Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-27
LOCAL BREvITIES.

Fishing is getting to be popular.
The Ironton schools close next
week.
Easter was a lovely day in the
Valley.
The Arkansas berry will soon be
on the market.
The colored soldier seems very
proud of his uniform.
Teachers will remember the Sum-
mer School May 18th.
And now for May-the loveliest
month in all the year.
May 9Th is the date of the IRON
ton school entertainment.
Printing promptly and neatly
done at the REGISTER office.
The Turner residence, "Hill-
side," is being painted a bright
red.
The county board Of appeals
was in session at the court house
this week.
The matter of building the brick
hotel on the site of the Commercial
is in statu quo.
The screen factory will make
some more additions and improve
ments this summer.
Communication tickets from Iron
ton to st. Louis on sale at the Iron
ton station after May list.
Recently some one tore down the
telephone wire leading to Thos.
Johnson's place east of town.
The Ironton school board will
probably meet May 9th to elect
teachers for the ensuing year.
The ladies of st. Paul's Guild
meet at the residence of Mrs. Thos.
Newman Thursday at two o'clock.
We we're certain all the time that
the unusually pleasant weather in
March meant some cold days in
April.
The ice plant at the creamery is
in successful operation and the
product will be on the market this
summer.
The carpenters are getting along
very nicely with the addition to
Mr.. j. Grandhomme's home in
south Ironton.
1t is rumored among the rail-
road men that collectors will be
put on the passenger trains about
the first of May.
The Valley needs, and badly
needs more houses. Never before
was there such a demand. for
dwellings as at present.
1t is now announced that there
will likely be soldiers at the range
all during the summer. But there
will be but one troop a: a time.
Tual Bros. in Arcadia last week
bought from Mrs. Lizzie Baird the
building in which they have been
conducting a store for several years
past.
The Gid is on tight" in st.
Louis these Sundays, and the
thirsty man is compelled to cross
over into Illinois to get what he
wants.
The general opinion seems to be
that the fruit was badly hurt by
the frosts last week, and some
people insist that it has just about
all been killed.
Geo. M. johnson was quite bad
ly bitten on the lose by a horse he
was feeding last Friday morning.
Several stitches had to be taken in
the injured member.
Rev. j. G.. Reynolds, pastor Of
the Presbyterian church here, was
in Madison, Ills, last week, where
he was called as a witness in the
famous pool-room cases.
Mrs. w. j. Mauthe and daugh-
ter, Miss Dala, spent Sunday il
Arcadia with her daughter, Miss
Wayne, who is attending Ursuline
Convent there.-De Soto Press.
Work was begun Id t week OF
the building for the BLak of Iron
ton. 1t is located between thu
Office Of the Iron County Realty
Company and Gay & Kindell's.
We understand that our youn,
friend, E. B. Inner, is about tt
open a commission business in tn
Merchants Exchange, st. Louis
We wish him all kinds Of success
G. C. Mathews, the manager Q
the H. K. l.. & l.. Co.'s store a
Williamsville, went to Hot Spring
last Friday for his health. Charli
is in very poor health.-Greenvil
Journal.
After q special lodge meetin
last Thursday night the X. P. boy
had a banquet at the Kimme
House. The spread was a goo
one and the hours passed mos
pleasantly.
Geo. M. johnson, the ice maj
has an advertisement in this issu
of the REGISTER. Mr.. Johnso
SAYS he has the best ice he eve
put up, and asks the public to Civ
him a trial.
A great many people visited tn
creamery Monday and Mr.: Gran
the gentleman in charge, was gen
rally complimented. We under
stand that the first butter mad