Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-08-20
q BREvITIEs.

Vacation nearly gone.
Still dry, and hot again the past few
days.
The Ironton schools open Septem-
Der 18th.
Eastman Bros, Middlebrook, have
a new ad.
For Sale-A good family horse. APP
ply to Mrs. W. B. Potter.
Mr.. W. HI. Delano presented us with
some very fine peaches Monday.
A rather large criminal docket for
the October term of circuit court.
Work wanted-any kindly a man
competent and willing. Apply at this
office.
Sister Monica of the Arcadia College
will celebrate her diamond jubilee,
Friday, August 21st.
Fifty-four shares of Bankers Trust
stock were sold under the ham mer at
"a a share in st. Louis last Monday.
The Fats and Leans of the valley
played another game of ball Thurs
day. The Leans were victorious in a
score of II to Is.
The M~iddlebrook beer wagon that
has been making regular trips to Iron
ton for nearly half a century is now
only an ice wagon.
Lost-On Arcadia Heights, a Dia-
mond Brooch. Finder return to this
office or Mrs. S. R. Turley, Bismarck,
and receive reward.
We are told that Mrs. VIM. A.
Fletcher will close her house in Aroa-
dia and s.spend the winter with her
daughters in st. Louis.
The auto truck from Flat River,
carrying from thirty to forty people,
has been a regular visitor to the val
ley every Sunday the past month.
Our creeks have less water in them
than was ever known before. Intact,
with the exception of an occasional
hole, they are absolutely dry No
running water at all.
A card from Miss Leila O'Neal ap-
prises us that she is spending her va
cation in New York City. She writes
that she will soon be home, as "mon-
ey melts on Broadway"
A Grand Ball will be given in Work
mems Hall, Graniteville, Monday,
August oath, 1914, by the Baseball
Team. Refreshments will be served.
Everybody is invited. (
L. @. Lueddecke last Friday pre-
scented us with a half dozen fine AL
berta peaches. They were large, lus-
cious and beautiful-growni in the IA
nous Lueddecke orchards, near Pilot
Knob.
Miles Keane, while working in the
quarries at Graniteville one day last
week, had the misfortune to have
the tip of one of the fingers on his
left hand cut off. 1t was a. painful &C
cident.
STRAYED-From my farm, 5 miles
northeast of Iron Mountain dam,
about 4 weeks ago, 1 dark bay mare
mule, coming 3 years old. Reward
for return to Julius Rockovsky, Doe
Run, Mo.
Wendt Camp, No. e413, R. N. A.,
will give a Grand Ball and Ice Cream
Social at Workmen's Hall, Granite
vile, Tuesday evening, September 8,
1914. Admission, SOC. Attend, and
have a good time.
Mrs. VIM. E. Hills of Festus is Wis
iting her parents in Ironton. Mrs.
Hills was SO unfortunate recently as tc
fall and fracture her collar bone. But
she is convalescing now and will soor
be fully recovered.
From the st. Louis papers it is
learned that a marriage license was
issued in that city Tuesday to Johr
w. Smith, of Fredericktown, Mo.
and Emma E. Hawkins, of ~Ironton,
Mo. Our very best wishes.
A.. P. Gray is in receipt Of a letter
from Burk and Hobbs stating thai
they would begin their meeting here
on August 23d. The meeting will be
held on the lots back of Steel's resi-
dence.-Bismarck Gazette.
Chas. Gierse and Rev. Phillips, pas
tor of the First Baptist church ofPop'
lar Bluff, were callers Monday. Mr.
Gierse and family, spent the past two
weeks on Arcadia Heights and he say
had a most delightful time.
Mr.. John FL. Stevenson, Presiden'
of the Bank of Des Arc, was an Iron
ton visitor Friday. Mr.. Stevenson
tells us that recent rains insure some
late corn in the Des Arc country ant
there is hope for a fall range.
M. E. Church, South. Services mex
Sunday: Arcadia Valley Mems Glass
$3.50; Sunday School, 9:45; Preaching
ii; Epworth League, E15 P. M.
Preaching, 7:45P. M.
J. R. A. VAUGHAN, Pastor.
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Irontcn M. E. Church. Sunda.
School, 9:45 A. NJ; Preaching, II A
M; Epworth League, 7 P. M; Preach
ing, s p. M. Prayer meeting Thursda!