Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-09-14
c BREyITIEs.
Some beautiful fan roses.


next Saturday.
There vas a shower last week, but
we still need rain.
Fletcher & Barger have sold Ford
cars to A. ]. Langdon and B. o. Fits.
About a dozen men are now con-
Quoting the prospecting on Pilot
Knob.
County court met in adjourned ses-
sion to transact some deferred bust
ness.
Who begrudges a cent of the mon
ey contributed to pay for oiling Main
street?
Read Reimbursement of the Max
we'll car, Forshee & Baldwin, local
dealers.
Fred @. Gassman, Of Des Arc, has
been placed on the Republican ticket
for Assessor.
The Piedmont Fair last week was
largely attended and pronounced a
decided success.
An effort will be made to disincor-
porate the Town of Arcadia at the
November term of County Court.
Lost--In Ironton, gold pen-knife,
initials "W. R. E.n on handle. Suit
able reward upon return to REGISTER
office.
The voters of the Ironton school
district will vote on a site for the pro-
posed high school next Monday, Sep
TENDER 18th.
Train No. 5 Yves more than six
hours in coming from st. Louis Satur-
day night. A crippled engine occa-
stoned the delay.
D. Edgar Fletcher was in st. Louis
Monday to try and get some more
Ford cars. The demand is far in ex-
cess of the supply.
A card from E. Fl. Amelung, of
Indianapolis, advises US that he and
his family are taking q three weeks
vacation at New Orleans.
The electric light people announce
the purchase of a boiler from Mack
Mauzy of Pilot Knob. Let us hope
the service will improve.
r. S. Dodd, of Winwood Farm, Pi-
lot Knob, shipped two fine hogs to
the Piedmont Fair Thursday. One
weighed $50 lbs. and the other AS.
The Third Annual Convention of
the Iron County Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be held at
Des Arc, Wednesday, September 10th.
To DR.. E. L. Farmhouse we are in
debted for a fine AZ pound watermelon
which he shipped us from De Soto
last Saturday. 1t was, indeed, some
watermelon.
Mrs. f. Kaths of Pilot Knob has suf-
fered considerably from running a
nail in herfoot. She is better now,
though, and we hope will have no
more trouble.
The Arcadia Heights have negotiat-
ed @loan of $4,000 from the Farming
ton Baptist College, which will be
spent in improvements on the Heights
the coming year.
County Superintendent Hanson was
in Des Arc last week. He says that
the new school house being built in
that district is a fine one and will be
ready for occupancy October list.
Our young friend, Eugene Whit
worth, is now travelling salesman for
the Simmons Hardware Company, OF
st. Louis, in a Kansas territory. We
have no doubt he will be successful.
For SALE-Brass Bed and Springs,
beautiful Oak Wardrobe and Dresser,
Stair Carpet and Pads, two velvet
Carpets. Inquire of Alloys NEY, one
and one half miles south of Arcadia.
Thomas Elliott, of Pilot Knob
through his attorney, o. L. Munger
has filed suit in the circuit court
here against his wife, Vice A. Elliott
asking divorce. Desertion is alleged
Hon, John H. Bradley, of Kenneth,
Democratic nominee for Judge Of the
' Springfield Court of Appeals, was III
Ironton Thursday. Mr.. Bradley wal
here as a representative of the State
COMMITTEE to confer with the mem
bers of the County Committee rela
tive to the campaign.
A. j. Langdon, s. w. Andrews ant
VIM. Trauernicht went to st. Louis oil
the Sunshine Special Tuesday morn
ing. While there Mr.. Langdon ex'
poets to get possession OF his new
Ford car and he and Mr.. Andrew
will make the trip overland throug'
Illinois to Dqnklin county.
The Civil Service Commission has no
yet reported the grades of those VIII
took the examination for the Des Ar
p~os-toflce, August 9th. Followin
are the. names of those who took tn
examination; Misses Allie Fitz an
Ethel Miller, w. q. Mckee, Jesse B
X Jackson and - K~eathley.
Recorder Hawkins issued the fol
lowing marriage licenses the pat
week:
o. r. Robinson and Clara Bollinge
Of Belleview.
Chas. Il. Brewer and Mrs. Luc