Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-07-27
LOCAL BREVITIES.
And still it's dry.

day.
B. N. Brown has removed to his
new store.
These cool winds and cloud fecked sky
Wed October to July.
The moving picture show has
gone to Bismarck.
Found-A pair of opera glasses.
Inquire at this office.
The New American Hotel has
opened for business.
More hub logs coming to town
than for some time past.
F. b. Runder is in charge of the
post-ofice at "Epworth."
1t is said that we may expect the
Missouri watermelon in a few
days.
The financial statement of the
Ironton School District is printed
this week.
Lopez's have received five hum
dred cots to rent during the en-
campments.
E. L. Farmhouse will act as
deputy assessor in Ironton, Area
dla and Pilot Knob.
We are sorry to hear that our
goodfriend, DR.. Wick, will not be
a valley resident this summer.
Mrs. Yount, we are told, will
build a. house on what is known
as the old Clarkson farm, this fall.
A new ordinance prohibits auto
mobiles from exceeding a speed
of twelve miles an hour within the
city limits.
Rev. w. w. Strother, we under.
stand, is arranging to build a
bungalow..on the Arcadia Encamp-
ment grounds.
The provisions of the license or
dinances recently enacted by the
city council are printed in this is
u of the REGISTER.
A car load of Atlas Portland
cement. Special prices on guam
titles. w. E. BELL & Son,
Belleview, Mo.
M. w. A. picnic and Horse Show
at Carl Phillips Grove 1 1-2 miles
west of Belleview, Saturday.
August 9TH. Don't INSIST. A big
time.
The special election, to vote on
the proposition for a new state
capital, will be held next Tues
day. The indications are for a
light vote.
Hundreds and hundreds of
household necessities at special
bargain prices during Clearing
Sale at Lopez's-note the big ad
for particulars.
In the neighborhood of one hum
dred men, we are told, are now
employed in the mines at Pilot
Knob. Three or four cars of ore
are shipped daily.
Lorene Lax and Blow Martin,
both colored, former residents OF
Ironton, figured in a cutting
scrape in st. Louis one day last
week. No fatalities are an
nounced.
MI. James M. Logan suffered a
stroke of paralysis at his home in
Belleview last Saturday afternoon
and has been in a critical condi-
ton ever since. We hope to hear
Of his early improvement.
County Treasurer, Thos. D.
Jones, will havet to pay SOL costs
in the mandamus suit brought
against him by w. T. Gay in the
ST. Louis Court Of Appeals. The
costs against County Clerk Rey-
burn are $40.
Mrs. A. @. Lindsay and son,
Bruce, came from st. Louis Sat-
urday evening. Bruce returned
home next day but his mother will
remain for the rest of the summer.
This was Bruce's first trip to the
valley in sixteen years.
There was an error in the City
Financial Statement as printed last
week-a topographic blunder. I'm
der the head of "Receipts" the last
line, "Balance on hand Dec. 81,
1910" should have read, "June 30,
1911"
j. S. O'Neal of Poplar Bluff was
here yesterday. Mr.. O'Neai some
time ago sold his store in the Bluff
and since the first of May has
been travelling in Missouri and
Kentucky for a lumber company.
Piedmont Banner.
The Quartet from Central Col
lege, Fayette, Mo-, will give a con-
cert at the Academy of Music on
the night of August I'd. They
come highly spoken of and with q
splendid programme arranged.
This will be a treat for all lovers
Of music.
Elsewhere is printed an article
from Sundays Globe : Democrat
stating that the contract has been
let for the building Of the Shut-ln
dam. Many valley people are
sceptical, however. They were
told before that the dam was sure
to be built.
J.T. Dobbins Of Le%sterville pays
the largest personal tax OF any
man in the county. His personal