Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-27
LOCAL BREVITIES.

ty OF orders.
The colored school building ha:
been re-painted.
The Iron Mountain dam is a very
popular resort these days.
Mr.. Begley bought the Crommer
place at trustees sale Monday.
The White Rabbit is in town. Call
at Grandhomme & Giovanoni's.
A book and stationery store has been
opened in the Academy of Music.
There will be a grand basket picnic
at Annapolis, Saturday, July goth.
The Presbyterian Sunday School had
a picnic at Goulding's Park Tuesday.
Collector O'Neal has inaugurated his
suits against the delinquent taxpayers.
The REGISTER suggests that an eff
fort be made to restore the grass in the
courthouse yard.
NJ. L. KesIing and S. B. Reagan are
arranging to make brick on tract OF
land east of the railroad.
Mr. VIM. Rieke is yet quite sick.
His many friends hope to hear of an
early improvement in his condition.
There will be basket picnic at w.
l.. Whites on Marble Creek, twelve
miles south OF Ironton, Friday, August
4th.
There is more wheat being hauled
to town this summer than for years
past. The price paid is about seventy
cents.
The prospecting for lead on the
Thomas lands near Grauiteville con-
tInues, and the outlook is very encour-
aging.
At meeting of the official board,
July 81, Miss Ada B. Marks was elect
ed choirster of the Methodist Episcopal
church.
Miss Alma Fletcher has secured q
position as teacher in the public schools
at Crystal City. The term begins Sep
temfier 1st and continues ten months.
j. M. Rutledge will give a lecture
and talking machine entertainment at
the coIored NJ. E. church Monday eve
ming, July 31st. Admission, ten cents.
During the past week the country
adjacent to Ironton has been visited by
good rains, but We have only had an
occasional sprinkle. A ground-soaker
IL needed.
The Seventh Annual Camp Meeting
of the Southeast Missouri Holiness As
ISOLATION will be held at De Soto Au-
gust 10:h to 24th. Evangelist Miller
of Kansas City will have charge.
Sam. C.. Jones of Arcadia brought a
fine head OF cabbage, and three large
green peppers to this Office Monday.
The vegetables are from Sans own
garden and are excellent, indeed.
A called meeting of Star OF the West
Lodge, No. 1873, A. F. & A. NJ, will be
held Saturday evening, July 29th.
Work in the Z. A. degree.
MANN RINGO, Sec'y.
For Sale or Rent-The Crommer
residence in east Ironton-ten rooms
and cellar. Good outhouses. four
acres of ground.
A. BEGLEY, Arcadia, Mo.
The LiUing Church, PUBLISHED in Mil
waukee, in its edition of July 10th,
has a half-page cut showing the May
Pole dance on the lawn at st. Paul's
church, Ironton. The picture is re-
markably good one
There will be an excursion from St.
Louis to the Valley next Sunday. The
train leaves Union Station at $50 In
the morning, and leaves Arcadia on
the return at 6:1O P. VI. The fare Tor
the round trip is s1.25.
Mr.. F. J. Killalee. formerly with the
Consolidated Coal Co, has now con-
nected himself with the Boomer Coal
Co. Mr.. Killalee is we'll known In
Catholic circles and controls a large
trade. Sunday WdtctmGn.
Mrs. w. j. Smith, who has had
twenty years experience, will orga-
pize a class in plain and ornamental
penmanship and vertical writing in
Ironton. Tuesday. August 1st. Apply
at cottage, Emerson's north gate.
]. T. Bunyard. the popular drum
mer who lives in this place, came
home last Saturday quite i'll. His
musicians report his trouble to be ap-
nendieitis. He is said to be some bet
ter st THIS WElt4uSs II tS%"tOfSt DHfSfsN''
Rev. j. c. Bergman, who is here
with his wife visiting his daughter,
Mrs. f. G. Russell, filled the pulpit at
the M. E. Church. South, Sunday
morning. A large crowd turned out
IN hear the aged minister.-Farnt'ng-
ton Herald.
The Irontou boys have been trying
tn arrange for game of ball with the
Earmincton nine, but the latter seem
20 hesitate about looming to the
scratch Doubtless the memories OF
seasons gone by make them fearful as
to the result.
An important meeting of Ironton
t,amn. Modern Woodmen, next Tues
dav evening. August 1st- Eightee9
oondidates to be initiated. A numbe,
Of brethren from Bismarck Camp wli
he nresent. All members urged teaT
tend. A spread after lodge.
'eA l. A. MARSHALL, We.
XIV. Weber, well-klsM a..or-
new died at his home in Htmlng.on
last FRIDAY evening. MrWeoer seem
la ls's n his usual good heAh on leaving
home that morning, nut aDous Yen
O'CLOCK had an atAoA u aPop. TS
from which he nss recovered. Inc
lrotn 49, had A4ny friends in Iron