Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-01-06

corps of correspondents for the faith
full and efficient work in the year just
ended. Let's make the New Year a
still better one. Thanks and long life
and happiness to you all.
Fred Twomey has disposed of the
remainder of his grocery stock to
Mrs. Margaret Sheriff., who will open
for business in a few days in the south
room of the Leggett building. Mr..
Twomey will conduct a wholesale and
retail feed store.-Bismarck Gazette.
One by one the boys who have been
working away from home have been
coming home day by day for the past
three months or more. The Industrial
centers are still turning them loose.
And when a fellow loses his job, then,
of all times, "there's no place like
home"
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman T~rauernicht,
Misses Louise and Freds and Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Trauernicht spent Sunday
with Mrs. Trauernicht's mother, Mrs.
Louise Block, at Middlebrook. Grand
mother Block, although in her nine
tieth year, is enjoying splendid health.
Harrington News.
lockwood correspondence Desloge
Sun: "Rev. Charles Calvert, who
has been pastor of the Baptist Church
in lockwood for the past nine months
has resigned and preached his last
sermon Sunday night. He is con-
sidering a call to the passionate of the
Baptist Church at Paris, Mo-"
William and Edward Bethel, who
were convicted Of burglary and larency
at the last April term of circuit court
of Iron county, have a notice in this
issue of the REGISTER giving notice
of their intention to make applica-
ton for parole before the State Prison
Board at Jefferson City the second
Monday in January, 1921.
Ed Brown, a we'll known colored
resident of 'the suburbs, twas arrest
ed last Friday charged with having
stolen a sack of corn from the barn
of w. D. Fletcher the night before.
Brown waived examination and after
staying in Jail a day gave bond in the
sum of $500 for his appearance at the
April term of circait court.
Many people were sorry last week
to hear of the sudden death of Amos
E. Westerman at his home in the
west end of the county on Tuesday,
December 2Sth. He had been in Iron
ton not more than a week previous
and was the same genial, interesting
Amos as always. He will long be
held in pleasant memory, May his
eternal sleep be peaceful.
1t is said that the lead mine at An
napolis has proven itself. In the
shaft that has been sunk there have
been discovered large quantities of
valuable disseminated ore, and the
future of the property is assured.
Due credit should be given to Mr..
Chas. E. Bolch, who has certainly
shown his faith by his work in push
ing the proposition to a happy and
successful termination.
The melon growers of Southeast
Missouri have made arrangements
through their association to obtain
watermelon seed from Florida at fifty
cents a pound. The seed they are
purchasing is the "Gilbert Tom Wat
son Special" and is guaranteed to be
free from disease. Through purchas-
ing in such large quantities the grow
ers r able to obtain the seed at about
one-half the retail price.
A mighty welcome and gratifying
letter was mailed me January 1st by
my old and esteemed friend, Mr.. Thos.
F. Walsh, of st. Louis, formerly for
years Treasurer of the Syenite Granite
Company. I am glad to know that
he is in excellent health and not in
capacitated mentally or physically by
the seventy-six years which burden
him. He expressed satisfaction with
the outcome of the former employees
of the Company and refers with pride
to the manner in which they have
''made good" May he live long in
good health and the coming years be
fraught with peace and happiness for
him!
The large number of horses held on
the Mine La Motto property since
the bankruptcy and owned by the
Missouri Farms, are to be shipped to
California, we gather from reports
received this week. We understand
that Buck Mckee will take them to
a western ranch owned by Mr.. Moore
of New York and accept a position
there. Evidently the intention of Mr..
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