Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-09-05
LOCAL BREVITIES.

hottest.
Homeward the summer visitor
soon will fly.
Lots of hay being hauled to
town these days.
Remember the REGISTER Office
when you want printing.
No celebration of Labor Day in
the county. This is unusual.
The Ironton schools opened
Monday with an enrolment of 216.
All kinds of schrubs, plants and
fruit trees for sale at r. Hotson's.
DR.. Farmhouse presented us with
another very fine watermelon last
week.
Rev. S. P. Colt will hold services
at the Baptist church next Sunday,
morning and evening.
The stock show at Bellview last
Saturday was well attended and
the day vas a success.
Stock show in Pennington, Sep
TENDER 18th, 18th and 18th. Read
advertisement elsewhere.
But one applicant for a teachers
certificate attended the examlna-
ton here week before last.
We are very sorry to hear of the
serious illness of the infant son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. B. N. Brown.
Never do we recall a summer
with so many warm nights as the
one just passing has furnished.
Mr.. j. M. Morris has returned
home from his trip to Virginia and
the jamestown Exposition.-Farm-
ington Times.
The wreck of a freight train at
Hendrickson, Tuesday morning,
blocked the track and delayed all
trains several hours.
The general opinion seems to be
that the railroad commissioners
inspection of the Iron Mountain
railroad was a farce.
From a number of postal cards
received the past week, we infer
that postal clerk John w. Jaquith
is touring the south.
To Miss Jenna Logan the editor
is indebted for a handsome book
let, giving some beautiful views q
the Thousand Islands.
Miss Nettie M. O'Neal sends us
a postal card mailed at magnificent
and beautiful Niagara. She ex-
poets to return home this week.
We understand that there will
be at least half a yield of corn il
the portions of the county where
the drouth was most prolonged.
G. A. Buckley will take a mum
Der of carpenters to Little Rock IL
the near future, to build a hut
factory for the Clark Gay Com
pany.
The County Court last Tuesday
awarded the contract for painting
the court house fence and the jai
residence to Messrs. Nall u Guntol
for S133.25.
The railroad company has al
extra gang at work putting in new
ties between here and Iron Noun
tain. From all reports the nev
ties are badly needed.
A number of young friend
"surprised" Miss Irene Marshal
Monday evening, prior to her go
ing to the Convent in Arcadia
where she will pursue her studio
this year.
We see that our young friend
Thos. r. Tolleson, is now presi
dent of the Bank of Leadwood i
st. Francois county. Hurrah fo
Tom. We are glad to know ths
he is prospecting.
The ticket sales at the Ironto
station are larger under the two
cent rate than they ever were unde
the three-cent rate. The sales tn
past month we're the largest in th
history of the station.
Over in Fredericktown, whel
they have local option and yc
can't buy a cigar on Sunday,
recent visitor to that town tells !
that he bought beer in the base
10Y = e A1xA aN,,rE hn11Sn rI-
After completing their inspe,
ton of the Iron Mountain trac-
the railroad commissioners Tue
day issued an order putting
speed limit of twenty miles {
several sections Of the track.
"Uncle Henry" Vale Guido
who has long made his home
Ironton, will leave in a few da.
for Jefferson City, where he g.
poets to spend the remainder OF h
days with the Aubuchon family.
There were two games of bs
Monday. In the morning the Iro
ton and a st. Louis team playe
Ironton winning by 10 to Q.
the afternoon Ironton played A
cadia and won by a score Of II to
Application has been made
Prosecuting Attorney Damro
asking him to issue a warrant I
the arrest of @. M. Stevenso
teacher Of the Bear Branch schot
near Annapolis, on the charge
too severely whipping George A
corn, twelve years old, son
T,,dca VIZ Alcnrn. Mr.. Damr,