Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-07-28


they had spent more than a week Wis
iting Mrs. Newman's sister, Mrs. John
Duvall."
The tie drive now going down
Black River is making good time,
considering the number of ties In the
drive. There is about 17O,O 600 cross
ties in the drive and they will be land
ed at Clearwater in about ten days.
Centerville Outlook.
The sixth annual convention of Iron
County W. @. I. U. will meet at Area
dia W. @. T. U. bungalow at 9 o'clock
Friday morning, July 20, 1921. Every
member is urged to attend. Visitors
cordially invited.
MRS. ROBERT FL. STEVENSON.
The contract for the building of the
Ellington-Van Buren, Highway has
been let to Davis Construction Co., of
Joplin, Mo. The amount of the con-
tract is $33,359.60. Work no doubt
will be started Immediately, and such
is to be hoped for.-Ellington Press.
Geo. M. johnson arrived home last
Wednesday from Pine Bluff, Arkans-
as. where he has been employed in
the White & Hummel hub factory.
George says there is nothing doing in
the hub line. The factory is shut
down absolutely with no prospect of
an early resumption of work.
1t is reported that there is a Bevo
and anti Bevo fight on the Method
list Assembly grounds in Arcadia. A
petition was circulated over there the
past week protesting against the sale
on the grounds of any of the beer
substitutes, or, rather, successors. 1t
is a mighty little thing, it strikes US,
to make such a noise about.
The following rates have been
agreed on between the Assembly
management and service car drivers
for transportation to and from the
Baptist Assembly Grounds during the
session. One passenger, 100; 2
passengers, 75c each; 8 passengers,
60c each; 4 or more passengers, Soc
each; suit cases, zoe; average size
trunks, SOC.
N. A. Cottrell of Oklahoma City,
Okla, was in Bismarck Tuesday shak.
ing hands with old time friends. Mr..
Cottrell and family were residents of
Bismarck about fourteen years ago,
when he was agent for the Missouri
Pacific Ry. At present Mr.. CottrelA
is Chief Clerk in the Division Freight
Office of the Santa Fe at Oklahoma,
City.-Bismarck Gazette.
A party by the young men of the
town for the young women was given
at the McMullin home last Friday
night. 1t vas also a surprise for Miss
Mary Steel and her guests, the Misses
Frost, to even up the score for the
delightful party given by Miss Mary
the week before. Both parties were
for the unmarried folks, age having
no restrictions. A good big crowd
was present and made merry until a
late hour.-Hillsboro Democrat.
We learn that A. w. Schwieder
who has conducted a company store
at Buick, Mo-, for the past five years,
will dispose of the business and locate
elsewhere. Arthur is a member of
the firm that operates this and other
mercantile establishments in this Sec
ton, and has made q great of
the business. We understand that
last years. sales run into the thous-
ands, all cash. Mr.. SchWieder was
paid q handsome salary as was also
his wife.-Steelville Ledger.
Poplar Bluff Republican: "Barney
Pelty's much heralded Nationals, an
all-star outfit, was romped over,
trampled, beaten, mopped up with,
or Whatever you wish to call it last
Sunday when they tied up with the
local team. In only one inning was
the game anywhere nea close and
that was in the first inning. In this
stanza, the locals almost scored,
Paulette being thrown out at the
plate on an attempted double steal,
and if they had tailed here one or
more markers would have been made
in each inning. The big inning was
the eighth when seven unners cross
ed the pay-o station, aided by seven
healthy hits"
Officials of the railroad company
complain that automobiles r in
the habit of racing with trains from
Victoria to De Soto, especially is this
true with the train that reaches here
at 7:45 in the evening. 1t is said that
the q drivers will leave Victoria
when the train does and then pass in
front of it at the Lansdowne crossing
and taunt the train crew at out rum
ming them. This, to say the least, is