Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-26
LOCAL BRFVITIES.

o, for the four-inch %wagon-tire!
Who broke the piano stool and howp
DR.. Milbank at St. Paul's tonight.
LaGrippe seems to have its grip on
the Valley.
The streets and the roads-but We
have no roads.
House-building is vicissitudinous this
season of the year.
Last Sunday, up to that date, was
the warmest day Of the year.
Arcadia Valley Relief Society needs
the aid of all, irrespective of creed.
The morning freeze and the sunny
thaw give diversity to pedestrianism
these days.
The street crossings in Ironton last
week were nearly as perilous as those
Of st. Louis.
The hour for service will be 5 P. M.
at St. Paul,s church Thursday and
Friday, 26th and 27th.
A wedding in this town is rumored,
and they do say the trasseau is in
course of construction.
The damage caused by the sleet last
week, though it can not yet be COM
puted, is no doubt very great.
Sunday night service at St. Paul's,
short and attractive. Sermon text:
"Jesus Christ is Passing By"
Ironton Athletic Club Is in fine
shape. Donations from all are asked
to help furnish the club room.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Chill
dress. Feb. 10, 1908, a ~12-pound girl.
Mother and child doing nicely.
The Ironton Manufacturing Co. is
now taking orders for Swift & Co.'s
spring fertilizers for March delivery.
The subject of the morning sermon
next Sunday at Fort Hill church will
be "Revivals." Everybody welcome.
Mrs. Joe Reyburn has been con
fined to her room for the past two
weeks with a severe attack of tonsillitls.
An ordinance prohibiting the run
ming at large of cattle would be a bless
ing to this town. Why can't we have
itp
The dance at the Academy Of Music
was we'll attended and gave full return
Of enjoyment to those who took part
in it.
Two engines collided on a side-track
at Hogan Tuesday night, batteripg
up their pilots but doing no serious
damage.
The church rectory (St. Paul's) has
assumed a form and the sounds of the
saw and hammer enliven the. locality
about 1t.
The trains are now running more
nearly on time, though eastern and
northern connections still delay the
evening mail.
The latest thing in ladies' dress ia q
hand-knit sweater. Leave your orders
with st. Paul's Ladies' Guild, and leave
them early to avoid the rush.
The investment fever has gone down,
and patients are slowly but surely re-
covering. The medicine administered
them was drastic, but effective.
Chickens are In demand in this
market, and farmers who have them
for sale will realize good prices by
bringing them In without delay.
Louis Miller 10 putting up a ten-room
building for Father Wernert on the
Arcadia Convent grounds. Its costs
will be about five thousand dollars,
and will be finished o%ut-of-hand.
Blackboard lesson on Baptism" a,
the Baptist church, Sunday morning
at IL o'clock, by the pastor. Special
ermon on the 'Sln of Gambling" al
night. Young men are especially in.
vited to this service.
We, the children OF the school, wish
to extend u thanks to those who at
tended our entertainment Jan. 30,
1908, for q seventy-seven volume ad'
dition to our library.
GIRLS AND BOYS.
Last Saturday night a freight Cal
broke down this side Of Middlebrook,
and 1t took the railroad people seyera
hours to remove 1t and clear the track
In consequence, the night passenger
trains coming south were delayed I'm
til morning.
A i~rst-class summer hotel, with al
the modern oonveniences, Is great!
needed in this Valley. 1t is a burning
shame that this matter has been 81
long deferred. Can not a joint stool
company be formed for the purpose
The investment could be made to pa,
good dividends.
A broken truck caused the derail
ment Of some twenty freight cars nea
Jefferson Barracks about eight o'clocl
Tuesday night. 1t required severa
hours hard work to clear the track
and all the night trains were made lat
In conseauence-the train schedules
at midnight passing here at five in tn
morning. 4
s. A. Orr Of Marble Creek, who hs
the misfortune to have his leg broke
ut Pilot Knob a couple Of months since
asks the REGISTER to return his SINGER
thanks and assurances Of gratifcatio
to the people Of Pilot Knob who wer
go kind and attentive to him while b
was confined to his room there. MI
Orr said they could not have treate
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