Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-29
LOCAL BREvITIEs
There is mud In the streets.

The bad roads are interfering with
the log haulers.
There is said to be q good demand
for shaved hoops.
County court meets In regular SEES
sion next Monday.
Don't forget the school entertain
ment Friday night.
School entertainment at the Academy
OF Music Friday night.
Ironton should make a strong effort
for better train service.
ST. Paul's Guild meets Thursday, 2
p. NJ, at Mrs. Baldwin's.
Our Ice man says he has about five
hundred tons of ice stored away.
Grounding day Monday. Then
you'll know all about the weather.
There will be no services at St.
Paul's church Friday night this week.
Some OF the days the past week have
been as lovely and pleasant as the
gentle springtime.
Sunday night services at st. Paul's
at 1880 o'clock. Sermon: "The
Truth About kevivals."
The Arcadia Valley Relief Society
should have the cordial endorsement
of all fair-minded citizens.
Mrs. Elizabeth Won Roden is reported
very i'll at her sons in Louisville, KY,
and no hopes of her recovery.
Some of our side walks have received
some badly needed gravel the past
week. More can yet be used.
Voices are needed for St. Paul's
choir. Come and volunteer. Choir
practice Friday night after service.
Rev. Steel has consented to resume
the occupancy of the pulpit in the
Baptist church, and services will be
held as heretofore.
The Big Muddy Coal and Iron Com
pany will put a few men at work on
the manganese property, south OF
town, in a few days.
Every body is complaining that
business is most unusually dull. Per-
haps there will be 'smore doing" when
the roads get better.
R~oadoverseers are to be elected in
April. Let every district select a good
man and let Us try and improve the
roads In Iron county.
Mr.. j. H. Smith of Nashville, Tenn,
spent Saturday and Sunday with his
brother Mr.. M. r. Smith Of this city.
-FGrminqton Times.
The demand tor dwellings Is far
beyond the supply in this town, and it
is growing daily. Here's an oppor-
tunity for the investor.
Now that we are to get a new depot
we should not weary in well doing but
make a supreme effort to have the fast
trains stop at this station.
Will Thomas will open a grocery
store in the building south Of the REG
lister office. He was in St. Louis the
first Of the week buying his opening
stock.
1t is said that extensive improve
ments will be made at Jefferson Bar
racks this summer Perhaps a little
of the money will drift to the rifle
range.
Sheriff Polk has ten federal boarders.
If it were not for the government
boarders the jail here would almost be
ga white elephant on the Sheriff's
hands.
There is a bill In the Missouri legis-
lature to pension school teachers after
twenty years. service. 1t has the
hearty support Of some of our local
pedagogues.
John Schwab, Jr., last week left for
St. Louis where we understand he has
secured a position as conductor IN one
of the Missouri Pacific dining cars run
ming out Of St. Louis.
Mrs. j. w. Clarkson, who has been
making this city her home for some
time, left for Clarks, La, this morn
ing, where she will make her future
home.-Poplar Bluff Journal.
The B~oettcher family will remove
to the Warren johnson farm, lately
acquired by them, this week. The
house has been repaired and put in
good condition for their reception.
MARRIED-At the residence Of John
s. Conway, Ironton, Mo-, Thursday
January %, 1908, Rev. John K. Single
ton OF Piedmont and Mary E. Lewis OF
Sabula. Rev. Geo. Steel officiating.
There was q rear-end collision be-
tween two freight trains at Des Arc
Monday night about W O'Clock. A
caboose was badly demoralized and
the track was blocked several hours In
consequence.
Albertha, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Con. Kendall, died to-day at 11:35, at
the age Of about two and one-hali
years. Iuterment will probably be al
Middlebrook tomorrow afternoon
Bismarck Sun.
Golf Whitworth imparts the pleas
ing information to his old friends In
Ironton and Iron county that he |,
pleasantly situated In ST. Louis. He
likes his position and thinks he will
get along nicely.
A number Of young folks Of the For
Hill Junior League YER delightfully."-
entertained Saturday afternoon BY Mis-
Maud Langdon at her home. Variou
games we're enjoyed and lunch wa
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