Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-04-29

everybody in the city limits that the
COW ordinance is going to be rigidly
enforced. So, if You don't want to
pay costs you had better keep your
COW in an enclosure.
Following the "Perils Of Pauline"
which finish May 4th, the exploits
of Elaine'' will be started. This is the
best of the serials. Arnold DAILY, Pearl
White, Edwin Arden and others form
the cast of characters.
A wire from a former valley boy,
MIR. A. ]. Zwart, now living at Grand
Junction, Colorado, apprises us that
he is now on his way to Los Angeles,
California, and wants to locate our old
friend, Frank Scoville, while there.
Mr.. Ferd Kaths of Hutchinson,
Kansas, spent a day last week with
his parents at Pilot Knob. Mr.. Kaths
says that if he doesn't spend his va
cation at the California expositions he
will drive through from Hutchinson
to the valley in his car this summer.
We have had no rain to speak of since
the first week in April and March was
very dry. Every day or two there is
a fine indication of rain but the rain
comes not. The situation is growing
serious, for another drouth like that of
last year would indeed be a calamity.
A man by the name of Ives of Sligo
unloaded four car loads of cattle
which he had been wintering near
Charleston. There were about rs
head in the herd. He sold % head to
w, H. Simms and the rest he drove
on through to Sligo.-Bismarck Ga
zette.
The automobile road from st. Louis
to Poplar Bluff should by all means
run through the valley. There has
been some talk of going by way of
Fredericktown. But that is probably
all talk. Ours is the only practical
route and is in pretty good condition
already.
The DR.. Wick home, in West Iron
ton, was sold under school fund mort
gage by Sheriff Blue at the courthouse
Tuesday afternoon. The property
was bid in by Mr.. A. 7. Brewster, the
we'll known attorney from Poplar
Bluff, for $2400. A bargain. We are
not advised as to whether Mr.. Brews-
ter bought the property for himself OF
was acting for some one else.
The fellow whom we told Of last
week having the ties stolen from him
went to a tie yard in town, we under
stand, and identified his ties, picking
them out Of a big pile. But he woult
not prosecute. Some folk says tina
the reason for non-action was because
the man who made the ties was no
real certain on whose land the timbe,
was taken from.
Next Saturday has been designated
as Cleanup Day for Ironton and it i
hoped that everybody will lend a help
ling hand. Gut the weeds from yon
lots and walks and make your premi
! ses to fit the beauty Of the spring
/. time. Wagons will be provided t
haul away the trash and weeds. TIL
ladies are called upon to help witt
their fine sense of the beautiful an
the good.
Three cars of oil will be ordered
a few days for placing On the prin
!, cipal streets of Pennington. The COS
of buying the oil and applying will b
paid by the property owners togethe
. with a small contribution from th
y city. The order will be placed wit
. the Standard Oil Co., its bid bein
considered the most satisfactory. Th
price is 81 cents q gallon which
about one-third of a cent per gallo
less than paid last year.-Farmingto
Y News.
9 By the overturning of a surrey
which she was riding in the Shut-I
t Sunday afternoon Mrs. James
A Newman was thrown to the groun
and both bones in her left limb, b
low the knee, were fractured. tt
unfortunate lady was taken to tt
home Of her mother, Mrs. Youn
nearby, where she is now gettin
along very nicely, but she will be col
fined to her room for a couple
months because of the accident. I'll
rig war turned over by attempting
. make too short a turn.
al Piedmont will have another big TT
q County Fair this fall. The date hi
not been fixed but the fair will pro
ably be during the latter part of Ser
! TENDER. The decision to have a ia
! was reached by the stockholders at
I meeting held in the Woodman hG
! Saturday afternoon. The vote sto'
221 to 40 in favor Of having a fair. u.
the annual meeting some time agotl
'r stockholders decided not to have
N fair, and this later action was a reco.
N sideration and reversal of the form
% acknowledgment Banner.
l know of no more pleasurab
sensation than that experienced
g riding in an up-to-date auto, guide
% by a careful driver, over good road
and when this pleasure is enhanced
the contemplation OF the scenery tn
re beauties our portion of the foo