Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-08-13
LOCAL BREVITIES.

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ice Tuesday.
County court proceedings are
published this week.
For SALE-One Jersey milk cow.
Apply to G. D. Marks.
Remember the picnic and ball at
Graniteville labor day.
The base ball season in the VAL
ley seems to be tagging.
Probate court was in session this
week. A very light docket.
D. E. Reagan shipped a car of
cattle to st. Louis last week.
There was a dance at the Aca-
DENY of Music last Friday night.
The hay-ride club gave a dance
at the Academy of Music last night.
Some of the weather the past
week has been more than delight
full.
The completion of the telephone
is awaiting the arrival of some sup
plies.
A wedding in town, it is said,
before the harvest moon reaches
it's glory
The frequent rains during the
summer have kept the gardens in
fine shape.
There is plenty of all kinds of
garden truck but the fruit is very,
very scarce.
The ordinance requiring teams
on the street to be hitched should
be rigidly enforced.
Miss Anna Byers entertained a
number of friends at a masquerade
party Monday evening.
1t would be a great thing if we
had a flowing well somewhere
about the middle of town.
The indications now are that the
docket the coming term of circuit
court will be small as usual.
The south bound passenger train
in the evening is regularly about
a half hour late theseIdays.
John T. Baldwin & Sons will
open a hardware store in the build
ing under the telephone exchange.
Potosi's telephone system was
ready for business August list.
About seventy phones are in use.
It is stated that there is more
hub timber coming to town by
wagons these days than ever before.
It is understood that the foot
bridge is to be built at Pilot Knob
this fall before s'the waters get up"
An entertainment for the bene-
fit of the Episcopal church rectory
fund will be given the last of the
month.
Orange sherbet and peach ice
cream with cake IN the church
lawn this evening. Music will be
furnished.
AS soon as the telephone sys-
tenn in town is completed it will be
extended to Arcadia and out to
Russellville.
It is said that the Southern
Missouri will be running trains
from Ste. Genevieve to Bismarck
within a week.
The long distance telephone is
most unsatisfactory these days.
Half the time the lines are down
and no connections.
There will be an excursion to St.
Louis next Saturday morning, re-
turning Sunday night. Fare for
the round trip, $500.
VIM. Bopp has sold his farm,
west of town, to a MI. Rudy of
st. Francois county. The price
paid is said to be 81, 1000.
Judge bearing has decided that
j. S. Bollinger will have to pay the
costs in the famous dog case of
Ketcherside VS.. Bollinger.
The troops now at the range left
the Barracks Wednesday Of last
week arriving here Saturday morn
ing. Capt. Evans is in command.
The members of the county court
are going to try and find out where
money appropriated for road pur-
poses is expended this year. A
good move.
DR.. Summa was quite sick atihis
lovely summer home in RUSSELL
vile last week. He is better now,
though, and promises to be in his
usual health soon.
A Valley souvenir pillow on ex-
hibition in the drug store window
is a very handsome and artistic
piece of work. The pillow was
made by Mrs. Gross.
There will be a grand basket
picnic at Council Bluff, Iron
County, on Saturday, August 22d.
Every body is cordially invited to
attend and have a good time.
WANTED-To trade or sell two
Indian war bonnets, n with
!, Buffalo hours, for a COW or buggy.
MRS. Fl. N. KIRCHNER,
Ironton, Mo.
The Baptist church people had a
very pleasant lawn social at the
residence of DR.. Prince Tuesday
evening. The attendance was
good and the patronage liberal.
The ladies Of the M. E church
will give an ice-cream social in the
N oopop or AVN next Tl1esdav