Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
LOCAL BREvITIES.

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Ironton should have a bowling
alley.
And still they talk of October
weddings.
Wire nails $500 keg at j. T.
Baldwin & Sons.
We will trade goods for hay and
corn. j. T. BALDWIN & Sons.
The creeks were higher Sunday
than they have been for some time.
Louis Miller is thinking of put
ing in a stock of groceries in his
store house in Arcadia.
1t is said that the Frisco people
are about to build a road from
Poplar Bluff to Maiden.
Quite a number of people from
the Valley are in attendance on
the st. Louis fair this week.
We are glad to state that our
venerable friend, A. Begley, is
about fully recovered from quite a
severe illness.
We learn that John Hall cut Jim
Shrum at Graniteville last Friday
morning. Particulars of the
trouble are not forthcoming.
OF all the cakes my mamma
bakes, and gingerbread as we'll,
I'd give them up with my black
pup, to stop that old cow-bell.
A couple of new passenger trains
will be put on the Iron Mountain
road October 18th. We sincerely
hope our service will be improved.
Remember when you want job
printing of any kind the REGISTER
is well prepared to serve you. The
best of work at reasonable prices.
Nearly every man, woman and
child in the community has spent
more or less time tho past two
weeks hunting hickory and hazel
nuts.
We understand the COWS in this
vicinity have formed a union, to
protect themselves from being
driven from the sidewalks into the
street.
WANTED-To buy small farm
near Pilot Knob, Ironton or Arca-
dia. Price not to exceed $500 cash.
Describe fully. Address "Farm,"
care of REGISTER.
AS soon as the local telephone
line is completed to Arcadia and
Russellville it is the intention to
build through Pilot Knob and on
out to Graniteville.
Piedmont is going to have a
steam laundry. There was some
talk of establishing one here in
the Valley but the idea seems to
have been abandoned.
The farmers in the extreme
Southeast are going to the St.
Louis market these days and buy
ing cattle to feed this winter.
They say there is money in it.
w. E. Lacks and family of Pop
lar Bluff are occupying the cottage
on Main street just north of Nagel's
butcher shop. Mr.. Lacks is travel
ingNfor a st. Louis grocery house.
1t is certainly to be hoped that
the new time-card which goes into
effect October 18th will improve
our train service. There are no
particulars as to what will be done
as yet.
There was a S35, 900 fire in Flat
River Saturday night of last week.
Just three weeks previous Flat
River had a fire wherein about the
same amount of property was de-
stroyed.
Collector Richardson of St.
Francois county was among the
visitors to Ironton last Sunday.
The Collector seems very favor
ably impressed with the beauties
of the Valley.
Forty-seven of the ffty-four
teachers in the county were in at
tendance on the county association
last week. On the whole the asso-
citation proved very satisfactory
and was counted a success.
Hon. Matt. Hall, of Saline coun-
ty, was in Ironton last week arrang-
ing for the corn exhibit, which it
is proposed to hold here November
I'd. There will be $50 in prizes
awarded to the corr growers.
Lopez's want it understood that
their millinery department cannot
be surpassed anywhere. Their
stock is new and up-to-date in
every particular. The ladies are
invited to call and see the beauti-
full things there in store.
A petition was circulated and
numerously signed during the lat
ter part of last week, while the
Baptist Association wasin session,
calling upon Judge bearing to
order a grand jury for tho Novem-
Der term of circuit court.-Centre-
Ville Outlook.
Geo. w. Sloan, Of Winfield,
Kansas, was a visitor to Ironton
last Thursday and made us a call.
Mr.. Sloan, twenty years ago, was
a resident of Washington county
and is we'll known to a number OF
people in Iron. This is his first
visit home in a of years, and
he found many changes.
County court will meet in adj