Iron County register., 1903-12-17
LOCAL BREVITIES.

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Cocoanuts at Lopez's.
December 24th, that's the date.
Right frosty, these mornings, eh?
Are you all ready for Christmas?
Go to Lopez's for your Xmas
candies.
There was ice everywhere Sum
day morning.
Our phone number is fifteen.
Tell us the news.
Wayne county votes on local
option Saturday.
Fine large oranges 176 size, 25c
dozen at Lopez's.
Don't forget to call upon Mrs.
Gross before Xmas.
We had rain, snow and sleet-
all three-last Saturday.
The fuel furnishers, sure, stand
in with the weather clerk.
1t is probable the ice man will
reap harvest this winter.
Oh! it's awfu1-all seats reserved.
Ask the druggist or the boys.
Our rain was long time in COM
ing but when it came, it came
right.
The Bazaar last week was we'll
patronized and the receipts very
satisfactory.
Our postmaster and his coad-
jutor, Mr.. Ringo, will observe
Christmas as a holiday.
Make an Xmas present of a nice
new hat. You can get it at Mrs.
Woodside's at less than cost.
Remember my line of fancy
articles, and Xmas is at hand.
MRS. VIM. GROSS.
The car stringency has gone and
the woodworking factories are
receiving their supplies freely now.
1t has been a continual freeze
since the first of December, and no
ice harvested in Ironton up to date.
Mr.. R. Hotson wishes to let the
people know that he has fine celery
to supply their Christmas and New
Year wants.
Remember that from now until
Christmas you can get your mil
linery at cost, and less at Mrs.
Woodside's.
Jacob Grandhomme last week
bought horse and buggy from
Jno. Schwab, Jr. John expects to
go to st. Louis soon.
The public schools will close for
the Christmas holidays Thursday,
December oath, and reopen the
Monday after New Year.
To the Guessing Milling Com
pany of Pennington we are in
depted for handsome and at
tractive calendar for 1904.
Santa Claus has arrived at Fair
child's, two doors south of the
post-ofice, with his pack of
oranges, nuts, and candies.
There is as yet no restrainment
of "the poor mans cow" and she
walks the streets and side walks a
thing of beauty, if not of joy.
Remember the REGISTER Office
when you want printing. We are
prepared to do any kind of work
you want in first-class shape.
You have never visited the school.
Your presence on December Oath,
at the Academy of Music, will be
an appreciated Christmas gift.
John Steel is now acting as
temporary mail carrier transport
ing the mail to and from the IRON
ton post-office and the station.
There are several thousand dol
lars in the county school to be
loaned at six per cent. interest on
real estate security. Apply to the
county clerk.
The boys have been skating on
ice two inches thick this week. F.
Buechsenschuetz, at Middlebrook,
last week, put up ice four inches
thick from his pond.
Squadron Sergeant Major B. F.
Root, 4th Cavalry, has a nice trip
to Fort Yellowstone with fifteen
recruits for the 3rd Cavalry JET
ferson Barracks Standard.
Alphonse, CASTOR and Leon will
attend the masque ball on the
evening of the 28th. White folks
can see them from the gallery on
the payment of 25 cents.
Nobody but maskers will be
allowed in the hall the night of the
masque ball. All others will have
to stay in the gallery until the
supper march at midnight. This
rule will be rigidly enforced.
MARRIED Ironton, Mo-, on
Wednesday, Dec. 16, 1908, by w.
G. Fairchild, j. P, Thomas H.
Mayes, of st. Francois county, and
Zillie Olive, of Madison county.
Ironton Lodge, No. 244, K. of p,
will give an oyster supper to it's
members at the Academy of Music
on the evening Of the 22d inst.
They, and their families, expect to
have an enjoyable time.
George Whitworth is now work
ing as collector on the M. K. Il 7.
railroad between Parsons, Kansas,
and Dennison, Texas. Georges
friends will be glad to hear that he
is getting along very nicely.