Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-05-27

interest of Q. F. Mayors candidacy
for Governor. Judge Allen thinks
bis candidate will have a strong fol-
lowing in Southeast Missouri.
VIM. h. Webb of Bixby was in town
Saturday. Mr.. Webb informs us that
he expects to remove to Ironton about
the latter part of July and will make
his home in the stone building on the
Goulding place in west Ironton.
Word has been received that Miss
Zella Strother, who formerly lived
here but now is making her home
In San Antonio, Texas, is holding q
splendid stenographic position with
the San Antonio Drug CODE Soto
Press.
The firm of John Frech & Son has
employed Roland Hill of Ironton as a
clerk In the store at the corner OF
Main and Jefferson. The increased
business of this popular store has
made 1t necessary to add another
clerk to the force,-De Soto Press.
STRAYED-From Doniphan, Mo.
April Oath, one Grey Mare, IL years
old, foretop sheared, chain collar
locked and cowbell, shod, one faulty
tooth. Went north. S5 and pay for
pasture for taking her in and notify
ing by by mail.-D. Steele. Doniphan,
Mo.
Inthe ball game between Pilot Knob
and Potosi at Pilot Knob Sunday the
home team won by a score of 8 to B,
One of the Pilot Knob nine had the
misfortune to break his leg, just above
the ankle, while sliding to home base.
Duncan Robertson sustained a slight
injury.
Fifty cents a box for strawberries is
mighty near the profteering line, it
looks to us. That is the price asked
for some of the first homegrown on
the market last week. And sugar
thirty five cents a Id. Certainly some
luxury, strawberries with sugar and
cream.
Mrs Henry Mallon was here from
st. Louis Saturday to arrange for the
transfer of her residence on Third
street, Pilot Knob, to Mr.. Jos. Rant,
of st. Louis, who has bought the pro-
perty and will again make his home
in the Knob. We are glad to an
nounce his return.
Our electric current now goes on at
1 o'clock p. NJ, and is supposed to
stay on until thirty minutes after the
arrival of train II, nc matter how late
that train may be. A decided i'm
provement over the old schedule will
be greatly appreciated by the patrons
of the light company.
Mrs. Milford Riggs, Mrs. s. P, Ringo
and Miss Mamie Ringo returned Fri
day from Washington, D. g., where
they were in attendance on the
Southern Baptist Convention. They
report a very enjoyable trip. Mrs.
Ringo and Miss Ringo visited New
York while they were gone. Rev.
and Miss Bush have not yet returned.
From the Elvins correspondence in
the Flat River News: "Mrs. J. G.
Newman left Tuesday morning for
Cape Girardeau, for the purpose OF
attending the commencement of the
State Normal, which was held Thurs
day evening of this week. Mrs. New.
man is a graduate of this school, hay
ing finished in the spring of 1907.
She will teach in our high school dur
ing the ensuing year"
Division State Highway Engineer
was in Ironton last Saturday and says
that he doesn't know Of a county in
the State that has disposed of its
road bonds more advantageously than
Iron county. Crawford county, that
voted an issue somewhat larger than
Iron, would be glad to get a bid OF
1876 for its bonds. The fact that in
the present condition of the money
market no satisfactory bids a be
secured.
From the Ironton Baptist Home:
"By the time this issue of the paper
reaches its readers, the Home will
have entered upon the eighth year Of
its existence. Its lately purchased site
contains one hundred and seventy five
acres, with splendid improvements,
just a mile from town. We are nov
planning the erection of a great build
ing on this new site. More than this,
the Home has taken care of nearly q
hundred old people"
The remains of Ward Lee Middle
ton, son of Mr.. and Mrs. s 7. Middle
ton, who died in st. Louis last Thurs
day, were brought to Ironton Satur-
day and inferred in the K. P. ceme-
terry. The deceased was aged % years
md % DAVIS and died in the TT. g. hos