Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-07-28
LOCAL BREVITIES.

popular these days.
County court meets in regular
session next Monday.
Union services at Fort Hill
next Sunday evening.
Some very fine apples are COM
ing to town these days.
Clearing sale going on at the
Lopez Store Company.
Mullin & Brown tell of their
clearing sale this week.
The telephone is now in work.
ing order to Pilot Knob.
There will be another excursion
from st. Louis in August.
The midsummer foliage was
never more green and luXuriant.
August just about here and very
little real summer weather so far.
The blotch, of a moonless night,
catches you "comin' and gwine."
The finest nights in the world for
sleeping we've had the past week.
The travelling men are complain
ing of light business almost ev-
erywhere.
The REGISTER is indebted to
Mrs. w. T. O'Neal for some very
fine apples.
The was a little dust the first of.
the week. The first, SO to speak,
this season.
The young folk had a very pleas
ant dance at the Academy of Music
Tuesday evening.
The band boys were out sere-
nading Monday night. They took
in the Valley generally.
The Iron county delegation in
attendance on the Republican
state convention is small.
w. P. Wemp will engage in the
commission business at Pine Bluff,
Arkansas, about August list.
There are more visitors in the
Valley at present than there has
been at any time heretofore this
summer.
The man who thanked God that
he could not be annoyed by dust
and mud at the same time, was a
philosopher.
Many of the stores in the lead
belt have been burglarized lately,
and no clue can be obtained as to
the offenders.
The cooler days of the latter part
of last week were most delightful
after the scorching weather that
had preceded.
The exasperating cow-bell is
greatly in evidence these summer
nights, and how the blotches dec
crate the sidewalks!
The railroad to the Ozark Red
Granite Company's quarry is just
about completed and will be ready
for use in a few days.
For sale, or exchange for Horses
or Feed-Surries, Buggies and
Spring Wagon. Come and see
Collins, the Livery man.
1t is understood that the Repub-
licans will hold their convention
to nominate candidates for county
Offices in the lear future.
How long, how long ago we
were promised a new depot. And
there is no indication now that the
promise will ever be fulfilled.
Rev. w. Fl. Whitlock of Chica-
go, ILL.,, will preach at the M. e.
church next Sunday at II "A. NJ.
T. G. PETERSON.
Rev. Russell of Bollinger county,
chaplain of the lower branch of the
Missouri Legislature, preached at
Fort Hill church Sunday morning.
The Ironton and PiotKnob teams
played a game of base ball at Pilot
Knob Sunday afternoon. The
score was 10 to 5 in favor of IRON
ton. n
Most of the Syrian peddlers have
provided themselves with a horse
and wagon, and they ride instead
of walk and carry their pack these
days.
The Syenite Granite Company
have got affairs in shape to 60 to
work and their quarry will prob
ably be a busy place in the near
future.
Reports from j. B. Holloman
who fell off a wheat stack about
ten days ago, are that he is i'm
proving and hopes soon to be all
right once more.
The Haag show that was here
last week gave a very creditable
performance. And in all their
dealings they seemed inclined to
do the fair thing.
There will be a box supper at the
Flat Wood school house Saturday,
July 80. Ice ream and cake will
be served. Everybody invited. A
good time for all.
The delegates and visitors from
Iron county who attended the con-
vention at Jefferson City last week
report a warm time and plenty OF
fun at the Capital.
w. w. Strother, formerly of this
county, who has been spending
the past several years in the far
west, has returned to this county