Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-17
LOCAL BREvITIES.

The water melon will o be here.
Crop prospects continue very promis-
ing.
This is summer-the real, genuine
article,
The sanitarium is getting quite a lot
OF summer boarders.
For midsummer the lawns aud fields
are unusually fresh and green.
There seems to be no trace as to who
burglarized the Arcadia postoffce.
The financial statement of the Iron
ton school district is published this
week.
We trust our Annapolis correspond
emit of this week will become a regular
contributor.
The campaign liars gentle whispers
are to be heard. He will soon be
loud-mouthed.
Quite a lot OF the corn is laid by and
a few more rains will insure a most
excellent yield.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
furnish refreshments at the park to-
day to the De Soto visitors.
This riding astride. We guess it
is all right. 1t may be all right. But
we don't like it. Not one bit.
The leaves on many of the trees this
year are scant and not matured. The
cause, it is said, is the drouth of last
year.
Mr.. j. e. Medley has resigned his
position with j. T. Evans and has
moved to Arcadia, Mo.--Lead Belt
NeWs.
Barney F~rauenthal and family are
enjoying the cool breezes that blow in
the far north in the vicinity Of White
Bear Lake.
There will be a grand barecue at
Smiths mill, Smithboro on Saturday,
July Goth. All are invited to attend
and have a good time.
Burglars entered the residence of
Mr.. Horton last Tuesday night and
took 1927 out of Mr.. Horizons trousers
pocket. No clue to the thief.
Mrs. Blemel was 80 unfortunate as
to break a bone in the ankle OF her
right foot one day last week. In con-
sequence she will be a cripple for a
couple of weeks.
Sam. E. Taylor, a very clever young
gentleman, was in town last week
gathering material for a write-up of
the Valley, which will appear in next
Sundays Globe Democrat.
Mrs. M. l.. Claybaugh returned
Tuesday from St. Louis where she
spent several weeks in a hospital un-
dergolng a very serious operation.
She returns home greatly improved.
There will be a lawn social, Satur-
day, July 10, at DR.. Farrar's of Belle
view. The M. E. ladies will serve re-
freshments. All are cordially invited.
Come and let US have a nice social
time.
Arthur Russell and Arthur Williams,
colored, fought to a finish in the
vicinity of the depot Wednesday after
noon. Russell got the best Of the fight
and Williams had to visit a. doctor to
be repaired.
The City Council met Monday even
ing and went over the books and &C.
counts OF ex.Treasurer Halter. Every
thing was found in good shape and the
Office was turned over to his successor
Gus. A. Esenwein.
Modern Woodmen Camp, No. 1882,
will give a grand barbecue at Des Arc
on Saturday, August 9. 1902. Amuse-
ments of various kinds will be pro-
vided and everybody who attends lie
assured q good time.
The sheriff Of Wayne county has
built a chicken coop out OF the lumber
in the gallows on which the recent exc
cution took place down there. It's a
safe bet no niger will ever bother
that chicken roost. How about 1t,
Stevep
The Ladies' Aid Society and B. Y.
P. u, desire to inform the public that
in case of failure to dispose Of the re.
freshments at the picnic Thursday,
they will serve the same at the
Academy Of Music Thursday evening,
beginning at 6 P. M.
DIED-At his home in Dallas, Texas,
July z, 1902, Elias Reach. aged 7f
years. Mr.. Reach was at one time Q
resident of Arcadia and we'll known
here. He leaves a wife, n son. Rev.
E. P. Reach, and three daughters.
Mrs. VIM. Russell, Mrs. w. A. Shaw
aud Mrs. T. L. Goodwin.
Down in Iron County Confederate
bills still pass current as money, and
we can now understand more thorough
" Why that county will persist In re-
turning such heavy Democratic ma
iorities .-Potosi Journal.
II the Journal wants to make this 8
political matter, we might state for ih
information that the defendants II
every one Of these prosecutions hal
invariably been q Republican, ant
the community where the bills are II
circulation ls the only section Of lror
County that gives Republican ma
SOrities.