Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-04-06
q BREVITIES.
Sunday was a rainy a day.
The fruit trees are in blossom.

Sunday was a rainy a day.
The fruit trees are in blossom.
The fisherman is getting impatient.
March went out mild and lamb like.
The April showers came Sunday
with a vengeance.
A grand jury will be empaneled at
the April term of circuit court.
Circuit court convenes April oath.
The criminal docket is not large.
The Sunshine Special now accepts
passengers at st. Louis for Bismarck.
Sheriff Blue. to a large extent, will
monopolize the space in the REGISTER
for the next month.
For a good hearty laugh be sure to
see Frank Daniels in Crooky at the
sh ow Saturday night.
w. A. ("Ab") Curtis, an old Ironton
boy, was elected to the City Council
in Jefferson City Tuesday.
Red Top Flour is in a class by itself
Try a sack, and You will buy more.
LOPEZ STORE Co..
1t IS said that the increased price OF
oil will make the cost of oiling the
streets about 25 per cent. greater than
last year.
F. E. DeWeese has accepted a posi-
ton as travelling salesman with the
music firm of Field, Lippman & Co.,
in st. Louis.
Mesdames T. B. Pruitt and j. L..
Baldwin accompanied Mrs. VIM. I'm
boden to st. Louis on her way to Ohio
last Thursday.
The road between Ironton and Pilot
Knob has been graded and will be
given a coat of gravel. 1t has been in
bad condition and Improvement bad
ly needed.
Lee White had the misfortune to
have his saw mill on Marble Greek,
about ten miles south of Ironton, de-
stroyed by fire the night of March 23d.
Loss about $500.
Ten or a dozen Western Union line
men arrived at the Commercial Hotel
Monday afternoon and will spend
several days here looking after the
wires and poles.
Don't fail to attend E. e. Swink's
second annual sale Of Hereford Cattle
at his farm one mile northwest Of
Pennington, Mo-, April 18th, 1916, at
one o'clock sharp.
Miss Easter L. Tucker, having COM
pleted her curse in the Chillicothe
Business College, is home for a few
days. visit with home folks before ac-
! cepting a position.
d. Edgar Fletcher last week receiv-
ed a shipment of Overland cars. He
has since sold n to Rev. E. j.
Blankemaier of Arcadia, and one to
VIM. King of Ironton.
Mrs. Addie G. Harris Monday trad
ed her residence between Ironton and
Pilot Knob to Mr.. and Mrs. John
O. Stricklin for their store and resi-
dence in north Ironton.
The many friends of Mrs. A. M.
Allen, of Arcadia, will be panied to
learn of her continued illness. Al this
writing, she is very low, with no
hopes for her recovery.
At the annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Academy Of Music
Company Monday afternoon the
former board of directors we're re-
elected for another year.
In the Bull Moose convention at
Kansas City Monday Mf. A. 1. Will
lard of Ironton was selected as a
delegate to the national convention to
be held in Chicago in June.
The city council transacted routine
business Monday night. Another
meeting will be held Thursday night
for the purpose Of inducing the new
iy elected Alderman into office.
At the request Of some Of the ladies'
the Cemetery Improvement Associa-
ton will have a called meeting Friday,
April z, at $500 r. M, instead Of Thurs
day, at the home Of Mrs. Frank AXE,
All members are urged to be present,
as special business is to come before
the meeting.