Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-05-23
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

MI. Hotson has on sale sweet
potato, tomato, cabbage, and other
plants.
\ The present fine weather almost
makes US forget those horrible
ides of April.
If the hub-log haulers woule use
broader tires our roads would be
in better condition.
The Drummers' celebration will
be held at New Madrid next week.
A big time is anticipated.
The lucious raspberry will prob
ably make atonementfo the short
age of some of the other fruits.
Granitoid sidewalks for Main
street! They would nightly i'm
prove the appearance of the town.
FOR SALE-Two mules, s and 10
years old; Is and 16 hands high.
Apply to Herman Rieke, Ironton,
Mo.
The new station house-it is
safely housed and secured from
wear, wind and weather. Disturb
it not.
The town COW and her changing
bell, is still with us. She waddles
in freedom and decorates the side-
walks at leisure.
John Schwab has resigned as
United States Commissioner at
Ironton. His successor has not
yet been named.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. M.
S%waringim, Hogan, Mo-, on Sun
day, April 81, 1907, two sons, one
of whom survives.
LosT-On Main street last Thurs
day or Friday, a Waterman foun-
tain pen. Please return to this
Office and receive reward.
Circuit court convenes in Rey-
nolds county next Monday. The
case of Mary E. Spaugh, charged
with murder, will probably be tried.
Eight cases for divorce on the
Reynolds county docket for the
May term of circuit court. elm
compatibility, legion is thy name
Some sort of a shooting ARRAY is
reported from Pilot Knob last
Monday night. No arrests, so it
is supposed no one was badly in
jured.
The tax levy for the [ronton
school district this year is 40 cents
on the hundred dollars-30 cents
teachers fund and 10 cents in
cidental.
Under a new ruling any n can
make his letter a special delivery
by marking it so and attaching
ten cents worth of stamps extra.
A great convenience.
Aug. Rieke is taking down the
walls of the burned Halter build
ing. | helped mould the bricks
now being removed. That was
Aedlly lily years dSo.
The roadway between Arcadia
station and "The Naples now is
in good condition, excepting that
a few loads of finer gravel are
needed as a top-dressing.
The REGISTER is indebted to
Sheriff Marshall for a basket of
extra fine vegetables, the product
of the ground attaching to the jail
premises. Finer lettuce I never
saw.
The Ironton base ball team last
Sunday crossed bats with the Doe
Run team at the home of the lat
ter, which resulted in the defeat OF
the Ironton team by a 0 Of six
to nine.
The Governor has again respited
the Brookses. The date of their
execution has been deferred to
June 9th. Sheriff Marshall was
so officially notified last Thurs
day evening.
We understand that an Iror
county miss, Miss Essie May
Yount, covered herself with glory
in the contests at the Cape Cir.
ardeau Normal last week. Miss
Yount won the medal in the essay
contest.
The st. Louis Times, the new
paper, had a column or more o
falsehoods in reference to tn,
Spaughs in Tuesdays paper. /
is singular to us the great love 0
the metropolitan daily for thu
criminal.
Last Saturday night Jim Harri
was shot and probably fatally
wounned by Joe Gould, in {
saloon at Flat River. Both partiei
were formerly residents of Granite
Vile. The details OF the ARRAY
are unknown here.
The writer acknowledges the re-
ceipt Of an invitation to attend thu
commencement exercises of thu
Poplar Bluff High School, May
23d. Miss Katherine A. Tetwiler
daughter Of MI. Chas. Tetwiler, i
one of the graduates.
FOR SALE-My 10-room resi-
dence including one Broom ten
nant house, completely furnished
with all modern conveniences; no
and cold water, bath and furnace
four acres of ground, two cisterns
one living we'll, one large barr
and other good OUT buildings, flint
lawns and shade, excellent frui