Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-23
LOCAL BREvITIEs.
Washington's birthday.

Will March come in like a lion!
The water, the slush and the
mud.
Hurry on with the lovely spring.
time, gentle Annie.
Bisop Tuttle will visit st. Paul's
Thursday night, March I'd.
Mr.. Fox is thinking of giving up
the hotel business in Ironton.
Railroad Jack at the Academy
of Music Wednesday, March Sth.
Sale of personal property al
John Dike's farm next Saturday.
Real estate people say there will
likely be some sales before spring
After a busy week, probate
court adjourned Friday until next
Thursday.
Poplar Bluff wants a new depot
from the Iron Mountain and wants
it bad, too.
Miss Mamie Roehry will enter
tain a number of young friends
this evening.
"That Oxford Affair."" Academy
OF Music, Wednesday, March list.
Don't miss it.
1t won't be long now until the
early gardener begins to think of
going to work.
The granite quarries are antici-
pating plenty Of work as soon as
the weather improves.
1t seems that the $780, 900 hotel,
like many other projects of the
reformers, died a bornin'.
Any lady who would like to re-
ceive the ladies' H~ousekeeper for 1
year, free, call at The Leader.
About the only man who has
been prosperous during the cold
weather was he who dealt in fuel.
Alison Tins expects to remove
in a few days to the farm east OF
town recently purchased by his
father.
Mrs. w. P. Pippin fell on the ice
Sunday and fractured one of her
arms. She is getting along very
nicely.
The Ladies' Guild of St. Paul's
church meets at Mrs. D. Myers
this Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
1t is reported that some hunters
tracked a couple of large panthers
a short distance west of town the
past week.
In two or more of the counties
round about us young lady school
teachers are candidates for school
commissioner.
The Clark & Gay Manufacturing
Company contemplates moving
the hub factory at Munger to some
point in Arkansas.
Joe Weber, for many years a
travelling shoe salesman in South
east Missouri, died recently at his
home in st. Louis.
G.. A.. Buckley and a gang Of
carpenters will 60 to Ellington in
the near future to build a huI
factory for Clark & Gay.
1t is announced that a number
of the new engines recently pur-
chased by the Iron Mountain have
been received at De Soto.
The Baptist Ladies will give ar
oyster supper in the basement 0:
the church, Thursday, March I'd.
Everybody cordially invited.
The train crews are still drawing
pay under the schedule, the man
ayers attempt to annul same tx
the contrary Notwithstanding.
w. M. O'Neal last week TRADED
his farm near Des Arc for a hous'
and lot in Irondale, belonging tx
Mrs. Minnie Ronald, nee Collins.
WANTED-A good cook at tn
Arcadia Valley Sanitarium. Per
manent situation and good wages
Address DR.. w. j. Smith, Ironton
Not in many years have tn
boys and girls had as fine ~coastin,
as during the past month. Forum
ately there were no accidents, eth
er.
Among the other rumors of con
templated improvements is tina
we may have electric lights il
Ironton in the not far distan
future.
Frank Mullin and family hav
vacated the rectory and Rev
Stowel will move in this week
Mr.. Mullin occupies one of Dl
Smiths cottages. (
At the Odd Fellows bushes
meeting held in Bloomfield Tues
day of last week it was decided t
hold the annual celebration q
Poplar Bluff April 10Th.
The newcomers that we're to fl
all the vacant houses at Pilot Kno
have not arrived as per schedule
Perhaps the very severe weathe
has delayed their arrival.
The annual conference Of the N
E. Church, North, meets in Farm
ington next month. It will be tn
first time this conference was eve
held in Southeast Missouri.
Mrs. Hattie McKisson has lease
the Kesling Hotel to Mrs. "A. {
Kimmel Of Jordan. Mrs. Kimme
will take charge March 1st. MI
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