Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-04-29

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Why not an electric light plant TO.
Ironton?
What more delightful than a day il
spring time?
The trees have Ieafed very rapidly
the past week.
Shirt waists, so cents each, at the
Racket Store
The painters seem to be kept very
busy this spring.
The summer visitors will soon put
in an appearance.
The May term of the Probate Court
conVenes May 10th.
A splendid rain Sunday helped the
growing vegetation.
The forests are assuming their
spring garb of green.
Is it always to be Darkest Ironton,
speaking without metaphor?
As the spring time comes on apace
the tramp is growing scarcer.
Corn planting is receiving the at
tention of the. farmers now days.
All kinds OF sewing machine needles
and supplies at Mrs. John Newman's.
Circuit Court attracted the usual
number of visitors to town :his week.
Remember the school entertainment
at the Academy of Music Friday even
ing.
Miss Mabel Davis is in charge of
Mrs. Talbott's branch store at Belle
view.
The Blue Store shines forth in brand
new coat of paint of gay and attractive
colors.
Ladies. if you wish a beautiful Spring
Hat at cost go to Arcadia. See notice
elsewhere.
H. j. Grover is having his summer
residence on Shepherd street reprinted
and repaired.
The w. C.. T. U. will meet next Sat-
urday, at the home of Mrs. Daisy
Wamsley, Arcadia.
The board of appeals was in session
a couple of days this week. But few
kicks were made.
Taxpayer gives his views this
week in regard to new fence around
the courthouse square.
P. Fl. Jaquith is an applicant for
postmaster at Pilot Knob under the
present administration.
A little paint put here and there,
With whitewash used with taste between,
Postpones with Nature newly dressed
In red and blue and white and green.
The school board will probably
elect teachers for the ensuing year at
the meeting to be held next Wednes-
day.
Baldwin Bros. are progressing with
the new residence they are building
on Knob street just east of Mrs Pill
ley's.
Capt. Byers as a post-dinner post
hole excavator is without peer In the
State. however singular this statement
may appear.
The prosperity at the granite quar-
ries. since McKinley's election. isn't
what some of the bosses told the men
it would be.
There seems no prospect OF an &C
commodation train to st. Louis during
the summer months, as has been fond
ly hoped for.
The Iron Mountain dam seems to be
the favorite resort of the fishermen
this season. Crowds journey there
o,-o,r, in the week.
Hicks, the weather prophet, says we
NAV expect a scorching summer. But
then Hicks said the past winter woulo
be an exceptionally severe one.
Rev. G.. w. King will preach at the
NJ. Z. church, Ironton, next Sunday
evening at $3.50 p. NJ. Cordial invita-
ton to all. G. w. KING, Pastor.
DIR. T. f. C. James is having his
residence on Main street tastily ana
handsomely painted. The appearance
of the structure is greatly improved.
a car of iron ore was shipped from
Pilot Knob to one of the furnaces In
St Louis last week. May it be FOL
lowed bv many, many more ana tha'
without delay.
a haIf-dozen mover wagons passed
south through town one day last week.
They were from Pike county Illinois
and bound for the lumber regions In
Wayne county
Hope springs eternal in the breast
of the fisherman, and always ends In
fruitiou on his tongue, notwithstand-
ing it is fated that the biggest shall
ever ..get away"
81. Vaughn. the barber. has bought
the vacant lot north of the Bonanza
Annex from Howard Lindsay. 81.
SAYS he will build shop thereon at
some time in the future.
The entertainment given by the
Acme Concert Company at the Acade-
my of Music Wednesday evening was
highly meritorious one in every res
pect, and all present enjoyed the oc-
casion immensely.
Lopez's millinery department seems
to be having an excellent trade. This
is easily accounted for because they |
have that department in such excellent
hands. and then they are continually /
receiving something new in tbs way OF
hats. trimmings. etc. II you want q
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