Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-05-25

Fishermen are having more than
usual luck this year. In fact, the
catches are generally pretty good.
Southeast Missouri Drummers' Gel
ebration at Poplar Bluff, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday of this week.
The REGISTER acknowledges the
presentation of a box of fine straw
berries by Mr. .McLaughrey last week.
We are told that the banishing of
the saloons from Bismarck has not
improved business conditions in that
town.
A card from our old friend, Henry
L. Simerman, announces his safe ar
rival in Hopewell, Pennsylvania, last
Wednesday.
Recorder Hawkins Monday issued
a marriage license to Walter Gillettlof
Zeitonia and Hattie johnson of Rey-
nolds county.
The railroad folk says that when the
people of the valley agree on a loca-
ton they are prepared to give us a
central location.
Teachers examinations Friday and
Saturday of next week. Superintend'
emit Hanson expects forty or more
teachers will attend.
In telling of the oil ordered for the
streets last week we stated that 10000
gallons had been purchased. 1t should
have been 1000 gallons.
Contractor Chas. J. Tual was in
Piedmont last week to submit a bid
for building a sic, 900 Christian chu rich
to be erected in that town.
The Sutton school district, two miles
north of Vulcan, is arranging to build
a $500 school house. Bonds to that
amount have been issued.
For Rent.-A ten-room house in
south Ironton; partly furnished or
unfinished, as desired. Apply to
@. COLLINS, %Ironton, Mo.
Homemade Candy, Ice Cream,
Strawberries and Cake served at Par
eel Post Sale from 8 to 10 P. NJ. Thurs
day, in basement of Baptist church.
For SALE-Granite Monuments at
reasonable figures. Will take a good
cow in the trade. Apply to
G. W. RENNIE.
The school tax for this district is 95
cents on the hundred dollars. A few
years ago it was 80 to 40 cents. Have
the benefits proportionally increased?
A party composed Of j. L. Baldwin,
J. 9. Forshee, Il. E. Rudy and A. L.
Schwab left Monday morning for a
weeks fishing trip ON ST. Francois
river.
J. @. Blanton, travelling salesman
for the Star tobacco, was in.town Sat-
urday in an automobile. He expects
to do most of his travelling hereafter
in the car.
Mrs. j. W. Harral returned home
Friday from st. Louis, where she had
been in. a hospital. She has almost
entirely recovered from her paralytic
stroke.-Bismarck Gazette.
Mrs. w. J. Smith wishes to announce
to the public that she is now prepared
to give lessons in penmanship. Call
and seeher about Special Prices for
the summer, or phone No. So.
A. J. Langdon and son, Senter, S.
W. Andrews and Bert Taylor left Sun
day for Wright City, Mo-, where Mr..
Langdon will likely buy a farm for his
son. They will be back in a day or
two.
A nan by the name of Patterson
from Jefferson City, boosting the can
didacy of Jas. A. Houchin for Cover
nor, was in Ironton a couple of weeks
since. This office was not honore q
with a call.
The lights were out for a few minutes
during the High School closing exer-
cises at the Academy of Music last
Friday night. Very annoying to the
large audience in attendance. In fact,
our light service is not by any means
what it should be.
From Flat River News to the Farm
ing News: "Mrs. George Steel came
down from st. Louis for a visit of q
few days here with her daughter,
Miss Mary. She will also visit her
son, Hugh Steel, and family at Bis
marck before returning home"
The editor is IN receipt of an invita-
ton to attend the commencement
exercises of the Laurel, Mississippi,
High School, June 1st. Miss Elizabeth
Ida Baldwin, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John T. Baldwin, formerly of
lronton, is a MEMBER OF the gradual
ing class.
R. H. Davis, W. M. Gudger, F. H,
DeGuire, o. O.. Whitner and Geo. o.
Smith, of Fredericktown, motored tc
Ironton Sunday afternoon, had supper
at the Commercial Hotel and returned
home that evening. Mr.. VIM. Trauer-
NIGHT travelled with them as far at
Bismarck.
The railroad company is preparing
to build a new brick depot at Bis
: marck. A number of officials were
! there Monday locationg it. The site
will be south Of the present station,
about where the old depot used to be
The present depot building will be re,