Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-04
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Probate court next week.

What delightful days we had
last week.
August 22d will be Pythian Day
at the Worlds Fair.
Quite a number of the country
schools have opened.
There will be an excursion from
st. Louis August 18th.
The Syenite Granite Company
commenced work Monday.
Mine host Kanouse is sporting
q brand new rubber-tired surrey.
The only saloon in Madison
county quits business next week.
A rural free delivery route has
been established out of Piedmont.
There is a rumor of several bus
mess changes in the Valley in the
near future. IS
The Belleview people are think
ing of giving a big picnic at Cedar
Grove in the near future.
The young folks spent several
hours last Friday evening dancing
in the Academy of Music.
R. l.. Carly has another COM
munication addressed to the county
court in this issue of the REGIS
TER.
The shops at De Soto are only
working five days in the week
now. Business on the road is ex-
ceedingly dull.
DR.. Marshall says there has been
less sickness in the Valley this
summer than any season since he
has been a resident here.
There will be a grand basket pic
mic at r. Lewis, one mile and q half
north of Sabula, Saturday, August
18th. A good time is promised all.
Work has been commenced re-
pairing the dam at Iron Mountain.
1t will take a number of years to
get the lake stocked with fish
again.
J. w. McHenry was down to his
asbestos mine in Iron county this
week, where he has some men en-
gagged in sinking a shaft.
Banner.
Robert Farmer has secured the
contract for repairing the dam at
Iron Mountain, and has quite a
force of men and teams at work
there now.
The REGISTER has one of the
very best job printing establish
ments in Southeast Missouri. Call
on us when you need job printing
Of any kind.
While out hunting Monday Jesse
Pease killed a crane that measured
four feet from tip to tip of wings.
1t is very seldom that a bird OF
this kind is killed in this section.
MARRIED-At Ironton, Mo-, on
Wednesday, July q, 1904, by w
G. Fairchild, j. p, T. D. Faulken-
berry, of Reynolds county, Mo-,
and Celeanor Dugas, of st. Louis.
There arrived at the depot Tues
day noon a car with about three
hundred watermelons-the first of
the season. They were disposed
of to one party at sixteen cents
each.
Sheriff Polk Monday took in
charge a man who had escaped
from the Pennington asylum a
couple of days previous. The
asylum people came after him
Tuesday.
At close figures for quick sale,
the beautiful Shapleigh property
on Shepard Mountain. Also the
Grover place, furniture included.
Call on, or write to H. O'Brien,
Ironton, Mo. See ad. in other
column.
WANTED--Men and teams with
scrapers; also laborers; to work
on bridge over Stout's creek, be-
tween Ironton and Arcadia. APP
ply at once at bridge, where I will.
be found at work.
JNO. Fl. VAIL.
Services at the Presbyterian
church next Sunday morning
Sunday school at the usual hour
$3.50, and preaching at II o'clock
There will be union service at thu
M. E. church in the evening, con
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Gunner of For
Hill.
w. L. Moore of Irondale was
caller at this Office last Friday
Mr.. Moore will start this week TO.
the far west where he will agail
make his home. Mr.. Moore is
very clever gentleman and ha
many friends in this section VIII
wish him every success.
Rev. Arthur Brittian of De Sot,
will hold services at st. Paul
church Thursday evening of thi
week at eight o'clock and Frida,
morning at nine o'clock. MI
Brittian was in Fredericktowl
Tuesday conducting the funeral o
the late Thos. Holiday.
Hon. Thos. Holiday, a wei
known citizen of Madison county
died at his home in Fredericktowl
lastSunday. Mr.. Holiday suffer
ed a paralytic stroke n day las
week and sustained a severe fal
from which he never recovered
He was seventy-two years of age
Among the candidates for cir
cult Judge are mentioned tn
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