Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-03-03
LOCAL BREVITIES.

April.
March 18th is the date of the
band ball.
The roads about Ironton are
simply miserable.
The city financial statement is
published this week.
There is unusual complaint over
the condition of the roads.
Madison county has a local
option election next Tuesday.
Louis Miller this week placed an
order for a very fine stock OF shoes.
We have had winter, spring and
almost summer during the past
week.
An unusual number of people
are suffering from coughs and
colds.
For SALE-Young COW, fresh in
April. Apply at Land Office, Iron
ton, Mo.
Work has been commenced on
the foundation of the new Baptist
church.
The Republicans of the county
hold a mass meeting at the court
house Saturday.
WANTED-A girl to do general
1o,1caror1y Ann11r of Onon tn M rs.
Geo. R. Gay, Ironton.
John w. Callahan is now locat-
ed at Batesville, Arkansas, in the
commission business.
To the Tennet Shoe Company,
St. Louis, we are indebted for a
very handsome picture.
If you wish to sell or rent your
property call on Iron County
Realty Go. See their card.
The man who tries to buy mules
says that he never before found
them so scarce in the country.
Piedmont's electric lights flick
cred out again one night last week
and the town is left in darkness.
To Mr.. Frye, the florist at DR..
Summa's, we are indebted for a
plant in, bloom presented last week.
While scuffling on the sidewalk,
; Sunday morning, some of the boys
broke one of the large windows in
the front of the land office.
They have plenty of local poll
tics in all the counties about us.
We are generally later than the
other counties in this respect.
Will Gosney of Arcadia now has
charge of the Grown Hotel at Pop
lar Bluff. Valley friends wish him
greatest success in his new field.
For SALE-A pair of mules, is
hands high, with a log wagon and
chains. Will be sold reasonable.
Apply to H. M. Collins, I%ronton,
Mo.
Mrs. E. S. Metcalfe celebrated
her eighty-seventh birthday one
day last week. A few friends were
present and the day passed pleas
antly.
For SALE-A wagon and team
of horses, and a full set of farming
implements. Will be sold at a
bargain. Apply to j. G. Medley,
Arcadia, Mo-.
"The Warm Weather Prophet"
by Gus. Kaesmacher, which APP
peared in last weeks REGISTER,
was reproduced aby the st. Louis
World Sunday.
The REGISTERS suggestion that
the voters be allowed to indicate
their views on the COW question at
the coming election, seems to meet
with general approval.
James P. Barger of Montana was
a caller at this Office Monday. Mr..
Barger will remove his family to
Ironton this summer, while he will
spend the eason at Sligo.
Hon Harry B. Halves, candidate
for Governor, will address the
voters of Reynolds county at
Centreville Monday, March 7th,
at eleven o'clock in the morning.
The screen factory received a cal
of lumber Monday that was ship
ped from Warren, Arkansas, on
January 9Th. Over fifty days in
coming less than four hundred
miles.
Our merchants are complaining
at the very poor freight service be-
tween here and st. Louis. 1t is
not an infrequent thing for a day
to pass and no freight from St
Louis.
The road down in front of Emer.
sons, and from there on to the
wagon bridge, is in most dis
graceful condition. The county
court should arrange for its i'm
mediate repair.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Nall was
here last Thursday, bringing with
him Harry Gelles, of St. Louis
who will serve six months in jail
here for selling a box of cigars not
properly stamped.
We should have mail service or
No. 3, the train that goes south a
11:2S in the morning. AS it il
now. we have mail south at $3.50 P
M, and at Z P. M. A mail south Al
noon is very desirable.