Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-05-05
Miss Ruth. daughter of Rev. and


Mrs. B. w. Bynum, of Belleview, has
been q successful teacher OF the 9th
and 9th grades in the Oran public
school-one OF the best equipped
schools in Scott courtyard has been
re- elected at increased salary for the
ensuing year. This will be a crafty
ing announcement to the young lady's
many friends in Iron county. Miss
Bynum will attend the twelve weeks
course at the State Teachers College,
Cape Girardeau, this summer.
County Clerk Huff Is in receipt of a
letter from the State Board Of Equa-
ization stating that the State Board
had rescinded it's former order In
creasing land valuations in Iron coun-
ty So per cent, and in lieu thereof had
issued an ORDER increasing valuations
10 per cent. The increase of 40 per
cent in the valuation of town lots or
dered by the State Board has not yet
been reduced in response tc the petit
tons presented, although it 10 yet
hoped a reduction will be ordered.
Certainly equity and right justify q
reduction.
M. W. Chapman, a, barber employ
ed In J. Britton's shop, Ironton, was
arraigned before Squire Rasche last
Saturday on the charges of carrying
concealed weapons and exhibiting
same In a rude and angry manner.
Chapman waived examination and
gave bond in the sum of $500 for his
appearance at the October term of
circuit court. Callison and Chapman
are peighbors and live on farms, west
of Ironton, in the vicinity Of what US
ed to be the Greason mill dam. The
offenses are allegedto have been COM
mitted Saturday morning.
Elvins correspondence In Flat River
News: ga number Of the members
of the local Baptist church went to
Ironton Sunday afternoon to visit the
Baptist Old Folks Home, and to take
an Offering amounting to almost $15,
which is to be credited to the build
ing fund. This institution has begun
the erection Of q building which will
be adequate to it's needs, and which
will cost about $100, 900. Churches all
over the state are contributing to this
fund. The amount given by the local
church was the Sunday school collec-
tion for that day. Among those who
went we're Rev. and Mrs. E. d. Owen,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Layne, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. G. Newman and Mr.. and Mrs.
W. L. Lsyne, Rev. w. E. Ledbetter
Of Flat River accompanied Them"
Greenville Sun: "Mrs. Tabitha
Smith, former postmistress at Bounds,
indicted by a Federal grand jury at
Cape Girardeau at the last term, was
arrested at Des Arc and taken before
Federal Judge Faris at the Cape this
week to answer to q charge of en-
bezzlement of postofice funds. Mrs.
Smith lie charged with having, be-
tween October s, 1919, and Septem-
Der 1920, appropriated to her W use
$1,383.2 81 in ~postofice funds belong
ing to the government. Judge Faris
fixed the bond for her appearance at
the October term of courti in the sum OF
81, 1000, and the woman was remand
en- to the county Jail and is being held
there pending the making Of q bond
approved by the U. s, Commissioner
Mrs. Smith is the mother Of several
children"
Pennington Times: "The Times Ii
reliably informed that Pennington
has been s%plendidly remembered, in
the will of the late Mrs. Jennie Bisby,
who recently passed to her eternaI
reward from her home in Hamilton
Canada. According to our informa'
ton, the Long Memorial Building has
been suitably provided for. Besides
this, 5000 has been donated to the
M. E. Church, South, of this city; ST.
600 to the Presbyterian Orphanage
and the splendid Long home has beer
bequeathed to the city of Pennington
Such splendid b~eneficences to the ole
home of this most excellent woman
will remain as an enduring monumenr
to the. gracious soul that prompted
them, and will cause her many goot
deeds to be handed down from gen
GRAFTON to generation without ceas
ing.n
Extra Fancy California Lemon Clinl
Peaches, in heavy syrup, 35c can or
cans for S1.O0. LOPEZ STORE Co.
PERSONAL.
, R. E. Gunton was in st. Louis las