Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-08-13
LOCAL BREVITIES.

services at OG. Faul s sunday.
Lopez's clearing sale closes to-
day.
Some wheat being hauled to
town.
All the counties round us gave
majorities for Ball.
Well, the primary is over. Now
the real fun begins.
Probate court is in session this
week. Light docket.
Our Republican friends evident
ly do not like the primary election.
One of the local pulpits is thun-
: dering against the Sunday ball
game.
There have been a good many
strangers in the valley all the
summer.
The Fort Hill Sunday School
had an enjoyable picnic at the
Shut In Tuesday.
Cantaloupes bring the growers
something over 1850 per car in the
extreme Southeast.
There seems to be considerable
activity in Iron mining throughout
Southeast Missouri.
We are told that the plan for
the big lake in the Shut-In is not
dead-only sleeping.
Most people say that the pros
pect for corn is better than for a
number of years past.
To DR.. Farmhouse we are in
debted for a fine watermelon pre-
scented to US last week.
Primary election returns in Iron
County-oficial vote-are printed
in this issue of the REGISTER.
Chas. j. Newman has about
completed arrangements for build
ing a cottage in west Ironton.
1t doesn't require a big H. to
spell the harmony now existing in
Republican ranks in Iron county.
Little doing in real estate these
days. Dealers say that holders
want too much for their property.
The Iron Mountain, it is said, is
improving it's track in order, to in
crease the speed of the passenger
trains.
County Court proceedings are
published this week. court adj
journed Tuesday noon until Sep
TENDER 8th.
A special train, loaded with SOL
diers and their equipage, went
north through here last Wednes-
day evening.
AT the primary election in Rey-
nolds county last week r. l. Jan
uary was nominated for P%rosecut-
ing Attorney.
1t is the intention to bring one
of the road making machines to
this section and do some work in
the near future.
A few men have been put to
work in the railroad shops at De
Soto. The shops have been clos
ed for five months.
j. T. Nedwideck is again train
master of the Missouri division of
the Iron Mountain railroad with
headquarters at De Soto.
DR.. w. j. Smith presented us
with some very fine peaches that
came from Oregon county last
week. They couldn't be beat.
1 have for sale a full supply of
all the adopted school books.
The law compels their USE.
E. L., FARMHOUSE.
What a delightful rain we had
last Friday! 1t was badly needed
and could not have been more
satisfactory had it "been made to
order"
Horace A. Smith tells us that he
killed what he thinks was a mad
dog on his place, west of town,
one day last week. 1t was a stray
black shepherd.
To Circuit Clerk j. M. Hawkins
and Herr August Rieke we are in.
debted for some very fine toma.
toes. The tomatoes are unusual
ly good this year.
Mrs. Jno. D. Harkey is visiting
her old home at Arcadia, her hus'
band having accompanied he
there, this week. He returned
-DunElin Democrat.
The "fats" and cleans will play
a game of ball Thursday afternoon
All the stores in town have agreed
to close at 2 o'clock. Fun begin
at 2:30. Don't miss it.
Graniteville Camp, No.. 1902
M. w. A., will give a grand bal
and supper at Workman's Hall
Labor day, September 7th. 4
big time assured to all.
The boys have organized
Grassland and will soon be pre-
pared to furnish music for any an'
every occasion. Tuesday an
Thursday are meeting nights.
Bismarck's last saloon goes GU
of business the latter part of tn
month. Then the nearest saloon
to the Iron county line will b.
those in Ste. G~enevieve county.
A swell automobile. the proper