Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-11-24

plentiful around Bismarck that it even
grows in hay stacks. AT least some
was found in a hay stack a few days
ago by parties who were baling the
hay"
Elvins correspondence Flat River
News: "Walter Hale of Graniteville
and his sister, Mrs. ]. w. Allen, of
Mount Vernon, ILL.,, spent Friday of
last week here the guests of their
brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Hale.u
Noah Bennett of Brule rather badly
damaged his Ford car last Wednes-
day nightly running into a tree in
front of Kuhn's meat market. Bennett
said be was trying to get out of the
way of another car and lost control of
his steering wheel.
Recorder Hawkins issued the fol-
lowing marriage licenses the past
week;
Bernard Hofertepe and Otelia Tillie
Buchler of st. Louis.
Guy E, Parton and Ophelia Cuff of
Flat River.
Daniel Deshaney and Grace Steven
son of Des Arc.
Automobile drivers complain that
the new road between Des Arc and
Piedmont is all right as far as it goes,
but it lacks a whole lot of being wide
enough. Passing another car is said
to be fraught with danger and dis
comfort, almost anywhere along the
highway.
A weekend party, composed of
Misses Bessie and Helen Bone and
Messrs. Leslie Enloe and Roy Moss,
chaperoned by Mr.. and Mrs. 1. E,
Grills, of st. Louis, had a very pleas
ant time visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Dunn of Sabuls and Mr.. and Mrs,
Steve Sutton OF Chloride.
Elvins correspondence Flat River
News: "Harold Hartshorn and Lewis
Baker went to Ironton Friday night
to attend a dance, given at the town
hall. On this occasion prizes hao
been offered for the best dancing
Yoong Baker won the prize Offered
for the best performer of the fox
trot.n
The handle factory operated by G,
w. Brooks and AID. Reese shipped
out it's first order on Wednesday
The factory is a welcome addition te
our city, as it gives employment to
number of people, and to people hav'
ing timber, suitable to their needs, i
provides a market for same.-Bis'
marck Gazette.
The valley and vicinity were visited
by an unusually heavy rainfall las
Friday afternoon and night. For
while in the afternoon, particularly
the rain came down in sheets. It was
the heaviest downpour we've had in
a long while. Muchdamage is report'
ed at Piedmont, Greenville and TIT
country south of US.
The REGISTERS longtime friend
Ed. H. Amelung, of Cincinnati, Ohio
was a caller last Thursday. Mr.
Amelung spent three weeks with rela
tives at Pilot Knob, hunting and hay
ing an outing. We are glad to sa!
that he is in good health and thu
world seems to be treating him finely
May things continue to come his way
James Stewart, the bootlegger un
der sentence of death for the Decl
murder, was brought through Potos
last Friday evening by Iron count.
officers who we're taking him back t.
jail in st. Louis. The party made =
short stop here for gas. Stewart ha'
been taken to Ironton to give evi
dence at the trial of Will Hayes. H
was shackled and closely guarded b,
the officers in charge .-Potosi Journal
The regular November term o
Reynolds county circuit court Wi
convene in Centerville on Monday
a week, November 2Sth. Sheriff Sh,
is a busy official just now. Beside
the witnesses in civil and crimina
cases a great number of witnesses ar
being snbpoenaed before the gran
jury. This is probably unusual, but j
being done in order that Sheriff Sh,
may have more time for other mat
tiers during court week.-Centervill
Outlook.
Highway Engineer Griffith info rm
US that he has a number of road pro
jects to let in the very near future
He says that Iron county is going t.
build a system of roads and that niue
work is being done all over his dis
trict. He says that the State Aigh
way Department has a wonderfr
program mapped out and as soon a