Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-08-20

AL Ine meeClnS OF the 1rOntOn n.
P. Lodge last Friday evening
Kendall was elected G. G. to
fill the vacancy occasioned by the
removal of A. w. Garrett.
The troops now at the range seem
to be an orderly and we'll behaved
lot of men. Their conduct, since
so far as we have learned,
has been that of gentlemen.
Mr.. Shattuck, the night man at
our station is a courteous and ac-
commodating gentleman who
always has a pleasant word for all
who have business with him.
The Pilot Knob Hotel has been
torn down and the material all
hauled away. Main street without
the old hotel in no way looks the
same as it did in years gone by.
The store of o. G. Morris at Des
Arc was broken into by burglars
last Thursday night and several
articles of clothing taken. The
burglar effected an entrance by
cutting through a shutter.
There is talk of extending the
Reynolds county telephone line
from Annapolis to Des Arc and
then on to Brunot and Patterson,
where connection will be made
with the line from Piedmont.
A recent visitor to the top OF
Pilot Knob tells us that there are
as fine blackberries right on the
summit of the hill as was ever
grown. This certainly has been a
banner season for blackberries.
We did not get our st. Louis
papers Sunday until three O'Clock
in the afternoon. A freight engine
off the track at Sulphur Springs
blocked the track from three
o'clock in the morning until noon.
Bro. T. D. Shriver of the Rey-
nolds County Outlook and Miss
Stella Shrum were united in mar
rage in Centreville Sunday, Aug.
8, 1908. Bro. Shriver has our best
wishes for wealth and happiness
A young man by the name OF
Ogle, a representative of the
Donovan Commission Company,
St. Louis, was here last Friday
overlooking the situation with a
view of establishing a bucket shop
at this place.
FARM WANTED-I want to buy
small, neat improved farm, neal
Ironton, with flowing water, 20 to
40 acres. Cash payment, balance
in two to four years. Address V.
V. Sebastian, 6149 Suburban Ave-,
st. Louis, Mo.
On the new railroad now you can
leave Bismarck at noon, go to Ste.
Genevieve, spend several hours
there, and return,to Bismarck that
night. 1t is the most direct com
munication with the river ever
known in this section.
The big fight between Jeffries
and Corbett last Friday night ex-
cited considerable local interest,
and a few dollars changed hands
on the result. Just a few loitered
about the depot until after mid
night to get the result.
Ben Billings who spent the week
previous here with his family, re-
turned to st. Louis last Friday tc
resume his run as postal clerk be-
tween st. Louis and Kansas City
Ben is now clerk in charge and is
on the Missouri Pacific.
The following inmates of the
Fulton Asylum from this county
were last week transferred to the
asylum at Pennington: Jennie
Stout, John Sands; Ferd. Inner,
James Presnell, VIM. Killman.
Henry Elsman, Sam. T. Rice.
Reynolds county is again with
out a licensed saloon within hel
borders. The license of the only
saloon that has been in the county
for several years expired this
month and there was no application
to have the license renewed.
Regular services at the Presby-
terrain church on next Sunday
moning. Sunday school at 9:3(
and church services at II o'clock,
Every one is cordially invited to
come. In the evening union SER
vice at the M. E. Church North.
For up-to-date Photographic
work 60 to the Bequette Studio
Prices and service right. All work
guaranteed. Nice present with
each dozen order. Up stairs ir
John Albert building, %Ironton, Mo
j. HENDLEY, Proprietor.
The question has been asked
What has become of the ORA.
matte Clubs of Irontonq The pub.
lie will receive a full and satisfac-
tory answer by calling at the
Academy of Music next Tuesday
evening at 7:30 o'clock. By order
of the president. n
We heard, on what we considered
very good authority, about a month
or more ago that the railroad com.
pany contemplated extending the
run of the accommodation trair
from Bismarck to Arcadia. l:
there is any such move under way
it has not yet made itself manifest
Amanin a neighboring town wht
took a city paper in preference tx
a country paper because he 60
more paper for his money, was at.
tracted by the advertisement Of
new idea of a fire escape that woult
be forwarded for So. He sent thu
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