Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-05-05
LOCAL BREVITIES.
May day was perfect.

LOCAL BREVlTlES.
May day was perfect.
Probate court next Monday.
De Soto will build a new city
hall.
Saw you ever so late a season
as this one?
The wild crab and the rose bud
are in bloom.
Louis Miller has an advertise
ment this week.
The trains are just about as ir-
regular as ever.
For picnic posters apply at the
REGISTER Office.
The roses will not likely be here
until June this year.
Just a little more than two weeks
of the campaign left.
Some of the correspond ence is
crowded out this week.
The county campaign is one of
the quietest ever known.
The local south bound passenger
train at night is No. II, due here at
1928.
A great many inquiries for hous-
es from would-be summer resi-
dents.
The first excursion from st. Louis
to the Valley for this season, next
Sunday.
Flat River is going to build a
handsome and modern school
building.
Mr.. Delano says that the April
just passed is the coolest for many
years past.
The attendance from the Valley
at the Worlds Fair opening Satur-
day was small.
Circuit Clerk Hawkins has re-
moved to his lately acquired prop
erty in Ironty.-
Services as usual at the Presby-
terian church next Sunday morn
ing and evening.
County court is in session this
week transacting the usual bus
mess of the term.
For SALE-The T. T. Seitz resi-
dence at Middlebrook. Apply to
F. Buechsenschuetz.
Iron County's cash balance jan
uary 1st was about $4,000. A
pretty good showing.
We now have the poorest train
service in our history. The mail
service is little better, too.
Hon. Ed. Robb was passenger
on No. 1 Sunday for Piedmont,
where he will campaign this week.
Refreshments will be served af-
ternoon and evening at the Hand
kerchief Bazaar, Thursday, May
18th.
A negro with virulent case of
small pox was caught roaming
around Poplar Bluff one day last
week.
Delay of the express company in
bringing the paper from st. Louis
is the cause of the REGISTER being
late this week.
The Virgen Touring mill on the
East Fork of Black river in Rey-
nolds county was destroyed by fire
last Saturday morning.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Schultz, st. Louis, April %, 1904, a
girl. All are we'll and grandpa
George is mighty proud.
They say that the cold weather
has not yet killed our fruit. The
peaches are damaged some but
there are still plenty left.
There will be an old fashioned
barbecue at Arcadia on the Fourth
of July, 1904. A glorious time is
assured and every one is invited.
Are we not going to make an ef-
fort to get an evening north bound
train stopped at this station2 We
need the service and need it badly.
The local phone has ten sub
scribers at Pilot Knob. We are
told that it is the intention now to
extend the line as far westas Mum
ger.
The fisherman is getting busy.
He says that because of the high
waters this spring fishing should
be better this season than for years
past.
The summer school opened Mon
day with an attendance of thirty.
1t is thought this number will be
increased to fifty before the end of
the week.
Chas. w. Tetwiler of Poplar
Bluff last week secured the contract
for building an $4,000 Y. M. CA.
railroad building at Van Buren,,
Arkansas.
Judge Dearing was last Thurs
day removed from Potosi to his
home in Hillsboro. He stood the
trip very we'll and is reported as
improving.