Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-05-25
LOCAL B%REvITIES.


The valley strawberry is large
and luscious.
The continued rains are damag-
ing the wheat.
City Assessor Kendall has COM
pleted his labors.
Circuit COURTS in session in Rey-
nolds county this week.
Come to the REGISTER Office
when you want printing.
About time to commence prepar-
ations for the 4th of July picnics.
About thirty students are in at
tendance on the summer school.
Mr.. Cain has commenced work
on his new residence near the de-
pot.
Stop! at the Arcadia Valley
Drug Store and get an ice cream
sandwich.
The date of the next excursion
from st. Louis to the Valley is
June 25th.
The lovely month OF May hasn't
been the lovely month this year
that it generally is.
st. Paul's Guild meets at the
residence of Mrs. Mann Ringo
Thursday afternoon.
Station Agent Downey reports
the sale of a large number of COM
mutation tickets this spring.
We are indebted to VIM. Just,
of Pilot Knob, for avery fine head
Of lettuce grown in his garden.
The local banks will not be open
for business next Tuesday, May
S0th, same being a legal holiday.
VIM. Rieke tells US that he enter
tanned fourteen of the excursion
lists from st. Louis at his home
last Sunday.
The Pilot Knob dam is a fine
body of water these days, and
could be made a great place to
row and fish.
The revival services which have
been in progress at the Presby-
terrain church the past, week closed
Sunday night.
A young tree gives the best fruit.
n. Ferris & Co., a new store in
town, sell guaranteed goods at
wholesale prices.
County court meets in adjourned
session next Monday, for the pur-
pose of making settlement with
some road overseers.
The boys say they are going to
make the blue ribbon fair in Iron
ton, on the 18th of July, the biggest
thing that ever happened.
Troop SIX" Ninth Calvary, after
spending a month or more at the
range, started on their return to
the Barracks Wednesday.
Most of the merchants in town
have agreed to close their stores at
seven o'clock in the evening from
June list to September list.
Troop 81" colored, Ninth Caval-
ry, arrived from the Barracks
Monday morning and will spend a
month or more at the range.
The colored soldiers at the range
gave a picnic last Thursday. The
colored residents report the oc-
casion as a complete success.
Godfrey O'Neal, manager of the
O'Neal Bros. store at Claytown,
was taking in the sights at Bonnie
Terre Sunday.-Bonne Terre Star.
Chas. M~adlinger, John Conway
Sheriff Polk and Herman Rieke
made a fishing trip to the mouth of
Marble Creek the first of the week.
We verify believe that Ironton
has more "horsemen" who can in
dulge in more sthorse talk" than
any other town of it's size in Mis-
souri,.
The excursion train from st.
Louis Sunday consisted of nine
coaches well filed. The day was
an ideal one and the visitors SEEM
ed to enjoy themselves.
One OF the prettiest horses in the
county is a black that Mr.. j. p.
Gillian is now training and break
ing for Joseph Dubacher Of Mid
dlebrook. He is a beauty.
We understand that the new
brick hotel is an assured fact. Mr..
Kanouse will have charge of the
new hosiery, which will be built
with as little delay as possible.
Regular meeting Ironton X. P.
Lodge, No. 244, Friday evening,
May 18th. Work in third rank,
All members urged to attend.
j. M. HAWKINS, X. r.. & S.
Many Of the public schools an
ticipate an increased attendance
nextfall because of the compulsory
school law. We don't know how
it will affect the Ironton district.
A.. M. Madigan and w. M. High
tower, who have had charge d
Louis Miller's store in Arcadia
since the first of the year, Tues
day turned the store back to Mr.,
Miller, who is now in charge again,
The latest information from
School Commissioner Buford, who
is now working for the Pullman
Company, is that he has not YET
resigned his office. Until he does