Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-12-30
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! Rumors of a wedding or two.
Any Bookkeeping hereabouts?
Arcadia is still without street lights.
The snow and the sleet impede
traffic.
Have you madeyour New Year res
olutions?
The valley merchants had a fine
holiday trade.
Will you watch the old year GU! and
the New Year in?
Don'forget the ball at Graniteville
New Years eve.
Another picture show Thursday
night. Admission, 10c.
The past week gave hope to the ice
mar of ice making weather.
Note the change in the advertise
ment of G. H. Walker & Co., st. Lou
is.
w. H. Matsler last week bought Al.
Johnson's restaurant in north IRON
ton.
The local banks will not be open for
business next Saiurday-New Years
Day.
A good many DRINKS Christmas,
Notwithstanding the abolition of the
saloon.
The exact total of the tag day sales
by the Valley Provident Association
was $46.75.
Our light service is good these days,
we are glad to say. Much better
than it used to be.
The Bank of Arcadia Valley has is
sued some very attractive blotters as
souvenirs Of the holiday season.
IT'S Christmas time. The indulgsnt
reader will be charitable with the
shortcomings of this weeks paper.
We have handsome calendars for
the New Year from the Arcadia Valley
Bottling Co., and the Picture Theatre
Mr.. A. V. Polak, 10Y living in Dex-
ter, tells us that he expects to return
to Ironton to make his home about
June 1st next.
Horse liniment, it is said, is becom-
ing a popular beverage in this dry
country. Several bottles were taken
from DRINKS the past week.
Postmaster Daugherty says that the
parcels post business in the Ironton
Office the past week far exceeded all
previous records. Immense.
1t ID reported that a postmaster in
the west end of the county has been
checked up short and will be prose-
cuted by the federal authorities.
Mr.. f. E. DeWeese is home from
Piedmont. He has not yet decided
whether he will engage in the picture
show business in that town or not.
Our mail train, No. Z, was late e V
eral days the past week, owing, it is
said, to the immense parcels post bus
mess, incident to the holiday season.
thankfully acknowledge the receipt
Of a beautiful 1916 Calendar from Mrs.
DR.. Schulz of st. Louis. May the year
it represents be a happy n for her
and hers!
Mr.. Arthur Huff was able to be on
the street Christmas day for the first
time after rather a prolonged illness.
With care and discretion he promises
'TNo be in his usual health soon.
Len Sutton is here from st. Louis.
)He unemployment with the Chevo-
let Automobile Cdmpany and says
they expect to work a big force OF
men after the first of the year.
To Manager Ringo of the Lopez
store Company we are indebted for a
box Of very fine Christmas cigars. we
are pleased to know that the big
has enjoyed a fine trade this season.
AS has been his custom for a number
of years our good friend, Mr.. ID. A.
Nall, of Jefferson City, sent us a box
Of fine cigars for Christmas. We as
sure him of our thanks and most SIN
cere appreciation
Rev. Father Wernert advises us
that he is in receipt of a letter from
SUPERINTENDENT Carroll at Poplar
Bluff stating that in future train NO. 4
will stop at Arcadia to discharge ana
receive passengers.
Willie Gross, who is working for the
Arm Of Kuhn & Brandle, Herman
Mo-. gave us a fine, calendar OF MS
firm one day last week. Mr.. deo'
Kuhn, an Iron county boy, IS TO
senior member of the firm.
While James Brown and William
\ Shea Of Graniteville we're out hunt
ing last Friday Shea's gun was acct
dentally discharged and Brown re-
ceived a charge of birdshot in his
back. His injury was painful, but not
serious.
Some reckless automobile drivers
insist on running up and down Main
street at entirely too great speed. IN
less more care is exercised, some OF
these days there will be an accident
perhaps a fatal one-and then We'll
all be sorry.