Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-16
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Who said August would be cool?
Probate Court was in session this
week.
o, for a rain, a veritable ground
soakeri
The band will not go to Mill Springs
next Saturday.
Old stock shoes go at or below cost
at Barnhouse's.
The washer at Pilot Knob is in sue
cessful operation.
Excursion from st. Louis next Sum
day. Fare for round trip, 1925.
May Blossom VS.. Jack Frost Friday
evening at the Academy of Music.
The homegrown water melon is far
superior to the article imported from
the swamps.
Campaign buttons and pins-Demo-
crat and Repuplican-from SC up, at
Henry W. Adolph's.
Famous breach of promise suit at the
Academy of Music Friday night-May
Blossom VS.. Jack Frost.
School Books, Registers, Clerks
Record Books, States, Tablets, Ink,
Pens, etc., ETC., at Ba~rnhouse's.
The M. w. A. picnic at Belleview
last Saturday was we'll attended and
proved quite a successful affair.
Mrs. S. M. Emerson last Monday
sold the four cottages adjacent to the
park to w. j. Smith. Consideration,
$4,000.
Robert Hill and family left this
morning on a trip overland to Spring
field, Mo. They expect to be a week
on the road.
The entertainment at the Follett
farm, west of town, Saturday evening
was quite literally patronized. The
receipts were $42.
Oliver Robinson of Annapolis in jail
here serving a forty days. sentence.
imposed on him for disturbing the
peace of the community.
The REGISTER has a line from b.
nanza by the .'sad sea waves. He
sends a snap shot which indicates he
is rapidly acquiring flesh.
The REGISTER this week prints a
communication from Thomas Hall,
who shot James Asher in the west end
of the county a month or more ago.
For SALE-A few good young barred,
white and buff, Plymouth ROCK Roos-
tiers. Will be sold cheap If taken at
once. HENRY w. ADoLPH.
John Stephens of Caledonia was
kicked by a horse at the picuic in
Belleview Saturday afternoon. The
arch bone over his right eye was
crushed and nose broken.
The REGISTER last week stated that
John Sizemore OF Graniteville had
been convicted of disturbing the peace
before Squire Fairchild. This was an
error. 1t was Frank Sizemore; not
John.
c. M. Hays, a student from Central
College, Fayette, Mo-, talked on he
subject of Education at Fort Hill
Church Sunday evening. The young
man is a fluent talker and favorably
impressed his hearers.
An Ironton ball team vent to Hogan
last Sunday-were beaten badly and
then had to walk home. The Hogan
boys were not responsible for the walk;
it vas occasioned by a breakdown
shortly after the start home.
Word was received here Tuesday of
the death of Mrs. Whitworth, mother
of P. w. Whitworth, at her home in
Madison county. The deceased was
-, 80 Hol .Dt ha0r ~
good health for some time past.
We, the members of the Colored
Band Of Ironton, Mo-, desire to extend
our heartiest thanks to the people of
the community for the aid they have
given US in procuring the instruments
for our band. COMMITTEE.
James M. Logan has purchased the
Mltts residence, west of the Blue Store.
Mr.. Mitts recently acquired the prop
erty from Mrs. Sontag of st. Louis.
The house has been rented by Prof.
Hawkins who will remove to Ironton
this month.
At q meeting of the congregation OF
the M. E. Church Wednesday evening
of last week it was voted to give the
popular pastor. Rev. w. r. McCor-
mack, q vacation. Mr.. Mccormack
will spend a month with his sister in
Salt Lake City, Utah.
John G.. Yount, a well known citizen
of the west end of the county, has made
arrangements for the purchase OF the
Whitney farm in Russellville and will
remove his family thereto this tall.
There are sixty-iye acres in the farm
and the price paid is $1,000.
The gentlemanly agent OF the North
western Yeast Company is around
again with the little yellew sample of
Yeast Foam. This company are the
largest yeast manufacturers in the
world. Yeast Foam has been on the
market over twenty years without an
equal as a healthful bread raiser, and
iIextensively used in all parts of the
United States. Everybody is familiar
frith the good qualities of yeast foam.