Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-02-10
BREvITIEs.


Inc big sale at Lopez's IS on.
Warm aud spring. like to-day.
Next Monday is Valentine DAY.
The grounding is making good.
Probate court meets next Monday.
All kinds of weather, SO far, this
year.
Yeomen Ball at Granitevifle Friday
night.
Eggs sold for twenty cents the past
week.
Several attempts to snow the past
week.
Tremendous bargains at Browns
Clearing Sale.
Read the advertisement of John E.
Kuhn, Arcadia, Mo.
Skating on Emerson's pond last
Thursday and Friday.
Tuesday, February Is, "Hazards Of
Helen.n Complete in nj reel. 5 and
10 cents.
Sheriff Blue, DR.. Farmhouse and j..
Fl. Keith were in st. Louis to see the
President last Thursday.
Some sleet fell Saturday night and
miniature icicles were everywhere in
evidence Sunday morning.
Leap frog seems to be the most
popular pastime Of the small boy
and some of the larger ~ones-these
days.
Fredericktown Tribune: "Thursday
night Miss Sarah Russell entertained
her Sunday School class at her home.
All reported a good time"
A number of people were out with
smoked glass last Thursday viewing
the partial eclipse of the sun. About
one-fifth of the sun was obscured.
The Benton County Nursery Com
pany, of Rogers, Arkansas, has an adj
v~ertisement ON III first page Of much
interest to all fruit growers. Read it.
Assessor John I. Marshall has com
pleted the assessment for 1915. He
receives therefor STATS. 3S-half paya-
BILE by the county and half by the
State.
In times like these. "the hills" are a
mighty good place to make your
home. If you don't feel, that way
about it read about the water in the
lowlands.
The rain of last week played havoc
with the new road west of town, near
the Rudy farm. Considerable money
was expended thereon last fall, but it
is now all washed away.
Mr.. j. A Kerwin of Arcadia return
ed home last week after a prolonged
sojourn in a st. Louis hospital. We
are glad to say he is looking well and
apparently much improved.
Judge bearing has announced that
he will hold a called term Of circuit
court, commencing Monday, February
21st, for the purpose of trying the
west end timber thieves.
E. w. Graves, of Des Arc, We see
from the Poplar Bluff papers, has sub
scribed $500 to the-fund being raised
to try and locate a Hamilton-Brow
shoe factory in the Bluff.
Rev. Penley held services at Fred
ericktown Sunday before last and, on
account Of the high water, was detain.
ed there three days before he could
get train back to his home in De
Soto.
Clerk Adolph of the local camp Of
Modern Woodmen Tuesday received
word from headquarters of the allow
ance of the policy for $1,000 on the
late James A. Harris. Prompt pay
ment.
Judge AID Reese, the newly appoint
ed member OF the county court from
the southern district, vas on hant
bright and early Monday morning
and graces the bench like an old
timer.
@. M. Stevenson last week made
a sale of $40 acres of land on Black
river, six miles west of Des Arc, il
Reynolds county, belonging to j.. III
Stevenson of Des Arc, to a st. Loui
contractor.
No. 8 did not get here, Saturday nigh
until ~ o'clock. The train did no
N leave st. Louis until 7:10, waiting 70
Ma lot of wheel barrows aud other sup
plies to be used in rebuilding tn
track south Of Leeper.
We are very much pleased to b.
able to announce that Mr.. Edgar
condition has decidedly improved tn
past week and he will probably b
taken to st. LuRe's Hospital, St.Louis
this afternoon, for treatment.
County court is iii session this week
Presiding Judge Jones became !
Tuesday morning, and the remainde
: OF the business for this sessiog will b
conducted by Associate Judges Town
send and Reese. The roadoverseer
are yet to be appointed and the gran
and petit jurors chosen for the Ape
term of circuit court. Court wi
probably adjourn Thursday unit
some time in March to make settle
ment with The collector.