Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-24
LOCAL BREVITIES.


a brand new set of instruments.
= Our local ice man announces an in
crease in prices after August 1st.
The Republican Congressional con-
vention meets here next Thursday.
Ironton beat the Rozelle nine by a
score of fifteen to three last Sunday.
People in the western part of the
county say that rain is needed there.
DR.. Wicks' graphophone makes
music for all the town these summer
evenings.
Broken engines and wrecks have
delayed the passenger trains several
days the past week.
The timber haulers have been few
the past month or more. Farm work
is receiving attention.
We are indebted to Mr.. Geo. W.
Collins for some fine roasting ears
presented US last week.
Capt. W. H. Byers tells US that he
grew an eighteen pound cabbage in
his garden this season.
1t is likely that the mail to the west
end of the county will soon be dis
patched from lronton instead Of
Arcadia.
The rain last Saturday brought a
most delightful change in the weather
and the days succeeding were pleasant
and cool.
The first car of water melons for this
season arrived in Ironton last Thurs.
day. They we're small and retalled
for twenty-five cents.
E. L. Barnhouse was in st. Louis
this week buying dry goods. Call and
see the new goods at H. Barnhouse's,
south of courthouse square.
We are closing out our stock oil
clothing at and below cost. Call and
see the bargains we have to offer. II.
Farmhouse, south of square.
Prof. Wilkinson leaves to-day on a
tour of Southeast Missouri and Eastern
Arkansas, in the interest of the Mis-
souri, Military Academy at Mexico.
Don't forget the barbecue and picnic
at Smiths mill, Smithboro, Reynolds
county, next Saturday. All arrange
ments have been made for a big time.
just received a large assortment Of
school books, tablets, rulers, ink and
school supplies of all kinds at H.
Barnhouse's, south of the courthouse
square.
George Whitworth sent a word home
that he is getting along very nicely
with his school on Crane Pond. Bar
ring a little homesickness he says he
Is doing finely.
A telegram from Wichita Falls,
Texas, Monday, July 21, 1902, an
ounce the arrival of a boy at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George l..
Moore. Our congratulations and best
wishes to all.
LOST OR STRAYED-May 1st, a red
cow with some white on face and belly.
Dehorned, upper bit In each ear.
Due to calf last of May. Information
will be we'll rewarded by E. S. MCGEE.
Belleview Mo.
Our old friend, John Seillinger o.
Marble Creek last week received $290(
left him by a sister recently de-
ceased In Germany. We congratulate
Mr.. Seillinger and are glad to hear o.
his good fortune.
The Christian Endeavor League will
hold a social on the lawn Of the Lope.
property, one block west Of "Tht
Blue Store" Friday evening, july
25th. Everybody cordially invited
especially the young people.
The barbecue and picnic at Des Arr
on Saturday, August 9th, promises tt
be one of the biggest affairs of the
kind aver given in the south end 0
the county! Everybody who attend
can count on a good time.
Neutrality-suspicious. Of 100 acre
of land owned by Walter Eden, ii
township "a, section 20, in Iron county
Any one able to give same, address j
E. Eden, 308 E. Lawrence st., Spring
field, ILL.,, as to further particulars.
Among the visitors to the Valley o.
the excursion train from De Soto las
Thursday we're o. M. Munroe ant
family. This was Mr.. and Mrs. Nun
roe's first visit to ~Ironton in seventeen
years and they found many changes
Judge John l.. Thomas and wifi
left Tuesday for Ironton. They made
the trip In their carriage, stopping
along the way to visit friends an
relatives. They will remain in Irontol
about ten days.-De Soto Republican
Dan. Sheahan, who used to maxi
his home in Graniteville and was vel
known In this county, died at hi
home in Doe Run Wednesday of las
week of appendicitis. The remain
were inferred in the cemetery a
Middlebrook Thursday.
W. W. Strother and family of Iron
dale were in ~Ironton the past week
They left Wednesday for Hoquiam
Washington, whore they will max
their future home. Their man.
friends In Iron county wish them sue
oess Ia their western home.