Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-02-25
LOCAL BREvIrIEs.

Inc nrst day OF Lent.
An abundance OF rain.
Early gardening will soon be in
order.
Roads are simply horrible
almost impossible.
Services at st. Paul's Church
next Sunday ct II A. NJ.
The promised change in time
card has not materialized.
just another week of the big
sale at Lopez's. Don't miss it.
It seems that the Arcadia folk
don't want a brick school house.
The weather the past week has
been as variegated as a log-cabin
quilt.
The drummers all complain of
the poorest business in many
years.
For SALE-Full stock, White
Wyandotte BOOSTERS. A. M. Mad
igan, Ironton, Mo.
A law is proposed in the legis-
lature to place a bounty OF five
cents on crow scalps.
We publish this week a letter
from H. L. Bell of Belleview, who
recently made a trip to New Mexi-
CO.
Ferd Kaths, who has been visit
ing his parents, at Pilot Knob, for
the past ten days, returned to his
home, in Kansas, Tuesday.
The Terpsichorean club had a
most delightful time at the masque
ball, at the residence of Mr.. j. T.
Baldwin last Saturday night.
The Ironton schools had no hol-
iday on Washington's birthday.
Seems to US that that is one day
the rising generation should be
taught to revere.
The Iron Mountain promises
better equipment in the near fu-
ture. For which, we have no
doubt, a long suffering public will
be truly thankful.
Hayes Malugen was here from
Poplar Bluff Saturday and bought
q couple of Horseshoe from j. M.
Hawkins and the other from G. p.
Damron-for his stable at Poplar
Bluff.
George H. Crumb of Bloomfield,
who suffered a paralytic stroke
while visiting in this city, has
been taken to a hospital at jack
sonville, ILL.,, for treatment.-Pop-
lar Bluff Citizen.
The proposition to build an So
600 school house in the Arcadia
district was defeated in the special
election held last Saturday by a
vote of 81 for and 25 against. A
two-thirds majority is required.
Richard Marshall, son of MI. and
Mrs. @. w. Marshall, of Ironton,
left st. Louis February 81, for
Chicago, and thence to Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, in the interest of the
Dalton Adding Machine Co. OF
Poplar Bluff.
The "Taft'' diamond drills that
we heard SO much about before
the election that were to start up
the morning after Taft was de-
clared elected have not material
ICED yet. Perhaps they are in
cold storage.-Fredericktoaon DEM
ocrat.
Rev. George B. Thomas, Presi-
dent of Carleton College, Farm
ington, Mo-, will occupy the pull
pit of the Methodist Episcopal
church next Sunday morning and
evening. The evening service will
be of special interest to the young
people.
Miss Louise Oesterle, of Middle
brook, is the guest of relatives
here this week. She tells US that
her father, Christian Oesterle, has
sold his stock of groceries and
shoes at Middlebrook and will re-
tire from the mercantile business.
-Farmjngton NeWs.
Kirk Low, charged with illegal
voting, at Henderson precinct, in
the west end of the county, was
released on $500 bond last week,
F. w. Summers and Frank Mullin
signing the bond. A. j.. Donohue,
similarly charged, was also re-
leased, Frank Stewart and F. M
Adams acting as his sureties.
"This new collection box" ar
gued the inventor, s'has some
unique advantages. When you
drop in a quarter or more it doesn't
make a sound; drop in a dime
and it tinkles like a bell; o nickel
blows a whistle and a penny fires
a shot. And when you don't drop
in anything the box takes your
picture.o
We are informed that the Sye-
mite Granite Company will not re.
build the store and other buildings
destroyed by fire at Graniteyille q
couple Of weeks since. The reason
therefor is that the, company's
lease on the property will soon
expire. Other buildings will be
utilized to take the place Of those
destroyed by the fire.
w. B. Compton, Frank Bustand
Charles McKinnon, who have been
prospecting in Peru Diggings
ahn,rt a yni1o aud a half anuthwaa}