Iron County register., 1922-08-10

Democratic nomination for Prosecut-
ing Attorney of Madison county in
the primary election last week with
out any opposition. 1T is understood
that he will have no Republican op-
ponent this fall.
Mr.. w. T. Keathley Monday re-
turned from st. Louis where he had
gone to see his daughter, Mrs. A. s.
Tesreau, in Deaconess' Hospital. She
had been operated on for appendicitis
the previous Monday, and the many
friends of the family will be gratified
to learn that she is doing well and a
rapid recovery is promised.
Train No, s, which was running late,
broke down at Pilot Knob last We'd
nesday morning, and after delay of
an hour or more, backed down to
Ironton. The passengers were load
ed on to train No. 2-the Sunshine
Special, and went on their ways after
long time. The engine on No. s
was said to be badly dismantled.
Recorder Hawkins has issued the
following marriage licenses the past
week:
Anton Neff of Monroe, Ills, and
| Vancie Corey of Pilot Knob.
John G. Wood of Belleview and Tes-
sic Kness Of Bismarck.
Alton Croft and Mabel Singer OF
Bonne Terre.
Henry F. Racer of Pilot Knob and
Willie Strickland of Shepard.
Cotton, California, Information:
"Mr. and Mrs. Walter Newman and
two children of San Diego were week.
end guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs: N. LIZ Farmer. They came up
especially to visit Robert Farmer OF
New Mexico, who is also guest at
the Farmer residence. The two men
are cousins and had not seen each
other for many years."
Following are the names and ad-
dresses of those attending the teach
ers' examinations Friday and Satur-
day last: Maude James. Edna G
Hawk, Des Arc; M. J. Kelley. Annap-
oils; Minnie Alcorn, Brunot; Essie
Sheriff., Hogan; Sam Conway, Lizzie
Russell, Ohio Sutton. .Belleview; Dew.
ey Haven, Middlebrook; Mrs. Lola
Laramore, Courtois; Mrs. Alydia Ran
dolph, Ironton; Mrs. G. W. Signer
Flora signer, Arcadia; Pallie A. Luz
cas-, Goodwater; Mabel Light, Mum
ger; Selma Sewald, Festus.
Franklin E. Reagan, star hurler o
the Columbia Wabadas, was offered
tryout with the Fort Worth Club,
member of the Texas League. Hi
record for the season to date has beel
O.S5 earned runs per nine innings
In recent game for the Mexic
, Athletics, he set the st. Louis Frisco
team doyn with 8 singles. Last Sun
day at Ashland, only 20 men face
him in nine innings: Reagan wi
probably finish the season wit
Sturgeon, semi-pro team. His hom
, is at Ironton, Mo-, and he has bee
attending the University of Missouri
for the past two years.
: Fred Kindell tells us that coupl
, of Sundays ago, while driving to tn
Lead Belt to attend a ball game, b.
stopped at the spring, just beyon
Iron Mountain, to get some water TO
his radiator. He was approached by
lanky man of ruralistic appearance
with the interrogatory, "Pard, coul
you use quart of white mule?" {
course, Fred could not use quart c
white mule and he so promptly CAV
u the audacious stranger SO to under
u stand. The fellow said not anothe
s word and modestly retired, evidentl
hoping for better luck with the neg
Q passer by.
Under the new State Constitutio
: now being drawn, County Courts wi
be superse ded by County Commi'
sion, consisting of three member
with Jurisdiction to transact the coul
7 Sty business and perform such oth'
z duties as prescribed by the Legisls
>. ture. Circuit Courts of which thel
a are now 3s will be reduced to fiftee
n with the same jurisdiction as now e.
cept in misdemeanor cases and civ
re cases not in excess of $1,000. Proba
10 and Criminal Courts will be replace
1T by county court in each county ar
ID city of st. Louis. The total expens
Or of the constitutional body as shown
the secretary's report up to July 15
IN is $s2,212 35.
~ Mr.. A. P. Farris was here from
80 Louis last Thursday. He says tn
y the Republicans in the city focked
4 the polls in drives to vote for Ret
4 for United States Senator. Son
with whom he was acquainted Ga
Ill without equivocation that they 9,