Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-09
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still running late.

A wedding or two talked Of.
De Soto is talking of "a white way"
The Ironton schools opened Mon
day.
Charlie Chaplin every Tuesday
night.
The banks and post offices observed
Labor Day.
Roasting ears seem to be getting
scarce. Mighty sorry of it.
lobe Marshall has a good field of
corn on the screen factory tract.
Much of the wheat not yet threshed
was greatly damaged by the rain.
1t will be remembered as a great
summer for beans, as well as plenty of
water.
The fifty-fi anniversary of the
battle of Pilot Knob Monday, Septem-
Der 9th.
The Labor Day Party at Arcadia
Monday evening was a very success
full affair.
Tuesday, September IA, Charlie
Chaplin in a two reel com edy, "a
Night o9t.n
It is rumored that work is to be re-
sumed at Iron Mountain in the very
rear future.
The corr came out of the flood
better than expected. Some fair crops
are expected.
For Rent-Six Room Cottage in
East Ironton. Furnace heat. Inquire
of A. buckley.
A car Of watermelons went north
over the road Saturday. Probably the
last of the season
The Leans and the Fats played base
ball Labor Day. The Leans won by
a score of 81 to Is.
The st. Louis Conference of the M.
e. Church, South, %convenes at Skies
ton, Mo, September 18th.
Superintendent Hanson has issued
programs for the Teachers Meeting
at Goodwater, September 18th.
The ford across Stout's creek at the
railroad bridge is still in a bad condi-
ton. 1t should receive immediate
ate ntion.
g. A. Buckley left Sunday for Poplar
Bluff where he has a contract for
building a %parochial school for the
Catholic church.
DIR. G. H. Jones and family of Bru-
not are domiciled in the residence
just south of DR.. Marshall's and Will
make their home here.
The hum of the thresher is still
heard in the land. The fellow who
got his crop on the market early got
The best price this year.
Thursday night, September 9th. We
have at last secured a second booking
on the "Eastland Boat Disaster and
will show it on the above date.
Iron Lodge, No. LOT, will hold a
special business session next Monday
night, and members as we'll as visiting
brothers are requested to attend.
Mrs. Link. who has been conducting
a store in the Willard Hotel building
for a wear or more, will remove to
Quincy, Illinois, about October LIST.
A watermelon weighing III pounds
went through here by express one
day last week. 1t was from Weather
ford, Texas, and was consigned to
Woodrow Wilson, Washington, D. g.
Mr.. q. p. Damron and family left
Sunday for P1xico, Mo-, where they
will spend a few days before going to
Newport Arkansas, to make their
future home. We wish them every
success.
DR.. j. L. Eaton, of Bismarck, has
been appointed by the Governor q
delegate to represent the State of Mis-
souri, at the Mississippi Valley con-
ference on Tuberculosis to be held in
Indianapolis, Indiana, October |, 1915.
Mr.. George Schultz Monday sent to
this office a twig on which there were
seven fine, large pears, weighing
three pounds and nine ounces. They
were very fine. Mr.. Schultz has a
in his yard that never fails to
bear.
County court is in session this week
and will probably adjourn tomorrow.
Much of the time, thus far, has been
given to the roadoverseers who are
seeking money wherewith to repair
the roads which were SC badly dam
aged by the floods.
1t affords us great pleasure to state
that there is a marked Improvement
in the condition of Judge Harry B.
Jones, who has been in the Alexian
Brothers. Hospital, st. Louis, for the
past month. He expects to remain
there for several weeks more.
Councilman T%rauernicht faithfully
followed the grader while the work
was being done on Shepherd and
Knob streets last week. Mr. T. takes
great interest in everything per-
tanning to Ironton's improvement
We wish there were more like him.
Al wireless telegram this morning
informs US of the marriage, at Fred
ericktown, to-day, of our friend and
neighbor, Mr.. A. J.. Boardman, Cashier
of fhe Bank OF Arcadia Valley, and
Miss Jessie Dent Davis, Of the above
named city. Our best wishes go to
them.
Mrs. s. P. Ringo has been seriously
Ill the past week, suffering from peri
t%onitis, but is somewhat improved, we
are glad to say, the past day or two
A trained nurse from st. Louis has
been waiting on her the past several
days. We hope to announce her
complete recovery coon.
Mr.. J. H. Keith, who purchased Mr..
Damron's interest in Ironton, arrived
from Centerville last Friday and bis
family came a couple of days later
They are now domieiled In the Dam
ron home, in east I%ronton. We vel
come them and hope their stay may
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