Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-15
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stThe Town Fool.n
The wheat looks fine.
A few ties coming to town.
The melancholy days, almost.
The leaves are coloring and falling.
Services in all Ironton's churches
sunday.
The Ironton bakery certainly turns
out first class bread.
The creeks have been filed to over
flowing the past week.
G. A. Buckley went to st. Louis last
week and bought an automobile.
The estimated cost Of rebuilding
Main street from creek to creek is
about $1,000.
The electric storm last Thursday
and Friday put several of the phones
out of commission.
Louis Miller of Arcadia last week
secured a contract for building a $500
church at Sikeston, Nc.
If you wish to sell your farm list it
with G. W. D%urfee, Arcadia. Special
ty of fruit and stock farms.
Mr.. A. I. Willard has bought the
old Myers home on north Knob
street, Ironton, from Thos. D. Jones.
B. 8. Gregory and family of st. Lou
is are at Hogan. We are pleased to
tsay that Mr.. Gregory's health is much
improved.
Rev. N. B. Henry, the new pastor
at Fort Hill church, is nov domiciled
in the valley and preached his first
sermon Sunday morning.
Rev. Father Wernert last Thursday
sent US three mammoth sweet po-
tatoes, grown in the convent gardens.
They certainly wer very fine.
Circuit court convenes October 26th.
Will be in session a couple of days and
then adjourn probably until November
9th. The docket is rather a large one
The Presbyterian Ladies will hold a
Home Baking Exchange at Gay &
Kindell's Store Saturday, October H.,
from 10 to 8 o'clock. Pies, Cake, etc.
Byron Pease while cutting wood
with his father, last Saturday week
ago, unfortunately cut his foot with
an ak and now is confined to his room.
Mr.. +. p. Pigg has about closed q
deal for a lot on North Main street,
in front of the old Zwart home, where
on to build an office for the Enter
prise.
We have had an uniusualamount of
rain the past week and the ground is
soaked once more Several electrical
storms. All night Friday the lightn-
ing flashed.
Our old friend, A. Rieke, has been
confined to his room for several
weeks past with some rheumatic
trouble. We hope to report an early
improvement in his condition.
Train No. 9 failed to put in an ap-
pearance Monday night but reached
here about one o'clock Tuesday morn
ing-more than three hours late. A
broken engine is said to have occa-
stoned the delay.
Fred Twomey tells us that his
mother, who underwent an operation
in the Baptist Sanitariun, st. Louis
Tuesday of last week, is getting along
very nicely, indeed, and hopes to re-
turn home in a short time now.
Mrs. M. =. Elliott has leased the
Ferdinand cottage, formerly known
fasthe Adrain Steel home in Ironton
and will remove thereto next week.
Mrs. Ferdinand and her sister will r
turn to their former home in the
north.
Sam. Middleton of Irondale is il
town this morning and tells US tina
Mrs. Middleton had the misfortune tc
fall last Wednesday and break hel
right arm. The fracture is a bad one
but the sufferer is getting along very
nicely.
The Ladies' Social Club met Octo'
Der 8 ,l1s14, with Mrs. Grow. The follow
ing officers were elected for the year
Mrs. j. N. Bishop, President; Mrs. J. I
Mitchell, Vice President; Mrs. R. P
Grow, Secretary; Mrs. Fred Kindell
ST., Treasurer.
Recorder Hawkins has issued the
following marriage licenses the pas
week:
Lewis Skies and Mrs. Jane Berry o
Madison county.
Geo, Baker of Poplar Bluff ant
Grace Rasor Of Belleview.
Last Friday night M. Nichols wal
awakened by some one walking il
the store. He made an investigation
and discovered q strange negro in thu
house. Mr.. Nichols says he knocked
the intruder down a couple of time
but he succeeded in making his get
away.
Mrs. M. j. Crews Of Flat Rive
spent several days Of last week a
the guest of Mrs. a. 1. Elliott in wes'
Ironton. Mrs. Crews is enjoying
good health and looks well. She say
that Mr.. Crews is hale and heart,
land often talks Of his Iron county