Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-05-02
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

LOCAL BREVITIES.
May day.
Time to 60 fshin' now.
Lopez's have a new ad.
Excursion from st. Louis next
Sunday.
The grand jury report is printed
| this week.
\ Our home grown strawberries in
a few weeks now.
The north bound trains have
been running late.
County court meets in regular
session next Monday.
The date set for the execution of
the Brooks is May 18th.
Surely it's a case of winter ling
ering in the lap Of spring.
Commencing this evening the
stores close at seven o'clock. la
The date named for the execu-
ton of Bill Spaugh is June 18th.
But one jury trial during circuit
court last week and that jury failed
to agree.
Wait for Nall & Gunton for your
painting and papering. Will be
with you soon.
De Soto is about to lose out on
the shoe factory. Too slow in get
ting up the bonus of $4,000.
Miss Nettie M. O'Neal has an
interesting letter from New Mexico
in this issue of the REGISTER.
O. E. MCGEE has been appointed
a member of the County Board of
Education by the State Board,
The usual services will be held
at st. Paul's church Sunday, May
9th. HI. A. STowELL.
The summer school opened Mon
day with a fair enrolment. Many
new students are expected this
week.
For SALE-A butchers refriger-
ator and ice box. Will be sold
cheap. Apply to e.. N. Sawyer,
Ironton, Mo.
The school board meets next
Saturday night. 1t is probable
that teachers will be elected for
the ensuing year.
Circuit court completed its labors
Monday afternoon and adjourned.
The docket, with the disposition
of each case, is printed elsewhere.
Rev. Strother and a band of
Holiness people from the south
end OF the county, held services in
the court house yard last Friday
afternoon.
The grand jury completed its
labors and adjourned Saturday.
Five indictments were returned
four concerning the Illegal sale of
liquor, and one for gaming.
For SALE-A lot of household
furniture. VIII be sold at a bar
gain, as I am getting ready to
leave. Apply at once to Mrs.
Albertine Gosney, Arcadia, Mo.
1t is said that some valuable
finds of copper have been made in
the Silver Mines neighborhood in
Madison county. Land is being
optioned at a high price and there
is considerable excitement. t# Il
A law passed by tho late legis-.
lature prohibits telegraphers from
working more than eight hours
per day. The men along the road
have considerable curiosity to
know how the railroad company
will act in the premises.
Thomas Haefner, of Arcadia,
was arrested Tuesday morning on
the CHARGE OF disturbing the peace
of hisineighhors the night before,
Haefner pleaded guilty before
Squire jRasche and paid fine and
costs amounting to eS13.S5.3 s6i@oit.
Iron Lodge, Ni No. fo7, /. 3, o, f.,
will give a. banquet in the Acade-
my Of Music on Monday evening,
May 20th-7in honor of the fftieth
anniversary Of the Institution Of
the Ironton Lodge, Invitations
will be issued in a few days. , \
Mrs. Forbes, the event telling
woman Of Taskee, Wayne comfy,
is taking a rest Of two months, and
will not receive visitors until along
in June. She has been having as
many.as twenty visitors a day and
the strain was too great on her,
Dunkltn Democrat ~ iia3% b9ifaljaa y
Now it is said that the new time
card will be isspediabeut May 18th.
1t is Tumored that the fast mail
south In the morning will again
carry passengers, and that No. %,
that goes north at 1918, will be dis
continued and a train willtgo north
at about O'Clock r. Mice hae7pgt
There is talk Of a big strike in
the lead belt in st. Francois coun-
ty this, month, The unions have
madesa demand for an increase Of
Is cents per day, and the COM
panies have fatty refused to grant
the request. A great many people
seem to think that q strike Is Ger;
tain. 4
There was but one divorce case
triad All the recent term of eircuij