Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-24
LOCAL BREVITIES.


Get ready for 1909.
Any Christmas weddingsP
The Rieke store is finished.
No show for a white Christmas.
Finer Christmas weather never
was.
Don't forget the Castle Square
show.
The barber shops will be closed
Christmas day.
Quite a lot of property changing
hands these days.
One wagon brought thirty-iye
turkeys to Codding Tuesday.
A full line of Christmas Goods
at B. N. Browns, Ironton, Nc.
, The notice of the special city
election is published this week.
Ball and Festival by the M. w.
A. at Graniteville, December 31st.
A. Buckley is building the foun-
dalton for his wareroom and office.
The new owners will take charge
of the telephone system January
1st.
Buy your Christmas Candies,
Oranges and Nuts at Lopez's and
save money.
1t is certainly remarkable, the
number of hub and saw logs COM
ing to town these days.
w. E. Conway, the butcher, says
that the report that he has sold out
his business is not true.
To all the REGISTER readers: A
Merry Christmas, and a Happy
and Prosperous New Year.
The Ironton schools close this
"wednesday afternoon for the
holidays, and will resume January
4th.
To H. l. Ruth, the lumber man
at Poplar Blnff, we are indebted
for a very attractive calendar. for
1909.
The editor acknowledges a
Christmas greeting from Mrs. AL
ma Jaquith Harris, of Denver,
Colorado.
Lost-On Main street, Ironton,
Mo-, December, 18th, a lady's gold
watch. Return to this office and
get reward.
Mrs. DR.. Trauernicht returned
home from st. Louis Tuesday eve
ming, and promises to be in her
usual health soon.
The stock sale at Iron Mountain
Tuesday was fairly:well attended.
About twenty horses were sold at
very satisfactory prices.
1t is reported that J. A. Kerwin,
formerly of Graniteville, has pur-
chased the home of Mrs. Alber-
tine Gosney, in Arcadia.
Santa Claus has arrived at E.
Fairchild's with his pack of Christ
mas Candy, Oranges and Nuts.
Call and get a supply.
The Sunday School of the Iron
ton Baptist Church will have the
Christmas entertainment at the
church Christmas eve at 1880
o'clock.
Manager Grandhomme says the
show people don't like a "dry'
town. That's why there's so little
doing in the Academy of Music
these days.
The Castle Square Show at the
Academy of Music, December 31st'
Watch the old year out and the
New Year in, and see a good show
Reserve your seats now.
Codding's Market is we'll sup
piled with turkeys and other fowls.
oysters, cranberries, celery and all
the delicacies for the Christmas
table. Go there for all good things
to eat.
Rev. Strother is gaining quite q
reputation in the Holiness field
He tells us that he has dates aheac
all through next summer, and some
of his calls are from as far away
from home as Idaho.
Fred. w. Delano last week pur.
chased from j. III. York the "Nev
England" field in Pilot Knob
There are eighty acres in the tract
and the price paid was $500. 1t il
as productive a piece of land al
there is in the valley.
Miss Annie Polk underwent 8
surgical operation in the Missouri
Baptist Hospital in st. Louis last
week. While the operation was 9
serious and delicate one the young
lady survived it nicely and hopes
to be restored to perfect health
soon.
To Capt. j. L. Dawson, former
iailer and at present in charge OF
the Work House in st. Louis, We
are indebted for some very fine
Christmas celery. Capt. Dawson
has a daughter who is a student al
the Arcadia Convent, whom he
visited Tuesday.
The following marriage licenses
have been issued since our las
report:
Curtis Johnson and Sallie Pres.
ley.
lanes r. Miller and Cora Lig.