Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-12-16
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

HOWmsny Christmas weddings
Rabbits arsNplentiful. Other game
scarce.
The mining props still coming to
town.
Hunters are plentiful; game rather
scarce.
County court will hold an adjourn
ed session January Sd.
The Christmas turkey, it is said will
be scarce and high in price.
A number of the old-timers back at
Graniteville making blocks this win
ter.
Saturday night-Tom Wise as "The
Original Gentlemen from Mississippi"
a comedy drama.
Business is reported as being better
in the Flat River country than was
ever known before.
Don't forget the Grand Ball, New
Years eve, at Graniteville. There is
going to be a good time.
Harry Knight, the mule buyer from
Washington, Mo-, will be in Belleview
Friday, and Ironton Saturday.
The automobile-they still come and
60. No longer Thing like the straw
hat, for the summer time only.
For fine Christmas apples please
send your order per postcard to
Otto Lueddecke, Pilot Knob, Mo.
Judge Harry B. Jones will come
home from st. Louis next Saturday.
He reports that he is feeling fine.
See Pilot Knob, the Shut-Ins, and
other local views in motion pictures
Saturday, 18th, at the picture show.
The Sunshine Special makes two
stops between st. Louis and Poplar
Blufr-at Mineral Point and Annapolis
for water.
1t looks very much like those prom
Uses of "big doins'" at Iron Mountain
are not going to be fulfilled. More's
the pity.
Our Russellville neighbor, S. W..
Andrews, spent three full days hunt
ing last week and bagged one quail
and a rabbit.
The time of the Sunshine Special
from st. Louis here is two hours and
half and every evening the train lis
right on time.
MI. Arthur Huff, we are glad to re-
port, ia somewhat improved from
what he was last week, and is able to
sit up at intervals.
r. E. DeWeese has leased a picture
show at Piedmont until the first Of the
year. After then he has an option to
either buy or lease.
In the local option electionin Wash
ington county last Friday the county
went dry by 300 majority. About a
half vote was polled.
JOS. A. Zwart, an old Ironton boy,
who has been living in New Orleans
for a number of years, has recently
removed to st. Louis.
Mrs. Arch Hall, of Arcadia, has been
very i'll with rheumatism for the past
six weeks, but we are glad to report
that she is much better.
Sheriff Parks of Reynolds county
was here last Thursday with John
Stricklin of West Fork, who will serve
a term in jail for larceny.
Saturday was a rainy day. Sunday
was colder and snow fell. But Mon
day the skies cleared and we are now
enjoying most ideal weather.
j. A. Stafford returned Monday
from st. Louis where he went the lat.
ter part of last week to attend a Bap-
fist convention.-S~teelvill Ledger.
We had quite a lot of snow Sunday
morning, but the rain of the day and
night previous had left the ground SC
wet that the flakes melted as they
fell.
Last Saturday wasan unusually dark
and cloudy day and the electric light
folk kept the current on most all day
for which the patrons were very
grateful.
Elias Nichol j has damned Knot
creek. east of the Ironton station. ant
hopes to harvest some natural ice thit
winter, If there is any ice-makin9
weather.
We received q letter this week from
Miss Clara Bollinger, who now resides
in Ironton. Miss Clara says she ano
her mother like Ironton fine.-Green
vile Sun.
A couple of men who claim to be
soldiers from Jefferson Barracks on
furlough, have been at Rainbow Dam
in the Shut-In the past month hunt
ing and trapping.
Judge 3. E. Swink Of Farmiugtoi
win be in Ironton, Monday, December
goth, 1915, for the purpose Of buying
mules. Highest market. price paid foi
oil kinds of mules.
AS the holidays approach the par
cells post business 10 assuming mon
ster proportions and every day Bob
the mail carrier, has a wagon filed t.
overlooking as he goes to and from
&Lo atoffon