Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-06-29
LOCAL BREvIrIEs.

A most glorious FOurLn OF July TO all
our readers!
Seitz Merchandise Co. tells of more
bargains this week.
The tent meeting continues and the
attendance is quite large.
Target practice at the rifle range is
progressing very satisfactorily.
Arthur Herbert is now in the en-
ploy OF an accident insurance company.
Geo. r. Gays new residence on Rus
IT'S the season when the s'growler"
and the ''rusher" are frequently in
evidence.
Up to the present time the summer
visitors are not as numerous as in
years past.
The wheat harvesting is pretty we'll
over. Some of the new crop will be in
market very soon.
The parochial schools at Pilot Knob
and Graniteville spent the day pick
nicking at Arcadia last Thursday.
The railroad is doing an immense
freight business. The shipments of
Arkansas potatoes northward are very
large.
Mr.. Geo. Turner has been elected
Captain of the Boys Brigade and is
taking the drilling in hand with great
vigour.
The Baptist Sunday School will OBJ
in Or
at eight o'clock. An entertaining
programme. All are invited.
Beginning Saturday the post-offices
in the west end of the county will be
supplied with a daily mail Except
Sunday from the Ironton Dost-otfice.
The Rev. VIM. Bardens, rector of
Trinity Church, St. Louis, who is Wis
iting at ..Valley Home" Arcadia, will
preach at st. Paul's Church next Sum
day morning.
Rev. w. r. Mays, Presiding Elder,
will hold the last Quarterly Meeting
for Arcadia station at Fort Hill church
Saturday and Sunday, July 1st and I'd.
Everybody invited.
A badly needed rain visited this sec
ton Sunday afternoon, and for an hour
or SO the downpour was unusually
heavy. The benefit to the growing
crops was inestimable.
Drs. Smith & King, osteopaths, will
be here to open their sanitarium with
in the next week. They will locate in
a couple of the Emerson cottages in
the southern part of town.
The first car of water melons Of the
season arrived from the st. Louis mar
ket Wednesday. They were Texas
melons and are several weeks in ad-
vance of the Missouri product.
St. Paul's Church. Services next
Sunday-7:30 A. NJ, Holy Communion;
IL A. NJ, Morning Prayer and Holy
Communion; 8 P. NJ, Baptisms; s P.
NJ. Evening Service and Sermon.
Ironton's 4th of July celebration
promises to be one of the biggest af-
fairs of the kind ever given in the
Southeast. The military features will
be especially novel and attractive.
A party of twenty or more young
neople from Pennington, under the
cbaperonage of Mrs. Foster, are en-
canped at the dam at Iron Mountain,
fishing and enjoying general outing.
Lost-About Monday, June 10th,
between Ironton and Iron Mountain,
1ady's brown checked cape, lined with
dark brown satin. Finder will please
return to this Office and receive reward.
The editor is in receipt Of card
from Mr.. Geo. Lopez announcing that
he has opened a law Office in room No.
AGO Lincoln Trust Building, st. Louis.
NAV our Young friend attain fame and
fortune!
Collins. the Ironton livery man
wants the public to understand that he
"a hstler equipped this season thar
ever before to conduct a livery ousl
nass. New rigs and new horse. Ev
erything up-to-date.
The editor is indebted to Mrs. w
II. Shelby for very handsome oou
ouet OF sweet peas. presented las
Thursday in honor OF the REGISTER
thirty-second birth day. Mrs. ohelo!
has our sincere thanks.
LENNON Grover and John Thomas
snent a couple of days the first OF th'
yaelx at Iron Mountain fishing. Ih'
hovs had extraordinary luck ant
brought home the finest string OF crap
ME and bass we have seen this season
The end of the present season /
near. Lopez's wish to impart the In
formation that ladies in search OF lint
millinery at prices that cannot b.
duplicated should call and examin
their elegant stock. Satisfaction
guaranteed.
John l.. Clevlen died at his home II
PonIar Bluff Tuesday. Mr.. Cleyle'
vas ouite we'll known Ia Ironton hav
Too snent the summer here With 81
family a couple of years since. Mr.
C.. was quite prominent man IN Fop
lar Bluff business circles.
L. A. Mcfarland OF Belleview is a.
a,nlicaut for the vacancy in the count
court occasioned by the death of Judg
sweeney. A petition addressed to Gov
stephens, asking Mr.. Netherlands ap
poiatment WA circulated and quit
generally sigudd last week.