Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-10-03
LOCAL BREvIrIEs.
melancholy days.

Inc OdyS'
Circuit Court convenes October 28th.
Water haulers are umerou these
days.
The apple yield promises to be very
fair this fall.
The troops now at the range will re-
turn to the Barracks Sunday.
Nearly all of the summer visitors
have returned to their city homes.
Sewing machine needles, for all
kinds of machines at H. Adolph's.
An artesian we'll on Main street.
Need any one ask s'for what reasonP"
Millinery opening at Lopez's next
Thursday, October 10th. Wait for it.
For REsT-A small cottage in Area
dia. Apply to Mrs. II. O'Brien, Iron
ton
Mrs. Golf Whitworth has been quite
sick the past week but is much better
now.
Wanted-A horse, suitable for lady
to drive and a good saddler. Apply
mt this Office.
The st. Louis Fair next week Will
attract the usual number of visitors
from the Valley.
For SALE OR RENT The Winkler
house, Ironton. z rooms. Apply to
Mrs. II. O'Brien.
Can't some arrangements be made
to fence the courthouse square, and
clean up the yardP
City taxes are now due and collector
ONeal is ready to receipt for same.
Call early and avoid the rush.
Mrs. J.. A. Weathers and family
have removed from Arcadia to Poplar
Bluff, where Mrs. Weathers is conduct
ing a hotel.
Rev. G. W. Hull has been assigned
to this circuit by the Methodist Con
ference at Fredericktown last week.
Yam Buren, Local.
Married-At ~Ironton, Mo-, Tuesday,
October 1, 1901, G. F. Cross and Car
RE Heandle, both OF Doe Run, Judge
j. B. Hampton officiating.
The new residence of I. G.. Whit
worth in Russellville promises to be
an attractive and handsome one. The
exterior is about completed.
There will be a grand ball in Work
mems Hall, Graniteville. on Friday
evening, October 18th. All are in
vited. Admission, fifty cents.
Mrs. w. n. Thomson and family re-
turned to St. Louis Tuesday. They
made the trip in the private car OF Mr..
Russell Harding, general manager.
A rate of one fare for the round trip
to st. Louis and return next week on
o of the Fair.
w. P. WEMP, Agent.
Mrs. DR.. Gay very delightfully."- en-
t~ertained a number of lady friends last
Thursday afternoon in honor OF her
guest, Mrs. Petty, of Coleman, Texas.
Millinery opening It Miss Gillam's
Friday and Saturday. The ladies are
cordially invited to call and see a most
elegant line of fall and winter hats and
bonnets.
The ice q Is abou: over. Mr..
johnson says it is not q very profitable
business when he has to ship all the
ice from st. Louis, as he has had to do
this season.
Lost-A pocket-book and letter, on
the road etween Irouton and RUSSELL
Vile. last Saturday. Finder will please
return to this Office and receive reward.
The letter is of paramount Importance.
Tt ia horrible to contemplate what
the result might be should a ire break
out In Ironton while water is as scarce
as it is at the present time. The flames
would absolutely have everything their
own way.
The entertainment given by Prof.
Brewer at the Academy OF Music last
Friday night for the benefit OF pub
lie school was fairly we'll attended and
proyed quite a successful and enjoyable
occasion.
The Willing Workers of the Presby-
terrain Church will resume work next
week. A meeting viii be held at Mrs.
C.. F. Hanson's on Thursday, October
10th, at 2 P. NJ. All members are re-
quested to be present.
Owing to an excess OF other WORK
the Home Sketch" this week is con-
AMBIGUOUS by reason of its absence-per-
haps to the relief of the reader. Some
people; you know, know q good thing
when they don't see it,
The court room, up stairs In the
courthouse has been Hastily calcimined
and papered. It is a great improve
ment and Iron county now boasts as
handsome q court as there ii
anywhere in southeast Missouri.
Mrs. Verde Atkinson, wife OF Rev
Atkinson died Mt her home in Freder'
icktown last Thursday. The deceased
was the daughter OFT nj. Bell of Belle
view, and many friends in this county
learned of her death with sorrow.
Pilot Knob 10Y has but n saloon,
G.. Brassel having closed his dramshoE
iu that town. This leaves eight II
censed dramshops in the county-foui
In Ironton, one in Pilot Knob, two II
Graniteville and one in Middlebrook.