Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-05
Q B%REvITIEs.

Wheat is selling at 81 in Ironton.
The Iron Mountain sale seems to be
waiting.
Examinations for teachers Friday
and Saturday.
Some genuine summer days and
and nights the past week.
The first car of watermelons of the
season was in town last week.
Mr.. Delano gave us some mighty
fine eating apples the past week.
Mr.. Rosentreter expects to get his
automobile, a Chevrolet, this week.
The swimming hole is a favorite
haunt with the small boy these days.
DR.. Marshall presented us with some
very large, fine liberia peaches Sun
day.
Nichols & Son lost one of the horses
they use in their delivery wagon last
week.
Automobiles complain of the red
clay between Middlebrook and Iron
Mountain.
A night man is at the Ironton station
during the session of the Baptist
Assembly.
For SALE-Chester White Pigs, six
weeks old. Apply to AUG. R1EKE,
I%ronton, Mo.
The trains Monday and Tuesday
brought a number of visitors to
Arcadia Heights.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Kim left last
week to return to their home. in
Magnum, Oklahoma. Z
The Ironton ball team was twice de-
feated by the Velvets of st. Louis
Saturday afternoon.
G. A. Buckley isin the west end of
the county building a concrete silo for
F. M. Adams at Goodland.
Miss Regina Thome of st. Louis is
spending her vacation with her sister,
Mrs. Chris Schaeffer, in Roselle.
"The Last Chance,n between Pilot
Knob and M~iddlebrook, is getting to
be quite a popular place these days.
Considerable business on the rail-
road the past few weeks. Many
peach trains going north. Two push
ers at Arcadia.
A half dozen or more of bicycle
riders from st. Louis made the trip to
the valley last week and quartered
at "Valley Inn"
After some insufferably hot weather
for a week and more Tuesday dawned
cloudy, cool and comfortable, and life
is worth living again.
The county court Tuesday gave
Fred. Kindell, Jr., the contract fol-
furnishing the courthouse and jai
with wood. Price, $3.50 per cord.
County court has been in session
since Monday, but will adjourn this
"Wednesday evening. An adjourn
ed term will be held in September.
Our county clerk. Mr.. Arthur Huff
has been seriously ill the past week
suffering from stomach trouble. He
is much better now, though, and will
probably be out in a day or two.
Rev. and Mrs. Geo. Steele ant
daughter, Miss Mary, departed Fri.
day for Ironton where they will spenC
several weeks. They will also attend
the Baptist Assembly at Arcadia
Desloge Sun.
Louis Miller, Jr., of Arcadia, wen
to New Madrid Tuesday to submit
bids for building a new courthouse
nr1 sail Tho oApfnont mill he lat 70
morrow and the two structures will
cost about 500, 900.
r. V. johnson, the young man whit
passed two forged express money
orders on the Ironton banks, June
18th, has been declared insane by thu
Scott county authorities and is now il
the asylum at Pennington.
! Lost-Friday, Both, between w. g
Whitworth's store and the Arcadis
railroad crossing, a black pocket
book containing 5000. Finder will
please return and receive liberal re
ward. HOLLIS THOMPSON, Arcadia.
The opening Of the Baptist Assem-
bly, on Arcadia Heights Tuesday ev.
ening was most suspicious, the at
tendance being unusually large for tn,
first day. Everything indicates TIN
biggest year in the history of the AS,
sembly.
The REGISTER office is indebted t.
the State Public Service Commission
for a new official map of Missouri. /
is about the best map of the Stat
that we eve possessed and we ar
most grateful to the commission TO
their thoughtfulness.
A card apprises us Of the birth Of
baby boy, Herbert Stanley, to Mr.. an
Mrs. Andrew Buckner, Lancaster
New York, July 26, 1916. Mrs. Buck
ner was formerly Nettie Boswell
we'll known to valley folk. Man,
friends tender congratulations.
Postmaster O. r. Wadlow of Center
vile was in town last Friday. He in
formed us that he had bought out tn
law business of Atty j. HI. Keith
Mr.. Keith sold his residence to Count,
Clerk johnson and will go to Ironto
in the near future. Ellington Press.
r.. d. Lewis recently, on the advic
of the Department of Agriculture q
Washington, procured a couple 9
swans, to do away with the moss an
other vegetable matter in the pond a
"Mountain View" The swans hav
done the work and the pond is fire.
of all vegetable matter.
Attorney Chas. P. Damron has sol
his residence and law practice in Iron
ton to John H. Keith, OF Centervills
for $2800. Mr.. Keith, we understand
will come to Ironton ct once. M
Damron will locate at Newport, Ark
ansas, near where he owns a tract {
land that he wants to develop.
In future the county court will en-
terrain no petition for assistance IN