Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-07-08

street at high speed one night last
week without the semblance of a
front or tail light. Let the law be
rigidly enforced. Half the cars
travelling our streets have no tail
lights.
Vincent Heisserer, of Benton, can
didate for the Democratic nomina-
ton for State Treasurer, was in Iron
ton Tuesday. Mr.. Heisserer is trav-
cling over the State in q Ford car,
making it a point to see as many in
dividual voters as possible.
A movers wagon drove through
Ironton, south bound, last Saturday
about noon. 1t was a forlorn and
dilapidated outfit and moved YEARLY
along. The canvas tops r not near
ly so mer as they used to be and
are seldom seen these days.
Several hundred people attended
the picnic at Graniteville Saturday.
Aside from a "war Of words" over the
base ball game between the Granite
vile and Ironton mines in the after
noon the day passed quietly and in
order. Ironton won by a score of 9 to
B..
Freeman Martin, an old time color
ed resident who has been living in st.
Louis for the past few years, returned
to Ironton a few weeks ago in very
poor health. Freeman's friends, and
he used to have lots of them here
abouts, are sorry to hear of his seri-
GUS condition.
Judge Chas. F. Mayer, of st. Jo-
seph, Mo-, candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor, will
deliver a speech at the courthouse in
~Ironton next Monday afternoon, July
18th, at 5 O'Clock. Judge Mayer is
said to be an interesting talker. Turn
out and hear him..
The ball games in Ironton Sunday
and Monday between the Arcadia Val
ley nine and the Princess Candy Club
of st. Louis were largely attended.
The home team won Sunday by a
score of 7 to 5. Mondays game was
called because of rain, the being
9 to 9, thirteen innings.
The valley was crowded with visit
ors Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Every hotel and boarding house was
filed to overlooking and many pri-
vote homes we're invaded by the tou-
rists, seeking some place wherein to
rest their weary heads. What a pity
we haven't more accommodations!
Fredericktown is about lose the gar
ment factory which it was thought
had been secured for that town. Some
of the fellows who promised to con-
tribute to the bonus necessary to Sc
cure the location of the factory are
refusing to "come across" and the
scheme is about to 60 up in smoke.
The valleys celebration of the 4th
of July was safe and sane. A large
number of visitors were within GU
gates but their conduct was admira-
BILE and peace and order reigned su'
preme. Never before in our. recollec.
ton was there SO little gunpowdel
burned in the valley on I%ndepenence
Day.
Iron county friends of Mr.. A. Madi-
gan, who has been in quite poor health
at his home in San Francisco, Califor.
mia, for some time past, will be glao
to know that he is now much improv'
ed. Mr.. Madigan suffered an attack
of influenza last February and it left
him in bad shape. But he is just abou'
all right again now.
Bernard Adolph has lately been
transferred from st. Louis to Kansa
City where hos a most excellent posi-
ton with the Western Telephone
Company. A new plant is being pu
!, up in Kansas City and will require
several years. work. Bernard
friends are glad to know that he i
more than "making good"
Miss Blanche O,Neal writes from Lo
Angeles, California, under date o
June goth: "Just a card to say | an
having a pleasant summer here wit
Nettie. Papa and mama are in Frisc'
! now. Mama will be down in a day o.
! so and papa will come as soon as tn
convention is over. Nettie is wei
and joins me in best wishes"
Mrs. G.. W. Morris and Miss Vir
f. GINA and Carson Morris and Eugene
Karsch left Wednesday for Wiscon
sin to visit the formers son, John NJ
Z They will make the trip through il
| their Ear. Carson and Eugene wi
return in a few weeks, but Mrs. Nor
> ris and Miss Virginia will spend tn
summer in the North.-Farmingtol
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