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St. Louishas advertised for sale, Friday, December 8th, a lot of collateral placed with the bank by the Bankers' Trust to secure a note given by the Trust Company to the Bank of Commerce. Among the assets offered for sale are the bonds of the San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf railroad, a note of W. C. Gunn, notes of the Littlejohn Irrigation Company, a note of the Franklin Development Company, and a note of the Cross S. Farming Company. The receiver of the Bankers' Trust Company, Leon W. Quick, recently called a meeting of the stockholders in St. Louis to try and save this property from sale, but nothing was accomplished, those interested saying it looked too much like "sending good money after bad." One evening several weeks ago Fred Cureton, the merchant at Bixby, in the west end of the county, was held up and robbed of several hundred dollars. That evening after Cureton had closed his store for the night a couple of men appeared at his residence and said they wanted to buy some lunch. Cureton then went to the store and got them what they wanted. One of the men tendered a five dollar bill in payment of their purchases. Mr. Cureton opened his safe to get the change and took out a drawer full of money. As he did so a revolver was thrust in his face and he was told to give up the money. There was nothing else to do and Mr. Cureton had to comply with their demands. The men then backed him out of the store at the point of their guns, and disappeared in the darkness. The robbers were strangers and wore no masks or disguises. It is not likely they will be apprehended. The money taken amounted to between $500 and $700. Miss Regina Thome, formerly of Iron county, a sister of Gregor Thome, in St. Louis, and sister of Mrs. Christ Shafer, of Roselle was united in marriage at Quincy, Ills., Wednesday, November 29, 1916. The followin g account of the wedding is reproduced from a Quincy paper: "The marriage of Frank H. Zehnle a grocer of 1216 Spruce street, and Miss Mary Regina Thome, who until three months ago lived in St. Louis, took place at 6 o'clock, Wednesday morning in St. John's Catholic church, Father Joseph Postner officiating. They were attended by Miss Maggie Schnier and John Schutte, and after the ceremony there was a wedding breakfast in the Zehnle home to which about 30 were invited. Pink and white decorations were used about the rooms. In the afternoon a reception was held, a nd in the evening Mr. and Mrs. Zehnle whre charivaried by a company of friends and the members of the R. A. R. band. They will go at once to housekeeping. The REGISTER tenders congratulations and very best wishes! Prominent among the divorce cases on the docket for the October term of circuit court was that of Pernecia Robbins vs. William M. Robbins, brought here from Madison county on a change of venue. Both parties were prominent in their homeand the defendant a man of wealth. Gross indignities and misconduct were alleged in the petition. Some forty witness were here in attendance and there seemed to be considerable bitter feeling. But before going to trial an agreement was reached out of court, the plaintiff being given a decree of divorce and awarded alimony to the extent of $5,000 or more. That was supposed to terminate affairs between Mr. and Mrs. Robbins,' but it didn't. Bright and early Monday morning the divorced man and wife put in an appearance before Recorder Hawkins, asked for a marriage license, sent for Rev. N. B. Henry who solemnized the marriage in the Recorder's office. Robbins is a man probably fifty-two
