Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-28
LOCAL BREvITIES.

LUCAL bhEN1IlEo.
Vacation Is over.
And the summer 10 almost gone.
The drouth failed to come In August.
A most delightful day was Sunday.
The public schools will open next
Monday.
The home grown water melon is in
the market.
The rain Tuesday caught quite q lot
of hay down.
Barbecue and picnic At Smithboro
next Saturday.
What more delightful than q fall
day in August
County court will hold an adjourned
term next Monday
The summer visitors will soon be
turning their faces cityward.
The rain Tuesday and Wednesday
was the biggest in two years.
The bountiful rains in August
promise good pastures this fall.
For SALE-Single set of harness.
Apply to F. GREAsoN DELANO.
The school board has ordered a slate
black board for the principals room.
How restful and pleasant the cool
weather after the heated days OF sum-
mer.
Over three inches Of rain fell from
Tuesday morning to Wednesday morn
ing.
New seats arebeing put in the prin-
cipal's room in the public school build
ing.
LosT-A black Scotch terrier. Re-
turn to Ironton station and receive re-
ward.
As the crops are being laid by the
hub hauler is getting more numerous
again.
The picnic at Purkiss' Grove last
Saturday was not very largely at
tended.
The Iron County Bank will not be
open next Monday-that being a legal
holiday.
Don't forget the ball given by the
A. o. U. W. at Graniteville next Mon
day night.
John Thomas is importing some
very fine fruit from Carter county
these days.
The Modern Woodmen give a big
picnic and barbecue at Caledonia Sep
TENDER 9th.
Iron county's corn crop, along with
that OF the rest of the country, is going
to be a big one.
For RENT-The Harviell brick resi-
dence in Arcadia. Apply to DR.. A. S.
Prince, %Ironton, Mo.
The brass band visited the convent
Monday evening and serenaded the
clStere ana YlsltOrs'
Some Of the colored population are
arranging for a picnic at Purkiss
Grove, September 22d.
Another glorious rain Tuesday
morning. Surely the showers have
been bountiful this year.
The last week has afforded some de-
lightful driving weather and the rigl
have been out in profusion.
Miss Irene Marshall entertained 9
number Of her little friends at a picnic
in Russellville last Monday.
Walter Clarkson is in the state O.
Louisiana buying pine land tor hit
company.-Van Buren, Local.
The ~hypnotist, who advertised to b
ut the Academy of Music this week
failed to put In an appearance.
With the election only two months
away, we may expect the campaign to
begin in earnest In a short time.
There were fifteen teachers ATTENDED
the examination held by the Count.
Board OF Education last Friday ant
Saturday.
The REGISTER acknowledges a cal
last Friday from Mr.. Peter Guessing
one of the famous millers from st. Fran
co.'s county.
John E. Weaver, who lives on tn
rife range, brought two very fine larg'
apples to this Office last Saturday
They we're beauties.
Some Of the fruit growers say tina
the scarcity Of apples and many oths
fruits this season can be attributed t
the drouth Of last year.
The drill has got fastened In tn
railroad we'll at Hogan at depth Q
about two hundred feet and no drilling
has been done for several days.
Mrs. Ed. Davidson left Monday 70
Iron county where she will spend sew
eral weeks at her parents home nea
Iron Mountain. DE Soto Press.
The report last week that two me
had been killed at Irondale during tn
storm Monday was without foundation
Several men we're hurt in an explosio
but none fatally.