Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-04-13
Des Arc Items.


We are having more winter. 1t is
feared that the heavy frosts of the
past week killed most of the fruit.
Our school election passed of quiet
~. The proposition to bond the dis
trict for S4, 900 to build a new school
house carried, and as soen as the To-
cation is decided on the work VIII be-
gin. E. W. Graves was elected direc-
tor in place of r. /. Stamp, whose
term had expired. We how have E.
w. Graves, John Howard and John
McFall on the school board and with
these men in charge we can expect
things to move and we will soon have
a building of which we may all feel
proud. 1t will be of brick or tile and
furnace-heated. Three teachers will
be employed next year for a term of
nine months.
A large American flag, 6x10 feet,
floats over our school, having recently
been put up by young Americans. 1t
is a beauty and we are proud to see
the patriotic spirit in u rising gen.
Grafton.
Il. W. Graves went to st. Louis last
week.
John Lloyd has gone to Vineland to
take charge OF a section. He will
move his family soon.
John Ruble, Elmer, Dennis and Jesse
Lovelace have gone to Kansas to seek
employment.
Everett Myers has gone to Poplar
Bluff to take his former JOB there.
Mrs. VIM, Keathley and children
are home from a visit with relatives
in st. Louis.
The town board met on last Tuesday
and put in the following officers: w.
E. Mckee, Jno. McFall, W. D. Sitze,
R.. FL. Stevenson and DR.. N. A. Farr.
They have already begun work on
the streets and will see that our town
is improved.
Several ladies from here attended
the County Institute at Ironton Satur-
day. This Institute was conducted by
the w. O. T. U. Ladies from three
Unions. They report a good meeting
and for instruction and entertainment
it has not been equaled in sometime.
A special program was carried out at
the Baptist church where the Unions
met. Mrs. Emmons, the State Super
intendent from Mexico, Mo-, was
present and made an address that
thrilled the hearts of her hearers.
She will speak here soon.
VIM. Walcott, wife and baby, from
Concordia, Kansas, are visiting rela-
tives here. Mr. Walcott will return to
Kansas in a few days, but Mrs. Wal
colt will visit a month with relatives
VIM. Thompson and wife, Mrs. I'll.
Morris and Mrs. Ed Maddox were in
st. Louis last week.
Misses Ethel Page from Mill Spring
and Clio White from Williamsvilie
were visitors here last week. The lat
ter was an applicant for teacher in
our school.
Miss Della Keathley, after visiting
relatives here, has returned to her
home at Ironton.
Harviell Hickman from Patterson,
Mrs. Dunnegan and Miss lola Howard
from Piedmont were here to see Sun
Gle Burl" Hickman. We are glad to
say he is recovering and his children
have returned to their homes,
Mrs. M. Ruble is here from Pied
mont on business.
~ W. 1A"ApVht SOdhVJ ouPC4llt0Au
ent, was here from Ironton Monday.
Rev. X. P. Foust has returned from
a visit with his family in Mississippi.
He will begin a revival meeting in the
Methodist church Monday night.
The ladies of the W. G. T. U. met at
the home of Mrs. John Reed Mo nday
afternoon with Mrs. V. E. Cooper as
leader. Quite a number attended and
the meeting was very interesting.
Miss Lora Tolleson spent Sunday
with her parents at Graniteville.
Mrs. ". Fl. Hughes has returned
home from Ironton where she has
been for two weeks being treated by
DR.. Gay. Her many friends here are
glad to welcome her home again and
to know her health is much improved.
Misses Ruby White, Maude Fitz,
Grace Kersey, Messrs. @. S. Fitz and
Howard Stamp vert visitors at Vul-
can Sunday. ISAAC,