Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26

padly nurt'
The servant girl problem in De
Soto, always vexatious, has lately
become exceedingly more so since
the establishment of the big shoe
factory in that town.
Farmhouse has the finest line Of
Christmas Candies in town,
Christmas Tree ornaments also
fine boxes of bonbons at Barn
houses from 25 cents to S1.OO.
We understand that most all the
saw mills in the western and south
western parts of the country will
shut down within ten to twenty
emo ORDERS" they say
Outlook.
The railroad company has leased
the Crown Hotel at Poplar Bluff to
be used as a depot. This proba-
bly, means that it will be a long
while before a new station house
will be built there.
Prosecuting Attorney Damron
went to Goodwater in the west end
of the county Sunday to prosecute
Day charged with assault.
The case was tried in Squire ]. O.
SCOTS court Monday.
Prof. Wilkinson and family ar
at Arcadia from Upper Alton
last week to spend the holidays.
We are glad to say that Mrs. Wiki
inson is in much better health
than she was last summer.
Christmas services in the Catho-
lie Church, Graniteville, 8 o'clock,
A. M; Pilot Knob, II o'clock A.
M. Mass will be celebrated at
both places by Rev. j. F. Adrian.
Sermon at both places. All are in
People are wondering who the
three real estate men are that we're
willing to swear that the Schmitt-
property in Pilot Knob was
worth $3.50. Don't get impatient.
We expect to print the names soon.
Misses Gay and Fairchild had
Christmas trees for the little folk
in their room in the public schools
Friday evening. It was kind and
thoughtful of the teachers and
greatly enjoyed by the little ones.
From Alabama Jim Brierton
mails us a Christmas Card with the
following characteristic inscrip-
God must dearly love the fool, otherwise
He would uot have made Sc many OF (us)
The new time card expected
Sunday was not forthcoming. Now
it is said the card will be issued
the first of the year and a couple
of passenger trains taken off the
road. But it is, thus far, only ru-
NOR. y
Pupils of Room No. 2 neither
absent nor tardy during first term:
Alleda johnson, Bessie Grissom,
Della Golf, Orpha Davis, Ward
Farrar, Marie White, Mary Prince
Alta Kindell.
MABELLE REYBURN, Teacher.
1t is rumored that the railroad
company contemplates "cutting
out'' the wires in the Ironton sta
ton, as was done ten years or
more ago, and give us a "cheap''
man to sell tickets and look after
the freight and express. We hope
not.
James Newman and Adrian
Steel are applicants for the post
sffice at Ironton to succeed Mr.
Bishop, whose term expires the
latter part of January. It is init
mated that Mr.. Bishop will seek
disappointment.
The panic, it cuts no ice with the
tramp printer. He blows into
town, just like he always did, hun
cry and broke. Stays just long
to get a few square meals, a quar-
ter in his pocket, and goes on his
way rejoicing.
Ironton's mail service grows
worse and more abominable. Now
the only trains on which mail is
dispatched from this Office is No,
70 at 2:11 p. M, and No. 1, at 5:13
p. M. The service ia certainly rank
and doesn't compare with what we
enjoyed long years ago.
a drummer tells us that while
waiting for q train in one of the
stations Of the lead belt last week
he heard a laboring man say: I'll
is true that when Cleveland was
president | worked for ninety cents
q day, but | had work. To-day /
cannot get a job at any price"
@. M. Hoffman, one of the judges
of the coAnty court, who lives al
Libertyville, left last Saturday
without giving his future address,
leaving q wife and six children be-
hind him. Where he has gone or
whether he intends to return no
one knows.-Fdrmington Times.
We have the petition Of Dave
Ball Of Pike County, who aspires
to be the next Governor OF Mis-
souri,, in this Office. Mr.. Ball ID q
splendid man, a Democrat among
Democrats. All who desire to sign
this potion will please call and do
so within the next two weeks.