Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-09-17
LOCAL BREvITIES.

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Awfully, awfully dry and dusty.
The melon season is about over.
The leaves are falling early this
fall.
Mighty dark on the streets these
nights.
Umbrella broke? Marks will fix
it. "Nuf sed."
st. Francois county is now
without saloons.
Celebration of the battle of Pilot
Knob next week.
The campaign liar is busy, busy,
awfully busy these days.
The boys are gathering some
hazel and hickory nuts.
We want to buy Oak Logs. See
us. Jno. T. Baldwin & Sons.
Last weeks county court pro-
ceedings are printed this week.
Chicken farming promises to be-
come quite an industry in this sec
ton.
There is said to be considerable
scarlet fever in Belleview and west
of there.
A merry-go-round has pitched
its tent in north Ironton. Here
for the reunion, it is said.
We are suffering from the most
prolonged drouth since 1901, and
there is no prospect for rain.
The hub factories are still short
on orders and there are rumors OF
a close-down until times improve.
1t is reported that eighteen kegs
and two cases of beer were dis
posed of at Graniteville on Labor
Day.
Because of a break down at the
ice factory several cars of ice have
been imported from st. Louis
lately.
The colored ball team went to
De Soto Sunday and worsted the
colored club of that town in a cor
of eight to seven.
An Ironton team and Mineral
Point played ball here Sunday.
The home team was victorious in
a score of 10 to IL.
Lost Sometime between last
Saturday and Monday, two S.
bills. Will give finder So for their
return to this Office.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
P. AXE, Ironton, Mo-, Tuesday,
September Is, 1908, at 3:15 o'clock
P. M, a girl. All are we'll.
Services will be held in st.
Paul's church Sunday as follows:
Holy Communion 1880 and II A.
M. Evening prayer at 1880.
"Nance Oldfeld," at the Acad-
envy of Music Tuesday night, was
happily presented. All partic-
ipating are to be congratulated.
B. N. Brown has a fine line of
ladies', misses and children's fall
and winter hats and caps now on
sale. Be sure to come and see
them.
E. L. Farmhouse has just put in
a twelve horse power gasoline en-
CINE with which he will run a feed
mill, making chicken feed, horse
feed, etc.
Hon. w. S. Cowherd, the DEM
ocratic nominee for Governor, will
deliver an address in Ironton some
time next month. Date and par
ticulars later.
One j. N. Bishop is our authori-
ty for the statement that some
Baptist organization in st. Louis
is about to locate Chautaubua
grounds in the valley.
Miss Helen Boyer left on Mon
day last for Arcadia, where she
will attend the convent school of
the Ursuline Sisters the ensuing
term.-PotosS Journal.
We are indebted to our very
good friend, Mr.. A. Winkler, for a
booklet of Poplar Bluff views. 1t
is a handsome volume and shows
the city to great advantage.
The Democratic central COM
mittee met Saturday. ALI the
committeeman are enthusiastic
and saw the skies are bright for the
Iron county Democracy this year.
Our genial friend of the days of
yore and resident of Ironton a
quarter of a century ago, Mr..
Frank Scoville, of Corona, Cali
~fornia, is visiting for q few days
in Ironton.
Old Ben, we believe it was, who,
q few months ago, denied the REG
IsTER'S statement that the hub
business was panic stricken. ASK
some hub nan who lied. Ben OF
the REGISTER?
The court considered the bids
for repairing the pagoda too high
and rejected them all. Well, If the
structure is not to be repaired, let
it be torn down. AS it stands now
it is an eyesore.
MARRIED-At Ironton, Mo-, or
September 3, 1908, Mr.. Everett A.
Sitton, of lockwood, Mo-, and
Miss Maude M. Braswell, of Fred.
ericktown, Mo-, Robert A. Rasche,
j. p, officiating.