Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-05-05


down the stream by the mad rush OF
water, was lodged under the bridge
between here and Arcadia during the
awful rainfall of Monday night of last
week. An iron girder OIL the bridge
was badly bent by the force with
which the tree was hurled against it.
Recorder Hawkins has issued the
following marriage licenses since our
last report:
John W. Hilleman OF Belleview and
Levie Tullock of Caledonia.
N. A. King and Lena Stevenson Of
Des Arc.
Edgar Paul Holt and Emma Francis
Rust Of st. Louis.
The Juniors in the Ironton High
School last Friday evening entertain
ed the Seniors with trip to the Lead
Belt and a theatre party in Flat Riv-
or. The return to the valley was
about 1890 except one car that did
not get in until 3 O'Clock Saturday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Schlick, their
daughter, Miss Elsie, and another
daughter, Mrs. Elijah Wallace, ac-
companied by Miss Lillian Prather,
motored to Arcadia Sunday to visit
their youngest daughter, Miss Hilda,
who is a student in Arcadia College,
Lead Belt News.
Two days last week-Wednesday
and Thursday-we had no through
trains, because of washouts on the
railroad, south of Piedmont. We re-
ceived mail once each day at noon
supplied by a local train going as fal
south as Piedmont and returning in
the evening. The regular schedule
was resumed Friday.
A cloLdburst during the storm last
Monday night caused a washout al
Hogan, OIL the main line, delaying
trains from four to six hours while
the track was being repaired. A
washout was also reported at Tough
boro on the Belmont branch. Mucl
damage Is reported from other points
up and down the main line.-Poplal
Bluff Republican!
The Piedmont Journal Banner gives
President Harding credit for having
accomplished two important reforms
in that immediate vicinity since hi
assumed charge Of the government
in that he has stopped timber steal
ing and crap shootiDg-thes timber
isn't worth stealing and the GRAZ
shooters are broke.
The game of base ball that wa
scheduled to take place between thu
Arcadia Valley team and the all star
at Desloge last Sunday, had to b
postponed on account of u~nfavorabl'
weather, nuch to the disappointment
and disgust of many fans in th'
community. The intention now is t
play the game May 10Th.
The lockwood Town Club writes
"Wanted--A live newspaper man TO
a wide awake and rapidly growing in
dustrigl town. To q man familia
with the business it looks like st
Francois county already has NOR
newspapers than she needs. But W,
are not saying there isn't am openinI
at Leadwood. There may be.
1t is reported that there came nea
being a shooting scrape at Munge
last Friday, but the affair passed o.
fortunately without a tragedy beini
enacted. Next day, however, n Q
the parties principal came to Ironto'
to consult an attorney and the othe
HE'D himself to Centerville to &c
legal advice. Whether legal proceed
, ings will be instituted we are not ad
, vised.
The following is from the Flat Rive
correspondence in the Farmingto
News: "Dr. O. w. Swofford wa
called to Des Arc a few days ago I
attend Mrs. Gus Funk, who had bee
afflicted with sleeping sickness fe
the past twelve weeks. He report
her condition much improved an
that she was soon fully awake afte
taking her first chiropractic treat
ment.n
/. The county court Monday name
the Bank OF Arcadia Valley as th
county depository for the ensuin
: two years, provided said bank file
the bond by the law required. Ths
2 institution agrees to 40 per cent il
! terest on daily balances in the count
9 revenue fund and 3.55 per cent inter
est on school monies. There was n
other bid presented to the court. I'll
D bond required 10 $75, 900.
. School teachers from Iron, Madison
!, New Madrid, Dunklin. Jefferson. s
. Francois, Washington, Perry and St
Genevieve counties have alread
/, made arrangements to enroll with IL