Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-31
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Tomorrow taxes become de-
%linquent.
Have you made all your good
resolutions?
The public schools resume work
next Monday.
The mud has been in evidence
the past week.
Leap Year entertainments will
soon be in order.
After the blizzard Sunday was
almost a perfect day.
There was considerable boozing
about Christmas day.
Will you watch the old year out
and the New Year in?
Let us hope that 1904 will bring
health and prosperity to us all.
A great many former residents
of the Valley were here Christmas.
The Iron County Bank will not
be open for business New Years
Day.
Miss Ruth Gay has a position as
saleslady in the Clark Il Baldwin
store.
The entertainment for the benefit
ofthe Fire Department will be CIV
en- later.
Hunting rabbits is most of the
fun that the man with agun has
these days.
"Gone where the woodbine twin
eth"-the slot machine and the
cigar game.
We have had an unusually lot
of cold weather so far this season
and still no ice.
Many a house plant was nipped
by the unexpected blizzard that
came Friday night.
Alex. Miley, late of Reynolds
county, has located in Ironton for
the practice of law.
The trust has seen fit to advance
the price of coal oil in Ironton to
twenty-five cents retail.
There is a prospect, we are told,
of a large strawberry patch being
planted near here next spring.
KINDL1NG WOOD For SALE-One
dollar a load, delivered. Apply at
the Screen Door Factory, phone 81.
L. G. Chambers intends opening
a "bucket shop" in Fredericktown
shortly after the first OF the year.
Still we have no better train
service. 1t seems to us that 1T is
time for our people to- take action.
1t will not be so very long now
until the local candidate will begin
to tell the dear people of his am
bition.
Our good friend, DR.. R.. T. Minor,
mails us a Christmas greeting from
Charlottesville, Virginia, where he
is enjoying the Yuletide.
1t is the intention, we are in
formed, to extend the local tele-
phone line to Graniteville just as
8 DON as the winter is over.
The Baptist Sunday School had
an indoor picnic at the Academy
of Music Tuesday evening. The
occasion was greatly enjoyed by
all.
Turkeys were scarce last week
and nearly all needed for home
consumption. There were but few
turkeys shipped from here to st.
Louis.
In our opinion there would be
more good in prohibiting ,he
shooting Notwithstanding at live
fowls-than stopping the slot
machines.
The screen factory Christmas day
received a car load of lumber thai
had been just one month and nine
days coming from some place II
Louisiana.
Chas. Schleuter was arrested
Christmas day on the charge Of
drunkenness. He had a trial be.
fore the Mayor next day who tinec
him one dollar and costs.
Mr.. B. B. Reagan, who has spen'
the greater portion OF the year a
Grandin, looking after some iro1
mines, has returned to lronton ant
will spend the winter here.
Louis Miller in Arcadia intends
charging his grocery and hard
ware stock in Arcadia to a com
plete stock of general merchandise
The change will be made soon.
Word has been received %announc'
ing the serious illness, at his hom'
near Tuckerman, Arkansas, of Mr.
Thos. Jones. We hope to near O
an improvement in his condition.
Andrew Sheriff. Of Granitevill
became rather hilarious while il
town Christmas eve and was locket
up over night. Next morning h
paid fine and costs and was re
leased.
The express service has bee
had for months but it was 'rotten!
Christmas week. Nearly every
thing was carried by and lots Q
Christmas presents have not We
showed up.
The deer are reported fairl,
numerous this year, but few hay
been killed, Notwithstanding tn
hunters have been plentiful. Tn
time for hunting deer expire