Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-04-07
LOCAL BREVITIES.
No Easter weddings.

LuSbOl Oultos
Our long promised e depot.
1t seems to be tagging.
The Arkansas strawberry will
soon be on the market.
The probate docket for the May
term is printed this week.
WANTED-A cook. Apply at
once to Mrs. DR.. Wick, Ironton.
Remember the REGISTER Office
when you want printing of any
kind.
Let us hope no late frosts will
destroy our fruit prospects this
year.
Potosi has an ice cream factory
that will turn out two hundred gall
lens a day.
It takes a wagon to haul the Sum-
day papers that come to Ironton
these days.
j. S. O'Neal, of Mill Spring, lost
considerable hub timber in the
high waters.
Mr.. David Myers has been ap-
pointed Warden of st. Paul's
Church, Ironton.
The county board of equaliza-
ton was in session the first three
days Of the week.
The proceedings of the county
board of equalization will be
printed next week.
There was a rainfall of over an
inch in less than half an hour last
Thursday evening.
The rainfall for the month Of
March was almost twelve inches.
Lots of water, that.
Local politics will probably start
after the county committee meet
ing next Saturday.
For SALE-The T. 7. Seitz resi-
dence at Middlebrook. Apply to
F. Buechsenschuetz.
The statement of the financial
condition of the Iron County Bank
is printed this week.
The young people had a very
pleasant dance at the Academy of
Music Monday evening.
The County Court will rebuild
the road south of the bridge be-
tween here and Arcadia.
1t is now announced that the
Pennington electric road will be in
operation by August list.
The Bell Telephone Company is
trying to get a franchise for a local
exchange in Poplar Bluff.
Although a little cold, Easter
was a splendid day, and the rigs
were out in great numbers.
The County Central Committee
meets next Saturday. 1t is hoped
there will be a full attendance.
Messrs. Buford and Daugherty
expect to have the largest attended
summer school ever held in IRON
ton.
1t is proposed to ship ten cars of
artesian water from De Soto daily
to supply the thirsty at the Worlds
Fair.
Delayed express and mail have
not yet all arrived. Some of the
mail and express are far in the
: south.
The loss of timber and lumber in
the counties south of here, by rea-
son of the late flood, is something
enormous.
What with water and electricity
the long distance telephole has
been out of order most of the past
two weeks.
County court last week appro-
priated 500 for the rebuilding of
the foot bridge cross Knob creek
east of town.
Sunday school as usual in the
Presbyterian church at $3.50 A. M.
next Sunday, and G. E. meeting
at 6:45 P. M.
April Fools Day was hardly OBJ
served in the Valley last Friday.
But little nonsense seemed to be
taking place.
Herman Dinger has just COM
pleted a large warehouse for the
Clark & Baldwin Manufacturing
Company at Munger.
Circuit Clerk Hawkins has pur-
chased the residence of Ed, White
on Knob street and will make his
home there in the near future.
Called meeting Woodmen Lodge,
April. 18th. The State Deputy will
be present. All members urged to
attend. III. w. ADoLPH, Clerk.
Regular meeting X. P. Lodge,
Friday, April Sth. Work in rank
of Page. FRED. KINDELL, JR.,
K. r. & S.
To his very good friend Of Poplar
Bluff, A. Winkler, now sojournine
in Hot Springs, the editor is in
debted for some very fine Porte
Rican cigars. Mr.. Winkler has
our sincere thanks.
The drummers tell some laugh
able tales of their experiences dur
ing the late high waters. They
walked logs, swan rivers, losi
their baggage and had everything
but a pleasant time.