Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-03-17


msnt of wages. According to such
statistics there has been a reduction
in actual living costs of from so to 60
per cent. This would indicate that
there must be 3 very material reduc-
ton in wages before normal condi-
tions will again obtain. Pennington
Times.
Saie-J am closing out my Entire
Stock of Groceries at cost. Come
and see to appreciate theselow prices.
Highest possible prices paid for pro-
duce in exchange.
L. B. TOWNSEND,
Belleview, Mo,
Married-At Akron, Ohio, in the
study Of Rev. L. N. D. Wells, March
9th. 1921, A. Elmer Polk and Mollie
M. Reed. They will make their home
at 62sH Day ST., Akron, Ohio. Ironton
friends of the young couple extend
very best wishes.
Our former fellow citizen, Mr.. E.
w. Graves, is finding out something
about the game of politics, since he
became a candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for Mayor of Poplar
Bluff. At least, we judge he is, from
the following advertisement recently
appearing in the Poplar Bluff papers:
To the Republican voters of Poplar
Bluf-Among other reports of a
similar kind it is being circulated that
/ will appoint a Democrat for city
counselor if l am elected Mayor OF
Poplar Bluff. This statement Is I'M
founded and is being used only to
prejudice some of the voters against
me. / wish to say that II ! am elect
ed l will not appoint or recommend a
Democrat to the position OF city
counselor. E. w. GRAVES.
The Ellington Press: "Last Friday
afternoon the south bound train haul
ed thru here two car loads of equip
ment of the Bunker Cutler sawmill at
Bunker, which Is being moved to
Kennett, down in Dunklin county.
The moving OF this mill will be a
severe blow to the business interests
at Bunker, though it had been ex-
pected for the past two years that the
mill would probably be moved at any
time, The business interests Of the
county generally, regret to 9 the
mill moved. However there are still
a number Of mills of lesser capacity in
operation near Bunker, and the town
will not be SO seriously injured as
though it had been wholly dependent
upon the n big mill"
The following note was received
last week and ! desire to acknowledge
with pride the good feeling expressed
therein. Mrs. Newman is a friend OF
long standing whom I have always
esteemed. Politics, in this instance,
"cuts no ice" against her good will.
Although I dare not claim the virtues
she ascribes to me as fully as intro
spection would desire, yet ! assure
her / am gratifed that her estimate is
so favorable:
Mr.. Eli d. Ake-My kind friend, |
have Just Informed myself that my
subscription to the REGISTER has ex-
PRED, and as I have been almost a
life long subscriber | still feel like
must have it, and, from my acquaint-
ance after these long, "fickle'' years,
I have found you to be very impartial
and considerable in your criticisms of
: those who deserved it. | think you,
j like myself, have tried to have that
sssweet charity for alI.n While the
paper is not as large as we have been
accustomed to, / still enjoy what we
do get and hope you will live more
years yet to "dish out our portion.n
Mrs. s. L. N.
Pennington News: "Mrs. Luther
Parsons, week old wife Of John Par
sons, a wood chopper near Iron
Mountain, is in jail charged with first
degree murder as a result of the fata.
/: shooting of the six-year old daugh-
ter Of John Parsons at their home on
last Friday afternoon about two
O'Clock. An inquest was held by
!; Coroner O. j. Hill and upon the re-
: fusal Of the woman to testify under
oath at the inquest he notified the
! Prosecuting Attorney who with the
Sheriff went out to Iron Mountain
, that afternoon and brought the WON
; an to Pennington. She waived {
preliminary hearing and her case will
come before circuit court at the May
term. The little girl was shot in tht
head with q shotgun and death result
ed instantly. Her little brother, John
ny, aged 10 years, testified at the in
. quest that his step-mother loaded tht
gun following some trouble with hi
little sister, and shot her. The WON.
an told the officers she was only play
ing and did not know the gun wa'
loaded. The Parsons woman il very
young, possibly not over ID OF II
years. She married Parsons, twice
her age, on February Goth. Hel
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