Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-08-06
LOCAL BREVITIES.

A few COW bells left to annoy US.
The big clearing sale is now on
at Lopez's.
County court was in session
Monday, and then adjourned I'M
til Wednesday.
There is some talk of a barbecue
and picnic this month. Nothing
definite, however.
A freight wreck at Jordan's
switch delayed all trains several
hours last Friday.
Wanted-a good boy to learn
the bakers trade. Apply to Jos.
M~adlinger, Pilot Knob, Mo.
Station Agent Downey tells us
that the ticket sales at this station
are keeping up handsomely.
If you doubt the fact that there
is business stagnation in the land
today ask a hub manufacturer.
The Ironton colored club played
the Pilot Knob whites Sunday
Score. 3 to 0, fin favor of Ironton.
The hub factory was idle sever
al days of last week. Orders for
hubs are said to be exceedingly
scarce.
Word has been received from
Mrs. Thos. Newman announcing
her safe arrival in England. She
had a most delightful voyage.
Lost-Friday, July 31st, some-
where between the depot and
Lopez store, a black breast pin.
Return to this Office and receive
reward.
About 900 pennies feeds the slot
machine for chewing gum at the
Arcadia station each month. Cents
make dimes and dimes into dol
lars grow.
The railroad company has put a
few men at work in the shops at
De Soto and the people of that
town are in hopes that better days
are coming.
From observation we are in
clined to the opinion that there
is just as much beer sold in Iron
County to-day as there was when
we had saloons.
There will be a grand basket
picnic at Shular's farm, eight miles
south of Ironton, on Marble Creek
Saturday, August 9Th. Everybody
come and have a good time.
The foot bridge built across the
branch in Arcadia by Mr.. G. w.
Clarkson is artistic and very SER
vicable. MIR. Clarkson has made a
new place out of the old home.
The shipping of slaves from Ar
cadia is just about done. The
stave interest put considerable
money in circulation in this Sec
ton for a number of years past.
Well the primary is over. The
battle royal will be held in No
vember. So far as Iron County is
concerned the skies are bright for
Democracy. Mark the prediction.
Mr.. Boyden and family who
have been living in the Newman
home the past two months, left
last week for Michigan where
they will spend the remainder OF
the summer.
The Brooks Bartsch Presidents
of the north end) feud was renew
ed Tuesday morning and culmin-
ated in old man Brooks hitting
Chris Bartsch with a stone. Brooks
was fined for assault.
R. G. Marks, maker and repair
er of furniture, upholsterer, ETC.,
says he has lots of work on hand,
but is ready to attend to your
needs. Mr.. Marks is a skilled
workman. Give him a trial.
For SALE-A Pony and Saddle
for children. Cheap. Also, q
Berkshire Boar-very fine. Also.
a new small Ice Box, new, at half
price. Apply at Mountain View
formerly known as the Langdon
Place.
Judge Meyer of Belleview Mon.
day brought to this Office as fine
, and large an apple as we have
seen for many a day. It was ripe
and delicious, too. The Judge
did not know to what variety i
belonged.
Mrs. Georgia j.. Meredith died a
the home of her uncle, w. I. Gay
in Ironton Thursday, July 80, 1908
after a long illness. The funera
occurred the following day ane
was largely attended. The be-
reaved have the sympathy Of thu
community in their afliction.
The school house at Annapolis
was burned on the night of July
Both. The school moved to the
church house and last night Tues.
day. Sheriff Marshall received
word that the church house hae
been burned. Both fires were un'
questionably Of incendiary origin
The members of the Bartsch fam
lily north of Ironton who have
been suffering from smallpox the
past month, have all recovered
The quarantine has been aban'
doned and the doctors say there il
no longer any danger of the di'
sease being communicated to an,
one else.
Mr.. Jessie M. Elvins, the vel