Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-21
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

at The Leader.
The north bound trains are pref
ty generally late. . i.
Shippers are still complaining of
the great scarcity of cars
Henry Adolph has a fine lot of
Christmas Goods. See his ad.
We havn't heard of any special
entertainments for the holidays.
The REGISTER does the best of
printing. Does it promptly, too.
WANTED-A girl for general
homework. Apply to Mrs. DR..
Wick.
Go to R. T. Whites for candies,
nuts, fruits and Christmas tree or
naments.
The superintendent now travels
over the road with a motor car
"built for two"
BoRN--To Mr.. and Mrs. John
Gassman, Middlebrook, Friday,
December is, 1905, a girl.
Superintendent Daniels was here
Tuesday with the plans for the
proposed new station house.
Col. Murphy has another letter
in the REGISTER this week in
reference to the battle of Pilot
Knob.
To every reader of the REGISTER:
A Merry, Merry Christmas and
Bright, Happy and Prosperous
New Year!
The finest line of holiday goods
ever offered in this town. Some
thing suitable for everybody, at
Lopez Store Co.
Meeting Of Ironton Lodge, No.
244, X. p, Friday night, December
22d. Election of officers.
j. M. HAWKINS, X. r. & S.
LosT-Between the school house
and DR.. Princes Office, a brooch,
with opal and pearl sets. Suit
able reward if returned to this
Office.
Santa Claus has arrived with his
pack of oranges, candy and nuts,
at E. HI. Fairchild's, two doors
south of the p~ost-office. Call and
get a supply.
The st. Louis firm that pur-
chased Louis Miller's peach or
chard, south of Arcadia, have put
quite a lot Of grape vines there in
the past month.
A couple of prisoners recently
escaped from the Washington
county jail. One of them was
under sentence of twenty years in
the penitentiary.
Friday evening, December 22d,
the Valley Skating Rink will have
an orchestra during the evening,
and would like a full attendance
Of all the skaters.
The ladies of the Methodist
Church, at Belleview, will give an
oyster and ice cream supper in the
hall Thursday, December %, 1905.
All are cordially invited.
A man from St. Louis has pur-
chased the Gassman saloon in
Middlebrook, and after the first of
the year will have charge Of the
saloon and Block Hotel there.
To Messrs. Grandhomme & Hol-
land we are indebted for one of the
cutest and most attractive things
we've seen in the calendar line for
some time past. It's all right.
Sunday several cars passed
through here from the south, whose
tops we're well covered with snow.
Snow in the southland, it seems,
and we havn't had any here yet.
The skating rink will be open
every day and evening during
Christmas week. Mornings, from
$3.50 until IL; afternoons, from 1
until A; evenings, from 7 until 10.
A Christmas tree will be given
for the Baptist Sunday school in
the church Tuesday evening next.
A literary and musical programme
is being arranged for the occasion.
AT a meeting of Iron Lodge, No,
104, 1. o. 0. F., Monday night, the
following officers were elected fol
the ensuing year: Jehu Jones,
N. G.; John Dixie, v. g.; John
Alberts, Treasurer; E. L. Barn
house, Secretary.
All parties holding books be.
long to the Universal Library are
requested to return same to the
drug store without delay. Those
who do not heed this warning will
be fined twenty-five cents for each
book retained after the date
named.
The price of scholarships in the
old reliable Queen City Business
College will be reduced during
January. The demand for young
men who have completed course
in that school is greater than the
supply. New catalogues are ready
for distribution.
Mr.. Easton, who has been ship
ping lumber from the screen fac.
tory, left Saturday for his homei in
Michigan. In all about thirty cars
have been shipped. There are ter
or more car loads yet in the yard
which will be shipped as soon al
cars can be secured.
The editor is indebted to his
good friend, Jesse E. Pinkley, Of