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

TWO CLOCK. ADMISSION % Genus
An effort is going to be made Il
have the stores close while the
game is in progress, so that every
body can turn out.
Geo. P. Foster, who recently
purchased the home of VIM
Trauernicht in Middlebrook, waG
a visitor to Ironton Tuesday. Mr.
Foster says that he is we'll pleased
with his new home. 1t is a little
quiet in the Brook, but that il
what he was seeking.
Messrs. Whitworth and Gregory
this week sold their stock in the
Whitener Grocery Company. We
understand that Messrs. Tom Har'
ris and Henry Berry bought thu
stock, they will continue the bust
ness. Mr. Golf Whitworth will
remain with the firm a month o,
two.-Fredericktopn Democrat-N elDs
The county court Monday named
the Bank of Ironton as the county
depository for the county fund.-
for the next two years, said banl
agreeing to pay four per cent. or
daily balances. There were nc
other bids before the county court
The bid of the Bank of frontor
was 3-S per cent. less than its bid
of two years ago.
A county, to secure any of the
benefits of the $780, 04 good road;
fund, set aside by the regular ses-
sion of the legislature, must first SCI
aside from its own revenue a sum
equal to the sum for which it asks
the State. If a county wants $4,000
of that good roads fund it must APP
propriate $4,000 of it's own revenue
to go along with it.
August Rieke says that he has
positive information that some one
recently attempted to personate
him in some realestate transaction
in East st. Louis, Ills. Whether
his name has been forged he has
not yet ascertained. He says that
if he can find out the perpetrato1
of the dirty trick, that he will
try and make it hot for him.
U. S. Grant Post, No. $40, will
meet at Union Hall, Pilot Knob,
on the second Saturday, the 18th
day of May, 1907, to make ar
rangements for Memorial and
Decoration services. A full at
tendance is requested.
By order of the Post.
JOHN ALBERT, P. G.
JOHN S. LUTHY, Adj't.
Up at Belleview last Sunday
week the Cedar Grove and Belle
view base ball teams opened the
season with a game that must have
been something of a "pitchers'
battle" There were only sixty
nine runs made, and Belleview got
of them. The Ozark Ban
ner says the boys are not pitching
in quite their best form yet.-Lead
Belt News.
To our old friend, Mr.. Frank
Scoyille, of Corona, California,
we are indebted for a box of very
fine oranges, received last week.
Cline oranges is not equal to the
occasion. They we're simply the
finest specimen of the fruit that il
was ever our good fortune to taste.
Large, sweet and in splendid con-
dition, we certainly have enjoyed
them immensely.
The section men on the Iron
Mountain railroad were recently
granted an increase in wages OF
ten cents per day. Now they are
asking for another increase Of
twenty-five cents per day, and say
that unless their request is granted
they will go out on a strike May
10th. The pay is now $1.35 a day,
The section bosses are also asking
moro money.
Congressman M. R. Smith, Of
Pennington, spent a couple OF
days in Centreville this week, in
vestigating land titles for the Moss
Tie Company. He returned to
Pennington Wednesday. We I'M
derstand that Mr.. Smith contem-
plates starting early in the present
month on an extended trip through
the western States for the benef,
of his health. -Centreuille Outlook.
Work began Monday on the
building for the Bank of Des Arc,
of which j. L. Strader, formerly
cashier of the Bank of Piedmont
is cashier. In a short time this
institution will be installed in its
permanent quarters ready to trans
act business. The fact MI. Stadel
is at the helm indicates to us that
the success of the new bank will,
be assured from the start.-Pied-
mont Banner.
The Pittsburg A. G. defeated the
famous St. Louis Stars (ladies
base ball club at Friendship Parl
last evening, before the larges'
crowd that ever witnessed a game
of ball in Pittsburg. 1t was an
interesting game from beginning
to end. The ladies played with
great credit to their sex. Score, I
to 8, in favor of Pittsburg.-Pitts-
burg Pa Dispatch.
AT Ironton, Tuesday, May 18th
The REGISTER this week prints
the financial statement Of Iro1
county for the year ending Janu.
airy 81, 1907. For the convenience
of the reader it is printed il
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