Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-23
LOCAL BREVITIES.

And the circus visits US no more.
How would you like to be the ice
man now?
Even the fruit has been injured by
the drouth.
The school board has recently pur.
chased some supplies for the schools.
The suicide of poor Charlie Killalee
dosen't verify the Republican story Of
prosperity!
The thermometer Friday registered
103 degrees. The rain in the evening
afforded great relief.
1t is to be regretted that some ar
rangement cannot be made to secur
a street sprinkler for this town.
IT'S not at all anusual these days for
the Valley ice man to sell 1900 pounds
of ice IN one day. IT'S his harvest.
The cases against w. A. Fletcher,
County Clerk, will come up for trial in
Circuit Court in Washington county
next week.
There was an excursion from st.
Louis t o the Valley Sunday. The
train was composed of six coaches and
a baggage car. The cars were fairly
well filled.
The dry weather of the past month
will shorten the corn crop very much.
There never was q finer prospect for
corn than we had August 1st, but it is
all changed now.
A sawmill situated about three miles
south of Des Arc, belonging to E. w.
Graves, was consumed by fire last
Tuesday night. Nothing saved and
no insurance, we understand.
Special meeting of Ironton Camp
M. w. A, Tuesday evening, August
29th. Neighbors urged to attend.
Important business.
H. NJ. COLLINS, v. Z.
MI. Henry S. Caulfeld returned to
st. Louis Sunday after spending two
weeks in the Valley. Henry is a
prince of good fellows, and has many
friends here who are glad to see him.
Mr.. j. M. Morris and family OF Des
Arc are now domiciled in the residence
of Mr.. j. M. Whitworth. We gladly
welcome Mr.. Morris and his family
and hope their stay here will be per-
manent.
Mr.. Alex. Mckenzie of Annapolis
and Miss Virgie Parrish of Gadshill
we're married at ~Ironton, Mo-, Wednes-
day, August 22d, 1900, Rev. Geo. Steel
officiating. The REGISTER tenders its
good wishes.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. w. Whitworth are
expected home from their European
trip this week. They have visited
England France and Ireland. The
other members of the party will not be
home until October.
The lawn social at the residence OF
w. I. Gay Thursday evening last was
we'll attended and literally patronized.
The grounds we're handsomely lighted
and the scene was a pleasing one. The
receipts were in excess of $40.
DIR. and Mrs. Elliot, OF the Arcadia
Valley Sanitarium of O~steopathy, were
here Tuesday making arrangements to
locate here for the practice of their
profession. They expect to open an
office here about Sept. 1st.-FGrming-
ton Ne10s.
The drouth was broken Tuesday
evening by a magnificent rain. 1t be-
gan late in the afternoon and contin-
ued four hours. The rain seemed to
be general, and vas of inestimable
benefit. The rainfall Was a fraction
over two inches.
August has furnished as long a siege
of continued hot weather as we ever
have to contend with in this section.
Every day for four weeks the thermom-
eter has registered over ninety; and
most of the days it has been nearest
the hundred mark.
St. Agnes Guild. of st. Paul's Church,
will give q Lawn Social on the church
grounds next Monday evening. Re-
freshments will be served at the usual
prices. The A. V. Cornet Band have
kindly consented to be present. All
are cordially invited.
Owing to the drouth the well at the
Arcadia tank does not afford sufficient
water to supply the pushers, and they
have been getting water from Stouts
Creek the past week. An engine has
been placed near the bridge to pump
the water into the tanks.
Friends here received cards from
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarkson announcing
the birth of a little girl, August 9th.
The REGISTER tenders congratulations
Mr.. aud Mrs. Clarkson are spending
the summer at Paunee City, Nebraska,
but will return to Missouri this fall.
Last May the Leadington property,
two miles east of Flat River, sold for
5000, 900. That was thought some
thing wonderful, but last week thi:
property again changed hands, this
time the consideration being $415,OO
The transfer was made to the Federal
Lead Co. who are the owners of some
of the greatest smelters in the country
We expect to see extensive develop
meuts here. - Flat RiUer Lead Bet
NeWs.