Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-03-10
LOCAL BREvIrIES
have a new ad.

bonnet.
The ice wagon made it's first
trip last Saturday.
We've had some of the March
winds the past week.
The S2.35 Ladies' Spring Skirt
at Browns is a wonder.
There seems to be an unusual
local demand for horses.
Teachers examination to be
held March 25th and 26th.
j. S. O'Neal has engaged in the
grocery business in Poplar Bluff.
The sun and the wind made
quick work with the mud last
week.
The early gardener has been
y getting in some work the past
week.
Poplar Bluff dedicates the new
depot next Tuesday. A big time
is anticipated.
The man who denominates these
as prosperous times could get a
prize, but not as a truth teller.
But little interest has been
manifested in the city and school
elections to be held next month.
S. M. Chapman, a well known
attorney, died at his home in Pop
lar Bluff, February 9th, aged "a
years.
The thermometer was up to
eighty -four last Saturday. Quite
a contrast with twenty.four below
two weeks previous.
Bird Smith is a candidate for
collector of the city of Farming
ton. Old friends in Ironton hope
he may be successful.
j. D. Vance has purchased the
farm of Harry Hughes, near
Graniteville, and will remove
thereto in the near future.
H. w. Tapley, recently of Iowa,
last week purchased the Holloman
place, just south of Arcadia. The
consideration named in the deed is
S2375.
We hear that Mr.. N. P. Logan of
st. Louis has leased the Logan
cottage on Shepherd street and
will remove to Ironton about
April list.
Judging from the announcement
column of the Fredericktown
papers most every other man in
Madison county is offering for Of
fee this year.
1t is said that Mr.. G.. M. Lon
don of st. Louis has rented the
residence lately vacated by P. w.
Whitworth and will spend the
summer in Ironton.
When you print an item in a
newspaper you never know what
the result will be, and frequently
somebody tgets on their ear"
when you least suspect it.
Don't overlook the big bargain
Grocery Sale at Lopez's. The
entire Meyer stock is offered at
sacrifice prices for ten days only
See general ad for particulars.
For SALE-American Steel Poul-
try and Rabbit fencing, strong and
durable, in 10 and 20 rod rolls, at
35 cents per rod.
w. E. BELL & Son, Belleview, Mo.
VIM. McClurg is moving his
family here from Belleview. Mr.,
McClurg has purchased an in
terest in the livery business here.
-Bismarck correspondence to Farm
ington NeWs.
Thos. Hill, who recently sold
his farm near Graniteville, has
rented the Lucius property on the
west side. We welcome him and
his family as citizens of this town.
Bismarck Gazette.
There will be a game of basket
ball between the girls of the Iron.
ton public school Thursday,
March 10th, at 4:15 P. M. A col
lection will be taken for the ex.
penses of visiting teams.
To my old friend, Judge Matkin
of Marble Creek, Iamake grateful
acknowledgment for a mighty
toothsome lot of old-fashionec
spare-rib and backbone-frest
and not sand-papered.
Butler county will vote mex
Tuesday on a proposition to issue
bonds to the amount of $685. 1000, tt
build a new jail. 1t will be re-
membered that the present jail II
Butler was built by the state.
Des Arc, our little sister in the
south end of the county, is put.
ting in several hundred feet O.
granitoid walks this spring. Iron
ton must get a move on her ane
keep up with the procession.
J.. 7. Baldwin, Jr., will be her
from Sapulpa, Oklahoma, thiI
week. He has recently accepted
position with a big lumber firm il
Minneapolis and expects to maxi
his home there in the near future.
Hadley and his, immigration
bunch were to be at Bismarck
next week but they were unable tc
secure free rides on the Iron Noun
tain and are going on the Frisco
leaving Bismarck out in the cold.
Attorney D. L. Rivers, who ha