Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-08-20
LOCAL BREVITIES.

the past week.
Commissioner Smith is moving
to Leadwood this week.
The beer sellers still seem to be
doing a rushing besiness.
Teachers examinations Friday
and Saturday of this week.
County court will meet in adj
journed session September Sth.
Poplar Bluff and Ironton will
play ball here Sunday, August 80.
"New Directoire Sheath" Belt in
black and colors at Mrs. Wood
sides.
Des Arc is going to have a
candidates and labor day picnic,
September 9TH.
Don't forget the big ball and
supper at Graniteville, Monday,
September 7th.
L. A. Mckee has bought the
VIM. Hart farm, west of Ironton.
Consideration, $4,000.
Mr.. McQuaid, of Pilot Knob,
brought some fine lunches of
grapes to the office last week.
Public Administrator Roop has
taken charge of the estate of Jno.
Crowley deceased, late Of Des Arc.
Harry Patton left last week for
Helena, Ark, where he will play
ball for the remainder of the sea-
son.
An effort will be made to have
the town of Middlebrook r%e-incor-
porated at the next term of county
court.
L. M. Fox has purchased the
home of VIM. just in Pilot KNOB
and will remove thereto in the neal
future.
| never saw such magnificent
Lima beans as Mr.. Hummel gave
me last week. They we're simply
perfect.
Enthusiastically, Aug. 8, by
Squire Rasche, Ironton, Mo-, Bert
Pinkley and Daisy I~vester, both OF
Iron county.
The slate roof on the new Catho-
lie church in Arcadia is now COM
pleted and work on the interior is
being pushed along.
County Treasurer Jones last
week received the state school
moneys for Iron county. The
amount received was S4796.9 SO.
We have a postal from Will G.
Patton, who is now in New York
City. Will thinks the metropolis
is the only place.
George Hughes and family OF
Palestine, Texas, are visiting Mr..
Hughes mother, Mrs. j. A.
Hughes, in Ironton.
Sunday was the hottest day OF
the summer, the thermometer reg
istering SO degrees. Plenty OF hot
weather the past month.
The Rev. HI. A. Stowell has been
called to take charge of st. Paul's
church at Batesville, Ark, and
will leave for that place about Oc-
tober 1.
1t is said that water melons are
selling for SIS a car in the melon
country. AS there are about a
thousand melons in a car the price
is cheap.
Bob Farmer last week sold the
merry-go-round to the show peo-
pie who stopped mt day in north
Ironton, Mr.. P. asked $500 fol
the swing.
Fred Fisher, who lives west Of
town, has made application for a
patent on a lawn mower that is
said to be a great Improvement on
the mowers at present in use.
A tent show, travelling by wag'
on, dropped into town last Thurs
day, but not having the money tt
pay license, passed on withou
tavoring us with a performance.
R. G.. Marks, the furniture re-
pairer and upholsterer, has re-
moved his shop to j. Grand
homme's barn, in south lronton
Call there when you have bushes
with him.
Mr.. Warren Prince, of lronton
and Miss Mamie Fry will be unit
ed in marriage at the home OF tn
brides parents in Bonnie Terre to
day. The REGISTER extends con
CALCULATIONS.
Early this morning a party o
seven climbed to the top of PHO
Knob to watch the sun rise. The,
returned about sever o'clock,
tired and weary crowd, but report
ed q very enjoyable time.
Collector Lewis asks us to stat
that the tax books for 1908 ar
now in his possession and he !
ready and willing to receipt TO
state and county taxes for the cur
rent year. Call early and ayoi
the rush.
There was no ball game Sunday
First, arrangements were mad
with the Bismarck team, but the
sent word they couldn't come an
negotiations were made with FREQ
erioktown, but they fell throug
with, too.
Tho Hol1adav.KlotZ Compan