Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-08-17
G BREvITIEs.

' County court proceedings are pup
lished this week.
We are glad to say that roads ada
cent to Ironton are much improved.
Jereeydale Farm, east of town, is to
be sold under deed Of trustnext Mon
day.
Piedmont Fair. September 9th, 9Th,
7th and 9Th. See advertisement next
week.
The indications seem to be good for
some mining on Pilot Knob in the
near future.
@. R.. Grow & Bro. have established
a branch lumber and building supply
business at Piedmont.
Nothing new relative to the high
school. The board expects to an
nounce the sale of the bonds socn.
The swimming hole has been quite
popular during the swelteriug wealth
er-with the young as we'll as the old.
Mr.. ]. B. Evans, of Arcadia, is work.
ing at Piedmont, employed as one of
the carpenters on the new Christian
Church.
Fred Kindell, Jr., has bought a
Dodge car from his brother-in-law, in
Iowa, which, we are told, he expects
to be delivered this week.
DR.. and Mrs. w. Copeland left for
Arcadia Heights Tuesday morning.
They went by Centerville in their
Ford car,-Ellington Press.
Mrs. Woodside went to St. Louis
Monday to purchase Fall Supplies for
the HStyle Shop" of which more
particular notice will be given later.
The rains continue to &c local. Last
Friday night we had a fair shower,
and south of US, on Crane Pond and
Marble Creek, we are told there was
a regular downpour.
A man was here from Washington
county Saturday trying to induce
some one to sell him a Ford car he
said the supply in Washington county
had long been exhausted.
An effort will be made to induce the
county court of st. Francois county to
build a cement way at the ford
through the little creek this side of
Middlebrook. 1t is much needed.
A. 1. Willard of Ironton, Mo-, was
|. here several days of last week in the
y interest of the Central States Life In
surance Company. Mr.. Willard wrote
several policies while here-Ellington
Press.
Prof. VIM. Mckinney, of Caledonia,
who will teach in the Ironton schools
this year, is domiciled in the home of
MAS. Kate Whitworth, on Shepherd
street.
Geo. Schultz last Wed nesday re-
ceived a message announc ing the ar
rival of of a baby boy at the home of
his son, Louis, in st. Louis that day.
Our congratulations and very best
wishes.
John E. Kuhn, of Arcadia, went to
Farming Monday and brought home
with him a couple of the famous Lang
wagons. Mr.. Kuhn reports the sale
of quite a number of the wagons re-
Gently.
"Valley Inn" certainly has an en-
viable reputation for feeding its
guests. Every one that visits that
hostelry leaves with nothing but
praise for Landlord Kanouse and his
assistants.
The roads to and in st. Francois
county are fine. The writer motored
to Flat River and back Monday, and
while there attended the circus that
exhibited there that day. 1t was 9
delightful trip, indeed.
Z Among our, callers last Saturday
were j. s. O'Neal and one of his part
ners in the merchantile business, Mr.
Hart, of Poplar Bluff. They came to
attend the Baptist Assembly and made
the trip in their Mitchell ar.
Mr.. Willard will vacate the hotel OF
September LIST and remove to his res
idence, the old Byers home, on north
Knob street. J. w. Reed, who has
been conducting the Kesling house
during the summer, will take charge
of the Willard.
We had a pleasant calllast Saturday
from Chester J. Prince, a formel
Ironton boy, now living in st. Louis
Chester has had charge of the bank il
Scruggs, Vandervoort & Barney's foI
some time past and says the position
is a very pleasant one, indeed.
A card from DIR. Trauernicht, who
has been in the Rockies the pas
month, informs us that he has had
fine time at Manitou and Colorado
Springs; and is now sdoing things
about Denver. He will probably turf
y his face homeward in a few days.
Our long time friend, Thos. johnson
Esq, last Saturday presented us witt
as fine specimen of the homegrown
watermelon as we W. saw. |
weighed 26H lbs. and was delicious
indeed. Mr.. johnson has certainly
grown some fine cantaloupes an,
watermelons this season.
B. s. Gregory represented Irol
county at the meeting of the Demo
cratic Congressional Committee Q
this district at Del Soto. Tuesday
Parkhurst Sleeth OF st. Francoi
County and Geo. W.. Stivers O
Wayne County were named as mem
bers of the State Central Committee.
Our old friend, MI. J. M. Morris
with his two sons, g. w. and J.C. an
his son-in-law, Mr.. Washburn, an,
families, from Pennington, motoret
to Arcadia Heights last Sunday. W.
acknowledge q call and were glad t,
see Mr.. Morris in such good health
Notwithstanding he is q the 7st
mile post.
Watermelons are bringing recor
prices this season. A short crop l
: the south and the hot weater account
for an unusual demand and farmer
having a crop of melons are strikin
1t rich. Very few cars have sol
as low as $3.50 on the track at tn