Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1922-06-29

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on Main street. Good stand for
Grocery, Restaurant and rooming
house. ]. A. FRANCIS,
Ironton, Mo.
Word was received here Monday
that VIM. Rieke, Jr., nephew of VIM.
Rieke, of I~ronton, had been missing
from his boarding house in st. Louis
where he had employment. Next day
h. L. Rieke received a telephone
message from st. Louis stating that
the body of the young mar had been
found in the river at Lesperance
street. No particulars. Mr.. Rieke
went to st. Louis that afternoon to
take charge of the remains.
The REGISTER was honored last
Wednesday morning by a call from
Miss Alice 7. Barrett, of Jefferson
City, who is touring this part of the
state in the interest of John T. White,
of Springfield, candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Judge of
the Supreme Court Division No. 2.
Miss Barrett is unquestionably a most
entertaining and accomplished wom-
an. But just think. A member OF
the fair sex travelling over the state
on a political mission. How things
have changed!
Mrs. Martha Ann Whelehon, relict
of the late James Whelehon, died at
the home of her son Chas. Whelehon,
in Arcadia, Friday, June 10th, 1922, at
s:55 P. NJ, aged SO years, 6 months
and 7 days, after quite a prolonged
illness. The deceased had been a
resident of the valley for many, many
years and many friends sorrow at her
passing. The funeral occurred Sum
day from st. Joseph's Chapel and in
terment was made in the Catholic
cemetery, Pilot Knob. May her rest
be peaceful.
The return trip Sunday from Des-
loge was made in rain and thunder
storm. The flashes of lightning were
~incessant and earth reverbarated to
the shocks of thunder-bolts. Between
Iron Mountain and M~iddlebrook, a
tire on one of the cars collapsed and
it had to be replaced right now-rain
or no rain. While making the trans
fer of the spare tire, a binding flash
shook the ground and heavily shock
ed Bobbie Edgar, the mechanician of
the car. Luckily he was not serious
ly injured, and in a few minutes the
travellers resumed their homeward
way.
1t is reported from reliable sources
that the Hon. Chas. Sutton of Rey-
\ nolds, our sister county, is being IN
dorsed strongly for Speaker of the
f Sind Assembly. Mr.. Sutton, we are
told, has the backing OF a large NUM-
Der of leading Democrats of the state
He made an enviable record in the
51st and in view of the fact that old
Reynolds always remains Democratic
+ we feel that she should be honored by
a the election of Mr.. Sutton as our next
Speaker. Mr.. Sutton is a brother-in-
law of our fellow townsman, Mr.. j.
M. Hawkins, having married Miss
Sallie Hawkins twenty years ago.
Louis Miller, with a force Of men
commenced Monday putting in show
Q err baths and sanitary toilets on the
f Methodist Assembly grounds, Arcadia
7 The work of laying the pipe from the
Miller spring to the reservoir has
, been completed and the reservoir is
!, now full of water. The proposition
is being considered of laying a pipe
, from the spring to Ironton and sup
; plying our town with water. The
-. reservoir on the Assembly grounds
! has a capacity of $4,000 gallons; it is
said that the reservoir that supplies
, the city of Pennington has a capacity
of but 81 1000 gallons. If $4,000 ca.
pacity is sufficient for Farmington's
needs, $4,000 should be enough fol
Ironton and Arcadia. The cost Of
laying the pipe to Ironton, it is stat
ed, would only be $1,000. 1t occurs
! to us that the matter should receive
careful consideration by the Irontor
Q authorities. The reservoir on the
hill, with the pumping capacity Al
present available, can be filled il
tw%enty-four hours.
Last Sunday, alter a hasty dinner, l
i with the other members of the house
a hold, weighted down a gas wagon ant
i set out for Desloge, some thirty mile
, away. There was a ball game be
tween the teams of that town ant
, Poplar Bluff, scheduled for $3.50 P. NJ
The miles intervening the Valley anc
the diamond were covered in goo(
time, without mishap or hindrance
and at the hour set for the game WI
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