Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-28
LOCAL B%REvITIES.


Better pay your taxes this week.
I~ronton's streets are unusually
muddy.
Make your good resolutions for
the New Year.
Big after Christmas bargains at
B. N. Browns.
Christmas was exceedingly quiz
ct in the valley.
The picture show did a Gland
Office" business the past week.
Go hear the Baldwin Piano and
Piano Player at the Handy Kitch-
en-.
Mr.. A. v. Polak sends us a
Christmas card from Dallas,
Texas.
DIR. Farmhouse has the South
Side Drug Store open and ready
for business.
Genuine Southern Plantation
Molasses-something very fine, at
Lopez Store Co.
Christmas weather was very
mild. Looks like snow this WED
nesday) morning.
Such weather as W. had the
past week shows the m%agnifcence
of the granitoid walk.
For SALE-Some fine Shepherd
puppies (Collies.) Apply to j. G.
Roehrs, Belleview, Mo.
]. Dinger is arranging to build
a residence on north Shepherd
street in the near future.
The stork arrived at the home o.
Mr.. Frank Mayes Christmas
night and left a 15-pound boy.
Mr.. Codding, the butcher, say
his business was twice as big this
Christmas as it was a year ago.
Christmas week. The indulgenr
reader will overlook the short
comings in this issue of the paper
Don't forget The Prince of Liarl
at the Academy of Music, Friday
night. A great show by home
talent.
The city council will probably
pass IN a granitoid walk ordi'
nance at its meeting next Mon.
day night.
To MI. G.. D.. Alexander o
Jerseydale Farm we are indebted
for a fine Christmas pumpkin
presented last week.
We have handsome calendars
for the New Year from the Irol
County Bank, Arcadia Valley
Bottling Company and F. 0. Cod.
ding.
"Prince of Liars at the Acade'
my of Music Friday night. 1t !
said to be a great show. Get you
reserved seats at the Handy
Kitchen.
For Sale-Twelve -horse-powe
traction engine. Can be seen a
the Shut-In. Price 5000. Writ,
M. S. McCarty, 1910 Waldema
Avenue, st. Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Mason ant
daughter, little Marjorie, have re
turned to their Oklahoma home
Mrs. Mason is the daughter Q
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Blaine.-Piedmon
Banner.
R. L. McClaughry, the Ironto:
jeweler, has given us a very at
tractive calendar for 1912. w
are also indebted to him for
very handsome match safe, a hol
iday souvenir.
There we're 344 paid admission
to the picture show last Thursda
night. We venture to say that
the greatest number of people the
have been in the hall at one tim
for a good many years.
City Collector r. 7. White ask
the REGISTER to call the attentio
of the Taxpayers to the fact the
city taxes must be paid thi
week, or penalties and costs wi
ensue. January list, taxes go de
linquent. If you do not pay b
then costs will be added. Bette
hurry up.
HOtto Buxton was released frol
the county jail on Tuesday, havin
served his sentence, imposed
the August term of circuit cou
for having struck James ONE
in the head with a rock, on Augui
20. Buxton was in Jail from tx
date of the offense. He left til
county Immediately after bein
discharged by Sheriff Casey.-P'
tosi Independent.
The lower House Of Congre'
has passed a bill basing pension
on the service of the soldie
Those who served three month
and under>six months will get S.
q month, those who served o.
months and under nine will G
500 per month; those who serve
nine months and under n yet
will get S25 per month and thos
who served one year or more w
get $50 per month. The Sena
has not vet passed on the bill.
The custom of hanging up th
stocking on Christmas eve arc
from an incident in the life Of Il
good st. Nicholas. One de-,
when he was overtaken by a 9
we're storm, he took refuge in
convent, and the next day beir
Christmas he preached a serm'
IL Aho nuns which they liked