Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1922-07-27


j. A. Francis, who has been in the
mercantile business in Ironton the
past year, has closed out his stock and
moved to Washington county, within
three miles of Belgrade, where he will
conduct a stave factory. He has leased
his store building and residence here
to D. A. Middleton who will open a
music store.
Miss Helen Karsch delightfully."- en-
tertained with a dinner and theatre
party last Thursday evening in honor
of Misses Marion Huff and Airline
Tual, of Ironton. The dining room
was tastefully decorated and the din
ner was served in excellent style. All
present expressed themselves as hav-
ing spent a delightful evening.-Farm-
ington Times.
John W. Bergman, of Poplar,Bluff,
former resident of Iron county, is a
candidate for the Democratic nomi-
nation for Presiding Judge of the But
Ter county court. He has no oppon-
emit in the race. Here's luck to him
in November. Mr.. Bergman has
overcome Republican majorities in
previous contests in Butler. Let us
hope he will do so this year.
Capt. Alonzo Harlow and Lieut.. Jas.
d. Edgar spent several days fishing on
the st. Francis river the past week.
They made a success of it. l know,
for the evidence is before me "a ~
pound bass out of the catch-a pres
emit from my young friends. Capt.
Harlow landed this particular speci-
men, but both proved themselves ex-
pert anglers-and ye editor rejoiceth.
While driving from Pennington to
Ironton last Sunday afternoon Miss
Allie Patton at Stone came up with an
automobile party that had met with
an accident. Two men were quite
badly hurt but a woman with them
had fortunately escaped injury. Miss
Patton took one of the men with her
to Iron Mountain where he telephon-
ed to Pennington for a surgeon. The
accident was occasioned by running
inio a tree.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. J. Crews who have
made their home in Flat River for the
past 90 years, left Wednesday morn
ing for st. Louis where they will make
their future home. They came here
in the year of 1899 from G~raniteville,
and have lived here continuously
since. They have made scores OF
friends in all sections of the Lead Belt
who will sorely miss them, and who
wish them happiness in their new
i, home.-Lead Belt News.
Sank Robinson, the Poplar Bluff
negro who was brought here last
spring for safe keeping, having killed
a white a by the name of Orville
Farmer, had his trial in the Butler
i county circuit court last week and
4 was found guilty of murder in the
? second degree, his punishment being
fixed at ten years in the penitentiary
Robinson had former trial last Apri
which resulted in a hung jury.
1 Elsewhere in this paper is an article
reproduced from the Fredericton WI
Democrat-New telling of the tragic
q death of Walter W. Strother, at one
~ time a we'll known citizen of this
4 county. Nearly twenty years ago h.
became identified with the Holmes
movement and for several years wa
very active therein at Des Arc. i'll
probably did more than any othe
one man to establish the church Their
. and build the college. Of recent year
he had not been taking much part
IL the church work. He was, indeed, c
& an unusual composition but we hard
q " expected to hear of his being tax
d en- off in the manner that he was.
Voters who are away from the
: homes on the day of the primary cleo
! ton can go to the polls anywhere
:, the state and vote an ~absentee's ba
:; lot just the same as in the gener'
election. Voters must take the pro
per oath before a Judge of electio
. when they are given an absentee
u ballot to fill out. All of the space
50 for county officers are blank and tt
ai voter must write in and complete IL
names of those for county offices ft
whom he wishes to vote. The tick
is turned in to the judges of electie
Ist and is forwarded by registered ma
lg to the clerk of the county court in Il
lie county for which the vote is intent
u ed and it is counted in with the regr
lar vote for that county.
u In appreciation of the work of
a. Kansas editor for the community,
or bunch of citizens recently presente
lal him with a bouquet. On the sa me OF