Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-06-10
LOCAL BREvITIES.

plenty of them.
The railroads resumed the three
cent rate Wednesday.
The addition to the jailer's resi-
dence has been completed.
Whitworth & Hill have bought
quite a lot of sheep the past week.
The Woodmen will give a big
picnic at Goulding's Park, July Sd.
Prof. Daugherty will close his
summer school at Des Arc next
week.
The Sunday ball playing in
future in the valley will have to be
done in Arcadia.
The dirt from the excavations
at the school house is being used
to level up the streets.
With two bands in town we
should be able to have lots of
music on the glorious 18th.
A new iron ore washer, with
four times the capacity of the old
one, is being built at Greenville.
Train loads of vegetables going
north over the railroad these days.
Potatoes and onions constitute the
bulk of the shipments.
Lumber men are complaining
bitterly at the lack of business in
their line. In fact, they say it
never was so dull before.
Our good friend, DIR. Summa,
and family are touring the east.
We acknowledge the receipt of a
card from Washington, D. @.
A card from Mrs. S. E. Mangold,
of st. Louis, apprises us that her
self and family have gone to Eu-
reka Springs, Ark, for the sum-
mer.
Work is being rushed on the
tabernacle at Arcadia Heights.
All will be in readiness for the
Assembly which convenes July
Goth.
The thirty -second annual COM
mencement Of the Ursuline Acad-
envy in Arcadia will occur Thurs
day afternoon, June 18th, at two
o'clock.
A Mr.. Thomas from st. Louis,
who has been living in the Speck
home for several weeks, was taken
to the asylum at Pennington last
Wednesday.
If what we hear about some of
the ball players who went to De
Soto last week is true, well, then
the Ironton club had better stay at
home in the future.
A number Of young ladies at the
Ursuline Academy enjoyed a pic
mic at Graniteville Thursday.
Afterward a drive was made to the
lake at Iron Mountain.
Now it is said that the railroad
company will build a $4,000 depot
at Poplar Bluff and that division
headquarters will be removed from
De Soto to Poplar Bluff.
Mr.. j. M. Hawkins this morning
presented us with a fine basket Of
lettuce and a head of cabbage
the first homegrown we have seen
this year. Mr.. Hawkins has our
thanks.
An ice-cream social will be
given on Mr.. w. j. Schwab's lawn
Thursday afternoon and evening
this week. For benefit Of Arcadia
Valley Base Ball Club. All are
invited.
Otto Rieke last Thursday re-
enlisted in the army at Jefferson
Barracks and will be located at
Fort Logan, Denver, Colorado.
He will be home some time yet
on a furlough.
Mrs. Robert Golf. of West Fork,
stayed owe night in town Monday
night. She was on her way home
from Hogan where she had been
to attend the funeral of her mother.
-Centerville Peformer.
Gov. Hadley last week appoint
ed B. B. Cahoon, of Frederick
town, as a member of the Board of
Managers of the Pennington
asylum to succeed Paul P. Hinchey
whose term had expired.
All members Of Camp No. 1855,
M. w. of A., are requested to be
present at our next meeting, June
18th, to make final arrangements
for the 4th of July picnic.
III. ADoLPH, Clerk.
Bismarck must have lost some
of that prosperity which we were
told it was enjoying shortly after
the present panic was inauguarat-
ed. The post-master's salary in
that town has just been reduced
500.
The Thirty Second Annual Com
mencement of the Arcadia College
will take place on Thursday, June
18th, at 2 p. M, in the Concert
Hall. The friends and patrons OF
the Institute are cordially invited.
No personal invitations issued.
The railroad company had a
surveyor at Arcadia one day last
week for the purpose of consider
ing as to the practicability OF putt
ting in a flower garden and foun-
tain Just north of the station house,
1t would be much of an improves
ment.