Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-29
LOCAL BREvITIES.

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The rains this week insure fair
crops.
Lots of cantaloupes being inn
ported.
Some peaches, but all of the
clingstone variety.
A glorious and most welcome
rain was that of Monday.
Arcadia Heights promises to be-
come a great institution.
A medicine show has been in
town the past two weeks.
The clay on the streets makes
sticky mud, when it rains.
Light o~vercoats were in demand
during Mondays showers.
A thresher-the first of the sea-
son-passed through town Satur-
day.
The drive around the Shepherd
Mountain is said to be in fair con-
dition these days.
The colored folk expect a big
time at their picnic in north IRON
ton next Wednesday.
The hub factory has not been
running the past two weeks be-
cause of a scarcity of logs.
Telephone communication a
established between Ironton and
Arcadia Heights last week.
Wanted-Country board near
Arcadia for two ladies. Terms.
Address 1887 Page, st. Louis.
The Epworth League folk have
completed arrangements for the
purchase of the Kaths place in Ar
cadia.
Our young friend, Fred. A..
Twomey, we understand, has a
position as street car conductor In
Oklahoma City.
Contractor Tual informs US that
the bricklayers will complete their
work on the addition to the school
house this week.
Chas. j.. Tual has the second
story of his concrete block house
completed, 1t promises to be a
handsome structure.
The miller says that Bismarck,
being SWEET" is getting lots of
wheat from a territory that used to
seek a market in Ironton.
The tabernacle on Arcadia
Heights is a splendid structure.
Light, convenient and will be dur
able. The cost was $3.50.
Under the new game law license
must be procured from the county
clerk. 81 is the fee for a resident
license and S. for state license.
Four or five cars of iron ore are
being shipped from the dump at
Pilot Knob this week. If the sam
Piles prove satisfactory more ship
ments will likely follow.
Lost-Last Thursday, between
Graniteville and I%ronton, a black
silk rainy-day cloak. If finder
will return it to the REGISTER Of
fee, a suitable reward will be
paid.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. j. Mayberry
and family and Rev. S. z. Brite
left last Monday for the B. Y. P. U.
Camp on Arcadia Heights. The
Mayberrys will remain eight or ten
days.-Fdrmington Times.
From the multiplicity of "For
Sale" signs that greet the eye in
the drive from Ironton to Arcadia
Heights, one would imagine that
most every tract of land along the
road was on the market.
The stork paid a visit to Mr.. and
Mrs. T. B. Garter, Monday, July
10, 1909, and left them a bouncing
baby boy. Everybody is delight
ed and proud = from grandpa
Sam to baby sister Sarissa.
Notice-All persons who have
subscribed to the "Arcadia Ep-
> worth Encampment' and those
who wish to do SO please pay to
Gilbert Whitworth, Treasurer.
Il. F. ASPLEY.
DIR. R. w. Gay is thinking OF
giving up his practice here and
going to Little Rock, Ark, to look
after the Clark & Gay hub factory
there. He has not fully de-
termined but will probably go for
a while, at least.
Mayor Rasche and his mother
we're called to Elvins last week by
the serious illness of the mayors
brother, Henry. They found the
young man in a precarious condi-
ton, and it is feared that he can
live but a few days.
The REGISTER was presented
with some very fine freestone
peaches by Mr.. Eli Depew last
Monday. They were large, full
tinted and luscious. The fruit was
grown on Mr.. Depew's farm, one
mile east Of Ironton.
We visited the Holiness camp
meeting at Redford last Sunday.
There were some 900 people in
attendance; many served dinner
On the ground and remained all
day. AT 2:30 o'clock Rev. Stroth-
or delivered a very interesting SER
mon.-CenterUille Outlook.
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