Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-07-02

Graniteville and Mrs. Elizabeth Nc
Calm of Pilot Knob.
b. B. Reagan now spends most OF
his time in Carter county, near Gran
din, where he is opening an iron mine
for st. Louis parties.
People at Pilot Knob in particular,
and the world in general, are wonder
ing when that foot-bridge is going to
be built at Pilot Knob.
The reynolds County Outlook is
authority for the statement that the
Lesterville hub factory will be put in
operation without delay.
If you want picnic posters or any
other kind of posters or printing come
to the REGISTER Office. We are we'll
prepared to wait on you.
The applicants for teachers certif-
Gates were examined last Friday and
Saturday. There were thirty-three
who took the examinations.
The country all through southeast
Missouri seems over run with horse
thieves. An example or two will have
to be made of the offenders.
The wheat market was very active
the past week and several OF our local
spectators are said to. be several hun
dred dollars richer in consequence.
G. A. Buckeyes residence in the
eastern suburbs is assuming proper
tions and promises to be quite an at.
tractive and handsome residence.
am selling out my household and
kitched furniture at my residence.
Must be sold at once.
M. L. CLAYBAUGH.
The band boys and Woodmen are
going to try and insure a very pleas
ant time to all who attend the picnic
at Goulding's Park on the 4th OF July.
I%ronton's barber shops will close at
one o'clock on July 4th. II you don't
get shaved before then you will have
to wait until the following Monday
morning.
Strength and vigor come Of good
food, duly digested. "Force," "a ready
to-serye wheat and barley food, adds
no burden, but sustains, nourishes, in
vigorates.
A OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES fence around
the courthouse grounds-Iron County's
latest tribute to the free and un-
trammeled COW. "What fools these
mortals be-"
The telephone building is we'll under
way. We suppose work will COM
mence on the line as soon as the
Council enacts the ordinance granting
the franchise.
The Clark & Baldwin Manufacture
ing Company assumed charge of their
various plants and the store July LIST.
We trust the new corporation may
have every success.
Wonder if there aver will come a
time again when we'll have just lots
of peaches and apples and all the
other good things-like we used to in
happy days gone by.
1t is said that in the event the
screen factory can't get satisfactory
terms or the site now occupied by the
stave factory, they will go across the
track and build there.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Baldwin enter
tanned a number of friends Tuesday
evening in honor of their sister, Mrs.
Hamilton of Illinois. The hours
passed very delightfully."-.
Prof. Wilkinson leaves next week
on a two months tour through South
east Missouri, Arkansas and Texas In
the interest Of the Western Military
Academy, Upper Alton, Ills.
There are about forty dogs in Iron
ton. The marshal reports tax on about
twenty-five collected 30 far this year.
He says that the collection Of the dog
tax is the hardest job he has.
Rev. George Steel and wife of Ironton
arrived here last Saturday morning On
their way to Morse Mill to attend the
annual service of the Baptist church at
that place. Jefferson Democrat.
Tuesday was pay day at the hub
factories-the last pay day of the old
firms. 1t is understood, however, that
most of the employees will retain their
places for the present anyway.
The troops at the range will be here
until August 1st, when they will re-
turn to the Barracks, and the four
troops now there will come here and
remain until about November st.
You are cordially invited to attend
an Old Folks Service, to be held at
Fort Hill church, Sunday. July 5,
1908, at 10:45 A. NJ.
EPwORTH LEAGUE Con-.
The appearance OF the courthouse
yard is much better than 1t has been
for a number of years. Our court
house yard was once a joy and pride.
We hope to see 1T that way once again.
Girls, we love you all, every n OF
you. and we are your friends all the
time, but please don't stay on the
streets 80 much. just a little more
time at home would be 80 much nicer.
The Presbyterian and Methodist
Sunday schools had picnics at the
Iron Mountain dam Tuesday. There
were several hack loads Of them and
all in attendance report a very pleas
ant day.
Misses Gladys. Glenda and Willie
| Gray, who have been attending school