Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-18
LOCAL BREvITIES.

kind.
+. The new hotel is nearing COM
pleti on and will be ready for oc-
cupancy in a lew days.
For RENT.-Farm between Mid
dlebrook and Pilot Knob. Apply
to F. Rodach, Middlebrook.
The ladies of st. Paul's Guild
meet at the, residence of Mrs,
Bradley Thursday afternoon.
Rev. A. S. Sitton has been made
pastor of the Fort Hill church, and
preached his first sermon last Sun
day.
John l. Marshall will not, we
understand, be a candidate fol
City Marshal at the coming city
election.
Miss Leila O'Neal entertained a
number of friends Thursday eve
ming, complimentary to Miss James
of Montana.
An effort is being made in the
Valley to organize a stock COM
pany to buy the S2400 German
Coach Horse.
Jacob Baltisser has purchased
the stock of goods of H. B. Jones
at Pilot Knob, and will conduct a
business there.
Some of our young ladies are
very graceful, indeed, on the roll
Ter skates. Some of the others are
not SO graceful.
The road past Emerson's Park
Eto the wagon bridge is in a most
horrible condition. 1t should be
repaired at once.
Poplar Bluff people don't like
roller skating. The rink there
closed up last week because Of
lack Of patronage.
Reward offered for information
of the parties who took a buggy
crate from the Ironton depot a
week ago last Friday night.
Louis Inner of Pilot Knob has
received an appointment as rail-
way mail clerk, and is now on the
line between ST. Louis and Little
Rock.
E. B. Inner of st. Louis has
Just returned from a trip to Cuba.
Ed. says Havana is a great town
and far ahead of what he expected
to find.
The contractor is at work put
ting in the additional span to the
bridge between here and Pilot
Knob, and will probably finish his
job to-day.
Read the announcement of DR..
Stephenson coming to Ironton on
the first page of this paper. Will
be here one day only, Tuesday,
January 23d.
Some parties, whose names we
could not learn, are said to be
prospecting for gold on Little Tom
Sank, in this county.-Reynolds
County Outlook.
Two directors are to be chosen
at the school election. held in this
township in April. The terms of
Messrs. Henry Kendall and John
Baldwin expire.
There will be a service of song
at the Presbyterian church next
Sunday evening, entitled, "The
Man Who Spoiled the Music"
Everybody is invited to attend.
Services will be held at st.
Paul's church Sunday as follows
Holy communion, 1880 A. M; Holy
communion and sermon, IL A. M;
Evening prayer and sermon, 7:30
p. M.
Only one case of diptheria was
found in Bismarck, but the school
board, as a precautionary meas
ure, closed the school for a week,
School opened on Monday the
18th, as the patient has fully re-
covered.
A city election will be held the
first Tuesday in April. A Mayor
Marshal, and City Attorney ane
three Councilmen are to be elect.
ed. The councilmen whose terms
expire are Messrs. Marshall, Bald
win and Gay.
The good people Of Kenneth gave
Rev. MI. Sitton S4S3. 80, which hi
says is the largest amount he eve
received in proportion to the mum,
Der Of conversions. Our peopll
never do anything in a small way
-Kennett Times.
Our friend, VIM. Trauernicht
celebrated the fiftieth anniversar,
Of his birth at Middlebrook Tues
day evening. A number of friend
were present and the hours passet
most happily. Here's anothe
fifty to you, William!
The two big engines belongin,
to the Big Muddy Coal and Irol
Company at Pilot Knob, are beini
dynamited to pieces and shippe,
to st, Louis as scrap iron. Thes
engines were brought here from
Murphysboro, Ills, about twent,
years ago.
We are sorry to learn that Rev
Edw. Koeth, pastor of the M. T
church, has been advised to resigl
his work al pastor. Physician
who have examined him say h
can not get well and keep MP tn
ministerial work.-Doe Run Core
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