Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-29
LOCAL BREVITIEs.


Next Saturday is Halloween.
The frost stayed off unusually long
this fall.
Work at the granite quarries is
unusually slack.
County court meets in regular ses-
sion next Monday.
Diphtheria is reported in several
town in Southeast Missouri.
And sti-! tomotoes are fne-the last
week in October. Most unusual.
The local banks will not be open
for business Tuesday-election day.
Hon. B. H. Marbury will deliver a
Democratic speech at the courthouse
this "Wednesday evening.
If you wish to sell your farm list it
with G. W. Durfee, Arcadia. Special
ty of fruit and stock farms.
We had onr first real freeze of the
fau Monday night. The thermometer
registered "a and ice formed.
L. s. Wamack of Pilot Knob wal
quite seriously injured while at work
in a saw mill Tuesday of last week.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Bap-
fist church will give an Oyster Supper
in the church basement Thursday
evening.
w. R. Hall of Ironton has succeed
ed w. d. Fletcher, who resigned, as
agent for the Standard Oil Company
at Arcadia.
Most of the Democratic county candi-
date 8 attended the speaking at An
napolis Tuesday night and will be at
Des Arc to- might.
The tramp is becoming exceedingly
numerous. But yet yet not quite SO
bad as in the 'John Smith" days in
1907 and years following.
Every Democrat should make it his
duty to get to the polls next Tuesday.
And when you get there vote straight
all the way down the line.
Mr.. Otto Lueddecke last Friday
made us a present of some most deli
cious apples, grown in his incompar-
able orchard at Pilot Knob.
To exchange for Ironton Property:
An s room house in st. Louis; lot
75x220, incumbrance $500. Seven
years to run. Box l, Kinloch, Mo.
DIR. Farmhouse, J. A. Reyburn, M.
w. Daugherty, Arthur Nall and John
Marshall are going to Pennington to-
day to hear a speech by Secretary OF
the Navy; Daniels.
The theme at Fort Hill Methodist
Church Sunday morning will be
s'Cfvic Righteousness" Sunday even
ing it will be "Faith in Christ the
Christians Strength"
F. B. Runder is home from a weeks
"trip to Arkansas, Texas and Okla
homa. He says Arkansas looks best
to him and he will probably locate
there in a month or two.
Mr.. G.. D. Steidley Tuesday brought
to this office three very fine Irish
potatoes, weighing two pounds. The
remarkable thing about them is that
they are Of "second growth"
Hon. B. Fl. Marbury of Pennington
will deliver a Democratic speech at
Belleview, Thursday evening, October
29th, at 1880 O'Clock. He is a good
talker. Turn out and hear him.
George W. Marshall, our townsman
last Saturday gave us a fine pumpkin
of his own raising. We are most
thankful and will gratefully remember
our friend when feasting on s'pnnkin
pie"
Our venerable friend, Mr.. F.Kaths,
P1lot Knob, celebrated his S0th birth
day anniversary last Thursday. For
four-score years he is unusually well
preserved. May he live to reach the
century mark.
W. Ell. Matsler has removed bis
grocery store and restaurant from the
Barnhouse building On Russell street,
across from the courthouse, to the
building lately occupied by Harris,
the harness man.
MI. VIM. II. Delano Tuesday morn
ing presented us with some exceed
ingly fine pears. He also gave us som
chestnuts grown from . tree u MI
yard. He has already gathesed :
peck and there are ore
Judge bearing and O. L. Munger
made speeches at the Democratic
gathering at Graniteville Monday
night. There was plenty of interest
and enthusiasm and the quarry boys
will do their full duty next Tuesday.
Our most efficient Secretary Of
State, Hon. Cornelius Roach, deliver
ed a speech at the courthause last
Wednesday afternoon. The attend
lance was good and Mr.. Roach made q
most interesting talk, which was vel
received.
Hon. W. d. 0'Bannon, Prosecuting
Attorney of Pettis county, delivere 9
Democratic speeches at Graniteville
and Annapolis Monday and Tuesday