Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-23
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Vote, boys, vote!
1902 is a Democratic year.
The campaign grows lively.
Uncle Toms Cabin" tonight.
Circuit Court docket is printed this
week.
What so lovely as the days in Octo-
Der!
The leaves on the trees were never
more beautiful.
The farmers say hat there is but
little market for corn this fall.
DR.. Gay has commenced the erec-
ton OF an Office on the vacant lot next
to the drug store.
The Episcopal church folk have
about completed arrangements for the
building of a rectory.
Don't miss the '.Pickaninnies'' In
the plantation scene Monday night at
the Academy of Music.
There is said to be considerable
wheat in the country yet, the farmers
holding for higher prices.
This is the week of the street fair at
Poplar Bluff and it is said that they are
having "a high old time"
There are five pusher crews at work
now and it is said another crew will be
put to work in a few days.
The ballot printed this year is the
largest one ever printed under the Aus
tralian system in this state.
1t is said that the Schneider Com
pany is expecting another big stone
cutting contract in the near future.
Hon. W. R. Edgar will address the
voters of Belleview and vicinity at 1870
o'clock P. NJ. on Saturday, October
25th, 1902.
The ballot, the proposed constitu-
tional amendments and other legals
leave little room for reading matter
this week.
There was a head-end collision be-
tween two freight trains near Black
well last night. Several persons were
badly hurt.
When John Organ sees the vote
from Iron county he will come to the
conclusion that we have little use for
boilers over here.
The official ballot is published this
week. Study it carefully SO that you
can vote intelligently when you go to
the polls On election day.
MARRIED-At Ironton, Mo-, Mon
day, Oct. 20, 1902, by W. G. Fairchild.
j. P, John Cash, Of De Soto, Mo-, and
Matte Vickery, of Hogan, Mo.
Carl Benson, a Marquand merchant,
wants to trade his stock of goods for
Bismarck real estate. And there are
several others like him.-BiSmarck
Sun.
The young people of the Second
Baptist Church, at Belleview, will give
an ice cream social Friday evening,
Oct. "a, at the home of Mr.. j. G.
Paullus.
The man who holds office by the
grace Of Democratic votes for twenty
years or more and then fights the ticket
because he can't have more is most un.
worthy the name of man.
Rev. W. A. Humphreys offers al
private sale, the following articles.
Bedroom Suite, Iron Bedstead, BED
Springs, Cotton Mattress. Call at the
residence OF j. W. Speck.
Lots OF amusements these days
"Uncle Josh Spruceby" at the Acade
my Of Music last night, ''Uncle Toms
Cabin" tonight and a church enter
tainment Monday night.
The Ladies' Guild OF St. Paul's
Ironton, meets with Mrs. Henry Ken
dali, Thursday at 2 p. M. A full at
tendance is requested as business o
Importance is TO be attended to.
The Hon. Charles G. Revelle will
address the citizens Of Ironton ant
vicinity on the political issues of tn,
day at the Courthouse, on Wednesday
October 29, 1902, at 7 o'clock p. NJ.
In the event that the Syenite Grant,
Company leases the quarry at Granite
vile for another term OF years 1t i
said much ~livelier times may be ex
pected out there In the near future.
W. T. Tyler, who has been Divisior
Superintendent at De Soto for som
time past, has been appointed Genera
superintendent. r. X. Smith fror
the Burlington succeeds Mr.. Tyler.
LosT-From Valley Home, a smal
pet dog, black and white, answer t
the name Of "Minor." Will pay 5
reward for lis safe return.
w. H. THOMSON, Arcadia. Mo.
A travelling coon and his clad
friend" sang songs, made music an
otherwise entertained a crowd O
the street Saturday night. They wer
on their way to the street fair at POI
lar Bluff.
There isn't a single criminal case O
the court docket this term. This
the first term In the history OF th
county that such has been the case an
IT shows that our people are peaceabl
and law-abiding.
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