Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-08-26

Charley Kinney left for Annapolis
Monday to begin work on a new shaft
being sunk in the new lead mines
being opened there. The shaft is re-
ported to be 600 feet deep where
Observation-Disclosures Democrat
News.
Chss. L. Brewer and mother of
Annapolis were here attending Pro-
bate court last Monday. Mrs. Brewer
is the widow of Green Brewer, de-
ceased, and wanted permission to sell
the Brewer farm on Black River
Centerville Outlook.
r. J. Macarthur last week removed
his stock of merchandise from Schnei-
derville to Iron Mountain where he
and a young mar by the name of F.
L. Revoir from Pennington will con-
duct a general merchandise business
under the firm title of Iron Mountain
Mercantile Company.
VIM. Sellinger has leased what ia
known as the Conrad farm, just this
side of the Shut In, from the present
owner, Mr.. A. Pabst, and will take
charge thereof at once. Mr.. Sell
linger has leased the place for a year
with the privilege of keeping it three
Years If he so deairas.
Recorder Hawkins has issued the
following marriage licenses the past
week:
Laurence Walsh and Agnes o. NAL
ley of st. Louis.
Herbert Forester of Herculaneum
and Elsie Pogue of Roselle.
John P. Staab and Alice Rust of
I%ronton.
Without giving any information or
warning to any one RUDE White
actually closed and locked the door
of his store and let it remain closed
all day while he and his family made
an auto trip to Mr.. Whites old home,
Marquand. 1t was his first trip there
in eighteen years.
To our old friend, James Robertson,
ST., of Arcadia, that splendid garden
or, we are indebted for a fine large
mess of roasting ears, presented Mon
day morning. The corn was of the
"Golden Bantam" variety and GER
tainly was most delicious. Mr.. Rob-
ertson has our sincere thanks.
A. E. Hart, formerly lead bell
manager of the Missouri Public
Utilities Co., passed thru Desloge
Saturday enroute to st. Louis in his
car. He is now in charge OF the
affairs of the above Company at Cape
Girardeau. He has many friends il
, the lead belt who are always glad tc
, have him call upon them.-Desloge
Sun.
r Mrs. Sadie Conway, daughter O.
John Mayes, formerly of Ironton, d.
ed at her home in st. Louis, Tuesday
August II, 1920, at 7:3O o'clock P. M.
aged % years, 8 months and 20 days
The remains were brought to Irontol
and the funeral held from the MayeI
residence Thursday afternoon, inter
ment being made in the Masonic Gem
, etery. Obituary next week.
Miss leila Strother. formerly o
Des Arc, writes from San Antonio
Texas, under date of August 18th
another and I r nicely located il
San Antonio; have made many friend
in the short time we havd been living
4 here. I have a good position with tn
f.. San Antonio Drug Company, larges
wholesale drug house in the South.
am secretary for the sales manager o
j, this firm"
There was a party given at tn
Schmidt Hotel in Des Arc last Friday
evening for the young folks. Th'
: music and other amusements wer'
enjoyed to the fullest extent AM
there was a continuation of laughte
q through out the time. The attend
ants desire to express appreciation TO
: the opportunity of being in the hom'
. of such entaining people.-Piedmon
Journal Banner.
The Ironton boys journeyed to tn
Lead Belt last Sunday and played tw'
q games of base ball. The first contes
was with Desloge who won by scor
0 of 3,to 1. Later on a game was play
q ed with the Federal team at Fla
River, the score being a tie, 1 to 1, a
. the end of the nineteenth inning whel
the game was called because of dark
ness. 1t vas a very pretty contes
and will be tried again.
j. M. Hawkins arrived home fror
the State Fair at Sedalia last Satur-
9 day noon. ]. M. Gays it was the big
gist fair ever and that but for so mucl
rain there is no telling what sor
i. of an attendance there would hav