Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-10
LOCAL 1REVITIES.

pdSC week.
This is Autumn, but no Autumn
leaves as yet.
The steam thresher sure clears
the road of teams.
There is quite a demand for
property at present.
The land offices, the p~ost-ofice
and the bank observed Labor Day.
The dry weather was late in COM
ing but it seems to be here at last.
An occasional car of stock is be-
ing shipped from here these days.
The dry weather of the past two
weeks has hurt the late corn con-
s%iderably.
The boys and girls attending
school away from home will soon
be leaving.
What has happened to the
scheme for putting an ice plant in
the Valley?
1t will be thirty-nine years the
9th of this month since the battle
of Pilot Knob.
We are assured that there is still
another wedding and, perhaps, two
for September.
A freight wreck near Williams
vile blocked the track for several
hours last Thursday.
Services at st. Paul's church by
Rev. B rittan, of De Soto, to-mor-
row (Friday) evening.
County Court was in session
Tuesday and assessed the railroad
tax for the ensuing year.
1t is said that new steel will be
laid on the Pilot Knob and Hogan
grades in the near future.
The potato yield this year is
good and the price will likely be
less than it has for years.
The school at Sabula, Iron
county, is to be taught this term by
Miss Clara Acomb of Ironton.
Some one broke one of the win
dows in Baldwin's hardware store
Wednesday night of last week.
The Pennington electric road is
about to change hands and will
likely be completed before long.
1t is strange that someone can't
be induced to build more houses in
Ironton. They r badly needed.
Fredericktown is counting on
having a big time next Saturday
the day OF the Woodmen celebra-
ton.
The first tennis court ever known
in Poplar Bluff is about 1 n order
for Use Surely they do move slow
down there.
w. P. Patterson, a young farmer
living in Flat Woods, expects to go
to California this fall to make his
future home.
The soldiers dance at the Aca-
deny of Music last Thursday night
was we'll attended and proved a
very pleasant affair.
w. G. Bopp has removed from
his farm west of town to the resi-
dence recently purchased from DR..
Harvielle in Arcadia.
There will be an excursion from
st. Louis to the Valley on Sunday,
September Goth. This is the last
excursion of the season.
Robert Rudy, who purchased the
Bopp farm, is building a fine
residence thereon. MI. Rudy pro-
poses to have one of the best
places in the country.
Strength and vigor come of good
food, duly digested. "Force," a
ready-to-serve wheat and barley
food, adds no burden, but sus-
tains, nourishes, ~invigorates.
A dozen students from Wash
ington University arrived at Area
dia from st. Louis Monday eve
ming, and will spend several days
in the Valley in surveying prac-
tice.
Pete Martin, colored, was
arrested in a raid of a crap game
at Poplar Bluff Friday night. He
succeeded in getting away from
the officers while on his way to the
calaboose.
Money is a mighty fine thing to
/. have in this world, but to enjoy it
you must be "boss" of your
money. When money gets to
bossing the man whata miserable
creature he is.
The pleasing news comes that
Miss Jennie Snyder, who has been
quite sick in the west end of the
county, is greatly improved and
will soon be able to resume her
school teaching.
Star of the West Lodge, No. 1888,
\ A. F. & A. M, entertained it's
! members and families with a bar
becue west of town Monday after
noon. A few hours were very
VI pleasantly passed.
A jury in Squire Fairchild's
court last Saturday acquitted Arch
Casteel of the charge of disturbing
religious worship at the Reeves
school house on Marble Creek the
Sunday night previous.
Chas. M. Hay of Brunot who
this year graduated from the law
school in St. Louis, has gone to
Dallas, Texas, to locate. The
young man has many friends who
wish him every success.