Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-05
LOCAL BREvITIEs.
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The Pilot Knob public school
opened Monday with an enroll
ment of n.
The Cleaners will meet with
Mrs. w. T. Gay, Thursday, 9th, at
three o'clock.
Lamont Bros Railroad Shows
will be in Ironton, Wednesday,
September 18th.
Prof. Loomis is domiciled in
Rev. Steel's cottage in east from
ton for another year.
Summer was late in coming but
we've had plenty of hot weather
since it did commence.
The Valley Base Ball Club
seems to be "going to pieces as
the end of the season approaches.
The Woodmen picnic and horse
show at Belleview last Saturday
was largely attended and proved
a complete success.
Two gasoline engines will fur
nish the power for the electric light
plant. One 90-horse power and
one 70!horse power.
A card from J. W. Clarkson adj
vises us that he has had delight
full trip motoring in Ohio, Penn
sylvania and New York.
The REGISTER this week prints
a letter from Rev. w. w. Strother,
formerly of Des Arc, now living
in Pasadena, California.
We ought certainly to try and
do something to abate the dust
nuisance on Main street before
another year rolls round.
A beer drinking at Pilot Knob
Labor Day wound up in a fr~ee-for-
all fight and several bruised faces
and bloody noses resulted.
For Sale-A Winchester rifle and
Smith & Wesson revolver. Both
as good as new and will be sold
cheap. Apply at this Office,
K. S. Honeywell will leave this
week for Iowa. After a short stay
there he will go to South Dakota,
where he will hunt and trap dur
ing the winter.
The Arcadia Valley ball team
played two losing games the past
week. At Belleview Saturday the
o was B~elleview, 10, Arcadia 1;
at Arcadia Sunday, Doe Run, ID,
Valley, 6.
The weather continues exceed
ingly warmth fact, insuffera bly,
holland the nights have been tor
rid, too. It is awfully dry and
rain is badly needed. But there
is no relief in sight.
Reilroad men tell us that never
before in the history of the Iron
Mountain railroad has the track in
this section been in as good con-
dition as it ia at the present time.
Rails, ties and ballast are superb.
The county court was in session
Monday as a board of equaliza-
ton in the assessment of mer-
chants and manufacturers. A few
increases we're made. A session
of county court was held Tuesday
The roadoverseers throughout
the county have brought suit
against the delinquent poll tax
payers. Prosecuting Attorney
Damron advises all those who
have been sued to square up al
once and save more costs.
In response to a petition the
county court Tuesday made an or
der establishing an election pre-
cinct at Hogan. This makes two
new voting precincts that have
been established in the county
this year, the other being at Area
dia.
A Roosevelt county convention
is called to meet at Potosi on Sat
urday next, to elect delegates tx
the State convention to be held il
st. Louis, on September 9th, ant
for the transaction of such other
business as may come before thu
meeting.-Potosi Independent.
The Iron Mountain Railroad hat
discontinued the sale of Ten Rid
tickets. The company caught OF
the scheme of trading these tick
cts around and shut down on it
Now all who travel from here II
st. Louis have to buy the individ'
ual trip ticket.--Potosi Journal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitcomb, VIII,
are well known in the valley, ar
here on a visit. They will appea
Thursday night at 8:45 at the Pic
ture Show in a high class vaude.
vile act, introducing imitation
and expert whistling. The charg
will be 15c, adults; 10c, children
The same high grade pictures wi
be shown. A dandy show.
Congressman Walter Hensle
and family returned from Wash
ington, D. O., last Sunday an
spent three or four days visitin
his brother, Thornton Hensley, c
near Pevely, after which the,
went on to their homes in Farming
ton. Mr.. Hensley will rest for
week or two and then go into tn
campaign in earnest.-DeSoto Pres
The county court Tuesday Sc
lected the following named I
serve as petit jurors at the Octobe
term OF circuit court:
H G Jackson VIM Hart
Nathan Jordan Chas Jones
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