Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-02-13
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

Some mud, too.
Probate court is in session.
The roads are truly horrible.
You can get the best printing at
the REGISTER office.
County Court proceedings are
published this week.
Pennington has issued S25, 900 in
bonds for electric lights.
We guess the last chance for
ice this winter has gone by.
Lent late this year. Doesn't be-
gin until the first week in March.
Again it is rumored that the To-
cal telephone system is about to
change hands.
Mrs. Kendall, widow of the late
Chas. Kendall, is very sick at her
home in Ironton.
No more hack rides to Pilot
Knob. son to Graniteville!" will
be the orders now.
The ladies of st. Paul's Guild
meet at the residence of Mrs. Sto-
we'll Thursday afternoon.
The school children are kicking
because Washington's birthday
comes on Saturday this year-no
extra holiday for them.
The Centerville papers say that
ice six inches thick was harvested
over there last week. Well, we've
had nc six inch ice here.
Wanted-Team of mules, Is 1-2
hands or over. Must be sound.
Address me, describing same.
7. A. CONRAD, Arcadia, Mo.
Nicholas Allgier has purchased
from Azaraiah Martin the Hutch
ms place just this side of the Shut
In and will make his home there.
The county court will meet in
adjourned session Friday and go
to Des Arc to view the proposed
change cof road east from that
place.
Rev. j. w. Woods, a veteran
Baptist preacher, we'll known in
Iron county, died at his home in
st. Francois county a couple of
weeks ago.
Persons having strictly Choice
Timothy Hay can find a market
for it at Iron Mountain. Apply by
letter or in person to 0. D. Ames,
Superintendent.
The railroad company has
dumped a little cinder about the
depot to alleviate the horrible
conditions of the approaches to
the station house.
The county court last week ar
ranged SO that in future the priso-
ners in jail may work on a rock
pile. Judge Buford has long adj
vocated this plan.
The week of prayer at the Pres
byterian Church was largely at
tended and much interest mani
tested. Evangelistic meetings are
being conducted this week by the
pastor.
Judge R. j. Hill has sold his
farm in Belleview and will proba-
bly, remove to Ironton, if he can
find a house to suit him. We hope
to see the judge become a citizen
of our town.
The Ladies' Home Missionary
Society of the ME-. Church, South,
will meet at the parsonage Thurs
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Election of officers for the year.
Y All members requested to be pres
emit.
Services in st. Paul's church.
Sunday, II A. NJ. and 1880 P. M. In
the morning there will be an ad.
dress on the first chapter of "Tht
Sermon on the Mount" The eve.
ming address will be Confucian-
ism.
The Lopez Store Co. has beer
busy the past ten days taking
stock. Taking inventory of the
big store is big job. When com
pleted 1t is proposed to inauguratt
one of the greatest clearing sale'
ever known.
Sheriff Marshall Sunday arrest
ed one Harry Maxey at the Brow
ers' home, east Of the Cove. Max
ey is wanted in Madison county
on the charge of gambling. The
sheriff Of that county came ate
Maxey Monday.
Can a man be a good citizen ant
not 60 to church? DR.. Guirey does
not believe he can and proposes tx
prove it next Sunday morning. |
you are in doubt on this subjec
go to the Baptist Church mex
Sunday morning.
st. Francois county will have {
local option election, March 7th
A census is being taken of the city
of Pennington to decide whethe
it will be necessary to hold O sep
arate election in the town. Tn,
contest in the county promises tx
be warm; most Of the newspapers
seem to be on the "dry'' side. st
Francois county has between 8
and AZ aaloona .N