Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-02-11
q BREvITIEs.
Sunday is Valentine day.

Teachers examinations March 9th
and 9th.
The roads never we're any worse
than they are now.
Hear of a few prospective candi-
dates for city Office.
Again the weather permits the
road building to progress.
The lenten season commences next
Wednesday. Easter, April 4th.
1t is said that there is a decided i'm
provement in the lumber business.
Centerville Outlook says all the ice
houses in Reynolds county are filed.
Remember the Masque Ball at the
Academy Of Music next Monday
night. Going to be a whole lot of
fun.
w. E. Bell & Son, the Belleview
merchants, announce a mammoth
removal sale from February 10Th to
25th.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Reese will
entertain a number of friends at their
wedding anniversary Friday evening,
February 18th.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Thaddeus
Wells, Little Rock, Arkansas, Mon
day, February 8, 1915, a girl. Our
congratulations.
Dinger & Hill, Manufacturers of
Screen Doors; also make screen
windows on order and do repair
work of all kind. Phone ia, Ironton.
The Epworthians will give a Wash
ington's birthday social, February 22d,
at the home of Mrs. j. r. Baldwin.
Come and have a good time. Silver
offering.
There will be a Valentine Party in
the basement of the Presbyterian
Church, Friday evening, February
18th, 7:3O P. M. Admission, 10 cents.
Everybody welcome.
Remember to celebrate Washing
toms birthday with the juniors. A
musical program beginning at 2 P. M.
Coffee, cocoa and cake served from 2
till 5. Admission, 10c.
Bob Blanks, colored, succeeded
John Smith, also colored, as mail car
rier between the Ironton depot and
post Office Monday. Blanks pay is
said to be about $3.50 a year.
J. M. Lucas will have a sale of his
personal property at Goodwater,
Tuesday, March 9th. Mr.. Lucas re-
Gently bought a farm in Florida,
where he will make his home.
Jas. O. Smith, who lives about six
miles south of Ironton or Marble
Greek, we understood, has sold his
place, and is thinking of going to
Arkansas to make his home.
For Sale-A bay horse, lady broke,
fast; and two buggies-one rubber
tire and one steel tire; horee blanket,
harness and whip. Big bargain. Ad-
dress, M. F. SHEA, Graniteville, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Bond, who have
been living in Ironton for the past
twenty years, expect to go to Poplar
Bluff to reside about April LIST, Mr..
Bond having recently purchased a
home there.
1t is rumored that n or two
mighty dry legislators from Jefferson
City were mighty wet when they
boarded an Iron Mountain train at
St. Louis last Friday evening home
ward bound for Southeast Missouri.
Can this be true?
Arthur Lott vas here from Crystal
City the first of the week settling up
the estate of his father, the late John
Lott, in the Probate Court. Arthur
tells us that he is engaged in farming
and is doing well.
The County Court last week made
an order that all who are in
in interest on money borrowed from
the school fund must pay up by
March 9Th or citations will be issued
and order of foreclosures follow. ALI
interested please take warning.
Mr.. John w. Harral of Bismarck
was a caller last Wednesday. He tells
us that his father, the venerable Jesse
Harral, celebrated his 9th birthday
last month, is enjoying good health
and eats three meals a day. The old
gentlmen bids fair to reach the CEN
fury mark.
Representative Damron was here a
couple of days last week. He says
that If a fellow tries to do his duty
the life Of a legislator is by no mean
an easy one. He says he car not Q
how the legislature is going to COM
;plete its work in seventy days and
thinks the session will be somewhat
longer than that.
Miss Annie Shane last week resign
ed her position as principal Of the
Ironton High School to accept a place
in the Kirkwood schools at an in
crease In salary. She is succeeded in
the school here by Miss Florence
Birkner OF st. Louis, who has recent
Nv been employed in the schools at
Union, Mo, Miss Shane has been
teaching in the Arcadia and Ironton
schools the past FIVE years and carries
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