Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-01-24
LOCAL BREVITIES.

AhOSp hOAOAAOO0AO tAolho obllA
late.
A number of teams are at work
hauling gravel on the streets.
The bad streets and roads put
the automobile out of commission.
The almost impossible roads
have made business very quiet in
deed.
The Hempleman farm, in Rus
sellville, is advertised at trustees
sale this week.
WANTED--A girl for general
housework. Apply to G. Whele-
hon, Arcadia, Mo.
The ladies of st. Paul's Guild
meet at the residence of Mrs. Col
Inns Thursday afternoon.
Good hay is selling at close to
$40 a ton. There seems to be a
scarcity in the local market.
The Junior League meets at the
NJ. E. church Sunday, January 81,
at 2P. M. Fred Hill, leader.
Rev. La Tour, of Bismarck, will
hold services at the Baptist church
Sunday morning at eleven o'clock.
If we may be permitted a sug-
gestion: there is entirely too much
rock in the gravel that is being put
on the streets.
The high wind Saturday night
and Sunday blew down the north
wall of the old Halter building and
a part of the south wall.
There were some trough doin's"
at Pilot Knob last Friday night,
and two or three badly bruised
heads resulted. No complaint and
no arrests.
The horses in Gay & Kindell's
delivery wagon ran away Tuesday
afternoon. One of the horses was
sc badly injured that he died in a
short time.
People who have been waiting
for cold weather to do their butch
ering have been mighty busy the
past few days. Hog killing time
is surely here.
A county school commissioner
is to be elected in the spring. We
hear rumors of one or two pros
pective candidates, but nothing
definite as yet.
George D. Marks, the wagon
maker, rather seriously cut his
hand last Friday, and in conse-
quence will not be able to work
for several weeks.
Sunday was the first real bright
day we had this year. 1t was very
acceptable, too, after the long
siege of.cloudy, gloomy weather Of
the past month or more
A. E. Bisch has filed his petition
asking for a saloon license in IRON
ton, with the county clerk. Mr..
Bisch has, we understand, about
$50 names on his petition.
G.. w. Clarkson and family of
Buffalo, N. Y, who have been
visiting in this vicinity since the
holidays, departed for their home
Sunday.-Bismarck Gazette.
1t is said that an orphans home
association of st. Louis is about
to purchase the rock building on
the Goulding place, and convert
same into a home for orphans.
Recorder Hawkins Tuesday is
sued a marriage license to Grover
Fits and Goldie Vance-both of
Ironton. The ceremony will be
performed to-day by Rev. Calvert.
Representative Polk has a letter
in this issue of the REGISTER. He
would like to hear from his con-
stituents in reference to some
measures now before the legisla-
ture.
A force of carpenters under the
charge of Mr.. Chas. j. Tual, began
the work of repairing the old
Zwart home Monday morning.
The property now belongs-to T. T..
Baldwin.
Engineer w. A. Paul, who has
been laid up with a mashed hand,
had the misfortune to break his
little finger, and as a result will be
laid up a few days longer.-Bis-
mdrck Gazette.
The hub factory resumed work
Monday morning, after being shut
down several days because of a
scarcity Of logs, owing to the fact
that no cars could be secured to
ship the timber here.
There will be no services at the
M. E. church on next Sunday eve
ming after the Epworth League, at
$50, on account Of the revival at
the Presbyterian church. Let the
League meet promptly. A. ]. M.
Prof. o. d. MCGEE, principal Of
the Pilot Knob school, was a CALI
er last Saturday. Prof. MCGEE
tells us that he has a splendid
school at Pilot Knob this year and
is getting along very nicely, in
deed.
Another pusher crew was put to
work Monday morning. This
makes four crews in all. 1t seems
that the effort made a year or SO
ago to switch all the business to
the illinois side was not a bowling
success,