Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-17

give 0IduQ DILL ana 1c6etlNdl III
Workmen's Hall, Graniteville, on
New Years Eve. A big time as
sured all who attend.
The Presbyterian Sunday School
will give an entertainment, "The
Orphans Christmas "at the church
Friday night of this week. Admis-
sion, free. All invited.
We have the largest and best Sc
lection OF Christmas Goods this
year that we haver shown. Now
is the time to buy your presents.
b. N. BROWN.
All persons indebted to me are
requested to call and settle imme-
diately. l want to close up my
books as soon as possible.
II. M. COLLINS.
Katherine Lorine Farmhouse the
five months old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Farmhouse, died
Saturday evening at the home on
Poplar street.-PopIar Bluff Repub-
can.
The we'll drillers have returned
to the valley and have put down
another we'll for Louis Miller in
Arcadia. They are now drilling a
we'll for Lee Barger in east IRON
ton.
Col. John M. Thomas again ia
vors us with a post card showing
some of the beautiful scenery in
and around Los Angeles-"a coun-
try," John says, "where you live
forever"
The latest report from Mrs. DR..
Trauernicht, who recently under
went a surgical operation in st,
Louis, is that she is getting along
nicely and expects to return home
in a week or so.
The engine in Benson's saw mill
at Annapolis was completely de-
molished by the breaking of the
wrist on the main shaft early
Tuesday morning. Fortunately,
no one was injured.
Mr.. Thos. P.Fitz sends us a very
fine specimen of lead taken from
the Des Arc mine at a depth of 80
feet. The rock is about eightyper
cent. lead. The quality is all right
if the quantity is just there.
The Holiness people inaugurate
their meeting at the courthouse
next Saturday evening,tDecember
10th. Rev. Strother asks US to as
sure those who attend that they
will hear some very fine singing.
Rosentreter & Jones took charge
of the Collins livery stable last
Wednesday. Mr.. Collins has
moved to the Mangold home in
Arcadia and Mr.. Rosentreter is
domiciled in the old Collins home.
Chas. j. Tual, contractor and
builder, has an advertisement in
this issue of the REGISTER. Mr..
Tual is honest and capable. If you
are going to build you will serve
your own best interests by con-
sulting him.
We now have a mail north on
No. 6 at 4:15 in the morning. The
post Office is kept open until seven
O'Clock in the evening to receive
mail for this train. A decided i'm
provement in the service and one
that has long been needed.
AT a meeting of the city council
Monday evening a special election
was called for January 7th to
choose a successor to H. M. Col
Inns as member of the council. G.
A. Buckley was given permission
to erect a frame building, covered
with iron, on north main street.
At a meeting of the school board
of the Ironton district Monday
evening A.. S. Prince was elected
as director to succeed H. M. Col
Inns, who has moved out of the
district. The bill for repairs, ne.
cessitated by the recent fire, in all
amounting to $3.50 was ordered
paid.
The next and last entertainment
in the lyceum curse for this win
ter will be the Castle Square Com
pany, December 31st. This is said
to be by far the best attraction OF
the lot, and as it will be here holt
day week will likely be greeted
with a full house. Better reserve
your seats now.
The finishing touches are being
made to Chas. j. Newman's cot
tage in west Ironton. The struct-
ure is built of cobble stone, and a
more unique, we'll arranged and
more attractive dwelling cannot be
found anywhere. 1t is certainly a
monument to Charles originality
and excellent taste.
The attention of the reader is di
rected to the advertisement of Ros'
entreter & Jones, successor to FL
M. Collins in the livery business.
which appears in the REGISTER
The new firm solicits the patro-
mage of the public, promising theil
patrons that their business will al
ways receive prompt and careful
attention.
st. Francois county is "wet'.