Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-07-29


ed his resignation to the congrega-s
ton last Sunday. Rev. Hsrting has
accepted a call from the Lutheran
church near Kimmswick. He will
preach his farewell sermon on August
LIST. Rev. Harting has been pastor
here for four years, and is q very
able minister.-Bismarck Gazette.
Printing primary election tickets is
a nice, aisy job, isn't it? Getting of
and marking the number due to each
precinct; alternating the names of
the candidates where there are two
or more for the same office; and See
ing to the proper spelling of names
arbitrary, uncouth and foreign to the
Understandings, it's a picnic for
the outft-the boss, the devil and
the c%ompositor!
Miss Catherine Bush returned last
Friday evening from a trip lasting
more than ten weeks. She visited
Washington, D. O., Norfolk, Virginia
Beach, and Cape Henry, Va, Shep-
herdstown in the Shenandoah Valley,
Weston, Charleston and other points
in West Virginia. Her cousin, Miss
Roxana Bush, of Cox's Mills, West
Virginia, accompanied her for a visit
of some weeks in Ironton.
A party of ten young folk climbed
to the top of Pilot Knob last Thurs
day morning to Q the sun rise. AL
though the arrival vas a little late to
see the sun as it first peeked over the
eastern hills yet a most beautiful and
enchanting sight was afforded. And
this leads to the remark that the
writer is growing old. 1t is forty
years since he last toiled his way up
Pilot Knob to see the sun rise.
The preliminary examination of Har-
mon N. Taylor, charged with shoot
ing John Talley and Charles Morris,
near Vulcan on July 10th, which was
to have been held before Squire
Rasche last Friday, was postponed
until August I'd by agreement with
the attorneys. Mr.. Munger is repres-
enting the defendant. The hearing
was postponed because it is likely the
extent of the injuries of the wounded
men can be determined more definite
ly at that time.
The Iron County Teachers Meeting
and School Board Convention in the
High School building last Friday an6
Saturday was we'll attended andprov-
ed eminetly satisfactory in every way
An interesting program was splendid
ly rendered. Addresses were made
by tine following out of town parties
g. W.. Revis, Jefferson City, Rura
School Inspector, s. A. Kruse, pro-
fessor of Education, State Teachers
College, Cape Glrardeau, and Hon
o. T.. Munger, Piedmont.
John Shelby Conway died at hi
home in this city, Thursday, July 20
1920, at 2:15 A. NJ, after a long an,
painful illness, at the age of Al years
Q seven months and 81 days. The
funeral occurred from Union Churcl
, Friday afternoon, and interment wa
made In the K. p. cemetery, an un
usually large concourse following tn,
remains to their final resting place
The bereaved widow, daughter an
other relatives have the sympathy G
= the community in their sorrow
q fitting obituary will appear mex
week.
q E. W. Scott, 7. Blount, j. G. Hart
: man and r. W. Tate were in Ironto
t last Friday as witnesses before tn
. Public Service Commission. G. "
Scoggin and several other citizen
. had asked the commission to com
;. pei the railroad company to establis
. a depot, q telegraph service, etc
y etc., etc., at that place. After heal
: ing the evidence the commissio
- took the matter under advlsemen
: We really need a good depot ar
:, better train service at Glover, bl
: there is another thing we must hay
and that is a good hotel near the dc
4 pot, in order that women and chill
=, rem may have some place to go whe
~ arriving at Glover. At present it
~ about o~ne.fourth of a mile to a plac
where people may get lodging.-Cel
: terville Outlook.
st. Louis Post Dispatch: San o
der for the sale of the Illinois Southe
Railroad at auction at Salem, II
rs Sept. 20, was issued yesterday
Federal Judge Faris. The roa
o. which is a coal carrier principal
=. extends 1856 miles from Salem to Bi
marck, Mo. 1t has been In the han
n of a receiver since September 191
The company issued in 1911, $2,Olt
900 in first mortgage bonds. Defau.
on interest on the bonds, with t
Mt principal to date, amount in all