Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-04-28


Conductor 8. w. Andrews has been
steadily at work on his run on the
"Cat' road the past several months.
We understand he intends to lay of
about June LIST, come home, and may
accept a pension and retire alto
gether. We'd be mighty glad to have
him with us all the time.
Correspondence in Pennington
News: "Miss Edith Gordon com
pleted her term of school at the Scott
school Friday, April 18th, with great
success. That afternoon her father
came after her. She gave her pupils
a treat and a farewell and departed
for her home In Ironton."
The heaviest rainfall in years fell
Monday night, the precipitation being
AZ inches-a record almost unpre-
cedented. 1t was a veritable deluge
and the creeks were all out of their
banks, with water, water everywhere.
There was more rain Tuesday. The
damage resulting is considerable.
There viii be . regular meeting Of
Star Of the West Lodge, No. 1873, A. F.
& A. M, next Saturday evening at
1880 o'clock. All members are urged
to attend as there Is an important
amendment to the Bylaws to be act
ed upon. w. w. REESE,
Secretary.
Hon. Chas. M. Hay Of st. Louis has
promised to deliver an address in the
tabernacle on the Assembly Grounds
in Arcadia on the 4th of July. This
feature, alone, will insure . large at
tendance on the picnic. Andt the PEG.
Pile whe attend are certain of hearing
an address we'll worth going to hear.
j. E. Grandhomme has leased the
south room in the Academy of Music
building and will conduct an Annex
to the Handy Kitchen therein during
the summer months. Mr.. Grand
homme has purchased the fixtures
formerly used by Mr.. Frank johnson
when he conducted the ice cream
parlor across the street.
The Pilot Knob public schools clos
ed last Friday. The school has had a
record breaking attendance through
out the year, the average being about
los daily. Prof. Marshall, who was
in charge, will leave this week for
Columbia where 10 will take voca
tionsl training provided for ex-ser-
vice men. We wish him well.
Mrs. J. Fl. Keith of Ironton was In
C~enterville yesterday and today look
ing up some matters connected with
the Rebekah lodge here. She will al
so visit Lesterville and other towns
in the county. Mrs. Keith was for
several years a resident Of Center
vile and 1t is useless to say has many
friends here.-Centerville Outlook.
The Women's Auxiliary of the
American Legion will meet Monday
evening, May 2, at the home of the
president, Mrs. Milford iRggs. Mrs
Leila Keith and Miss Minnie January
will be hostesses. The program will
consist ola talk, music and reading
with a social hour to follow. Let each
come with an appropriate curren'
event. EDITH SMITH, Secretary.
SATURDAY SPECIALS at Gay {
KindeIrs, April 3Oth: one ID. Bulk Cocoa
Sc, with two lbs. Best GrannIated Sd
gar, FREE; Best Mixed Tea, Csc a l.
Is lb. bag Best Grannlated Sugar
$3.50; Country Sorghum, 75c a gallon.
Star and Horse Shoe Tobacco, l5C Plug
There will be a meeting at the
courthouse this "Wednesday evenin'
at 1880 p, M, for the purpose o
organizing an association to finance
and have charge OF the Arcadia Val
ley Base Ball team this season. New
uniforms have been received for tn
team and it is expected to have by fat
the best bunch Of ball players eve
known in the valley. All intereste'
are urged to attend the meeting to
night.
Mrs. Mollie Rockwell was foun,
dead in her home at Pilot Knob las
Thursday morning. The decease'
lived all alone and the fact that moth
ing had been Q of her for a coupl
of days caused the investigation tina
resulted in the discovery Of her death
She had probably been dead forty
eight hours and the body was foun
seated in a chair. Mrs. Rockwell wa
probably sixty years Of age and ha
lived at Pilot Knob the past ten year,
Roselle correspondence in Freder
icktwn Democrat ewe: 81. A. Ran
sey from out west of Ironton happen
ed to an accident Saturday afternoo
Z while running his car between th