Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-02
LOCAL BREvITIES
A rainy day.

The schools were closed Thurs
day and Friday of last week.
The Odd Fellows and their fam
lilies will partake of a supper Fri
day night.
News from the hunting party on
Crane Pond is that James Edgar
killed a fine, large deer Saturday.
Bishop Tuttle will hold services
in st. Paul's church, Ironton, Sun
day, December 18th, morning and
evening.
Thanksgiving was a very quiet
day, indeed, in the valley. But
the weather was al fine as you
ever saw.
When it comes to making a
choice between the knocker and
the CRATER l am with the knocker
every time.
Ironton Lodge, No. 244, K. p,
will have installation of officers at
the next meeting, December 10th.
Lunch after lodge.
w. j. Schwab made his first
run as train auditor last Saturday
evening on the Belmont branch
from Bismarck to Charleston.
I will pay fifteen cents a pound
on foot for Christmas turkeys.
Come and make arrangements for
delivery. F. 0 CoDDING.
The wood alcohol plant of the
Sligo Furnace Company in Dent
county was destroyed by fire Mon
day night with a loss of $3.50, 900.
Immense stocks of hosiery and
underwear for everybody-see the
values we give before buying.
LOPEZ STORE Co.
Attorneys E. A. Rozier of Farm
ington and w. D. Isenberg of st.
Louis were in Ironton Saturday on
their way to Centerville to attend
court.
Fun and mirth galore at "Topsy
Turvy," Christmas week for the
benefit of st. Paul's church. You
can't afford to miss it. Exact date
next week.
There was q total eclipse of the
moon Saturday about two o'clock
in the morning. But few of the
valley astronomers we're up to see
it, however.
The Thanksgiving turkey was
exceedingly scarce in the valley,
occasioned by the fact of SO many
birds being shipped to the St.
Louis market.
County Superintendent Burnham
will hold a Teachers Meeting at
Belleview, December 18th. Pro-
grammes will be mailed to the
teachers this week.
A full house attended the en-
tertainment at the Academy of
Music Tuesday night. 1t was a
splendid show-one of the best
ever seen in the valley.
ET
Sam Austin has returned from
st. Louis where he was called to
see his mother who was stricken
with paralysis. Mrs. Austin is
very low.-Piedmont Banner.
Iron Lodge, No. 107, /. o. o. F.,
will elect officers at the next meet
ing, December 4th. All members
please attend.
H. ADoLPH, Sec'y.
The chicken pie dinner at the
Academy of Music Thanksgiving
day was a decided success, fnan-
cially and otherwise. Over one
hundred people ate dinner with
the ladies.
The young ladies at the Convent
in Arcadia gave the usual delight
full Thanksgiving entertainment
for the edification of the students
and a few invited guests last
Thursday evening.
E. D. Shattuck, the realty man,
was out every day last week show
ing prospective buyers Wayne
county lands. He had seven peo-
pie during the week looking at
land.-Piedmont Banner.
Mrs. Sarah Lindsay will address
the women of Ironton upon mis-
sions, at the Presbyterian church,
December 9th, at 3 and 1880 o'clock
p. M. "A good attendance is urged
from all denominations.
Regular meeting Of M. w. A.
Camp, No. 3755, Tuesday evening,
December 7th. Election Of officers.
Lunch after lodge. All neighbors
urged to attend.
HI. ADoLPH, Clerk.
Miss Jessamine Woodside .cele-
brated her seventh birthday last
Friday and was treated 10 a sur
prise by d score or more Of her
little friends All had a mighty
good time and hope for the little
hostess many, many more happy
returns.
Mr.. wv. HI. Crumb was here
from Chicago the past week. Mr..
Crumb was in Minneapolis week
before last and says the ground
was covered with six inches Of
snow. He thinks this most mag
niHcent fall weather we have in
the Ozarks.
p. w. Whitw orth and Arthur
HUFF werein Poplar Bluff this week
and sold a half-dozen lots in "Ep-
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