Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-06
LOCAL BREvIrIEs.

Again there is talk of June weddings.
We should have a street sprinkler of
our WI
When are Ironton's streets going to
be lighted?
Again there is talk of a local tele-
phone system.
Hay will be a luxury in this COM
munity next winter.
June festival at G~raniteyille next
Wednesday evening.
The band boys will at once begin
work for their picnic July 4th.
Two new machines were received at
the HELEN stave factory last week.
Mrs. II. Langdon Jones has removed
from st. Louis and is now residing in
Macon, Mo.
to give a grand picnic, in honor of the
day, July 4th.
The season thus far has been a dis
appointing one to both the ice man
and the ice ream
Again we are told hat there is a
prospect of a fine hotel at Arcadia in
the not far distant future.
Theo. d. Fisher, Jr., dentist, has a
card in this ISSUE. DR.. Fisher solicits
q share of the public patronage.
w. L. Donnelly, the genial and eff
cient trainmaster aG De Soto, was one
of the visitors to the Valley Tuesday.
The twenty-fourth annual commence
ment of the Uruline Academy, Arcadia,
occurs Thursday afternoon, June goth.
Born-To MIR. and Mrs. John E.
Reeves. Ell Reno, Oklahoma, May "a,
1901, a nine pound girl. Mother and
daughter doing nicely.
Married-At ~Ironton. Mo-, Tuesday,
June 4, 1901, by w. G. Fairchild. j. P,
Edward w. Evans and Ida Shrum,
both of Graniteville, Mo.
We were assured last fall hat the
election of Mckinley meant a resump-
ton of work at Pilot Knob. Why
should our hopes be thus deferredP
MAY WEATHER Highest tempera-
ture. 90; lowest. "a. Mean tempera-
ture, "a. Precipitation, AT inches.
W. H. DELANO, Observer.
VIM. II. Aiken of Fredericktown is
in Ironton this week endeavoring to
organize a local tent OF the Knights OF
the Maccabees, a beneficiary society.
Sam. III. Gosney of Arcadia Monday
received a pair of Belgian Hares from
St. Louis. They are magnificent sDeci-
mems, and Mr.. Gosney is very proud of
them.
Prof. A. P. Vance has accepted a
position with the Southwestern Bust
ness College in st. Louis. Prof. Vance
will have charge of the English course
in the college.
C. c. Lashley wishes the public to
know hat he is still in the restaurant
and lunch business now located across
from the courthouse, and asks his
friends and the public to call and see
him.
The screen factory will close for the
season in about two weeks. MIR.
Moore tells us the past year has been
a very satisfactory one in all respects.
He is thinking of paying q visit to
California about July 1st.
FARM FoR SALE-Eleven acres; good
dwelling, good barn and other out
houses. Fine water; admirable loca-
ton; two miles from Ironton. Will
be sold at a bargain. Apply at once
to G.. G. Lashley, Iron:on, Mo.
Remember the June Festival occurs
at Workman's Hall, Graniteville, next
Wednesday night. Arrangements are
completed to make the occasion one of
the pleasantest of the season, and he
or she who fails to attend will will miss
a good time,
Prof. w. c. Ogier. the newly elected
principal of the Ironton school writes
the REGISTER that he will attend the
summer normal at the State University
to Ironton with his family about the
middle of August.
The prolonged drouth terminated
with a good shower of rain Tuesday
evening. 1t was the first rain we had
had since April 1Sth-something here
tofore unheard of in this section a,
this season of the year. The rair
Tuesday was a blessing but much more
is badly needed.
The boys al the Electric Light PLAN
report thai il showed very thick and
fast for about ten minutes between hall
mast two and three o'clock Tuesday
morning. Most of our citizens on aris-
ing Tuesday morning thought that i
had rained some during the night al
the ground was very damp yet from
the snow.-Farnington NesOs.
Rev. T. A. Waterman returned Fri
aav from convention at st. Louis. Or
sunday evening he preached On some
lessons from Decoration Day in the
work of the church as of the etate,
among these being the need of union
In both; the regard of soldiers for
oflcers illustrating the need of au-
authority in religion. while the sol,
diar,s spirit of sacrifice for every cal
n duty was believed to be a pattern
Tor the soldiers of Christ in their every
andeayer for His cause