Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-12
LOCAL BREvITIKs.

The Parish Messenger out this week.
1t will not be long until fishin' time.
And the winter days are almost gone.
The burning issue-"Good roads"
Grip and cold are general COM
plants.
And still more houses are wanted in
1ronton.
The rattle is growing exceedingly
popular.
Yes, some one said something about
the mud.
The light question in Ironton is still
unsolved.
The wet weather will delay the SOW
ing of oats.
The Pilot Knob Public school CLOSES
March 28th.
It will soon be time to think of the
Easter clothes.
The early gardener is already get
ting In his work.
An empty wagon is a load for four
horses these days.
There will be a dance In the Academy
of Music March 18th.
ga Wise Member" at the Academy
OF Music March 28th.
Next Tuesday is the day for the
~"wearing of the green"
How much longer do we have to
wait for our new depot?
The ground is wetter than it has
been for a good many years.
The pleasure Of driving is gone un-
til we get some roads again.
What 30 welcome as sunshine after a
long siege of gloomy weather.
Let lone but good men be chosen
for r~oadoverseers next month.
The hub hauler has gone out OF bust
ness until the roads improve.
Hay and milch cows for sale. Apply
to Jos. Kerchner, Graniteville.
T. S. Lopez & Sons are shipping
several cars of hay to St. Louis.
j. A. Zwart advertises the old Zwart
residence for sale cheap for cash.
All shippers are complaining of the
great scarcity of cars these days.
Because of the miserable roads the
timber business is at a stand still.
The official statement of the Iron
County Bank is printed this week.
After while, after a long, long while
we'll have a local telephone system.
The Collector reports that the col
lections this year have been very good.
The horse trader and the mule
buyer has been in evidence this week.
This winter was one where he who
dfdn't fill his ice house in January got
left.
The man who can devise a scheme
for better roads will make himself i'm
mortal.
Considering the very unfavorable
winter it ia said that the wheat ia look
very we'll.
The Easter Festival at the Academy
of Music April 14th will be the event
of the season
How grateful was the sunshine Sun
day after the long, gloomy week that
had preceded
For some reason or other the north
bound day train has been late every
day the past week.
Good music at St. Paul's church
every service during Lent. No service
tonight or tomorrow night.
Again has the grounding proven
that he is the weather prophet OF all
the weather prophets.
Hauling gravel seems to benefit the
roads very little these days. 1t seems
to sink clear out of sight.
Iron county's roads are mighty
mighty bad this year but we have com
pany all over Southeast Missouri.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. Allison
Tins, Ironton, Mo-, Tuesday, March
10, 1902, at 8 o'clock P. NJ, a girl.
Mr.. j. A. Reyburn has not yet de.
termined whether he will remove to
his lately acquired residence or not.
Someone poisoned the old Grover
dog one day last week. He was an
old citizen and the town will miss him.
1.-The Folks up Willow Creek Com
pany"-said to be a good show-wil
be at the Academy o. Music April lat
Everybody is especially well be-
haved. There hasn't been q case In
the Mayors or Justices court for 10
these many days.
VIM. Trauernicht, of Middlebrook
and some other parties are considering
the a%dvisability Of putting in an ict
plant at Bismarck.
Mr.. W. H. Shelby has leased th,
Edgar residence in Russellville ant
his family will occupy the same during
the coming summer.
County court will make settlement
with the outgoing collector March 2S'
and then Mr.. Whitworth will tax
charge Of the collectors Office.
Division Superintendent Smith 0
De Soto has leased the Miller cottag
on College street in Arcadia and will
make his home there this summer.