Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1922-12-28

rived mere at b O'CLOCK last FRIDAY
morning from st. Louis, made three
different starts before finally getting
away from Union Station. Made two
trips back because of disabled engines.
We have not heard of a single wild
turkey being killed in this community
this season. They are said to be
scarcer than ever known before.
Judging by conditions the game law
has done anything but protect the
game.
Mr.. J. w. Olarkson passed through
here Monday of last week On his way
to his home in CIarks, Louisiana. He
and Mrs. Clarkson had attended the
wedding of Mr.. Frazer and Miss Hal
lie GARRISON in st. Louis a couple of
days previous.
AS has been his custom for many
years past Mr.. H. A. Nall, of Jeffer-
son City remembered the editor
Christmas with a box of most excel
1ent cigars. We return our sincere
thanks and wish for the donor a year
of great happiness and prosperity.
w. M. Black, son of Hon. Redmond
Black of this county, was in Ironton
last Saturday on his way to the home
of his father in the west end of the
county, after an absence of five years
in Nebraska and other points west.
The young man will visit home folk
awhile and is undetermined as to
where he will locate.
Just forty one years ago Tonight
since the opening ball was given in
the Academy of Music-December 81,
1881. What a world of changes has
taken place in that forty-one years.
How many good fellows have passed
to the Great Unknown. 1t makes
one blue and lonesome to consider
the proposition.
Quite a large crowd witnessed the
Christmas program given at the
Presbyterian church last Sunday even
ing. Special music was rendered by
the choir, and after the exercises,
each member of the Sabbath School
was given a treat. A Christmas tree
was decorated and placed in the
church for the enjoyment of the little
folks.
In a letter to Mr.. Thos. p. Fitz, OIL
Des Arc, under date of December 21st
State Auditor George R. Hackmann
says: I'm reply to your letter con
corning pension want to assure yor
that we will do all we can to get the
Legislature to make an appropriation
for payment of Confederate pension
claims, and we feel sure that same
will be made.n
MI. I. G. Whitworth last Friday re
ceived a message from Mrs. Whitwortl
in Jackson, Tennessee, announcing thu
serious illness of their daughter, Mrs
P. g. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. /. E. Whit
worth departed for Jackson that da.
and Mr.. I. G. Whitworth leftfor Jack
son Saturday. Word has since beef
received that there is a slight i'm
provement in Mrs. Smiths condition
but she is yet critically ill.
Senator and Mrs. w. A. Brookshir
and child will leave today for thei
old home in Laclede county, drivini
through in their car. After spending
the Christmas holidays with old hom'
folks, they will drive to Jefferson Git
to be on hand at the c%onvening OF tn
Legislature. Mrs. Brookshire an
(, child will remain at the State Capita
with the Senator during the legisla
session.-Farmington Times.
Part Of the extra board on the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad in Bismarck Wa
short-lived as orders were receive
here Sunday to abolish the conductc
q and brakeman part of it, leaving til
engineers and firemen still here. w
are told that dissatisfaction anon
some OF the brakemen and conductor
r in the manner in which it had bee
. advertised is the cause of this pa,
being abolished.-Bismarck Gazette.
DR.. g. @. January of Belleview we
i a caller last Thursday. The DR.. sa,
9 the roads around Belleview are
such a condition at the present tin
: that when the bad weather CONS
they will be isolated. Il will be prat
4 tically impossible to get in Of out
the valley. Unquestienably 9 gray
: mistake and error on some one's pa
to have the road in such an unfinisl
ed condition with winter fairly b
ginning.
J, County Clerk elect, Marcus !
g Yount, has been spending most Of b
b time about the office the past tv
weeks trying to familiarize himse
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