Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-08-06

tagging this warm weather. We
hope they will come with a crush"
next week and give us all the news.
The prophets are saying that as
hot weather was late in coming it
will be late in going and that sum-
mel will last until late in Septem-
Der.
DR.. Summa has been making
many improvements on his sum-
mer home in Russellville that add
greatly to his already very attrac-
tive place.
Mayor Edgar has been quite UNI
well for a couple of weeks suffer-
ing from a rather severe attack of
malaria. He is much better at this
writing, though.
The saloons in Greenville have
again been granted license. In
consequence the saloon men are
jubilant and the ''antis" very sore
and disgruntled.
Owing to the absence of the
pastor there viii be no services at
Fort Hill church next Sunday
morning at IL o'clock. Sunday
School as usual.
While in Chicago a couple of
weeks ago Ed. Fairchild met How
ard E. Melhado, a former resident
of this town. Mr.. Melhado is max
ing his home in Chicago.
The colored population had a
fine day for their picnic Tuesday.
There were a few visitors from adj
joining town and they all had the
good time they usually do.
When in need of anything in
the photo line call at the Bequette
studio. Free button for the next
ten days. Call and get particulars.
j. HENDLEY, Prop'r.
Miss Mabel Reyburn of this city
has secured a position as instructor
in the primary department of Mar
vim Collegiate Institute at Freder-
icktown, for the ensuing school
year.
MI. J. T. Baldwin is entitled to
no little credit for his enterprise
and push in putting in a telephone
line in the Valley. We hope he
will make money out of the venture
and lots Of it.
The young people had a dance
at the Academy of Music last
Thursday evening. There were a
number of people in attendance
from a distance and a very pleas
ant evening is reported.
Granite Workers Union. No.
$3.50, of the American Federation
of Labor will give a grand picnic
and ball at Graniteville on Labor
Day, Monday, September 18th. A
grand time is assured to all.
The Iron Mountain dam is cer-
tainly the most popular place in
this whole country for picnic part
les. Scarcely a day that there
isn't some one camping there and
they often come many miles.
A crowd of girls and boys, chap
eroned by Mrs. G.. L. Grant, spent
a very pleasant day at Bufordville
yesterday in honor of Miss Clara
Boss, of Bismarck, and Miss Ethel
Leach, of St. Louis.-The Jackson
Herald.
At the Presbyterian church, Aug.
18th, at 8 o'clock P. M, the field
agent, L. M. Morton, will address
all interested, in Ironton and
vicinity, upon matters pertaining
to Sunday School interests inT Iron
county.
The Academy of Music author
tiles have very properly determined
in future to keep all loafers out of
the entrance when entertainments
are being given in the hall. This
should have been done a long, long
time ago.
It is a fact that the REGISTER
Office can get out a better looking
poster than any other printing
shop in this part of the State.
When you want anything in that
line give us a call and we'll prove
what we say.
If you know an item of news, a
marriage, a birth, some one going
or coming tell it to us, and we will
be greatly obliged. Whenever a
news item is omitted from these
columns 1t is just because we
haven't heard it. y.
The troops that had been located
at the range for the past three
months left last Friday for Jeffer-
son Barracks. -Four troops at the
Barracks will leave there about the
10th for the range and will remain
here about three months.
A traveller who said his name
was O'Neil and that he came from
Columbus, Ohio, held forth on
the street for a hour or more last
Thursday night. His was a long
tale of woe but he did not succeed
in getting many hearers.
George Whitworth was last
Saturday appointed to a position
in the St. Louis post-office,
George has been working for some
time in the Missouri Pacific Offices
in st. Louis but will probably &C
cept his new place at once.
LosT-Sunday, July Goth, on the
big road between the grist mill and
Jim Shelton's field one mile and q
half east of Des Arc, a small gold
watch. Return to Drew Lewis al
the mill and receive reward.