Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-03-04

81. LOUIS from SUNDAY I'LL Iuesuay
visiting her brother Fred and family.
Miss Twomey is a court st~enographer
and will shortly leave for Californis
where she has a fine position await
ing her.-Bismarck Gazette.
Wanted to Buy-Wild OF Timber
Lands. Give full description Of land,
water, timber, distance from town
and railroad, roads, membranes
and title, best price for quick sale and
terms in first letter.
DIR. @. r. HUBER, Logan, Iowa.
The REGISTER most heartily cor
graduates the debaters from the Iron
ton High School in winning the deci-
sion in a joint debate with the team
from the Kirkwood High School at
Kirkwood last Saturday night. 1t 10
a victory of which the young people
may we'll be proud.
Assistant State Highway Engineer
Harry D. Griffith says he does not
know of a county that has issued
bonds for road improvements that
has disposed of the bonds as ad.
vantageously as Iron County. Mr.,
Griffith thinks that the sale made to
Compton & 90. is highly satisfactory
in every sense.
The government turned the rail-
roads back to the owners Monday.
Under a law enacted by Congress last
week there will be no changes in
rates or wages prior to September
LIST. The Interstate Commerce Com
mission is in absolute control Of the
situation under the new dispensation.
Its authority is unlimited.
Mr.. A. L. Hill a leading stockman
of Fredericktown, was a pleasant
caller at this Office this week. Mr..
Hill. accompanied by his daughter,
Mrs. M. Albright, were visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Taylor, she being a
daughter of Mr.. Hill. Mrs. Albright
will remain here a week or two visit
ing her sister.-Illmo Jimplicute. :
Flat River Correspondence Farm
ington News: "The remains of Del
bert Ivester, who died at the home of
his sister, Mrs. Fred Sutton, Wednes-
day of last week, were taken to Des
Arc Thursday for burial. Mr.. Ivester
had been working here for some
time when he became i'll of Influenza,
after which q complication of diseases
developed, thus causing his DEATH"
Section Abs, Revised Statutes of
Missouri: "Every person, over the
age of ten years and under the age of
Is years, who shall smoke or use
cigarettes on any public road, street,
alley, park, or other lands used for
public purposes, Dr. in any public
place of business or amusement, or
upon any railroad train or street car,
shall, upon conviction, be adjudged
guilty of a misdemeanor, and punish
ed by q fine of not more than ten
dollars"
So far as we are able to ascertain
the Senate is holding up the nomina-
ton of Geo. W. Hanson as postmaster
at Ironton, pending investigation of a
charge of d~isloyalty that has been
preferred Mr.. W. W. Reese, another
applicant for the place. A special
agent of the Post Office Department
was here a couple of weeks or more
since investigating the situetiot. It
seems to be a matter of doubt when
the Senate will take action in the
premises.
Rev. Father Blankemeier returned
about a week ago from his home IL
Kirkwood, Mo-, where he was con-
fined to his room for a couple o.
weeks with an attack of influenza
Father Blankemeier says that his was
a mild form of the disease, but it left
him weak and pretty well worn out
! He is improving nicely, however, ano
hopes to be fully recovered before
manydays. This is a most pleasing
announcement to the reverend gentle
: mans many friends in the valley ant
vicinity.
January 31st was the last day o.
the open season in the Ozarks fol-
hunting fur-bearing animals. Game
Wardens and deputies of the state
have announced that all violaters o
) the game and fish laws will be vigor'
| ously prosecuted this year, in view o
| the exceptionally large number o
animals that have been trapped OF
shot during the season. During the
, open season much trapping and hunt
!, ing was done in this county, but since
, the season has closed everyone ha
titled up'' his dog.
Mr.. j. @. Cottle, who lives south 0
I Arcadia, arrived In the valley Satur'
:. dov auapinu of 4 n1c1nck having