Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-02-17

purchase some apparatus with which
to combat fire. The council promised
to give the matter their considera-
ton. A chemical engine, it is said, is
what Is needed.
Mr.. Sandbripk, care-taker at Mrs.
Summa's place, a couple of weeks
since captured q large owl in the
chicken coop. 1t weighed seven
pounds, and was Staying the chickens
in a fast and furious manner when ap-
pretended. Mr.. Sandbrink shipped
the bird to a friend of his in st. Louis,
having effected its capture without
hurting it in the least.
Deputy Internal Revenue Collector
T. D. Shriver was in Iron county Tues
day, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday of last week assisting
the taxpayers in making out their
federal income tax returns. Nine re-
turns we're received at Des Arc and
Annapolis and SO at Ironton. How
many returns were received at Belle
view, where Mr.. Shriver spent Satur-
day, we are not advised.
A case was tried in Squire Steel's
court last Friday in which the Iron
Mountain Mining Company was the
plaintiff and Henry Trammel, also of
Iron Mountain, was the defendant.
The Iron Mountain Mining 90. was
suing to get possession of a house
occupied by Trammel. The case was
decided in favor of the Company.
B. H. Marbury of Pennington was
the attorney for the Company, while
Mr.. Trammel plead his own case
Bismarck Gazettei y
Graniteville Camp, No. 1902, M. W.
A., will give a Grand Ball in Work.
mems Hall, Graniteville, Thursday
evening, March 18th. Arrangements
are being made for a pleasant even
ing and all who attend are assured of
a good time.
JAMES DUBAoHER,
ANDY HALL,
ROBERT SHRUM,
ED 9. SHEAHAN,
R. Fl BROWN,
M. A.. MOVER,
Committee.
Readers of the REGISTER will re-
call a story printed in this paper a
couple Of years since telling of the
finding of a terrapin on the VIM
Depewl farm, east of town, marked
ga. W!R." on one side, and $685.
on the. other. After considering the
matter it was a~djudged that the
terrapin had been marked more thar
forty years previous by A. w. Rus
sell, now living in Dallas, Texas
The terrapin was shipped to Mr.. Rus
sell and he exhibited it at the State
Fair. Mr.. Olin Depew last week re-
ceiyed a letter from Mr.. Russell say
ing that the terrapin was still wab'
bliug about his garden.
~"Isaac," a few weeks since, wanted
to know what had become Of W. W
Strother, formerly of Des Arc. Mr.
Strother sends in a copy of the Coul'
t~erville, Illinois, Republican, telling
of the construction of twenty-6v
houses inEthat town by the ]. 9. Set
tie Company of st. Louis, with W. W
StroUher in charge. The Republican
says: "During Mr.. Strother's brie.
stay in this city he has made many
friends among the people of this
community and upon his leaving hi
will be missed not only among the
business men but also by the mem
bers of the church where he has beer
a regular attendant during his sta.
here"
Inc county court last Iuesda.
selected the following grand and petit
. jurors to serve at the April term o
circuit court:
GRAND JURORS.
REGULAR ALTERNATEs
j ID Carnahan Melvin Kelley
! Gilbert A Wallis John Herman Rich
] w Howard Gus Funk
Allen Markham B f Watkins
! W B Evans r r Gunton
: Grover Fits Chas Barnes
Joseph Lee Tong Price E Callison
Frank L Reichert Chas Bond
Chas Orrick W E King
Clarence F Shelton s E Buford
r Nelson Stricklin s B Hatridge
Chester A Day Geo Crocker
PETIT JURORS
REGULAR ALTERNATES
Zell w Lewis Ohas Hampton
Walter Warncke VINO Clifford
! G w Hunter Jno T Poston
= John w Robinson John Nations
John Ruble Mars'll Stevenson
: John FL Meadows Harry Smith
w r Patterson Louie W Miller
B B Blanton Richard West
Herman (, Rieke I,0uis Reichert