Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-07-02
LOCAL BREvITIEs.
summer at last, it seems.

Summer at last, it seems.
The Leaderboasts a brand new sign.
Next Saturday is "the day we cele-
johnson has a new ice wagon that is
a daisy.
This is the weather that makes the
ice nan smile.
Hay cutting time. There is said 10
be a fair crop.
just a few raspberries have made
their appearance.
Another examination of teachers will
be held in August.
1t is said that Ironton Is to have an
other barber shop.
1t isn't often that ice is not needed
here before July 1st.
Spring chickens are coming to town
in numbers these days.
Pennington is going to have a big
street fair in September.
This summer, so far, has certainly
been a disastrous one for the ice man.
The corn crop hasn't been so back
ward In years and years.
May all the REGISTER readers have
a glorious Fourth Of July.
There was about two inches OF rain
last Friday and Saturday.
The rain OF last week made the
roads very muddy again.
Last Friday was as rainy a day as
spring time aver brought.
Texas tomatoes are going over the
road In train LOADS these days.
Now comes the season when we will
so badly want the street sprinkler.
The Asiatics have their sacred COW,
they ought to bring her to Ironton.
There is to be an excursion from st.
Louis to the Valley Sunday, July Goth.
The watermelon will be two weeks
late in getting on the market this year.
The splotched sidewalk ia a fiue
thing-especially on a moonless night.
Gov. Dockery and Joe Folk will
make speeches at De Soto on July 4th.
The entertainment Friday night is
for the benefit of the Episcopal rectory
fund.
From the mud to dust is a matter of
very short time with the 1ronton
streets.
The training school is over, and the
would-be teachers have all gone to
their homes.
Some of these boys in their base
ball suits. Well, they are anything
but ''purty."
Everywhere in this country the
wheat crop is reported short, very
short, indeed.
Wouldn't it be a great convenience
for us if we should get the accommoda-
zion train againP
The hub factories did not run
Wednesday, but a force was busy at
work taking stock.
Wooing, wooing, aver wooing, might
be applied to some of the lads and
lassies hereabouts.
The prediction is already made that
potatoes are going to be mighty high
priced next winter.
The soldiers are going to have a
picnic of their own at the rifle range
on the fourth OF July.
1t is reported that a couple Of the
barber shop, 10 I~ronton are about to
effect a consolidation.
Dramatic entertainment and ice
cream and CAKE at the Academy oil
Music Friday evening.
The garden truck that is usually
here in July will hardly be ready for
market before August.
Attend the picnic at Goulding's
Park, July 4th, and help the band
boys and the Wooamen.
1t will be several weeks, yet, they
say, before the homegrown roasting
ear will be on the market.
Fire in the heating stoves was nee.
essary TO comfort last Friday. THAI
isn't usual for the 26th of June.
ia. Reyburn Wednesday sold hi;
Shetland colt to L. 4. Barrett of Bis
marck. The price paid was 1925.
Herman Davis has recently made
some improvements about his premise:
that add much 10 their appearance.
The indications now are that there
will be no more complaint of colo
weather for several months to come.
Lovely Mary would be lovelier with
one of u pattern hats. And at thu
price she can afford them. Lopez's.
FOUND - Wednesday, July 1st, f;
grip. Call at this office, prove prop
erty, pay expenses and take the grip.
j. L. Baldwin & Sons will conduc
their lumber yard under the name o
the Arcadia Valley Lumber Company
MI. Growers condition IL reported
as being very serious. He has no
been able to leave his room for severe
days.
Poplar Bluff is the latest place TO b.
promised a new depot. On the list O
promises we are way ahead Of Poplaj
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