Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-07
LOCAL BREvITIEs

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This was one year that Easter
brought nc cold spell.
The County Board of Equaliza-
ton is in session this week.
Country cured hams % 1-2 cents
a pound. Pretty good price.
We scooped 'em! From sheol
to the matin meal we scooped EN-
For Rent-A residence in IRON
ton. Apply P. o. Box 40, Ironton,
Mo.
Some wells in the valley are
failing. Unheard of at this sea-
son.
j. M. Murdoch and w. H. Crumb
of Chicago are valley visitors this
week.
The swhiskey bloat'' routed his
slanderers, horse, foot and dra-
goons.
The April fool joker was con-
.%spicuous by his absence in IRON
ton last Friday.
Mrs. DR.. G. HI. Jones and children
of Brunot visited Mr.. and Mrs. 7.
D. Jones last week.
The town of Elvins in st.
Francois county is arranging for
electric lights and waterworks.
l ToLDYoUoNCE Marks has a
fine line of picture framing mould
ing. Call and see them. Nufsed.
The rains of the past week have
put out the fires in the woods, for
which every one is most thankful.
Wanted - Immediately, fifty
cords of good wood. Apply to
Chas. Held, ice factor, Arcadia,
Mo.
A medicine show, Manager
Grandhomme says, will be at the
Academy of Music the last of the
month.
When you want the best in seed
potatoes, seed oats grass seeds,
garden and flower seeds, go to
Lopez's.
1t is intimated that a number of
petitions for saloon license may
be presented to the county court
at the regular May term.
The Murdoch Crumb surveyors
and the Ironton boys played ball
Sunday. The surveyors we're de-
feated by a score of % to 1.
Hon. Samuel Byrns of De Soto,
candidate for the Democratic NOM
ination for Circuit Judge, was an
Ironton visitor last Wednesday.
Mrs. Frank j. Flynn and little
daughter and Misses Kate and
Gepevieve Dining spent Easter
with friends in Arcadia.-PotoSi
Journal.
We had a very pleasant call one
day last week from our friend of
nearly forty years, Mr.. 9. E. De-
Mier, the veteran railroad agent at
Arcadia.
Beginning next month, The
Cleaners will serve ice cream on
the Presbyterian church lawn
every other week, the day and
date to be announced later.
F. A. Twomey last week closed
his butcher shop, having this sign
on the door: "Closed until meat
gets cheaper" Mr.. Codding is
now the only butcher in the val
ley.
Sergeant w. w. Reese will ar
rive at San Francisco from the
PHILIPPINES about April 14th. He
will be stationed at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kansas, for the next two
years.
The school election in this dis
trict almost went by default. Drs.
Farrar and Farmhouse were re-
elected directors without opposi-
ton and IN eight months school
was voted.
MI. Chas. Held, who last winter
bought the ice plant in Arcadia.
has arrived and tells us that he
expects to have the ice factory in
operation for the summer ice now
in a few days.
E. w. Summers tells US that he
will soon finish hauling ties from
Black River to Annapolis. He ex-
poets to float another big lot Of
ties down the river as soon as
there is sufficient water.
There will be a game of basket
ball between the 7th and 9Th
grades of the fronton public school
Thursday, April 7th, at 4:10 P. M,
A collection will be taken to pay
expenses of visiting teams.
Stenogfapher Polak, who was in
Ironton last week, informed us
that Judge Williams had been
holding court in the various coun-
ties continually since the first o.
the year. Court Is in session in
Jefferson county this week.
Jacob Baltisser, the Pilot Knox
merchant, is building a commo-
dious store house on the corner
formerly occupied by the Pilot
Knob hotel. We are glad to note
this evidence of his prosperity ano
trust things may continue to come
his way.
DR.. Ell. M. Jones, we are glad tc
a v has sufficiently recovered
from his recent attack Of the griF
90 "a he q hla To he nut again. LII