Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-03-14
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The trees are budding.
School election April I'd.
The grounding reign is over. ,
The Easter lilies are in bloom.
Like summer time the past week.
Next Sunday is st. Patrick's
day.
Easter two weeks from next Sum-
day.
Services at st. Paul's church
Sunday.
A horse sale attracts a big crowd
these days.
We had the biggest rain of the
year Tuesday night.
Remember the REGISTER Office
does the best printing.
See j. F. Withers before having
that wall-papering done.
MI. Roberts of Arcadia now oc-
cupies the Emerson home.
The report of a lead discovery at
Bismarck is said to be a fake.
David Harum at the Academy of
Music last Friday night vas very
good.
Bismarck will vote on the hog
law question at the election next
month.
The amount of grain shipped
into this town is something re-
markable.
Ed. Tetwiler has sold the New
port (Ark.) Herald and will remove
to California.
WANTED-A good, steady man,
to work in Newman's gardens.
Apply soon.
G. w. Marshall and family have
moved to their new home in the
REGISTER block.
See notice of the school election
published elsewhere in this issue
of the REGISTER.
The county court will select a
depository for the county money
at the regular May term.
WANTED-A good girl for gem
eral homework. Apply to Mrs.
M. j. Orrick, Ironton, Mo.
Tbo Nroee O. hooLo, IJo~o A.
ISOLATION has moved to the Hollo-
man farm, south of Arcadia.
D. E. Reagan has leased his
farm to his son, j. E. Reagan, who
will have charge of the same for
the ensuing year.
The Women's Home Missionary
7 Society will meet Thursday after
noon at two o'clock at the home of
Mrs. Jesse Hawkins.
The legislature adjourns Friday.
So we may expect the boys to
come wandering home about
Saturday or Sunday.
We understand that a tariff re-
Gently issued by the interstate
commerce commission materially
increases freight rates on timber.
The Iron county granite quarries
are doing less in paving blocks
than for many years past. The
Georgia product is much cheaper.
Miss Edna Hills is in st. Louis
studying spring and summer mil
linery. Miss Hills will have charge
of the millinery department at
Browns this season.
VIM. Stevenson of Des Arc was
a caller Monday. Mr.. Stevenson
is president of the new bank in
Des Arc, and says they expect to
be ready for business by the Goth
of this month.
The teachers examination next
next week will be held in Arcadia
instead of Ironton. The Ironton
school board refused to let the
Commissioner have the school
building the hours desired.
The railroads, it is said, intend
to retaliate for the passage of the
two-cent fare law by curtailing the
service. Well, they can't hurt us
that way. Our service is Just
about as miserable as it can be.
Judge L. F. Dining of Potosi
was in the city Saturday. 1t is re-
ported hal the judge is thinking
of moving his office to this city
and entering the active practice oil
law here.-Poplar Bluff Democrat.
The session of the Presbyterian
church will meet next Sabbath al
10:45 A. M, for the reception Of
members to the church. All those
desiring to unite with the church
will please be present at that time.
Louis Schach last Saturday pur-
chased the Cain cottage from the
screen factory people, paying
therefore $3.50. Mr.. Schach sure
secured a bargain, as the house is
one Of the best built in the Valley.
Postmaster Bishop has received
orders from the Department at
Washington to reduce box rent.
commencing April 1st. The new
rate will be for lock boxes per
quarter, 80 cents; call boxes, e
cents.
1t is said that the block system
now being built along the Iron
Mountain railroad costs $4,000 q
mile. 1t is hoped to have the sys-