Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-31
LOCAL BREvITIES.

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September 18th.
The new scenery in the Academy
of Music is all right.
County court meets in adjourned
session next Tuesday.
The apple promises to be a sure
enough luxury this winter.
Last Saturday was as fine a day
as we ever knew in August.
For SALE--A fertilizer wheat
drill. Apply to Fred. Delano.
st. Paul's Sunday school is hav-
ing a picnic at Graniteville to-day,
Carrie Nation is delivering lee
lures in st. Francois county this
week.
st. Paul's Guild meets at Mrs
Roehry's Thursday afternoon this
week.
Geo. Schultz went to st. Louis
Tuesday to purchase some new bar
fixtures.
The local banks will not be open
for business next Monday legal
holiday.
The county board of equaliza-
ton meets at the courthouse next
Monday.
THE REGISTER will do your
printing promptly, and at reason
able prices.
The Lopez Store Company will
probably build a new store house
next spring.
DR.. Ball, P. E., will preach at
the M. E. church, Ironton, next
Sunday evening.
Grand Labor Day picnic and
ball at Graniteville next Monday.
Everybody invited.
Prayer meeting will be held at
1870, On Wednesdays, during the
autumn at Fort Hill.
The celebration at Pilot Knob
will begin September 9th and
continue three days.
How delightful the weather the
past few days. We don't think
we ever saw it's equal in August.
There is no use talking: the
homegrown watermelon is far,
far superior to the imported article.
Woods Bros. show stopped in
Arcadia and Ironton Friday and
Saturday last. 1t was nothing
great.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Bisch enter
tanned a number Of friends at their
home in Hogan last Thursday
night.
All the young people should
hear DR.. w. B. Palmore at Fort
Hill next Sunday, at 3 P. M. and at
IL A. M.
A number of the Southeast Mis-
souri, towns are complaining bit
terly at the exorbitant tariff of the
Bell Telephone Company.
j. D. Stephens, an old and highly
respected citizen of the county,
died at his home on Cedar Creek,
Monday, August 21st.
There is a movement on foot to
have the government purchase the
fort at Pilot Knob and have it
made a national park.
The two cottages being built by
the screen factory are nearing com
pletion and add much to the ap-
pearance of the north end.
A number of persons in Iron and
Wayne counties are organizing a
company to drill for lead in the
vicinity of the old lead mine near
Des Arc.
Eli Depew, east of town, has
sold his farm to some party in
Madison county. Price, $500.
Mr.. Depew will stay on the place
until next spring.
A number Of early risers in the
Valley saw the partial eclipse of
the sun this morning. Some folk
journeyed to the top of Pilot Knob
to make the view.
Henry Adolph, clerk of the
Woodmen, last week received a
check for $4,000, in payment of the
policy held by the late Mr.. j. Lo-
PEI in that order.
Sergeant Reese, j. A. Reyburn,
Chas. Newman, M. w. Daugherty
and Harry Holland, Jr., went to
the st. Francis river on a fishing
trip this morning.
Over two hundred and fifty peo-
pie ate dinner at the Baptist church
during the Association last Friday
and Saturday. And the visitors
were well cared for.
All the farm machinery and
stock at Pilot Knob, belonging to
the Big Muddy Coal and Iron
Company, was last week shipped
to Murphysboro, Ills.
Services at st. Paul's church on
Sunday will be as follows: Holy
communion, 1880 A. M; holy COM
munion and sermon, II A. M. eve
ming prayer, 7:30 P. M.
Miss Nettie M. O'Neal, who has
spent the past year or more in
Colorado and New Mexico, is ex-
pected home. the last of the week
on O visit Of a month or more.
Prof. M. w. Daugherty arrived