Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-18
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Piedmont Fair next week.
Soon the melancholy days.
The Jesse James show had a first
class band and orchestra.
A fine lot Of rain Monday night and
way into the afternoon Tuesday.
The opening chapters of "Fran,"
the lion tanner, are printed this week.
The ice mans season seems to be
about at an end. He's had a long in
ming.
Pennington and st. Francois county
will probably have local option cleo
tious this fall.
The county court will sit next Mon
day as a Board of Appeals on the as
sessment of merchants and manufac-
turers.
Just arrived a full Line of Heaters
at MADIGAN'S. Come in and make
your selection now while the Line ID
complete.
The county court has made arrange
ments to remove the Office of the
County Superintendent to the new
telephone building.
There seemsJto be much sentiment
in favor of the waterworks PROPOSE
ton. Sure, let's have waterworks.
Let us be right up-to-date.
1t is reported that R. E. Rudy has
sold his farm, west of town, to a party
by the name Of Graham. The con-
sideration is said to be $751;
Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Whitworth's
little daughter, Margaret Jane Whit
worth, entertained about twenty OF
her little friends Saturday, it being
her fourth birthday.
Contractor Farmer has commenced
work on the walk on the north side OF
the Seitz property. Because of the
amount of filing required it is quite
an expensive piece of walk.
Why not save your postage and
subscribe for your Magazines from
the Baptist Ladies. Phone %. Prompt
ness is the order Of the day for them.
They kindly solicit your patronage.
Sheriff Blue advertises to sell the
Arcadia Country Club property under
deed Of trust, October 18th next. This
same property was advertised to be
sold last May but the sale was not
made.
We now have granitoid walks on
both sides Of Main street, without in
Permission, all the way from the rail-
way station to the southern city linn
it's. Pretty good, all to be done in two
years.
Those from Ironton who attended,
the fair at Pennington last Thursday
were: J.. A. Reyburn, John |. Mar
shall, F. B. Runder, Ben Blanton, j.. Q
Forshee, Aaron Elliott, w. I. anc
George Gay.
Ed. Il. Fairchild was in town Satur'
day. He had just returned from {
two weeks trip to the Thousand Is
lands on the st. Lawrence river ant
reported a most enjoyable and de
lightful time.
1t cost $500 to oil the streets Il
Pennington, but it certainly is a goo'
Job, well done. Not the least bit Q
dust on the streets there last Thurs
day, and there had been no rain TO
several weeks.
Mrs. Amanda Moore is in Fulton
Mo-, the guest of her nephew, Hon
Chas. M. Hay. On October LIST MI
Hay will remove to st. Louis, wher
he will be associated with one of tn
big law firms.
Jack Baird, who lives about fv
miles south of Ir%onton, has recentl
discovered on his farm what he think
will prove a large and valuable depoI
it of iron ore. The intention is t
prospect thoroughly.
Several mining options, on lands il
the southern end of the county, be
tween Annapolis and Des Arc, wei
filed with Recorder Hawkins the fir
of the week. The options are give
to n G. F. Martin, of Poplar Bluff.
The Play entitled, ''The Sewing Sc
ciety,n to be given in the basement
the Presbyterian Church, will be 9
Friday evening, the 26th of Septen
ter, at s O'Clock. Everybody com
Admission, 10 cents. Refreshment
extra.
Ed. Curtis, who has been employe
in the Jefferson County Bank for Il
past three years, has resigned b
position and moved back to Ironte
where he will engage in busine
with his father-in-law. De Sot
Press.
We had a pleasant call last Wedne
day from that most estimable and a
fable gentleman, MI. Sidney M. Phi
Ian, Of st. Louis, who, with his famiI
we're spending a week in the vale
Mr.. Phelan is always more than we
come.
A magnificent rain came last Thur
day night and Friday, the precipit
ton being more than two inches
less than twenty-four hours. The ra
was followed by a decided drop In t