Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-01-07
LOCAL BREvITIES.

10 POUNDS DeSI Huld sugar
at The Bell.
Saturday night was the coolest
of the season.
The masque ball netted the band
boys about s33.
Did we ever have so much winter
and so little ice?
The drug store is being paper
ed and re-painted.
A bakery will be established in
Ironton at an early day.
Chas. Downey will be checked
in as agent at this place this week
More cord wood has been hauled
to town this season than for years
past.
Remember the REGISTER office
when you want job printing of any
kind.
The public schools resumed
Monday after the Christmas holt
days.
The city will make settlement
with the collector next Monday
night.
A week of prayer was inaugur-
ated at the Baptist church Monday
evening.
Letters to go out on the evenings
mail must be handed in on or be-
fore 6:45.
Miss Eva Riley entertained a
number of young friends last
Saturday evening.
We hope to e the scheme to
grow fruit here for commercial
purposes assume great proportions
1t is rumored that there will be
a wedding of a couple of Granite
vile young folk in the near future
A number of the young people
had a very pleasant evening at the
residence of Mr.. E. D. Shattuck
Friday evening.
st. Paul''s Guild will meet on
Thursday afternoon at Mrs. A,
Rohery's. AL members r re-
quested totbe present.
j. P. Gillian has been awarded
the contract for carrying the mail
to and from the Ironton depot tc
the post-office. The price paid
is 1926 per year.
The old Blue Store will be hence
forth known as the Bell Grocery
Store, under the management ano
control Of Messrs. Louis Miller ano
Roy w. Snyder.
The Bell telephone people have
reached Belleview with theil
through line and are building
south toward Hogan the rate O.
about a mile a day.
The summary of temperature fo7
1908, for Ironton, Mo-, is as fol.
lows: Annual mean, 81; annua
precipitation, 1920 inches.
DELANo, Observer.
Mrs. Birdie Dryden, a daughte.
OF the late Judge Taylor, of Farm
ington, and nine-year-old son
lost their lives in the fire in the
Iroquois theatre in Chicago las
week.
To my good friend, Herman
Kretschmar, Esq, I I'm indebted
for a copy of James Whitcomf
Riley's latest book, with author
autograph. A most acceptable
Xmas Gift.
For the first time in eleven years
every member of the family of F
Kaths of Pilot Knob, was around
the hearthstone Christmas day
The reunion was made a mos
pleasant one.
The special city election, hello
Tuesday to elect a to
Councilman Wemp, excited no in
terest and a very small vote was
polled. H. M. Collins was elected
to fill the vacancy.
The editor is under obligation
to Hartford M. Collins for a Me-
Years present-a box of most ex'
cellent cigars. Mr.. Collins Away,
remembers the editor Christina
time or whereabouts.
Collector Whitworth wishes tx
impress the fact on your mind tina
the longeryou delay paying you
taxes the greater the penalty, s.
you had better step forward ant
settle without more delay.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. Arthu
Huff, Pilot Knob, Mo-, Friday
January 1, 1904, a girl. The REG
IsTER tenders congratulations AM
is glad to announce that the mothe
and child are doing very nicely.
Skaters are hereby warned t
keep of my ice pond. Those NO
needing this notice will be treate'
as trespassers and prosecuted t.
the full extent of the law.
GEO. M. JOHNSON, Ironton, Mo.
Reports from E. M. Logan, Q
Belleview, who has been ~sufferin,
with pneumonia for a week o
more past, is that he is consider
ably improved. We hope to b
able soon to report his full restor
alton to health.
The New Year was ushered i
the Valley with the footing q
horns, the blowing Of whistles an
the ringing Of bells. Then tn
-ovx1o1 n,,iatN xxyo v.oc.1raal tho al