Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-14
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

Whooping cough is raging.
Railroad doing little blu siness.
Lots of wind and dust Tuesday.
Sunday was much like a sum-
mel day.
Quite a lot Of hickory nuts on
the market.
Probate and county courts are
in session this week.
Work has been commenced on
the road in the Shut-In.
Fredericktown eand the Ironton
High School teams play Basket
Ball next Saturday.
Mrs. Carr has built a curb in
front of the granitoid walk along
her premises. 1t is fine.
The we'll driller on Arcadia
Heights is still boring away at a
depth of nearly 300 feet.
The walks in the neighborhood
of the depot, we are glad to say,
will be built without delay.
To Mr.. VIM. Rieke we are in
debted for some very fine winter
radishes presented us last week.
G. w. Marshall, Street Commits
sioner, this week advertises for
bids for building grauitoid walks.
For various reasons it has been
decided not to hold the ratification
meeting which was spoken OF last
week.
Circuit court convenes next Mon
day for the trial of the Annapolis
parties charged with raping Mrs.
Mullane.
County court has been in session
since Monday, but will probably
get through this "Wednesday
evening.
Ell. d. Bollinger and family left
this morning for Fowlerton, Texas,
where they will make their future
home.-GreenviEle sam.
Aug. Rieke has bought from
Mr.. and Mrs. Grimm the building
on the corner, just north of Lopez
store. Consideration, $500.
Middlebrook seeks to be disin-
corporated. County court will
probably make an order dissolv-
Ing the corporation, to-day.
For Sale-40 or 80 acres, house
and orchard, near school. $500 for
each DO. Your own terms.
HENRY G. MYERS, Glover, Mo.
We are told that Hon. j. H.
Raney,of Wayne county, has been
retained to assist in the defense
Of the Annapolis parties charged
with rape.
q. A. Buckley has commenced
work on a modern dwelling for
DIR. K. w. Houston on the lot east
of Mr.. Jos. A. Reyburn's home in
west Ironton.
Rev. =. A. Stansfeld will hold
services at st. Paul's church next
Sunday-morning and evening.
Sunday School at the usual hour
All are invited.
The Teachers Meeting at Belle
view Saturday afternoon and ev-
ening was a pronounced success.
There was a good attendance and
much interest was manifested.
The tea, which was to have been
given by the ladies of St. Paul's
Guild at the home Of Mrs. Jane
Newman tomorrow has been post
poned until Thursday afternoon Of
next week.
1t looks like the electric lights on
the streets could have been more
equally distributed. For in
stance, there isn't a single light
north of Madison street, except on
Main street.
A. A.Lawton, who was in charge
of the construction oi the electric
light plant, having finished his
work here, left Sunday for some
point in Indiana, where he will put
In another plant for McCaskey 8
Co.
r. E. Purkiss went to Doniphan
last week where he will be EN-.
ployed for a month or more on a
building being constructed by
Louis Miller. Mr.. Purkiss is a
skilled carpenter and does the bes'
Of work.
The remains Of VIM. Carter,
colored, were brought here from
ST. Louis for interment last Fri.
day. The deceased was the sor
of the late George Carter, at one
time a prosperous livery man II
this city.
Samuel T. Rice died at the home
of his son-in-law, John G. Wood,
near Graniteville, Monday morn.
ING at Z O'Clock. Had the deceased
lived until next Christmas he
would have been 81 years Of age
He had long been q resident q
Iron county and was at a time
quite prominent in his community
Two sons and three daughters are
left to mourn his demise. The fu.
neral occurred Tuesday afternoon
and interment was made in ths
Edison cemetery. Peace to hi
ashesi