Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-07-22

Mrs. Harry Swanson of Des Moines,
Ia, sister of Mrs. Tapley, stayed
right with her through the operation.
T. A. Burnett, Of the Burnett Meat
Market Of this city, has just secured q
lease from the Iron Mountain Min
ing Co., at Iron Mountain, of the
large brick building at that place,
known as the Masonic Lodge Build
ing, and will open a general store at
that place at an early date. The
Times is informed that several other
parties were trying to secure that
building for similar purpose, but 1t
seems that Toms application was the
first to be received, hence his prefer
ment.-Farmington Times.
Sam Minor and Sid w llkinson Great
ed a disturbance at a picnic at East
End in the west end of the county
last Saturday and cleared the plat
form. Sheriff Blue, who happened to
be present, promptly took them both
in charge and brought them to Iron
ton. A charge Of carrying concealed
weapons was preferred against both
of them and an additional charge of
lourishing a deadly weapon when in
toxicated was made against Wilkin-
son. When arraigned before Squire
Rasche Monday they waived ex-
animation and in default of filing
$500 bonds are now in jail to await
the October term of circuit court.
De Soto Press: ga. j. Crews this
week sold his suburban home on the
Vineland road to G.. @. Kaesemacher
of Pilot Knob, Mo. The place is
situated at the end of South Second
street, just outside the city limits.
Mr.. Kaesemacher owns a big farm
at Pilot Knob and has made a success
of farming. He will move here in a
short time and he and his mother will
occupy their newly acquired home.
i They have been friends of the editor
since his boyhood and we are glad to
I welcome such splendid people to our
community. Mr.. Crews bought the
property from the heirs of the late
DR.. Smiley a short time ago, and haa
equipped it with every modern con-
= venience for a home, making it one
of the most desirable places in this
section of the state"
Harmon N. Taylor, who lives about
four miles west of Vulcan in the south
end of the county, is in Jail in Ironton
charged with assault with intent to kill
for shooting John Talley and Charles
Morris, near his home, last Friday
. morning. Taylor says he discovered
: the two men stealing timber on land
leased by or belonging to him, and he
fired a shot gun at them. Talley was
' wounded in the back of the neck and
: the charge entered Morris arm and
shoulder. 1t is feared that the form
r er's injuries may prove serious. Tay-
9 lor is a man between sixty and seven
ty years of age; his victims are much
younger. Word of the shooting was
: received in Ironton shortly after it
occurred. and deputy sheriff Blue
went to Vulcan''on the noon train. He
found Taylor at his home, making nc
It effort to get away, and brought him
8 to Ironton that evening. A prelimi'
nary examination will be held before
Justice Rasche Friday.
Miss Ruth Tapley returned to hel
n home in Arcadia last week. She wal
a called home on account of Mrs. Tap
ley's illness. Miss Ruth has takel
!, quite a little trip since January. Sh'
k went to New York this season, TO
Baird Co., of Shreveport, La, wher'
she has held a position as designe
since the first of February. Mis-
. Tapley saw lots of interesting thing
! while in the East. She had tn
!. privilege of attending the semi
= annual fashion show given in the bal
:. room of the Aston Hotel. She say
it was all very wonderful. OF course
the most interesting things were thu
millinery wholesale houses. Mis-
!, Tapley being a millinery designe
~ appreciated the beauty and style ths
seemed to be in the air around then
? There were plenty of good plays a
- that time of the season and Miss Rut
reveled in seeing her favorite actor
u and actresses on the stage instead {
~ on the screen. She says Dorthy Da'
m ton was wonderful in "Apbrodite,
Ethel Barrymore, Ina Claire an
Otis Skinner were some others tia
GO were more than wonderful. Mis-
to Tapley is doubtful as to whether ST
by will accdpt a position this fall or no
be It depends on her mothers healtl
on She is not going back South howeve
RS altho much impressed with the cas-
n going life there, x.
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