Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25
LOCAL BREVITIES.

All shippers T complaining of
the scarcity of cars.
The telephone builders are now
encamped at Sabula.
Cabbage, onions, potatoes and
apples at the Bell Grocery Store.
The late sleet and snow was
rather disastrous to fruit prospects.
The band boys will give a dance
at the Academy of Music st. Pat
rick's night.
The boys were skating all over
town on the sleet and ice last
Saturday and Sunday.
Wednesday night of last week it
Numbered and lightninged. So
we may look for frost in May.
How such weather as we have
had the past week makes US long
for the spring time, Gentle Annie.
Some dollar wheat has been
hauled to town the past week. The
highest price paid in q good many
years.
The bank, the post office, the
land Office and schools observed
Washington's birthday in the
Valley.
Some of the papers on the Bel
mont branch are saying that they
will soon have a night train again
over there.
Louis Miller, Arcadia, to-day
receives a consignment of all kinds
of fresh fish at Arcadia Valley
Grocery Store.
Rev. George Steel was called to
Jefferson county one day last week
to conduct the funeral services of
Mrs. j. H. Reppy.
The sidewalks on Main street are
in horrible condition. The city
should issue a general order that
they all be repaired.
A neighboring town is asking
for an ordinance prohibiting gates
from opening out on to the pave
ment. Not a bad idea.
Rev. Peterson was called to
Graniteville to-day to attend the
funeral services of the infant of
Andrew Orrick and wife.
The ice and the sleet the past
week have made walking about as
disagreeable as it yer gets to be
in this part of the country.
The Junior League will have an
open meeting at Fort Hill church
Sunday, February 2Sth, at II A.
M. All are cordially invited.
st. Francois county will have a
primary election May 21st to nomi-
mite county officers. A vote will
also be taken on State officers.
INDIAN R. A. Chapter will enter
tain members and their families
with a dinner at the Academy of
Music the evening of March 10th.
Tuesday was a magnificent day
after the long siege of miserable
weather that preceded, but the
walking, well, it was simply hor-
rible.
We last week stated that Mrs. F.
L. Gloves, an artist from st. Louis,
had temporarily located at Area
dia. 1t should have been Mrs. F.
L. Glover.
Joseph w. Folk delivers two
speeches in Reynolds county next
Saturday. At baskerville in the
morning and at Centreville in the
afternoon.
It is understood that Albert Hill
will open a butcher shop for tine
Clark & Baldwin Manufacturing
Company in the j. Alberts' build
ing in a few days.
Afreight train ran off the White
River bridge near Newport into
the river last Saturday. In con-
sequence all trains were delayed
for a couple ofdays.
Regular meeting of Ironton
Lodge, No. 244, K. F., Friday night.
Business of importance. All mem
bers urged to attend.
FRED. KINDELL, JR., K. r. & S.
The fruit trees down in the val
leys indicate a poor prospect for
fruit the coming summer. Up in
the hills, though, the outlook is
said to be much more encouraging.
Mrs. Fred. Kindell, ST., now has
her complete line of samples of
Tailor Made Garments for spring;
also shirt waist suits in all the lat
est fabrics. She desires all the
ladies of the Valley to call and
inspect them, whether they intend
to purchase or not.
About a month ago a trunk was
taken from the depot without per-
mission of the agent. Monday the
trunk was located in Mahmod
Joseph's store, in the south end of
town. Joe says the trunk was
brought there by n of his ped
( dlers, now out on the road.
Mrs. Bird Pryor died last Thurs
day evening of blood-poisoning.
Several weeks ago she fell and
severely bruised her knee, which
caused the dread disease to de-
yelop and consequently caused her
death. The body was taken to Iron
county last Friday for burial.-Des-
loqe Correspondent Pennington Ne'Ds.