Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-07-23
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

AoPSH AUfS ASoAAh oAO
The apple never was so scarce.
Picnic at Brunot next Saturday.
Oats seem to be the banner crop this
season.
July has given US some most lovely
weather.
The first homegrown ripe tomatoes
are here.
The holes are being dug foR the tele-
phone poles.
Greenville wants a principal for the
public school.
Nearly all OF our ice cream is i'm
ported these days.
Clark's show didn't attract a very
big crowd Monday.
Perpetual motion-well, the phono-
graph is almost that.
The %Ironton public school will com
mence September 7th.
Clark's show seemed to be free from
gamblers and grafters.
The counties east of US are COM
planning of too much rain.
Rev. Smith will hold services in st.
Paul's church this evening.
The corn prospect has improved
wonderfully the past month.
Andy Blemel entertained his friends
at a party Wednesday evening.
The troops now at the range go to
the Barracks about August lst.
We ought to have a great big mod
ern summer hotel in the Valley.
The Franklin Baptist Association
meets at Flat River, August goth.
About all the summer visitors that
can find quarters are in the Valley.
There will be a grand barbecue at
S%mithboro on Saturday, August Sth.
The Valley never, presented a love-
'lier appearance so late in the summer.
Some of the bridges N the side
walks need the attention of the mar
shall.
A young man sold one hundred maps
of the State of Missouri in town las,
week.
The 4th Cavalry social club give 8
dance at the Academy OF Music to-
night.
1t is said that the melon season in
Southeast Missouri will open up about
the25th.
A number OF the people are expected
from St. Louis on the excursion mex
Sunday.
Fredericktown folk say they are 60
ing to have a new depot. And a brick
one, too.
The show Monday had an elephant
tho first one that has been in towr
for years.
The repairs in the Academy of Music
have greatly improved appearances o.
the property.
The colored population say they are
going to have a big time at their pic
mic on August 4!h.
How much longer will the COW be
permitted to roam at will through the
streets OF IrontonP
w. Schwab sold one OF his large
grey horses to the show people. The
price paid was $175.
The man who thinks Of putting ar
ice plant In the Valley should be giver
every encouragement.
When a man has an "upper cut
that keeps twenty-five men at bay he's
what we call "a daisy"
We will have to commence import
ing our ice in a few days. The home
product Is about exhausted.
WANTED-A cook. Liberal wages
Apply al once to G. N. Jones, Russell
Vile, on the Fredericktown road.
Mrs. w. G. Ogier left Wednesda!
for a visit with relatives In College
Springs. Ia.-De Soto Republican.
Ed. Hutchins, formerly of Arcadia
died at the home of his father II
Dunklin county a couple of week
since.
Ed. Fairchild writes from the lake
that he and his sister are having
most delightful trip mid the northern
breezes.
A number of the country school
will be late in opening this summe
owing to the fact that teachers canno
be secured.
There are some very fast freigh
trains carrying fruit and vegetable
from the south going over the roa'
these days.
Wednesday Of last week was pa,
day at the range and for two or tire
days following the troops were in tow
In numbers.
From what we can hear we believ
that there is a growing sentiment II
lronton that tho COW should be KEEP
off the streets.
Master Mechanic Weller at De Sot
resigned his position last week an
has been succeeded by a Mr.. Taber Q
Great Falls, Montana.
Mrs. j.. Boss and daughter, Mis-
Lena. OF Middlebrook, arrived Tues
day for q few days. visit with relative
here. -Farminqton News.
The soldiers had q pay day las