Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-12-23

this week from Belleview, where she
has been for some time at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. David Lasater.
She reports Mrs. Lasater much i'm
proved in health.-Greenville Sun.
Recorder Hawkins has issued the
following marriage licenses the past
week:
Maynard E. Pryor and Mary Lucy
Anderson of Middlebrook.
Andrew Horn and Calsenne Parker
of st. Louis.
Elvins correspondence in Flat River
News: "Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Yount
of Ironton spent Saturday and Sunday
here guests of his sister and her hus-
b3nd, Mr.. and Mrs Jas. G. Newman.
Mr. and Mrs. Yount are newlyweds,
having married a few weeks ago."
Desloge correspondence in Flat
River News: "Mr. and Mrs. A. P.
Macklcy and daughter, Miss Ann
Elizabeth, returned home Friday aft
er having spent two or three days in
st. Louis on a pleasure trip. They
made the trip in their automobile"
Strayed-From the range neal my
farm on Marble Creek one black two
year-old heifer, and one red year.
old .heifer-both mark ed with smooth
crop and split in the left ear; also
label in top of left ear. Win pay
for information.
W. L. WHITE, Arcadia, Mo.
The REGISTER is indeed sorry to
hear of the serious illness of Mr.. Will
ey M. O'Neal at his home at Irondale,
who is suffering with a tumor, Mr..
O'Neal has been under treatment of
st. Louis physicians for several
months past but does not seem to
improve. We hope to hear of his be-
ing better soon.
Piedmont Journal Banner CDR. j.
L. Hickman went to Mill Spring Mon
day to investigate some disease among
their hogs there. The doctor had the
misfortune to have his car catch on
fire one night last week while on a
call to the Mccormick farm on st.
Francis river. The damage amounted
to about 800, 90.
The following is reproduced from a
recent issue of the st. Louis Times:
"Lyle Akers, age 10; son of Mr.. and
Mrs. FL. F. Akers, formerly of Iron
county, now of 1451 Chouteau ave-,
st. Louis, was knocked down at
Fifteenth street and Choutesu ave.,
by an automobile driven by William
Reith of $50 Victor street, He was
taken to the City Hospital suffering
from a crushed skull"
AS will be seer by an extract taken
from last Fridays st. Louis Globe
Democrat, Senator Burton is still try
ing to C u a parole for Amalek
Brooks, who is serving a life term in
the p~enitentiary at Jefferson City for
the murder of John Clemonds at
Graniteville in August, 1905. Senator
Burton was in the Jail here at the
same time Brooks was and has taken
interest in the case ever since.
We were told yesterday by persons
who ought to know that there would
likely be a definite announcement
forthcoming in the next few days re-
garding the sale of the I'll. So. Ry. to
the Lead Companies Of st. Francois
county and its operation by the NJ.
R. & B. T. Ry. Go. We are of the
opinion that the sale will be approved
and the new road put in operation
very shortly.-Farmington News.
A sight not often witnessed any
more in these days of modern trans
portation was an eight mule team
drawing a log-wagon which passed
through town early last Thursday
ulOEulnS Iu0 Outuu WAC q iuS
a large steam boiler for the WEIGH
Stave Co. from Quaker, in Harmony
township, to Northeutt, in Johnson
township, where the company is put
ting up a new mill.-Potosi Journal.
The editor was quite pleased last
week to hear from his old friend,
Rev. Joel T. Mitchell, former pastor
of the Ironton Presbyterian church.
Mr.. Mitchell writes: "La> Harpe 10
our home for the present. La Hsrpe
is near lola in Southeastern Kansas.
This was, once, a smelter town, while
the gas flow was sufficient to supply
industrial interests. 1t is now suffi-
cient for domestic uses only. Tell
the REGIsTERto come on here.".
Following a tip received, Sheriff
Clark went to Fletcher Monday and
located a still in a cave not far from
the town. He arrested Henry wy
mann of Fletcher, who confessed that
he was the proprietor. Clark says
he had to crawl nearly 200 feet from