Iron County register., 1922-10-19

Mrs. Sam M. Brewster OF Ironton
has been named as member of the
Dem ocratic organization committee
for the Thirteenth Congressional dis
trict.
w. d. Fletcher shipped car of
hogs to the st. Louis market last
Wednesday. Stock shipments have
been unusually large the past month
Or more.
The road builders, south of Arcadia,
are grading between Tip Top and Ar
cadia and the travelling over that por-
tion of the Highway is at the present
time anything but satisfactory.
Hons. B. H. Marbury, o. L. Mum
ger and J. H. Keith will address the
voters at Des Arc, Saturday after
noon, October 21st; at Annapolis that
night'at 7:30 O'Clock. All are invited
to attend.
The Belleview Valley railroad was
sold at trustees sale at the courthouse
last Saturday. The property was bid
in for $1,000 by Merseal & Alice of De
Soto, holders of the note against the
property.
The marriage of Mr.. Geo. E. Mat
tingly and Mics Irene Marshall, of
Ironton, will be solemnized at ST..
Joseph's Chapel, Arcadia, this (Wed-
nesdsy) morning at s o'clock. May
every happiness be theirs.
The crushed rock being turned out
at Pilot Knob is proving highly satis-
factory for road work wherever it has
been tried. The great difficulty now
is getting cars in which to ship the
orders received from abroad.
A. f. Nicely was shot and killed by
his son-in- law, Elmer Tucker, at Bis
marck last Thursday night. Nicely
had mistreated his daughter, who is
fuckers wife. Tucker is a barber
and formerly lived at Des Arc.
Our young friend, Mr.. I. E. Whit
worth, has been quite i'll the past
week. 1t is thought his condition is
due to his having hurt himself in NOV
ing heavy stove at the store. We
hope to announce an early improve
ment.
All the cases in the circuit court
wherein property owners are asking
for more money for right Of way fol
the State Highway, south of Ironton
than allowed by the Commissioners
were continued until the April term
of court.
Work on, the new hotel building
near the station, seems to have beer
discontinued altogether. Not for sew
eral weeks has there been any work
done on the uncompleted structure
Two or three creditors, it is said, hav'
filed liens on the building.
Miss Florence G.. Love, who ha
spent the past few weeks here will
her mother, Mrs. R. @. Love, lef
Monday for New York City, to re
sumo her studies in Columbia Uni
versity, where she has been studen
for the past year-Flat River News.
The re- organized Bank Of Ironton
opened for business Monday with W
O. Mabrey as cashier and Jos. O. For
shee, assistant. Elmer Newman is n
longer connected with the institution
1t is reported that the deposits thu
first day were in excess of the with
drawals.
W. II. Clements, of Reynolds coun
ty, who has been in Ironton the pas
two or three months, has purchase
the home of Mrs. Clara G.. Delano i
RusselIville and will make his hom
n there. There are ten acres in th
tract and the price paid is said to hav
been $4,000.
Mr.. 8. @. Russell Monday brough
to this Office copy of the DALAI
Texas, Times Herald of October Isl
containing an announcement of tn
death in that city, September 29th, {
Mrs. M. j. Russell, relict of the lat
William Russell, aged "A years. Th
deceased was many years ago res
dent of the valley and will be remen
bered by our older citizens.
Miss Fidelas Higgins, daughter 9
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Higgins, left Frida
afternoon for st. Louis to enter tt
st. Louis College of Music. Miss Hi
gins is graduate of the musical d.
partment of Arcadia College, whel
: she was in school for four years. ST
expects to be able to complete th
course as given by the st. Louis Co
lege of Music, in one year. Flat Riy'
News.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Hawkins al
son, Andy, together with Mrs. @.
Seaman and Miss Della Mcclellan, lie
? on the fret Of the week for Detro
Michigan. They will drive back ty