Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-06-04
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

The 4,h of July four weeks-from
Saturday.
Tie soldiers at the range have pay
day this week.
A number of our people spent deco
ration day fishing.
June Festival at Workman's Hall,
Graniteville, June 10Th.
The City Assessor las completed his
work of assessing the city.
The inclement weather interfered
with the ball game Sunday.
May wasn't at all the delightful
month that it generally is.
Tuesday was about as cold a June
day as this section ever knew.
Two hundred custom made dress
shirts, worth 75c, 25c at Bonanza.
The cowbell and the c%ow.splotch are
leading characteristics of this TO Hn.
A coat Of paint was put on the
screen factory warehouse last week.
Bonanza has been greatly improved
by some repairs made the past week.
The man who hasn't a smiling 10
the nose these days is weather-immune.
For reasonable rent, one upright
piano. Enquire OF Miss Baird, Arcadia,
Mo.
Ice-cream aud cake as usual on
Thursday evening at the DR.. Blanks
building.
1t requires a rain about every third
day to keep Ironton's streets from be-
ing dusty.
Remember we are still closing out
our stock Of dry goods and shoes. Fl.
Farmhouse.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. John
Player, Arcadia, Mo Tuesday, May
Goth, 1908, a boy.
Again it is rumored that some local
capitalists are thinking of starting an
OLncr Duuk III lTOuIOu'
WANTED-A good girl to do general
house work at Kesliug Hotel. Call
and see Mrs. H. Block.
Dr.. Goodykoontz last week sold the
-four mill in Caledonia to John Bean
and DR.. Eaton of Irondale.
All members of Sylvan Rebecca
Lodge No. 1876 are requested to be
present Friday night June 9Th.
For SALE-On any reasonable terms
to a responsible party, a good organ.
Call at this Office for information.
We very greatly fear that the excess
of rain in May will be followed by a
drouth in the hot, hot days of summer.
The Union miners give a picnic at
Flat River next Saturday. 1t ia said
that several thousand men will be 10
line.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Barn
house, Ironton, Mo-, on Friday, June
20, 1908, a daughter. All are doing
well.
Arnold Sc Company, the get-rich-
quick concern, closed Its business last
week by paying two per cent. to all
creditors.
For some time past all our beef has
been coming from st. Louis. 1t is
rarely, if ever, that our butchers kill
a beef these days.
How much longer does the railroad
company expect US to put up with the
miserable structure that serves for a
depot at this place?
The suit of Ketcherside vs.. Boil
l,nger for damages for killing a couple
of dogs will be tried before Squire
johnson at Des Arc Saturday.
Rev. A. D. Ball, P. E of the Farm
iugton district, will preach at the M.
Z. church Sunday evening at s o'clock.
Also at Graniteville Monday evening
at s o'clock.
A number of St. Louis people were
in the Valley Sunday looking for ac-
Communications for the hummer. More
private houses where board can be
obtained are in demand.
II. B. Jones returned last week from
a short ~sojouru in Arkansas. Mr..
Jones says that high water is inter-
fering materially with spring work in
the vicinity OF Newport.
The Modern Woodmen at Des Arc
will give a Grand Picnic on July 4th.
Arrangements are being made for a
big time aud those who attend are
sure to enjoy themselves.
Since the fire last week we have
heard several persons remark that we
may not have n fire department but
we've got as good fire fighters as any
town in southeast Missouri.
j.. O. Holt has been here about two
weeks organizing a Lodge Of Knights
and Ladies Of Honor. The organiza-
ton will be perfected next Saturday
with q fair charter membership.
LosT-Between Ironton and Granite
Vile q pocket book, containing $25 in
bills together with some small change.
Liberal reward for return OF m
0. E MCGEE Pilot Knob, Mo.
Ed. Bollinger was in town yester-
day, having recently returned from
Oklahoma, where he is engaged In
teaching school. Mr.. Bollinger will
return to Oklahoma in about a month.
There was q Sunday School excur-
sion on the railroad down In Dunklin
County last Sunday. What, have the
church and the Sunday excursion be
come recomciledp Surely, ''tho world