Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1922-12-21


When people arose last Thursday
morning they were very much sur
prised to find the walks in many
places as slick as glass, and a number
of hard falls were reported, one of
which happened to the writer. But
the warm weather soon dispelled the
ice.
Edward Wendell Post, No. "a, will
give a Christmas Dance at the Acad-
envy Theatre, Ironton, Wednesday
night, December 9th. High class
music is promised by the A.. G. P.
Orchestra. Admission, 81 per couple.
If you do not dance, 25c to hear the
music.
Wanted-To buy a farm of about 40
to 80 acres, improved. Must have 1e
to 20 acres cleared and have plenty
water, near railroad between Ironton
and Sabula; near Sabuls preferred.
Might consider unimproved. Give
full particulars as to location and
price. Address this office.
The plumbing work on the Old
Folks Home started this week. 1t
has been delayed because of difficulty
in securing material. The Gilmore
firm in st. Louis that has done much
plumbing work in this vicinity has
the contract. 1t will probably be a
month or more before the work is
completed.
Geo. Stark of Stark Farm received
4th prize for cowpeas at the Interna-
tional Hay and Grain Show held at
Chicgo last week-$1O cash. This is
the largest exhibition OF its kind, and
there were entries from 3S states and
the prizes were widely distributed;
first going to Colorado, I'd to Kansas,
8 and 4 to Missouri and 5 to Oklahoma.
A post. office inspector spent a
couple of days here last week. The
present lease for the post office build
ing expires June Both next. Bids will
be received by the Department until
January 18th from parties desiring to
furnish quarters for the post-ofice
the next ten years. 1t would be hard
to improve on the present quarters
and location.
, Stolen-From my home, one mile
west of Belleview, Mo-, the night OF
December 18th, a black horse, heavy
name and tail, white spot in forehead
foretopped reached and name cut oil
!. back of neck by collar rubbing,
blocky-made, 1411a hands high. Viii
|, paw reward for information leading
to the animals recovery.
? URBAN PRICE, Belleview, Mo.
. The genial and popular cashier o
the Iron County Bank, Mr.. |. q
: Whitworth, has assumed an air Of
importance and real responsibility the
past few days that his friends never
i discovered in him before. just be-
. cause a baby girl arrived at the homt
+ of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. P. O. Smith, Jackson, Ten
nessee, Saturday morning. December
Is. 1922. Mrs. Whitworth has beer
visiting in Jackson for several week.
!, past. Our congratulations to all.
Major Robert E. Wilkinson, writes
. from Alton, Ills: Though we hav'
! been away from Iron county TO
: twenty-five years, we always lool
;. forward to receiving and reading TIT
REGISTER. Many Q names appea
in it's columns which only reminds u
. that this is a world of change. 70.
. reasons too numerous to mention, M.
thoughts wander with gladness bacl
to the Arcadia Valley upon the ap
proach Of the Christmas season. Tn
70 good times in the home circle aroun
9 the old fire place, and with my rela
'r tives and friends, cling to me VIII
" most pleasant memories"
Mr.. Myers has not yet fully de
is termined that he will quit the Iron
II ton light plant. He has the matte
under consideration. AS stated las
week we would be more than sorry t
70 see him quit. With the inadequat
equipment at his disposal we believ
he has given us the very best possibl
h s~ervice-much better than any OF b
,e predecessors. And we understand b
l. has put the company where it hs
ID been paying dividends, somethin
the st. Louis officers of the corpora
ton heretofore never admitted to.
q is to the interest of the %corporatio
{. and the patrons to keep Mr.. Myel
here.
D. Mrs. Klinhart, of st. Louis, motht
of the Klinhart boys who have bee
ne at Lake Killarney the past summe
last week bought the eighty acres
g. land comprising the head Of the dan
RS The sons already owned eighty acr'
bit Of land in the lake. A party from s
of Louis by the name of Schroeder
m sa;a 70 hova contractad IN purchal