Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-14
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

W. P. WEMP Agent.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.
IT'S the day of picpics.
Water melons very plentiful.
Excursion to St. Louis, August Oath,
The public schools open September
1st.
Basket picnic at Jordan next Satur.
day.
Delightful weather the past few
days.
Probate court was in session this
week.
August has furnished some weathe,
almost like fall.
Whooping cough is everywhere, OF
nearly 80, it seems.
The band will play, for a picnic al
Bismarck Saturday.
The Valley has quite a lot of sum.
mer visitors this month.
The north-bound day train is almost
regularly late these days.
County court adjourned Saturday to
meet again September I'd.
The Episcopal Sunday School has a
picnic al Iron Mountain to-day.
Don't forget the Modern Woodmen
picnic at Belleview next Saturday.
The homegrown cantaloupe was
never more plentiful than it is this
season.
1t is rumored that there will be some
sort of a scramble for township Offices
this fall.
Miss Alice Gay very delightfully."-
entertained a few friends last Saturday
evening.
1t is said the dry weather of the past
few weeks will materially shorten the
corr crop.
John Thomas says hat where the
bed bugs are there is no sleep for
weary man.
Mr.. Melhado will entertain a mum.
Der of friends at "Woolfort's Roost'
this evening.
There will be another excursion
from st. Louis to the Valley Sunday,
September Sd.
We suggest to the county court that
the old fence around the courthouse
be torn down.
The Ironton Juniors will play ball
with the De Soto Ores cents at Bismarck
next Saturday.
County court was in session all oil
last week. The proceedings are pub
lished elsewhere.
The Circuit Court docket this fall
promises to be the smallest in the
history of the county.
Daughterty writes that he will be
here in plenty of time to take charge
of the foot ball teams.
The Daisy Fertilizer-W. E. Bell &
Son, agents, have an advertisement in
this issue OF the REGISTER.
One day last week five patients from
Chicago arrived at DR.. Smiths SAM
tarium for treatment. s.
Quite a number Of young people
spent Saturday night and Sunday at
Iron Mountain camping.
The indications are that a number OF
people from here will attend the picnic
at Belleview next Saturday.
Chester Prince and Miss Mamie
Brown will have charge of the public
school at Annapolis this year.
A white nine and colored nine played
ball Sunday. The white nine was
victorious in a score of ten to nine.
Lopezs' are arranging to build a
switch from their quarry in Granite
VILE to the railroad at Middlebrook.
The county court last week con.
tracted with Arthur Nall to paint the
bridges across Stout's creek and Knob
creek.
Rev. Steel and Mrs. Steel are spending
a few days with their son, Roy, who ID
teaching school on the St. Francis
river In Madison county.
For new rubber tires, or %re-rubber'
ing any vehicle, call on G. F. Hanson,
He is prepared to do anything In this
line promptly and with satisfaction.
Capt. Byers writes that he is pleas
antly located at Atlantic City and
thoroughly enjoying life by the sad
sea waves. He will be absent several
weeks.
The American Hotel team was
hitched at Graniteville during the big
hail storm last week. The team ran
away and rather badly damaged the
buggy.
The County Clerk has returned the
tax books for 1902 i've to the Col.
lector. The totol amount OF taxes due
on real estate lie 1888 81; on per
saonal property, $5,029. 39.
A local telephone system and ar
electrict light plant would be mighty
fine things for this town-but we sup
pose we'll have to worry along with
out them for quite a while yet.
Some boys about this town have
been u%nhitching horses and l%oosenine
the harness on teams hitched at the
churches at night The names o.