Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-19
LOCAL BREVITIES

April TN,
LOCAL BREvITIES.
The trees are budding.
Sweet punches OF violets.
Dat sowing is in progress.
Now for the lovely springtime.
The pay car went south Monday.
The Shamrock was plentiful Tues
day.
Gardening and yard cleaning are in
order.
Lopezs are r~epainting their store
house.
The lawns and the meadows are get
ting green.
Mullin & Browns new cash store,
Ironton, Mo.
Well have to import most OF our ice
this ummer.
Tear down the old fence around the
courthouse yard.
Service at St.. Paul's Sunday at II
A.. M. and 1880 P. M. -
The mud on our streets and side
walks dries very rapidly.
Nearly all the potatoes on the market
these days are imported.
County Court meets next Monday to
settle with the Collector.
One day last week Lopez bought
twenty-five thousand hoops.
With no severe late trosts there
should be some fruit this year.
An inmate escaped from the Farm
ington asylum n day last week.
The Parish Messenger for March is a
good number. Get it and read it.
The rector of St. Paul's has four in
vitations to other dioceses to work.
Mullin & Brown opened their store
in the DR.. Farrar building Monday.
Several new pianos have been
brought to town the past few weeks.
The Baptist folk have not yet decided
where they will build their new church.
When you elect roadoverseers next
month be sure and vote for capable
men.
Bishop futile will hold confirmation
services in the Episcopal church April
18th.
The Presbyterian folks intend build
ing or purchasing a parsonage in the
ear future.
Lopezs' milliner will be here about
April Let. The spring opening will be
held before Easter.
Fredericktown will vote next month
on building a $4,000 addition to the
public school house.
A pump in use at the washer at
Pilot Knob was shipped to Murphys-
boro, Illinois, this week.
A late Easter, they say, means a late
spring. If that be SO all our cold
weather has not yet gone.
The summer visitors are beginning
to make arrangements for this sum-
mer's %sojourn in the Valley.
Pennington is preparing to have a
big ktime when the drummers hold
ths1t convention there in May.
The streets have been we'll graveled
the past week. Let the sidewalks be
given immediate attention, too.
Subject of the morning discourse in
the M. E. church next Sunday, "Mem-
cries That Stir U.s." All invited.
The Easter Festival at the Academy
Of Music April 14th will be one of the
most enjoyable affairs Of the season.
j. T. Patterson Of Belleview last
Saturday bought a farm in Flat Woods
from A. Rieke. Consideration, $500.
A revival meeting is in progress at
Fort Hill church. Rev. Trotter of
Piedmont is assisting Rev. Humphreys.
The ice man began making his
rounds this week. The ice harvested
this winter is about four inches thick.
Aug. Rieke has bought the right for
Iron County Of the Thomas Burial
Association. Call on him for particu-
lars.
The recorder Of Washington county
last week issued a marriage license to
J.. H. Long and Annie Judd Of Belle
view.
st. Paul's church has an attractive
aud short service Sunday nights at
7:30 o'clock. Come and bring your
friends.
Collector O'Neal tells us that there
are about eighty less names on the
personal delinquent list this year than
there were last.
Six surries and buggies for sale
cheap for cash or will be exchanged
for horses. Apply at once to H. M.
COLLINS, Ironton, Mo.
The roads are not good by any
means yet, but they are much better
than they were, and quite a number OF
people were In town Saturday.
DR.. Summa last week purchased
from W. H. Delano the tract Of land
adjacent TO the railroad track and just
west Of the Dr.'s residence In RUSSELL
vile.
The dance given by the Daughters
Of Rebekah at the Academy Of Music
Tuesday night was we'll attended and
everybody seemed to be enjoying them
selves.