Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-05-26
LOCAL BREVITIES.

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The wild strawberries are ripe.
Was the Valley ever more beau
tiful?
The dust has been blowing as in
midsummer.
City Ordinance No. so is pub
lished this week.
The screen factory will be en-
larged this summer.
The new Baptist church is get
ting we'll under way.
Another week like the past one
and the ice man will smile.
The stopping of the evening
train greatly improves our mail
service.
The drummers' celebration will
take place at Kenneth the last three
days of the week.
The potato trains, loaded with
Arkansas potatoes, are going over
the road these days.
Last month was the coolest April
in Missouri of which the weather
bureau has any record.
The convention to nominate a
candidate for circuit Judge will
meet in this city June 7th.
Mrs. v. G. James recently had
her residence re-painted greatly
adding to its appearance.
Worlds Fair Accommodations ST
per day and two meals. Close to
grounds. j. N. BISHOP, Agent.
Three year old COW with first calf
for sale. Apply at my home in
north Ironton. P. A. CALVERT.
Work is progressing very salts
factorily on the railroad from
Middlebrook to Shenan's quarry.
The soldiers made short work of
building the telephone line from
the range to the depot at Arcadia.
The band boys will be in the pa
CODA Thursday night. 1t is hoped
that they, will be greeted by a large
crowd.
If you want your garden plowed,
cultivated or narrowed or teaming
done, apply to j. G. Medley,
Arcadia.
Chas. Hanson has lately had his
residence reprinted and the ap-
pearance of tbs structure is greatly
improved.
Newman Farmer spent the past
few weeks at Munger building
dwellings for the employees at the
hub factory.
The commandant at the range
this year, it is said, makes them
all walk alike and the guardhouse
is seldom empty.
June Sd will be Missouri day at
the Worlds Fair. The railroads
will make a rate of a cent a mile
for the occasion.
The Syenite Granite Company
expects to have things in shape to
go to work in earnest in the course
of the next month.
Judge Evans could not go to
Reynolds county to hold court this
week. A special judge had to be
elected for the purpose.
The long distance telephone
Office has been removed from the
Blue Store to the local exchange
in the Baldwin building. -
We suppose that the railroad
company has forgotten all about
that new depot that they promised
us a long, long time ago.
Let every Democrat who can
do so attend the mass meeting in
Ironton next Saturday. There
should be a good turnout.
At the meeting of the bar in
Centreville Monday Ed. Bean of
De Soto was elected special Judge
to. preside over the present term of
circuit court.
There was another bad collision
Just below Piedmont last Thursday
morning, No. 8 running into a
north bound freight. One of the
engineers was killed.
Our readers will be sorry to hear
that the news from Judge bearing
is not at all encouraging. He is
yet confined to his room and seems
to be continually growing weaker
No. 20, the north bound passen-
ger train at 6:02 P. M, now stops
regularly for passengers and mai
at the Ironton station. This train
was much needed by our people,
Murray Carleton and family Of
st. Louis will not occupy the Lo-
peg cottage this summer as an
nounced. Mr.. Carleton has decid-
ed to spend the seasonin st. Louis
Among the rumors OF the past
week is talk of a 500, 600 hotel on
the top of Shepherd Mountain
We're afraid it's only rumor, but
some Of these days it will be a re-
ality.
The Missouri State building al
the Worlds Fair is in every sense
a credit to our great state. And,
furthermore, it is complete and in
every way ready for the great
show.
VIM. Rieke was called to Iron
dale last week by the serious ill
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