock
This is expected to prove the best an
: most interesting game played in tn
9 valley this year. The Arkansas az
gregation bears the reputation of be
3 ing a fast nine but the home team is GO
t ing to try and "keep the flies off,"
y Edgar & Edgar, as attorneys fc
Sarah Cole, widow of the late F. I
Cole, of BellevieN, has filed gu.
It against J. FL. Long of Belleview &c
{ $40, 900 damages. Cole died last Jul
8 a couple of days after a fight with
n Fl. Long. A coroner's jury returne
a verdict that Coles death was re
sultant on injuries inflicted by Loni
For the death of her husband Mr.
1 Cole asks 500 10 damages.
q DR.. j. L. Hickman moved his famil
and household sffects from Brunot
G Piedmont last week and occupies I'll
% property which he recently purchase
/ just north of the city limits on Il
% Patterson road formerly occupied ;
10 Fl. O. Clifton. As State Deputy We
erinarian DIR. Hickman is kept bus
over q large area Of territory OF easi'
IL access from Piedmont than Bruno