Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16

That interesting serial, story, "The
Valiants of Virginia," concludes this
week. Do not miss s'The Land of
Broken Promises which commences
next week.
The local option law becomes effect
i've in Iron county, July 18th. 1t pro-
hibits the sale of any beverage con
tanning alcohol. Ginger ale and cider
are prohibited.
Rev. Father Adrian Monday pre-
sented US with two fine, large tomatoes
from the Convent gardens. They were
delicious and bore no evidence of the
devastating drouth.
The stork left a fine baby girl at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Dinger
in Ironton, Saturday, July II, 1914.
All are well. The REGISTER congrat-
ulates the happy family.
R. J. Macarthur, of the Schneider
|Granite Company, G~raniteville, was
in Ironton Monday. He says he hopes
to see business improve in the granite
line in the immediate future.
Fred Cureton of the west. end of the
county, it is said, will be the Repub-
lican candidate for Representative.
It seems no candidate for Prosecuting
Attorney has yet been found.
For Sale-A hard coal base burner
stove, latest design, nickel plated,
and good as new. Will heat two or
three rooms. Sold because / have
put in a furnace. s. W. ANDREWS.
Don't fail to see the Adventures of
Kathlyn in motion picture at the
Academy Picture Theatre, Thursday
night, July 10th. Five reels of splen-
did pictures for the usual price of adj
mission, s and 10 cents.
The local option law becomes eff
~fective in Iron Iron county, July 18th.
The license of the only saloon in the
county-at acknowledgements Aug
ust 9Th. So, from the standpoint OF
the ProhibitionisS, we will soon be an
ideal community.
The weather has been exceedingly
warm the past week. Monday was
the hottest day Of the year, with the
thermometer at 1o4. The nights have
been unusually oppressive. One
fourth Of an inch of rain last Friday.
Our drouth continues.
Mayor Rasche and City Clerk Gum
ton Monday signed the $1,000 bond
issue for street Improvement. The
bonds we're forwarded to the State
Auditor that day and when that Of
fetal registers them they will be re-
turned here and the money available
for the work.
We request our correspondents not
to boost county candidates. This
paper is absolutely neutral until the
nominations are made. These lines
are written because several suct
boosting notices have been sent in
We have not printed them because
we deem that the best policy.
B. s. Gregory and family of st. Lou
is are spending a few weeks at Hogan
their old home. They will go to
Crawford county about the first O.
August for a stay Mr.. Geogory, we
are sorry to say, has been in pool
health for some time, and he hope
the country air will prove beneficial.
Recorder Hawkins has issued tn,
following marriage licenses the pas
week:
Alexander Allan and Isabelle Brow
of G~raniteville.
Chas. E. Dover and Kathleen Druel
niger of Sikeston.
Willie Davis of 1ronton and Lydi;
Young of French Mills.
Mr.. g. w. Durfee of Arcadia las
week sent us quite a curiosity in th
shape of a monster hen egg. It wa
: Tx inches in circumstances one wa
and 81 inches the otherway. Insid
the huge egg was another egg abou
tine size Of the usual hen egg with
hard she'll. We never saw or hear
OF anything like it before.
Our Des Arc correspondent give
an interesting account of the terribl
storm that spread havoc in that com
munity last Friday Afternoon. Tn
storm seems to have done little dam
age farther north than Des Arc
Here we had a gentle rain; no evi
? dence of the storm that was ragin
only a short distance away
The Methodist Assembly at Arcadi
/, convened Tuesday evening. The SCI
: mon was delivered by Rev. Russell {
Poplar Bluff. Revs. Burk and Hobb
1 the evangeilsts, VINO we're expecte
: there from flat Rlver, falied 20 az
pear. tits sald they yer detalne
q by sickness. a large attendance
expected on n Assembly py q la
OF the week.
prof. VIM. B. Potter died at h
home in ST. Louis Tuesday mornin
aftar q WEEKS illness. The decease
: = nnmher Of Years ago bought Il
Soc Newman place. west Of Irontol
9 and has since then spent or ie
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