Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-06-17

in the past ten years. Iron county's
population is 9,456, an increase OF
1896 since 1910. The figures for Iron
county are published elsewhere.
We have been informed that our
statement last week that the Iron
Mountain Hotel was being fitted up to
accommodate summer visitors was a
mistake. The hotel will entertain and
care for the officers of the Company,
only.
Elsewhere is reproduced from the
Poplar Bluff Citizen Democrat an item
telling of the death of Warren Harvey.
Long years ago the deceased was a
resident of Ironton, and the Harvey
family is well remembered by older
residents.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Imboden,
former Irontonians, who have been
living at Pacific junction, Iowa, for
the past year and more, recently re-
moved to Auborn, Nebraska, where
Mr.. Imboden is engaged in the mer-
camille business.
EMisses Victoria and Maria Garter
of Louisville, Kentucky, arrived last
Thursday night or a visit to their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. s. w.
Andrews. Mrs. Andrews met them
in st. Louis. Mrs. Carter and the 9TH
or children will arrive this week.
Baldwin Bros. have sold the hub
factory building and warehouse and
the boiler and engine to the company
now operating at Iron Mountain.
Mack Mauzy is tearing down the
buildings and dismantiing the boiler
and engine, preparatory to shipping.
The Vance Cottage Hotel on Arcadia
Heights viii be open this summer for
roomers and boarders with an ex-
perienced hotel keeper in charge.
Good service and reasonable rates
guaranteed. Apply to J. D.. Vance,
Arcadia Heights, Ironton.
Houston McColl of Annapolis re-
quests the REGISTER to state that he
has withdrawn from the race for the
Democratic nomination for Treasurer
of Iron county. His present duties
would not permit him to take the time
to make a campaign, so he concluded
to quit the race. /,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. 9. johnson de-
parted Tuesday for Los Angeles and
San Francisco, Cal, on a several
weeks trip. Mr.. Johnson goes there
at the expense of the Mutual Life In
surance 90. of New York, as he was
one of the club who wrote better than
$3.50, 900 insurance the past year.-Bis-
marck Gazette.
Superintendent Murphy has ar
ranged for train No. IS, due at Ironton
at 4:03 A. NJ, to stop at this station on
flag for st. Louis passengers; also
train No. 4 at 4:45 P. NJ. These con-
cessions were made by Mr.. Murphy
after Prosecuting Attorney Edgar
filed a vigorous protest over the linn
tied service provided for Ironton
travellers in the time card effective
June 9th.
Geo. Wendell, Fred Dixie, Emmett
Forshee and VIII Curry left here last
Wednesday morning for Jefferson
City to drive four "F. W. D." trucks
from there to Ironton. They left
jefferson Thursday morning and ar
rived here Saturday noon. The
trucks were given to the Iron County
Highway Department by the govern.
ment and are said to be first class in
every particular. The county now
has five of these trucks.
Rev. j. w. Worsnop, ~reresentipg
the Missouri. Children's Home Society
of st. Louis, was in Steelville the first
of the week on business for that in
stitution. He gave an interesting
talk at the Baptist church Sunday ev-
ening. Mr.. Worsnop will be remem-
bered among some here as having at
one time been Presiding Elder in the
Methodist Church, South, for this
district, and in that capacity used to
visit this city often.-steelville Led
ger.
In this issue OF the REGISTER will be
found the announcement of j. Arthur
Francis as a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Treasurer of
Iron county. Mr.. Francis is d well
known teacher Of the west end of the
county. He is energetic and ambi-
tious, and should he nominated and
elected Treasurer there is no doubt
but thathe would at all times be found
~discharging it's duties to the very best
of his ability, He respectfully asks
consideration of his claims.
From the Fredericktown Democrat
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