Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-03-26
LOCAL BREVIrIES

Mondays blizzard hit US gently.
The April showers are almost due.
Lopez's spring announcement next
week.
A month more of the lronton public
school
Watch for Mullin & Browns adver-
tisement next week.
Mr.. A. F. Bond is putting up a fine
barn on his premises.
Next Wednesday is the day when
everybody gets fooled.
The coming school election seems to
excite but little interest.
The relisher Of early garden truck
will DON be in his glory.
The ~goodhouse wife will soon be in
the midst of housekeeping glory.
Starshine, snowstorm and starshine,
all within an hour, Monday night.
There we're lots of people in town
Saturday and the merchants were all
busy.
A teachers institute will propably be
inaugurated in Ironton about the last
of April.
The rectory is nearing completion
and promises to be a very attractive
structure.
Potosi is talking Of a local telephone
exchange. We need one here in the
Valley, too.
There is consolation in the thought
that the most delicious strawberry
season is close at hand.
Lopez's milliner will be here about
the first of April. Announcement of
date of opening next week.
Poultry of all kinds is a luxury
these days and the prices here are
higher than was eyer known before.
March has not been such a very dis.
agreeable month this year. A little
wet and gloomy but not as blustery as
usual.
The public entertainment OF the
schools will probably take place dur
ing the week following the close OF
school.
There are too many young loafers-
white and black-in this town for the
towns good. Go to work and be
somebody!
We don't want to be impatient but
we do wish that the railroad company
would hurry along with that new sta
t%ion-house.
Arthur B. Herbert, a former resi-
dent of this city, has been nominated
for Alderman on the Democratic ticket
: in Poplar Bluff.
Hack to convey passengers to the
Pilot Knob Public School Entertain
ment, Friday evening, will leave the
REGISTER Office at 7:15.
The Thomas light and the Lopez
light only serve to accentuate the
darkness that pals the remainder OF
the town these moonless nights.
Collins new livery stable is a credit
to the town as well az to himself. 1t
is in marked contrast to the buildings
! ofits kind that have preceded it.
MARRIED-At Ironton, Mo-, Satur-
day, March 81, 1908, by w. G. Fair
child, j. P, VIM. Clinton and Mabel
M. Dillon, both Of Pilot Knob, Mo.
WANrED.--Good girl to do general
Homework. Good wages and no
washing. Apply at once to
MRS. S. E. MANGoLD, Arcadia.
Yesterday afternoon Henry Barn
house, aged II, fell on the prong of an
%ice-pole, which pierced his neck, in
ficting a severe but not dangerous hurt.
A May Festival will be given at the
Academy of Music May 18th for the
benefit OF the Parochial school, Pilot
Knob. A good time is assured to all
who attend.
The Baptist church people last week
purchased the Kesling brick yard on
Knob street, east of the school house
nd will build a new church thereon in
the near future.
The REGISTER this week continues
the publication Of the personal assess
ment list. Read it carefully. What
o find, or rather what you do not
find, will surprise you.
The Presbyterian Church last Mon
day purchased the property now &C.
cupied by Mr.. Mullins, and will use it
for a rectory. 1t is better known as
the old Schmitz dwelling.
Rev. W. A. Humphreys is a local
agent for the Worlds Fair, Jerusalem
Exhibit Co., and will sell you stock in
same from one share up to any number
desired, at 800 per share.
The county court should know where
every dollar appropriated for road
is spent. Let economy and
strict business methods be applied to
the road question in future.
1.-THE Missouri GIRL" with a strong
cast, new special scenery and clever
specialties, including the famous Ozark
Quartette, will be produced at the
Academy Of Music April 18th.
Three white boys were discovered
shooting craps in the ticket office OF
the Academy Of Music the other day.
will not give them away this time,
but let them beware the next game.
Our old friend, Henry L. Simmer
man, expects to spend most OF the
vaIino Ua ,uiIl etart ahont