Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1922-11-16

On the first page of this paper will
be found an article taken from the
Corona, California, Independent, tell
ing of the death in that city of Mr..
Frank Scoville, a former resident of
Ironton. Many old residents hear of
the passing of this genial and splen-
did man with real sorrow.
But one Republican elected in st.
Francois county last week, K. w.
Weber, for Probate Judge, who de-
feated his opponent by SO votes. Mr..
Weber has held the Office for a num-
Der of years, is a mighty fine young
man and lie very popular with both
Democrats and Republicans.
L. F. Kinder, who lived in Ironton a
short time about two years ago and
then removed to the Lead Belt, was
badly defeated by his Democratic OPP
ponent for Prosecuting Attorney of
st. Francois county in the election
last week, the majority against him
being in the neighborhood of 1000.
Old "Father" Stamper. Methodist
preacher, 81 years of age from Illinois,
who is visiting his daughter, Mrs,
Alice Chambers, who lives a mile and
a half east of Pilot Knob, will preach
at Elephant Rock, Graniteville, Sun
day, November 10Th, at II O'Clock A.
NJ. All are cordially invited to attend.
w. l.. Hensley, Judge Fred Will
liams and Attorney McEntire, of St.
Louis, spent last Thursday and Friday
quail hunting in the Belleview coun-
try. With them were Messrs. d. E.
Fletcher and j. r. Golf. They had a
fine time and captured a number of
birds.
On publishing the official count of
the election returns in Iron county
we have not included the vote for
Circuit Clerk and County Clerk for
the reason that there was no contest
ror those offices. The total vote of J.
M. Hawkins for circuit clerk was 1867;
M. d. Yount, county clerk, 1916.
Recorder Hawkins has issued the
following marriage licenses the past
week:
James Turnbough of billiard and
Edith Gillian of Enough.
Howard Weekley, of Frederick, S.
D., and Rachel Mckinney of Belle
view.
Jesse Dunn of Sabula and Essie
Sheriff. of Hogan.
All the counties round about us that
had strayed from the fold returned to
Democracy last Tuesday. 1t is prob
ably safe to predict that the erring
sisters will sin no more-not for along
time, anyway. The change that was
voted for last year proved all thai
was wanted and a whole lot more
too.
John L. Comerford, Alphonse Dan
ofski, II. Kemper, G. SCHNEIDER, RI
Klickerman, letter carriers in the st
Louis post-ofice, spent last week
fishing, hunting and camping at Lake
Killarney. Mr.. Comerford was a call
er at the REGISTER office Saturday
and reported that they had a delight
full outing.
A shed in the rear of Whitts restaur'
ant on Main street was destroyed by
fire between sever and eight o'clocl
last Thursday evening. A large GROVE
c~ongregated. IT is thought perhaps
the fire originated from electric wire
in the structure. Had there been
wind the fire might have proven
much more disastrous.
Flat River correspondence Farm
ington News: "Mrs. M. A. Sutton
who has been at her home in PHO
Knob this summer, was brought t,
the home of her son and wife, Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Sutton, on Wednesda.
of last week, where she will spend tn
winter. "Grandma" Sutton is con
fined to her bed and has been TO
several months"
Deputy City Marshal VIM. Hi
stopped a fight between Prosecuting
Attorney Keith and B. N. Brown il
front of Browns store the night Q
election day. Both offenders wer
hailed before the Mayor the following
day on the charge of fighting on tn
street. Pleas of guilty we're entere'
and a fine of SIS and costs was assess
ed against each defendant.
John W. Bergman, a former resi-
dent of this county, was elected Pre-
siding Judge of the County Court Q
Butler county on tine Democrat
ticket last week by a majority of owe
800. Mr.. Bergman and the Demo
cratic candidate for prosecuting at
:. tornev were the only Democrat