Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-04-08


Work is progressing very satisfac-
torily on the power plant of the Big
Muddy Coal & Iron Company to re-
place the one destroyed by fire about
q month since. tits expected to have
the plant ready for operation in
thirty days.
Our old friend, r. 1. January of
Centerville, was here to see us Tues
day. He informs us that Reynolds
county will have two sets of delegates
at the Joplin convention-because OF
a row over the League OF Nations and
other matters.
Star of the West Lodge No. 1873, A.
F. & A. M, has contracted to pur-
chase the lower floor of the l.. o. o. F.
building and the lot on which the
structure is located, from Iron Lodge,
l. o. o. F. The price is said to be
$4,000. Mighty cheap.
Circuit court convened Monday
morning. Judge bearing charged the
grand jury, naming j. L. Baldwin as
foreman. An adjournment was taken
shortly afternoon until Tuesday morn
ing. Court will likely be in session I'M
til some time next week.
The debating contest between the
high school teams from Bowling
Green and Ironton can be pulled off
in Ir%onton, provided we are willing to
guarantee the expense incident to the
debate-about $75. The school au-
thorities are considering the matter.
o. G. Lucy, who has had charge of
the tie inspection department of the
Missouri Pacific railroad, was in town
a few days ago. Mr. Lucy has resign
ed his position to accept an import
Company of st. Louis.-De Soto Press.
Elsewhere will be found an item re-
produced from the Moberly Monitor
Index telling of the death of Rev. VIM.
Huff in that city. The deceased was
a former resident of Iron county and
was we'll known to many of Jour peo-
pie who learned of his death with sor-
row.
Stolen-From my kennel, west of
Ironton, March 80, 1920, between two
and four o'clock in the afternoon, a
small black female dog, answers to
name of ''Princess." | will pay a re-
ward for information leading to her
recovery. MRS. j. E. KENNEDY,
Ironton, Mo.
The prosecuting attorney of Dunk
lin has published a card in the county
papers warning dealers not to sell
lemon extract to parties who use
same as a beverage. The dealer must
distinguish whether the purchaser
wants to use the extract as a bever-
age or for culinary purposes. Pro-
hibition is a fine thing, "Idon'tthink."
Bismarck Gazette: "Bismarck has
another case of smallpox; a boy of
the Midkiff family, who reside in the
Adkin house, is the one afflicted. We
are told that several of the other
children had it in mild form, and no
physician was called in, so the family
was at liberty to 60 where they pleas
ed, and this may cause a number of
cases."
County Superintendent of Schools,
Burwell Fox, has been invited by
State Superintendent Baker to deliver
an address before the State Conven-
ton of County Superintendent TO be
held in Jefferson City April 1928. Mr..
Fox will talk on 1.-THE Importance of
the, School Library" Mr.. Fox was
also on the program last year.-Poto-
ST Independent.
There were no contests in the city
and school elections in Ironton Tues
day and a very light vote polled. W.
w. Reese and Mann Ringo were re-
elected aldermen. S. P. Ringo and j.
G. Forshee were elected school direc-
tors; Mr.. .Ringo received 80 votes,
Mr.. Forshee, 46; for increase in tax,
Al; against, II; for change of boun-
Diary, 10; against, AZ.
At a meeting of the stockholders of
the Academy of Music Monday after
noon the old board of directors was
e-elented for the ensuing year. 1t is
understood that al application was
laid before the meeting for the pur-
chase of the building by a party from
st, Louis. A price of So, 900 was made
by the stockholders. 1t is hardly
thought a sale will be made.
> Recorder Hawkins has issued the
following marriage licenses since our
last report:
William Joseph Turpel and Anna
belle Fitzgerald of st. Louis.
Michall D.. Blanton and Laura M.
Polk of Arcadia.
George Miller and Emma M. Beth
man of ChIoride.
8. Wolmer and Sarah Burnes of
Goodwater.
Pennington Times: edward Beth
ell, who now has charge of a meat
market for his brother in st.
Louis, was here Monday preparing
for the trial of his case, which is dock
eted for next Tuesday in the Iron
county circuit court at Ironton. He
is getting along fine in his new loca-
ton and is confident that he will be
acquitted of the charge on which he
will be brought to trial.D