Iron County register., 1921-09-29

been true friends of the valley and
many will miss them.
A. 1. January, son of R. I. January,
of Centerville, last week purchased
the store house and residence of Geo.
w. Marshall, on Main street, just
north of the Academy of Music, in
Ironton. Mr.. January is now in pos
session and will conduct general
merchandise business.
We are told that representative of
the light company who visited here
last week, when shown copy of the
REGISTER criticiing the service of
his company, made the remark that
we ought to have to do without any
service, and then we would appreciate
what his company was giving US.
Perhaps.
The Pioneer Cooperage Company is
arranging to cut slaves on an extern
sive scale in this county, about twelve
miles west of Belleview. 1t is under
stood that the company has purchas-
ed the timber on about 10000 acres of
land in that vicinity. Considerable
machinery has already been moved in
and operations will probably begin
soon.
]. A. Francis of the west end of the
county, who recently purchased Geo.
A. Leff's business house and resi-
dence on Main street, moved into the
property last Wednesday and expects
to conduct a general merchandise
business. The price paid for the
property was $2,500 Mr.. Left and
family departed the following day for
Cape Girsrdeau,. where they expect
to make their future home.
The REGISTERS long time friend,
John B. Hodges of Lesterville, was in
Ironton Tuesday of last week and
paid this Office call. Mr.. Hodges
has long been engaged in the mer-
camille business at Lesterville and for
some time past with John Parker has
been conducting store on Marble
Creek, seven miles south of Ironton.
He informed US that they will build a
new store house on Marble Greek this
fall.
DR.. R. w. Gay Monday morning re-
ceived telegram stating that Bert
K. Taylor, his former associate in the
drug store, had died Sunday after
noon at 4 O'Clock at the home of his
father, Rev. S. F. Taylor, in Colum-
bia, Mo. The deceased made his
home in Ironton for number of years
and many hear of his passing with
sorrow. The bereaved widow and two
little boys have much symp athy in
their bereavement.
Peter Cepicky, for the past four
years -taker at "The Naples" for
Mr.. Fl. B. Krenning, has purchased
the Roblee place, the old Cyrus Rus
sell home in Russellville, and will re-
move thereto the first of the coming
month. In the four years that Mr..
Cepicky has been in the valley he has
proven himself faithful, competent
and honest man and gardener par
excellence. Prior to his coming here
he was for four years an employe of
the Park Department in st. Louis.
His friends expect to see his newly
acquired home blossom as rose un-
der his skilful direction and guidance.
There are fifteen acres in the tract
and the consideration named is $4500
Flat River correspondence in Farm
ington News: "Presiding Elder o.
H. Duggins was here Tuesday even
ing and held the fourth quarterly
conference of the year with the local
M. E. Church. Next Sunday closes
Rev. Stewards years. work here and
he goes Monday to Kenneth, Mo-, to
attend the annual conference and his
many friends here are trusting he will
be returned here for another year.
At the meeting here Tuesday night
a unanimous resolution was past to
exte nd an invitation to the conference
to meet in the Lead Belt next year,
the meeting to be held with the Flat
River church. All of the M. E.
Churches of the surrounding towns
will help entertain should the con-
ference meet here.n
The FredericktoWn Democrat News
last week reprints the article from
the Pennington News claiming that
the Silver Mine dam prevented the
passage of fish up stream. In reply
thereto the Fredericktown paper
says: (which leads US to wonder
what relief they want. The largest
fish brought to Fredericktown this
summer were caught north of the
dam. Many Of our fishermen have
their favorite fishing spots above the